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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20039, 11 September 1939, Page 8

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AUSTRALIAN EXCHANGES MET Alj SHARES ACTIVE (Eloc. Tel. Copyright—United Tress Assn.) SYDNEY, Sept. 8. A strong tone prevailed on the Sydney Stock Exchange to-day for metal mining and pastoral shares, but ordinary trading shares continue to drift. Sales included: —Bank of New South Wales, £25 6s; Commercial Bank of Australia, 13s 4d; Commercial Banking Company of Sydney, £l6 6s; Colonial Sugar, £43; Associated News, 16s lOd; Australian Gas "A,” £6 10s; British Tobacco, £2 4s; Tooth and Company, £2 7s 6d; G. J. Coles, £3 4s 6d; Woolworths, Limited, £1 Os lid; Australian Consolidated Industries, £1 12s; Australian Consolidated Industries, rights, 3s Gd; Dunlop-Perdriau, 17s 9d; Mort’s Dock, 14s 8d; Goldsbrough Mort., £1 8s 7d; Henry Jones, £2 8s; United Provisions, 8s; Electrolytic Zinc, £2 14s 3d; Mount Lyell, £1 11s 3d; Mount Morgan, 10s Id; Broken Hill Proprietary, £3 ss ; North Broken Hill, £2 8s 3d; Broken Hill South, £1 8s 9d; Kuala Kampar Tin, 15s 9d; Rawang Tin, 8s Gd; Larut Tin, 7s Gd; Placer Development, £3 10s; Taranaki Oil Development, 2s. Sales on the Melbourne Stock Exchange to-day included:— Metropolitar

Gas, £l2 18s; Australian Consolidated Industries, rights, 3s sd; G. J. Coles, £3 4s; Imperial Chemicals, pref., £1; Myers’ Emporium, £1 8s 6d; Dalgety and Company, £5 10s; Electrolytic Zinc, £2 14s; Cox Bros., 9s 6d; Broken Hill Proprietary, £3 5s 3d; New Broken Hill, 16s lid; North Broken Hill, £2 6s 9d; Broken, Hill South, £1 8s; Mount Lyell, £1 10s sd; Mount Morgan, 10s; Emperor, Mines, 8s lid. GRAIN AND PRODUCE There has been little change in the Canterbury grain and produce markets since the last report, states a Christchurch Press Association message of Friday. Very lew potatoes are offering and tire nominal quotation is still from £l4 to £ls. Seed wheat has been going out in larger quantities and a continuance of the fine weather of the last day or two should still further accelerate business in this line. A fair amount of retail business has been taking place in small seeds. The Mercantile Gazette announces the formation of the following company:—East Coast Transport Ltd. Regd. as a private company, August 17. Office: Ruatoria. Capital: £1740 'in shares of £1 each. Subscribers: V. G. H. Rickard 1170, H. A. McFarlane 570. Objects: " Carriers, i passengers, goods and incidental.