THE LONDON MARKETS.

Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 171, 21 July 1924, Page 6

THE LONDON MARKETS.

LONDON, July 10. Sheep.—North island, heavy, C^d; New Zealand ewes, iid. Lambs. — Canterbury, heavy. lOJd: seconds, lOgd; selecteds and light, lid; medium, IOJd. North Island, firsts. 10.U1 ; seconds, Kl'd. Patagonian, firsts, lUd; seconds, 10d. Chilled Beef.—Argentine, fores, 2Jd: hinds, OJd. Uruguay, fores, Sid; hinds, 4sd. Others are unchanged. COTTON, HEMP, RUBBER, ETC. (Last week's prices in parentheses.) Cotton.—August delivery, IC.uS (15 3!) d). Rubber.—Para, 1/ (lid) ; Plantation and smoked, lljd to lljd (113 d). Jute.—August shipments, £29 (£2S IG/S). Hen^p.—July-September shipments, £37 10/ (i«oi). Linseed Oil.—£4o 15/ (£4O 10/). Turpentine.—G3/0 (GG/O). Messrs. Dalgety and Company. Limited, are in receipt of the following cable from their head office, London, under date July 17:— Frozen Meat. —Lamb: New Zealand prime crossbred—Canterbury, heavy. Oi'd, light 11.id. North Island, heavy SHd, light 10} d. Demand for New Zealand lamb runs principally on light-weight. Market firm. Mutton: New Zealand prime crossbred— Canterbury , , heavy G]d, light 7<Ul. North Island, heavy Gd, light 7d. Demand for New Zealand mutton limited. Market nominal. Butter.—Market quiet. The total imports to the United Kingdom for the mouth of .Tune, 1024. were 412.0H0 cv.t; total for the corresponding period last year. 485.000 cwt. We quote: New Zealand, sailed ISS/, exceptional brands ]!P2/: Danish, 204/; Australian, salted IS4/, unsalted 194/. Cheese.—-Market quiet. White !)2/, coloured SS/; Canadian, c.i.f., 00/. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd.. have received the following cablegram from ■ their ■ London house, under date 7th ilist. :— Wool.—More active inquiries: for.-■■cross-bred, particularly -slipe crossbred ;._ higher prices. i ''