THE SHAREMARKETS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 248, 19 October 1937, Page 11

THE SHAREMARKETS

DOMINION EXCHANGES [ Per Press Association. ] WELLINGTON, Oct. 18. Sales on ’Change.—Late sales Saturday: Bank of New Zealand, 43s lOid; British Tobacco, 48s 7id; McKenzie’s, 86s (odd lot). Sales to-day: Bank of New Zealand, 43s 9d; Bank of New Zealand, 43s lOid; Bank of Nwe Zealand, D long term, 29s 3d; Hume Pipe, 20s Id; Mount Morgan, 10s sd; Dunlop Rubber, 22s Id; Mount Lyell, 38s 9d; Westport Stockton Coal, 2s. CHRISTCHURCH, Oct. 18. Sales on ’Change. Commercial Bank of Australia, 17s 2d (3); N.Z. Breweries, 48s 6d; Beath and Co. (Is paid), Is 4d (2); Broken Hill Proprietary (cum. div.), 76s 7d; Electrolytic Zinc (ord.), 52s 9d; Electrolytic Zinc (pref.), 54s 8d; G. J. Coles, 92s 6d; Grey River (6s 3d paid), 7s lOd (2); Skippers, 2-ld; Broken Hill South, 40s 7d, 40s 9d; Mount Lyell, 38s 9d (2); Mount Morgan, 10s 7d, 10s 8d (2). Sales Reported.—Canterbury Farmers’ Co-op. “A” pref., 375; G. J. Coles, 92s 6d; North Broken Hill, 60s 9d; Commercial Bank of Australia (pref.), £9 10s (2); Commercial Bank of Australia, 17s 3d, 17s 4d; Electrolytic Zinc (ord.), 52s 9d; Mount Morgan, 10s Bcl. AUCKLAND, Oct. 18. Sales on ’Change. Commercial Bank of Anustralia. 17s 2d; ditto, pref., £9 Ils 8d; Eank of New Zealand, 43s 9d (3); South British, 945; Abraham and Williams (pref.), 955; Auckland Gas, 21s 9d; Dominion Breweries, 40s 6d; New Zealand Breweries, 48s (2); British Tobacco, 48s lid; Farmers’ Trading, 19s lid, 20s (2); M.K. Millinery (5s fully paid), 12s; Farmers’ Fertiliser, 20s; Taranaki Oil, 7s; Placer Development, 71s 6d, 71s. Unlisted.— Woolworth’s (Sydney), 30s, 29s Bd.

AUSTRALIAN SHARES OV ERSEAS TREND AWAITED Received Oct. 18, 9.22 p.m. SYDNEY, Oct. 18. Investors on the Stock Exchange to-day appeared to be reluctant to undertake heavy commitments pending the arrival of further market advices from overseas. The tone of the market was fairly steady with a tendency to harden. Sales.—Bank of New South Wales, £33 17s 6d; Commercial Bank of Syc • noy, £2l 2s; Colonial Sugar, £47 F , Automatic Totes, 19s 6d; Burns Philp, 58s 6d; British Tobacco, 49s 3d; Tooth's, 54s 9d; G. J. Coles, 945; David Jones, 40s 3d; Anthony Hordern, 18s 9d; General Industries, 19s 6d; Hume Pipe, 20s 3d; Felt and Textiles, 425; Mark Foy, 23s 6d; Goldsbrough, 33s 4£d; Morris Hedstrom, 295; Henry Jones, 495; Fairymead Sugar, 325; Gibson Howes, 32s 6d; Manly Gas, 245; Nestles (pref.), 355; Wright Heaton, £7 12s 6d; Mount Morgan, 10s Sd; Broken Hill Ppty., 77s 9d; North Brokens, 635; Souths, 41s 10id; Kuala Kampar, 18s 6d; Rawang, 10s 10a; Larut, 16s 6d; Placer Development, 70s; Taranaki Oil, 7s 2d. MELBOURNE MARKET Received Oct. 18, 9.22 p.m. MELBOURNE, Oct. 18. The market to-day was generail} inclined to be better on the improvement overseas, but business generally was fairly quiet. Sales.—Commercial Bank of Australia, 17s 6d; Howard Smith, 21s 4d; British Tobacco, 495; Coles, 945; Australian. Iron and Steel (pref.), 28s; Dunlop-Perdriau, 22s sd; Goldsbrough Mort, 33s 6d; Electrolytic Zinc (pref.), 56s 3d; Mount Morgan, 10s 9d; Mount Lyell, 39s 6d; Broken Hill Ppty., 78s; North Brokens, 62s 9d; Souths, 41s lOid; Zinc Corporation, £5 15s; Emperor, 11s 9d; Loloma, 19s 3d.