AUSTRALIAN SHARES

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 3, 5 January 1939, Page 11

AUSTRALIAN SHARES

RECORD FOR AUSTRALIAN GIAS S Received Jan. 4, 10.20 p.m. SYDNEY, Jan. 4. The Stock Exchange opened this year auspiciously on a rising trenu, covering a wide field, with Australian Glass touching a new record, and profit takers were extremely busy. Base metal shares were quiet but strong. Sales.—Commercial Banking of Sydney, £2l 10s, Bank of Australasia, £9 7s; Associated News, 21s 6d; Howard Smith, 19s; Tooths, 54s 6d; Tooheys, 30s 3d; British Tobacco, 48s 3d; Lustre, 20s; Australian Glass, £5 10s; David Jones, 34s 3d; Horderns, 15s 3d; Morts Dock, 14s 6d; Kandos, 27s 9d; Sargents, 265; Producers and General (pref.), 12s 2d; Newbold Brick, 295; Mauri Bros., 68s; Standard Cement, 225; General Industries, 19s; United Provision, 7s; Wunderlich, 19s 9d, Woolworths, 21s; Mt. Morgan, 10s 2d; Austral-Zealand Golds, 21s 6d; Broken Hill Proprietary, 575; Zinc Corporation, £5 0s 6d; Rawang Tin, 7s 9d; Placer Development, 745; Oil Search, 6s 4d. MELBOURNE MARKET Received Jan. 4, 10.20 p.m. MELBOURNE, Jan. 4. Industrials were steady with firm business again in Australian Glass. Barriers were a shade easier and gold is in better demand. Sales. Commercial Bank of Australia, 13s 8d; National Bank (£5 paid), £6 9s; Carlton Brewery, 66s 6d; Cox Bros., 12s 6d; G. J. Coles, 79s 3d, Australian Iron and Steel (pref.), 27s lOd; Australian Glass, £5 9s 6d; Dun-lop-Perdriau (pref.), 39s 6d; Capel Court Investment Trust, 3s 6d; Australian Foundation Investment Trust, 4s 9d; Mt. Morgan, 10s 3d; Broken Hill Proprietary, 56s 9d; North Broken Hill, 495; Broken Hill South, 28s; Emperor, 10s 2d; Loloma, 21s.