AUSTRALIAN EXCHANGES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22714, 28 April 1937, Page 7

AUSTRALIAN EXCHANGES

METAL STOCKS FALL ■J RESTRICTED TURNOVER (Received April 27, 9.10 p.m.) SYDNEY, April 27 On the Sydney Stock Exchange today sharp falls were again registered in Barriers and Mount Lyells. The turnover in general investments was restricted, with .some irregularity. Sales included:—

I 12s Gd; 3 050, £IOO 13s 9d. ■ j MELBOURNE EXCHANGE | On the Melbourne market base metal ; ! stocks and Mount Lyells were easier on ' j the weaker tone, reported from London, i Business was restricted. Industrials also I were a little easier in sympathy with i the base metal group. There was some speculative selling in gold shares. Business included: £ s (1 Commercial Bank Australia <» 10 8 Nat. Rank A'asia (£3 pd.) 7 1(5 O Ditto (£lO pd.) .. .. 15 10 0 Goldsbrough-Mort .. .. 118 !) Howard Smith .. .. 13 0 Carlton Brewery .. .. 3 2 0 | Australian Glass . . . . 4 9 0 Aus. Iron and Steel (pref.) 1 0 9 | British Tobacco . . .. 210 0 | Broken Hill Proprietary .. 4 0 0 Drue Houses . . . . 17 0 j Dnnlop-Perdriau .. .. 11l Ditto (pref.) .. .. 1 15 3 Electrolytic Zinc .. .. 217 3 Ditto (pref.) .. . . 2 is 3 j G. J. Coles 5 5 0 j General Motors . . . . 14 0 Melbourne Electric .. .. 0 IS (5 Silverton Trams .. .. 1 10 0 Waldas Shoes .. .. 110 ; Broken Hill South . . . . 2 7 (5 I Emperor . . .. . . 0 17 1 i Loloma .. .. .. 119 i Mount Lyell . . . . 2 5 3 ' Mount Morgan . . . . 0 15 1 North Broken Hill . . 3 10 0 Satupulo Tin . . .. 118 0 Sulphide Corporation .. 0 I t (> Tonkah Compound .. .. 16 9 FOREIGN EXCHANGES DOLLAR AND THE FRANC LONDON, April 20 On the foreign exchange market today the following quotations ruled, those of Saturday being given in parentheses:—New York, 4.93 1-16 (1.93) dollars; Paris, 111 5-32 (111 1-32) francs; Batavia, 8.98 (8.99) guilders. NEW ZEALAND QUOTATIONS The Associated Banks (other than the ; Bank of New South Wales) quoted the ; following dollar rates yesterday, on a j New Zealand currency basis, subject to alteration without notice: Sellinc: United States Canada On demand .. 3.90 5-1(5 3.95 9-10 T.T 3.05 13-10 3.95 1-10 Buyintr: On demand .. 4.00% 3.99 13-16 Following are the latest rates for purchases and sales of foreign exchange quoted by the Bank of New South ! Wales, Auckland. They are subject to ! alteration without notice: — i To €1 N.Z. T.T. On Demand Currency Selling Buying Sellinsr U.S.A., dol. .. 3.0572 4.00(51 3.0(522 Canada, dol. .. 3.0507 3.9982 3.9557 Austria, sch. . . 20.08 - 20.70 Belgium, helga 23.333 Czecho'vakia, cr. 112.7(5 Denmark, kr. . 17.893 18.2G3 17.003 France, fr. .. 89.18 Germany, r.in.. 9.793" Holland, fl. . . 7.194 Italy, lire .. 75.10 Java, fl. .. 7.101 Norway, kr. .. 3 5.892 10.242 3 5.902 Sweden, kr. . . 10.490 15.851 35.500 Switzerland, fr. 3 7.244 Noumea, fr. .. 87.81 Papeete, fr. . . 87.9(5 N.Z. pence to— \ Hongkong, dol 18 51-04 38 17-04 18 25-32 India, rupee . . 2221-32 223.1-32 2241-04 Ceylon, rupee 22 21-32 22 31-32 22 41-04 Japan, yen .. 17 15-32 Shanghai, dol. . 38.19-04 17 40-01 18 9-32 Singapore, dol. 35 33-04 34% 35 3-1(5 Chcfoo. dol . 18% 17 45-04 38 23-04 CUSTOMS EXCHANGE RATES Rates of exchange ruling at the j announced dates of departure of vessels named are shown in the following table. They are subject to confirmation by the Customs Department when the exact time of departure is learned. Finally declared rates are marked*:— Canadian Conqueror, Canada, dollars *4.8.8 Canadian Conqueror. America, dollars *1.89 City of Oran, America, dollars .. *4,00 City of Oran, Canada, dollars ... *4.89 Niagara, Canada, dollars . . *4.00 Niagara, America, dollars .. .. *4.90:

