BONDS ACTIVE

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 108, 31 January 1935, Page 12

BONDS ACTIVE

Sydney Stock Exchange PRICE VARIATIONS SMALL By Telegraph.—Press Assn. —Copyright. (Received January 30. 9.10 p.m.) Sydney, January 30. On the Sydney Stock Exchange most activity to-day was confined to Commonwealth bonds and mining ventures. Price fluctuations were within narrow limits. Sales: Bank of New South Wales, £3l 17/6; Commercial Bank of Australia, 16/10'11 Union Bank, ex dividend, prompt, £9; Colonial Sugar, £4l/5/-; United Insurance, £l2/10/-; Associated News, 2-1/1J ; Howard Smith. 17/3; Australian Gas, A, £B/2/6. ~ , Tooths, 51/-; Tooheys, 30/6; Dunlop Perdriau, 19/104; Morris, Hedstrom, 19/-; David Jones, 40/6;. Standar-t Cement 20/-; Henry Jones, 36/9; Drug Houses of Australia. 26/-; Meggitts, 22/3; Australian Iron and Steel, pre!.. 24/44; General Industries, pref.. 26/6. Mt. Morgan. 40/-; Broken Hill_Prr,pvietary. 54/6; South Brokens. iu/6, Rawang, 8/1 : Larut, 11/3; Tongkah Harbour, 24/9: Kato Tin. 36/-; Peninsula Tin. 21/-. . Morning sales included Commonwealth bonds. 4 per cent A 1 o/G; 1941. £lO6/5/-: 1944. £lo</l;>'-. IIH7. £lO9/15/-; 1950. £lll/11/3_; lO.m. £llO/2/6: 1955. £llO/10/-; 19<m. £llO 12/6; 1961. £lll/10/-; Commercial Bank of Australia. 17/-; Tooths, ;>l/-t Anthonv Hordern. 19/44; James Stedman. 17/3: Lustre. 28/3: Winehcombe, 28/4}. ’ By Telegraph.—Press Assn.— Copyright. Melbourne, January 30. Sales on the Melbourne Stock Exchange to-day included Commercial Bank ot Australia, 17/-; British lobacco. 39/ > Herald and Weekly Times 58/-; Elect 10lytic Zinc, pref., 34/-; Mt. Lyell, 16/4. DEALINGS ON ’CHANGE Yesterday’s Sales The following sales were recorded yesterday on the stock exchanges mentioned.- WELL IXGTON. £ s. d.

Dividends and Calls Dividends— Due. Meggltt Ltd.—Half-yearly pref. 10 p.c. per annum, less statutory deduction, and 5 p.c. per annum Jan. 31 Farmer and Co. Ltd—half-year-ly, first pref., U p.c. per annum; second pref., 7 p.c. per annum Jun. 31 Aust. Gen. Ass.—B p.c Jan. 31 Wgtn. Trust and Loan—sJ p.c. Feb. j 1 Trustees, Executor s Agency—int., G p.c., p.a Feb i A. P. Assurance—2} p.c Feb. 5 Wgtn. Gas Co.—4 p.c. final. makings p.c. for year .... Feb. n Auckland Gas—final, 2J p.c. Feb. 5 J. Staples and Co.-final, 2£ p.c. Feb. « N.Z. Refrigerating—s 4 p.c. ... Feb. G Merc. Mut. Ins.—int.. halfyearly, 3 p.c Feb. 7 Commercial Bank of Aust.—interim, pref. 4 p.c. p.a.; ord 5 p.c. p.a Feb. 8 N.Z. Insurance—interim, 1/- a share Feb. 13 Queensland Nat. Bank—int.. half yearly, 4 p.c per annum r. Feb 14 Christchurch Gas—final, 3 p.c. — National Mort, and Agency Co.. Ltd.—final 5 p.c Feb. 2<i Elder Smith—lnterim, 5 p.c. . p.a Mar. 1 Electro. Zinc—int. pref., S p.c. p.a Mar. 13 Broken Hill South— l/(1 per share Mar. 15 Hume Pipe So. (Aust.) —halfyear 4 p.c. p.a. — G. J. Coles and Co., Ltd., int., quarterly, ord. 2J p.c. and bonus of Gd. per share ••• April 15 ELDER, SMITH AND CO. Interim Dividend Ehler, Smith and Co. have advised the Stock Exchange Association that they have declared an interim dividend at the rate of 5 per cent, per annum, payable on March 1. Transfer books will be closed from. February 19 to March 1 inclusive.

Rural Bonds. 5 p.c., 1047 ...... 104 Wgtn. Harbour Bd., uj P.c.. 1910 10a 7 fi 10 0 Eng. Scot, and Aust.. Bank. ... .> Bank o£ New Zealand (3) '2 io 10 0 1 D 1 t t O’* ,-J 10 3 Ditto. D long term (3) I 8 9 P and 0. deferred stock 1 b 6 Kauri Timber (2) 9 3 w 7 19 li Waiiii Grand Junction (2) 0 4 10 19 Unlisted: — Frozen Products 0 11 0 ‘Late sale Tuesday. AUCKLAND. d Inscribed stock, 4 p.c., 1946 *••• 1(JG 2 G Ditto 4 p c 19P.) 106 10 0 Eng.. Scot, anil Aust. Bank .... 5 2 0 Bank of Now South Wales .... 31 0 Bank of New Zealand 2 10 0 Ditto (3) 10 3 Ditto D Xfnrt 1 8 It New’ Zealand Insurance 3 10 0 6 (I 9 13 0 N.Z. Farmers’ Fertiliser 0 IS fi 11 (1 Walhi ' 1 19 o 4 9 9 4 8 Id 3 Mount ......... 2 0 6 Unlisted: Auck. Trot. Club, GJ p.c., 1934-44 10U 0 0 0 G CHRISTCHURCH. fi s. d. Inscribed Stock, 4 p.c., 1937-40 . 1C3 Com. Bank of Aust, cum dir. 0 (3) 0 10 fi Bank of New Zealand 2 10 3 Ditto, D mort 1 s 6 Dalgetv and Co. (3) 8 12 G N Z. Breweries - 11 0 Australian Glass -i 8 Big River (6) '» -j 0 Golden Point (2) 0 0 oi Ditto (4) 6 (1 01 Maori Guiiv n 5 15 4 0 3 7 •) Bflwan ,ir Tip (°) o 6 0 Skippers (4) 0 0 G Sales reported:— Inscribed Stock, 4 p.c., 1937-10 . 103 10 0 Bank of New Zealand 2 9 9 Bank of N.Z., D Mort 1. 8 9 N.Z. Insurance, cum div 3 11 3 Wellington Gas 2 4 0 Dominion Fertiliser *1 1 if Big River 0 54 Gillespies Beach 0 1 •S Mount Morgan 2 0 0 Waiiii Grand Junction 0 4 91 Unlisted:— Woolworths (Syd ) ord ...... 4 10 6 ‘Late sale Tuesday. DUNEDIN. £• R. d. Bank of N.Z., D mort 1 8 N.Z. Refrig., 10/- paid 0 Milburn Lime 2 10 1 0 National Electric, cum div o 10 111 Australian Glass 3 4 0 N.Z. Breweries 2 10 10 Mount Morgan 2 0 0 Unlisted:— Woolworths (Syd.) 4 9 0