UTILE CHANGE

Evening Star, Issue 23374, 18 September 1939, Page 14

UTILE CHANGE

BUYERS STILL CHARY OF METALS BANK OF NEW ZEALANDS AVAILABLE AT £l/18/3 Although Imyiiig support was again noticeably absent in the Australian metals section, the market generally retained strength on its resumption this morning. Commonwealth industrials were inactive, but revived interest was barely visible in some other sections. Commonwealth metals showed little change on last week’s closing rates. Lyells were available at £1 12s 6cl. while Zincs and other Barriers closed linn. Morgans were easy at sellers 10s 9d. Broken Hill Proprietaries, which had reported business at £3 12s 3d, closed between £3 lls-£3 12s 9d, the wide margin reflecting buyers’ caution. Coles, which sold at £3 10s, were on offer at 4s above that valuation, but purchasers were not attracted. Sydney Wool worths were passed, while'Woolworths Properties finished at £1 3s-£l 4s 9d. A.C.l.s and British Tobaccos were available at late rates. •Banks showed practically no interest, the only noteworthy movement being provided by* New Zealands, which eased to vendors £1 18s 3d. Insurances were stable, while meats and woollens were inactive. Huddart, Parker ords. brightened on an inquiry at £2 18s. Dominion industrials showed no change, a firm demand again coming forward for Dominion Fertilisers. Drugs, and Wilsons Cement.

. SAI.ES reported. —This Morning.— - Broken Hill Pty., £3 12s 3d (late Friday). G. J. Coles, £3 10s (late Friday).

a-% AAAA »% *% »*• »**»% »% «$» dividends and call list. DIVIDENDS PAYABLE. Milburn Lime and Cement—Final, Is a share (August 25) Sept. 19 N.Z. Drug—lnterim, 3J per cent. Sept. 20 Howard Smith—lnterim half-year, 2 pet cent. (September 11) ... Sept. 21 Apex Investment Trust—Final, 4J, per cent, per annum Sept. 21 Auckland Farmers’ -Freezing Co. — 6 per cent, per annum Sept. 23 North Broken Hill—Quarterly, 6d a share (August 29) ... Sept. 27 George Farmer, Sydney—Ord., 2J pet cent, per annum Sept. 29 Felt and Textiles—s per cent., making 10 per cent, per annum Sept. 30 British Tobacco Co. Ltd.—Quarterly ord., 2 per cent. (September 9) ... . Sept. 30 Dunlop Perdriau Rubber—Finals cum pref., 5 per cent., making 10 per cent., and ord. 3J per. cent., making 7 per cent, per annum respectively (Seplemher 14) *>ept. 30 Barpel Glass Rubber—Finals cum pref., 6 per cent., and ord., 8i per cent., making 10 per. cent, and 12 per cent, per , annum respectively ... _ ••• kept. 50 N.Z. Newspapers Ltd.—lnterim, 8d a share - Oct. I Wairarapa Farmers’ Co-op.— Pref. 3J per cent, per annum Uct. i Hume Pipe (Australia) Ltd.Final. ord. and pref., 3J per cent per annum, making 7J ■ per cent •• Oct 2 Nestles and Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk (Australasia) Ltd.—Quarterly pref. at 8 per cent, per annum ; ... Oct. 2 Bank of Australasia—lnterim 3s 6d per share (less British income tax, September 11) ... Oct. 6 Woolworths (N.Z.) Ltd.—Halfyearly pref., 9 per cent. (September. 24) -• ... Oct, 15 Woolworths Ltd., Sydney—Haltyearly ord., 6 per cent. (September 24) ' , Oct. 15 (Dates in parentheses signify the closing •of transfer books and registers.) CALLS DUE. Tooheys Ltd.—Bs a share, making 16s paid •. - *> c Pt- 21 G J. Coles—los a share, making £1 paid ,an - 15 SYDNEY STOCK EXCHANGE Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright SYDNEY, September 16. The following were the sales on exchange to-day:-- £ s d Commonwealth Bonds— „ n 3i per cent., 1948 96 lo 0 6J per cent., 1949 ... 96 0 0 ill per cent., 1949 99 0 g 3;{ pcr'cent., 1954 97 o 0 4 per cent., 1941 100 11 A 4 per cent., 1944 100 lo 0 4 per cent., 1950 99 Id 9 4 per cent., 1956 99 lo 0 4 per cent., 1955 99 18 J 4 per cent.; 1957 100 0 0 4 per cent,, 1959 ... ... 100 0 0 Bank of New South IVales It d 0 Tooths * •' 2 Anthony Hordern ... ••• ••• u 1,1 0 Australian Consolidated indlicfrios A Broken Hill Proprietary ... » 7 6 Cash Orders 0 15 0 Huddart, Parker 2 17 9 - STERLING AND DOLLAR RUGBY, September 16. The rate for sterling on New .York has again been fixed this week at 4.04 dollars.