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THE STOCK EXCHANGE
CONSOLS : INVESTMENTS
"MAINTAIN
GENERALLY STEADY TONE
MELBOURNE, Tuesday. - Prices of
Australian Consols and investment
shares maintained a generally steady
tone to-day. Fluctuations in gold
mining shares wcro irregular.
Buying interest in gold-mining shares
was centred in Bendigo and Fijian
issues. Emperor added 5d. to Mon-
day's gain, South Virginia took a dis-
tinct upward turn, and Little ISO al-
most doubled.
The industrial ' market remained
steady, prices of "front-rank stocks be-
ing almost unchanged. Brewery shares
were well supported, Foster and Castle-
maine improving.
Increased business was transacted in
Government securities at generally
steady levels.
The principal fluctuations in closing
quotations included:
Elses.
Australian Consols: 3 p.c. 3948, 7/0
to £97/3/9; 3} p.c. 1951, 2/6 to £102;
7/6; 3î p.c. 1054; 3/9 to £101/11/3; 3
1-4 p.c. 1948, 2/6 to £100/2/6; 3} p.c.
1942, 2/6 to £101/17/6; 3 7-3 p.c. 1947,
1/3 to £103/10/3.
Investments: Australian Paper Manu-
facturers, pref., 3d. to 24/9; Zinc. In-
vestments, ld. to 4/6.
Mining: Sulphide Corporation, ld. to
8/8;. Tongkah Harbor, 6d. to 18/.
Tails.
Australian Consols: 3 7-8 p.c. 1948,
2/6 to £103/12/6; 3 7-8 p.c. 1954, 5/.
to £103/10/; 4 p.c. 1941, 2/6 to £102;
10/; 4 p.c. 1944, 1/3 to £104/17/6; 4
p.c. 1947, 2/6 to £106/1/3; 4 p.c. 1950,
1/3 to £104/13/9; 4 p.c. 1957, 2/6 to
£106/10/; 4 p.c. 1901, 2/6 to £107/10/.
Investments: Australian Consolidated
Industries, ld. to 36/; do., con,, 3d. to
15/; Bank of Australasia, 1/ to £9;
Colonial Gas, 3d. to 23/9; do., new,
fully paid, 9d. to 22/3; Huddart Park
or, 4d. to 56/3.
Mining: North Broken Hill, 7d. to
44/2; ?
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