GOLD AND SILVER | QUOTATIONS IN LONDON LONDON, April 20 J'ino gold is c)noted to-day at £7 Os 9Jd an 0x.., same as on Saturday. The quotation for silver at per line o/,. i.s 21 1.5-16(1, compared with 21 13-16(1 on April 2.'i. The following is a sunimary of the fluctuation in the price per ounce of fine "old this year: £ s d Highest price, March 0 ..7 2 7Vi Lowest price, April 22 . . 7 0 7Va April 20 . . . • 7 1 1 April 21 7 1 1% April 22 . . 7 0 7 .-2 April 23 . . .7 0 B,a April 24 ..- ..7 0 (> 3 April 20 . . • • ..70 O/3 BRITISH WAR LOAN British Wireless RUGBY, April 20 War loan, 3} per cent, was quoted to-day at £lO3 15s, same as 011 April" 23. CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST | Dividends — Duo Bank of Adelaide—-final, 2'/ a p.c. To-day Associated Newspapers—int., ord. and pref,, 2 p.c. . . . . Apl. 30 North Kalgurli—int., Od a share Apl. 30 British Tobacco —quarterly, pref., u'/a p.c. p.a. . . . . . Apl. 30 Dominion Pictures —int.. pref., 3 p.c.; ord., i'/t p.c. . . . . Apl. 30 Waek.v. Logan. Caldwell. Ltd.— final. 3% p.c. .. .. May 1 Union Oil—int.. (id a share .. May 3 Koller Mills —final, 'Jo.c. .. May 7 Martha—final, Is (sterling) a share (free of tax) . . . . May 7 Sharland and Co.—int., pref. and ord., 2'/a p.c. . . . . . May 10 Nernona —Id a share . . . . May 10 Mosgiol Woollen —int., 4 p.c. . . May 13 National Ins. —int., 4d a share May 15 E.. S. and A. Bank—int., 3% p.c. (sterling, less British income tax) May 15 Dalgcty—-int., 3s Od (sterlipg) a share (less British income tax) May If) N.Z. Paper Mills —final. 4 p.c. May 22 Nat. Bank A'asia —final. 3 p.c. May 20 Bank N.S.W. —quarterly, Os a share May 28 Imperial Chemicals —ord., final, 514 p.c. .. • • .. June 1 Henry Jones —int., Od a share . . June 1 Broken Hill Pty.—half-yearly, \ Is 3d a share fully paid; lod a stiare contributing . . June 2 Bank N.Z.—final, Is a share .. Juno 11 CallsDominion Breweries —first, 7s Od a share; fifth, 2s Od a share Apl. 30 Broken Hill Pty. (con.) —5s a share . .. .. .. Juno 30

£ s d Bank New South Wales 38 5 0 Commercial Bank Sydney .. 22 17 0 Ditto 2' 1 IS 0 Tooth's Brewery o IS 0 Anthony Hortlern 1 0 t 3 Australian (ilass ■1 !) (i Broken Hill Proprietary 4 2 0 Electrolytic Zinc 2 17 0 Ditto •j 10 1) Ditto (pref.) 'J IS 0 G. J. Coles f> (i 6 ("■eneral Industries 0 l!l 10 Henry Jones o (i 0 Hume Pipe 1 0 0 Lustre Hosiery Mark l«'->y . . 1 o 3 1 7 <1 MejrtritN 1 12 ■i'A ]?. Fowler 0 13 <) Harprents 1 12 r, Selfridpcs (N.Z.) 0 3 3 Ditto 0 3 0 United Provisions . . 0 10 f) "W. T?, Carpenter o r> 0 Woolworths (Syd.) 7 5 0 Mount Lyell o fi <iy a Mount Morgan . . .. 0 15 4 Placer Development 4 13 0 Peninsula Tin 1 11 {) Tonkah Compound (X.Z. deb.) 1 7 3 Commonwealth Bonds.—1 per cent, 1941, £103 7s fid; J930, £102 5s; 10.j 7, £102