THE SHAREMARKETS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 190, 13 August 1938, Page 15

THE SHAREMARKETS

DOMINION EXCHANGES [ Per Press Association.! WELLINGTON, Aug. 12. Sales on ’Change.— i per cent, stock, 1949, £lOl 15s; Bank of Australasia, £lO 15s; Bank of N.S.W., £3l 10s; Commerical Bank (pref.), £9 Ils 3d; National Bank of N.Z., 525; Huddart Parker, 47s 8d; Broken Hill Proprietary, 59s 74 cl; Colonial Sugar, £49 Is 6d, £49s; Felt and Textiles, 345; Farmers’ Trading, 19s 9d; Motoroa Oil, 5s 3d; Milburn Lime, 35s 71d; Taranaki Oil, 12s lid, 13s (2); Mount Lyell, 28s 7d. CHRISTCHURCH, Aug. 12. Sales on ’Change.—Bank of Australasia, £lO 15s; Commercial Bank of Australia, 17s 3d (cum. div.); New Zealand Refrigerating (10s paid), 4s 2d; Felt and Textiles, 33s 9d; New Zealand Breweries, 42s 9d (2 parcels) ; Broken Hill Proprietary, 59s Oft; Broken Hill Proprietary (contr.), 41s 2d; Electrolytic Zinc (cum. div.), 43s 3d (3 parcels); Woolworths (Sydney, ord.), 21s 6d, 21s 3d (2 parcels); Broken Hill South (cum. div.), 31s 30d; Mount Lyell, 28s 6d (2 parcels), 28s 4d; Mount Morgan, 10s 7d (2 parcels).

Sales Reported.—National Bank of New Zealand (late sale yesterday), 525; South British Insurance, 46s 9d; Dalgety and Co., £8 Is 6d; New Zealand Refrigerating, 18s 9d; WestportStockton Coal (pref.), 8s; Broken Hill Proprietary (contr.), 40s 9d; Colonial Sugar, £49 2s 8d; Dominion Fertiliser, 255; McKenzie’s, Ltd., 655; Taranaki Oilfields, £2 13s; Woolworths (South Africa), 15s 6d. AUSTRALIAN SHARES MINOR PRICE VARIATIONS COX BROS. IMPROVE Received Aug. 12, 9.40 p.m. SYDNEY, Aug. 12. The Stock Exchange was more subdued to-day with only minor price variations. Sales.—Commercial Banking of Sydney (ex. div.), £2O 19s; Commercial Bank of Australia, 17s; Bank of Australasia, £lO 16s; Colonial Sugar, £49 10s; British Tobacco, 50s 3d (New Zealand delivery), 50s 3d; Tooth’s Brewery, 56s 3d; Toohey’s, 31s 9d; Farmers’, 32s 3d; David Jones, 38s; Morts Dock, 14s; Felt and Textiles, 345; W. Adams (old), 15s 9d; Standard Cement, 225; Grimley’s, 22s 6d; Malley’s, 20s 6d; Waldas, 5s 6d; Woolworths, 21s 6d; Goldsbrough, Mort, 29s 6d. .’MELBOURNE MARKET Received Aug. 12, 9.40 p.m. MELBOURNE, Aug. 12. In spite of the fall in America the market to-day showed little change. Cox Bros, were better on the publication of record profits for the year and the announcement of a new issue of one for two at par. Sales.—Commercial Bank of Australia, 17s 6d; British Tobacco, 50s; G. J. Coles, 31s 3d; Drug Houses, 26s 6d; Australian Glass, 955; Dunlop-Per-driau, 22s 3d; Australian Paper Manufacturers (pref.), 25s 9d; do., new, paid, 25s 6d; Cox Bros., 18s 4d; Herald and Times, 60s; Australian Foundation Investment Trust, 5s sd; National Reliance Investment Trust, 10s; Imperial Chemicals (pref.), 225; do., pref. (10s paid). Us 9d; Electrolytic Zinc, 43s 6d; Mount Lyell, 28s 9d; Broken Hill Ppty„ 60s; North Broken Hill, 46s 9d; South Broken Hill, 31s 3d; Loloma, 23s 3d.