COMMERCIAL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18387, 3 May 1934, Page 11

COMMERCIAL

GOLD SHARES ACTIVE SYDNEY STOCK EXCHANGE SYDNEY, May 1. A feature of business on the Stock Exchange to-day was the exceptional activity of gold shares. The majority of local ventures were in request at firmer rates. Price movements in tho investment market were in sellers’ favor. Sales: Bank of New South Wales, £33 15s; ditto, New Zealand delivery, £33 12s 6d; National Bank of Australasia, £5 paid, £6 9s; Queensland National Banic, £5 14s. Colonial Sugar, £66 10s; United Insurance, 10s lOd; Australian Gas, B £8 2s 6d; Associated News, 255; ditto, prof., 25s 6d. British Tobacco, 37s 9d; Australian Glass, 50s; Dunlop Perdriau, 19s 4£d; Wilcox Mofflin, 14s Id; Millaquin Sugar, 30s; Fairymead Sugar, 34s 6d. Australian Iron and Steel, pref., 22s 9d; Meggitts, 22s 3d; Gordon and Gatch, 39s 7,U1; Tooheys, 295; Standard Cement, 17s 9d; Bulolo Gold, £7 I9s 6d; Rawang Tin, 8s 9d; Mopnt Morgan, 21s lid. Commonwealth bonds, 4 per cent., 1930, £106; 1941, £lO7 5s } 1944, £lO6 18s 9d ; 1950, £108; 1955, £IOB 10,s; 1957, £IOB 17s 6d; 1959, £lO7 ss; 1961, £lO7 17s 6d. Morning sales included: Commonwealth bonds, 4 per cent., 1938, £lO6 2s 6d; 1941, £lO7 7s 6d; 1947, £lO7 7s 6d ; 1950, £lO7 17s 6d; 1955, £IOB 8s 9d ; 1957, £IOB 17s 6d; Tooths, 44s 9d; British Tobacco, 37s 9d; Colonial Sugar, £66 10s; Dunlop Perdriau, 19s 6d; Goldsbrough Mort, 345. MELBOURNE, May 1.

Sales on the Melbourne Stock Exchange to-day included: Commercial Bank of Australasia, £5 paid, £6 9s 6(1; Nestles, pref., 365.

A.M.P. SOCIETY

DIRECTORS RE-ELECTED

(Received May 3, 10 a.m.) SYDNEY, May 3,

A ballot for the directorate of the Australian Mutual Provident Society resulted in the re-election of Sir Samuel Hordern and Mr. W. A. Mackny by large majorities.