BARRIERS WEAKER

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 148, 18 March 1939, Page 14

BARRIERS WEAKER

Australian Share Markets

By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright.

(Received March 17, 9.30 p.m.)

SYDNEY, March 17. Trading was restricted on the Sydney Stock Exchange today. Prices in a number of cases, were easier. Barrier shares were weaker, and the gold group was quiet. Sales included:—

Morning sales included Commonwealth bonds, 3i per cent., 1948, £97 17/6; 3 7-8 per cent., 1948, £lOl/17/6; 3 7-8 per cent., 1954, £lOl/1/3; 4 per cent., 1941, £lO2/1/3; 1944, £lO2/18/9; 1937, £lOl/17/6; 1957, £lO3/5/-; Toohey.s Brewerift, 30/6; Tooths Breweries, 54/-; Broken Hill Proprietary, cont., 45/-; Colonial Sugar, £46/10/-; Drug Houses. 22/6.

MELBOURNE, March 17. Sales on the Melbourne Stock Exchange to-day included: —

BUSINESS RESTRICTED London Stock Exchange Quiet By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copy right. LONDON, March 16. Business ie restricted on the London Stock Exchange, but there is not much selling. Prices have been marked down all round as a precautionary step. INCREASED PROFIT New Auckland Laundry Ltd. Dominion Special Service. AUCKLAND, March 17. A steady expansion in earnings is shown by the accounts of New Auckland Laundry, Ltd., for the year ended January 31. the net profit o.f £5139 compares with £4291 in 1938 and £3496 in 1937. The dividend is maintained at 6 per cent, for the year, but is paid on the higher capital. Overseas Grain Markets By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. LONDON, March 16. Wheat cargoes are steadier and parcels are firm. Futures. —London: March, 20/b a quarter; May, 21/5L Liverpool: Old contract, March, 4/3.) a cental;' May, 4/44; new contract, March, 4/1 3-8; May, 4/24; July, 4/4 3-8. The spot trade in slow and easier. Australian. ex ship, .23/9. The flour market is weaker. Australian, ex store. 18/6 to 19/3. Chicago wheat futures: May, 67 1-8 cents a bushel; July, 671 cents; September. 68 1-8 cents. Gold Mining Returns By Telegraph- Press Association. GREYMOUTH, March 17. Barrytown dredge for the first half of March reports a return of 3470 z. of gold for 217 hours from 106,006 yards . For the first half of March the Kanieri dredge return was 7320 z. of gold for -14 hours from 100.000 yards.

£ s. d. Bank of New South Wales . 29 3 0 National Bank, £10 paid .... 12 17 3 Queensland National Bank . Huddart Parker 4 14 2 13 6 9 British Tobacco © 2 13 9 1 10 6 16 0 Drug’ Houses of Australia . 1 2 6 0 18 9 0 14 5 0 15 li Helt and Textiles .. 1 11 1 9 3 W. r °R. Carpenter, ex div. ... 2 0 Standard Cement 1 1 9 Goldsbrough Mort 1 8 44 Henry Jones 2 9 3 Colonial Sugar ' 46 10 0 Blectrolytic Zinc 2 0 104 0 10 7 1 6 6 Broken Hill Pptv. ........ 2 16 9 Ditto contr. 2 5 0 North Broken Hill 2 1 6 9 0 O Placer Development ....... 3 12 6

“Herald and Weekly Times” Alt. Morgan £ s. d. 3 0 3 0 10 6 Mt. Lyefl 16 6 Electrolytic Zinc, pref 2 8 9 Dunlop Perdriau 1 0 10 Broken Hill Ppty. ......... 2 16 6 British Tobacco 2 8 6 “Argus,” pref. ... ..... 0 11 6 National, Bank. £5 paid ... 6 9 0