SHAREMARKET INDICES
LONDON. To-day’s stock indices compiled by the Financial Times with previous quotations are (October 15. 1926,
NEW YORK Dow Jones* averages (1926 equals 100) and turnover on the New York Stock Exchange are as follow:
Highest in 1939.—Railroads, 35.90 (September 27); industrials. 151.22 (September 12). Lowest in 1939; Railroads, 24.15 (April 18); industrials. 121.4 (April 8). LONDON PRICE OF TIN. LONDON, July 30. The price of tin is quoted as follows: —Spot, buyers, £267 15s a ton, sellers, £268; forward, buyers. £267 a ton, selers, £267 15s. NEW YORK. July 30. The price of tin is quoted at 52 cents a lb. THE PRICE OF RUBBER. LONDON, July 30. The price of rubber is quoted at 121 d a lb.
equals 100) Govt. Secs. Home Indus' Rails, trials. ■ Gold n.ines. Feb. 5 109.2 52 95.8 190.4 March 1 109.9 54.1 101.6 195.. April 1 10S.6 55.5 98.2 196.1 May 1 110.8 54.7 96.1 197.0 June 7 108.8 39.8 77.2 162.3 July 1 107.1 33.8 69.4 137.0 July 9 109.0 36.6 72.9 138.9 July 22 108.3 38.4 70.4 142.4 July 25 . 108.8 40.0 74.2 150.6 July 26 109.0 40.8 75.8 154.3 July 29 109.1 40.3 75.8 151.8
20 Rail30 Shares roads. Industrials. sold. Feo. 8 31.46 148.40 870,000 March 6 31.01 147.97 860,000 April 2 30.59 147.92 830.000 May 2 30.66 147.76 650,000 June 1 23.05 115.67 270,000 July 9 26.19 121.60 300,000 July 18 26.49 123.00 220,000 July 23 26.44 122.23 250.000 July 26 26.26 122.05 270,000 July 29 26.58 123.15 260,000
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 84, Issue 179, 1 August 1940, Page 3
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