AUSTRALIAN STOCKS

Taranaki Daily News, 5 August 1937, Page 16

AUSTRALIAN STOCKS

By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright.

FIRMER TREND OF QUOTATIONS.

Rec.v 8.50 p.m. Sydney, Aug. 4. The encouraging trend of - company profits revealed in recent balance-sh*ets was agairi reflected in the firmer trend of several leading industrials on the Stock Exchange to-day. . Other sections of the market were steadier. Saies were: Bank of New South Wales, £34 12s, 6d; Commercial. Bank of Australia, 18s 9d; National Bank. (£10 paid), 15s 6d; Australian Gas A, £7 7s 6d; Australian. Gas B, £7 8s; Berlei, 40s; .British Tobacco, 51s; Coles. £5 2s; Australian Glass, 95s; Dulop Perdriau, 24s -4Jd; Morris Hedstrom, 30s; Henry Jones, 51s; W. R. Carpenter, 45s 3d; Mark Foy, 26s 3d; Kandos, - 26s; Hume Pipe,-20s; Goodyear (pref.), 33s '3d; United Provisions, 10s lOd; Electrolytic Zinc (New Zealand . delivery), 58s 9d; ditto (pref.), 59s 6d; ' .Movrnt Morgan, ,12s 5d; Mount LyeU,; 43s 6d; Kuala Kampar, 23s 7Jd; Rawang, 12s 7d; Placer Development, 83s. > Investment and trading business at Melbourne was light,- with prices steady. Principal gold stocks were> higher. Saies were: : Comroe'rcia! .Bank -of Australia, 18s 8d; National Bank (£5 paid), £7 7s; National Bank (£10 paid), £15 4s; Briti sh Tobacco, 50s 9d ; Carlton Brewery, 67s 6d; Coles, £5, 2s; Australian Gass, 95s; Dunlop Perdriau, 24s 3d; Hume Pipe, 20s; Electrolytic Zinc (pref.), 59s 3d; Felt and Textiles, 40s ljd; Jason Investment Trust, 10s 6d; National Reliance Investment Trust,. 13s 8d; Mount Lyell, 43s 6d; Broken Hill Proprietary, 84s 3d; North Broken Hill, 76s; South Broken HiU, 49s 3d; Zinc Corporation, £7 7s; Emperor, 16s 3d; Loloma, 23s 6d.