OVERSEAS MARKETS.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 39, 15 February 1929, Page 4

OVERSEAS MARKETS.

AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE. MELBOURNE, this day. Wheat.—4/10 per bushel. Flour.—£ll to £11 5/ per ton. Bran.—£6 15/. Pollard.—£6 10/. Oats.—2/11 to 3/. Barley.—English. 4 . Maize.—4/10 to 4/11. SYDNEY. February 14. The following are to-day's quotations on the Sydney produce market:—Wheat: At country stations, 4/1%; ex trucks Sydney, 4/8%. Flour: £11 10/. Poli.ird and bran, £6 10/. Potatoes, Taemanian, £19; Victorian. £19. Onione, Victorian, £8 to £10. Oate, 4 6. Adelaide prices arc: —Wheat: Growers' lots, 4/7 M: to 4/8. Flour. Bakere' lots. £10 12/6. Pollard, £6 17/6. Oats, 2:6 to 2/8.. CHICAGO WHEAT VALUES. (Australian and N. 35. Press Association.) (Received 10.30 a.m.) CHICAGO, February 14. Wheat for delivery in March ie quoted at Chicago at $1.28% per bushel. For May delivery the rate ie $1.32%, and for July $1.35. DAIRY PRODUCE. iAustralian Press Assn. — United Service.) (Received 12 noon.) LONDON, February 14. Butter ie selling quietly. Choicest salted. New Zealand and Australian, both 180/; unealted, 2/ to 2/6 premium; Danish, 190/. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, has received the following advice from its London oflice dated February 13: —Butter, choicest salted, 180.'; cheese, white, 88/ to ft)/: coloured, 92/. Market steady. Amalgamated Dairies, Ltd., have received the following cable from their London manager, under dated February 14:— Butter.—Our prices unchanged. Anchor, 182/; unealted, 186/ per cwt. Little offering under 180/ per cwt. Market again dull alter brief activity. Danish, 180/, f.o.b. Cheese.—White, 88''; coloured, 92/ per cwt. Market slow. Messrs. Dalgety and Co. have received the following cable from their London house, dated February 14: — Butter.—Market slow. New Zealand, finest salted, 178/ to JBO/ per cwt; Danish, 195/ to 196/; Australian, finest unsalted, 182/ to 184/; salted, 178/ to 180/; ga.q., 174/ to 176/. Cheese.—Market very dull. New Zealand, white, 88/; coloured, 92/; Canadian, white, 108/ to 112/; coloured, 106/ to 110/. Total butter imported into the United Kingdom last month was 603,000 cwt, compared with 527,000cwt for January, 1928. Messrs. Norden and Co. have received the following cable from their London principals. Andrew Clement and Son«. dated. February 14:— Butter.—Market quiet. New Zealand., salted, 178/ to 180/ per cwt; unsalted, 186/. Cheese.—Market quiet. New Zealand, white. 88/; coloured, 92' per cwt. Arrivals: Norfolk and Matakana.

Messrs. Joseph Nathan and Co. burr received the following cable from their London principals. Mews. Nathan ;iu>! Trengrouec. Tooley Street, dated February 14, as follows:— Cheese.—New Zealand, white, S7/; coloured, 01/ per cwt. FROZEN MEAT. Messrs. Dalgety and Co. liavr received the following cable from their London house, dated February 14:-— The market for New Zealand l.unb is weaker: demand poor owing to cold weather. The market for New Zealand mutton weak: demand, poor owing: to cold weather. The market for New Zealand beef is firm; demand better owing to eold weather. The market for Australian lamb is weak; demand limited. The market for Australian mutton is quiet; demand poor. Quotations are:--Lamb.—Prime Canterbury, 2S"s to 36's. 10d per Jb: 36'e to 42's. 9?4d: second quality, 9d; 42's. to 50's, 9%d; North Island, 28'e to 36"5.. 9%d: 36" a to 42's. ft'id; second quality, BT4d: 42's to OO'r, O'/fel. Mutton.--Prime Canterbury, 4S's to .V>"s, 7d; 56s to G4's, 6',4d; 64's to 72V 5%<1; North fsland, 48's to 56's. 6%d: o6'« to 64's, 6Ud; 64's to 72's, 5%d. Primr Cnitftrburj" ewes. 48's to 64's. 4%d; North Island ewes, 48's to 64's. 4V4<I. G.a.q. Australian lamb,, 28s to .?6's. S-)«d; 36's to 42's, B%d; f.a.q., 28's to 36's. 8d; Australian lamb, third quality, 7%d. G.a.q. Australian mutton. 4O'e to 60's, 4%d; f.a.q., 30's to 55's, 4%d; Australian ewes, 4%d.