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SHARE MARKET1 AND
BARRIER STOCKS QUIETER. '-1 «
INCREASED BUSINESS IN GOLD.
The Register pffice, Monday.
Interest (md prices so far as Barrier 'stocks
were concerned waned somewhat 'on the Stock
Exchange of Adelaide on Monday, and * after a
weak opening there was a slight hardening in
ratca and a better demand for gold shares than at
the end of last week. Investment stocks on the
whole were firm. Commonwealth War- Loan
was traded at £100 S/, and' the 6 per cent, de
bentures of the Broken Hill mining companies
were bid for at fully late rates. KoJ business was
reported in the 1916-17 wheat certificates, but
there were buyers at 9d., and sellers. at. a frai-
tior. . higher. Lighting, pastoral, --and in
surance end trustee companies' issues held
fully kte rates, and so did the shares of
most of the miscellaneous industrial companies.
Insurance Office of Australia was wanted at 7/10,
ana Harris, Scarfe ord. at 21/. Adelaide Steam
ship could have been placed at 32/, National Bank
ord. changed 'hands at £5 1/, S.A. Brewing icon.
at 10/0, and Adelaide Cement ord. at 15/3 (40).,
The principal reaction in the ; Barrier section
was in Junction Norths, which opened 3d. down
at 14/9, and were quitted at U/3 in the after
noon. British eased 3d; to 32/6 before steadying
to 32/7}, and new- changed bands, at 30/6 and
30/7}, and Zinc 'Corporation ord. were -marked
down 3d. to IS/6. Norths receded 4Jd. to 55/3,
but closed ljd. better. South paid had limited
eichinge at £9, at which price buyers were pre
pared to continue, trat there was a ' decline in
B.H. Proprietarys to 48/. ' Junction paid changed
bands at S/ and 7/11, 'and con. were booked at
7/5J *o 7/6J. , Copper stocks were steady. Wal
laroos provided exchange it 58/3 and 58/6, and
27/4i was bid for Eampdens, and 25/9 for Mount
Lyells.
Primarily .on the water trouble in the west
drive off the main crosscut at No. 4 level the
market for Edna May Centrals dropped .from 21/6
to 19/9 io the forenoon, but rallied to 21/6 in
the afternoon, finally closing at 20/9 buyers. Edna
?May Deep LeTels 'opened 6d. down at 26/9, but
recovered the decline before the second meeting,
vrhen sellers were wide. In the afternoon there
wzs limited business at 27/3 Co 27/, around which
points there ires a steady finish. Edna Uavs had
attention at 4S/3-and 4S/1J, and Edna May Con
solidated improved to 18/11, after limited' turn
over at 18/6. About 2,000 Commodores changed
haads at 2/3 to 2/5}, and there was light ex
change in Mararoas at 5/. Hansel Mundy con.,
?uere sold at Qd., and paid at 1/4} to 1/3}. Gol
den (Butterfly paid receded to 2/3, and con. to
Bid., and 2/5 was accepted for Greenfinch Pro
prietary paid.- Princess. Royal improved to 2/,
and Bullfinch Proprietary to 1/li. Edna May
Battler eased bo 4/6. Great Boulder were steady
q: about 12/2, and 43/6 was again offered for
Iranhoes. ; ??
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