OVERSEAS MARKETS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 188, 11 August 1930, Page 4

OVERSEAS MARKETS.

BRADFORD TOPS,

PRICES STEADY.

LONDON, August 7. Bradford tops prices arc firm, with email business passing. To-day's quotations compare as follow Avitli those previously cabled:— July 17 July 14 July 31 Aug. 7 per lb. per lb. per lb. per lb. d. d. d. ** d. Sixty-fours '2.1 27 27i 27J Sixties -0 -(! -»> -0 Flxtv-sixes -0 W> lit) UO Fifties .... 17 17 17 17 Forty-sixes 151 133 "i }f' Forties 15 '15 14: i I*B Wright, Steplienson and Co., Ltd., and Abraham and Williams, _ Ltd., report having received cable advice from their Bradford Agente, reading as follows: — Merinos, steady; iine crossbredfi, steady; medium and coarse cross'breds, a shade weaker. Where busineee is in iprospect topmakers are inclined to make coneessions. Users of tops arc well covered for knmecliate needs, and arc keeping out- , of the -market as much as passible. ■

FROZEN MEAT. PRICES AT SMITHFIELD. The New Zealand Meat Producers' Board has received- the following cable from its London oflice, dated August 8, 1930, advising that the following are the approximate average prices realised for the -week, based on actual transactions of wliolesaie quantities o£ the descriptions of meat mentioned, and are for representative parcels of the goods offering during the week, being for business done on the baeis of delivered to Smithficld:market and/or ex London stores: — Sheep.—Canterbury and North Island selected crossbred wethers and- maiden eweti, 49/sClb, sd; 57/Gllb, 4%; C7/721b, 4%d; North Island, 48/561b, 4%d; 57/O4lb, 4V 2 d; C5/721b, 4 s /sd; ewes, 48/Ciib, oVsi; 65/721b, 2 7 /sd. ■ La.mbs.—Ganter.bury, 3Clb aad under, Od; 37/421b, "B%d; 43/oOLb, B%d; second quality, average, 331b, 7Vid; other youth Island brands, 3Glb and under, B%d; 37/421b, B%'d; 43/50lb, B%d; selected North Island ibrande, including Downs, 301b and under, 9d; 37/421b, SVsd; 43/50lb, 8"Ad; second quality, average, 31, 7%d; other North Island brands, first quality, 36ib and under, B'Atl; 37/42 M), 8M; sesoixd quality, average, Sllb, 7y*d. Australian Lamb, Victorian, first quality, 30Lb and under, 7%d; 37/421b,

Argentine Lamb.—First quality, 361b and under, 6%d; 37/421b, G'/ad. New Zealand Beef.—Ox fores, 3%d; ox hinds, 5%d. Argentine Chilled Beef.—Ox fores, VAd; ox hinds, B%d. Australian Frozen Beef.—Ox crops, over 1001b 3%d; ox hinds, over IGOlb, 5%d. JJew Zealand Porker Pigs.-GO/lOOlb, 7%d 101/12Olb, 7%d; baconers, 121/180lb, o%d - . , * . Lamb. —Market contmuee tirm lor nrsc quality but second quality rather difficult to sell. Mutton: Wefahers steady at better prices. Ewes dull, very little business doing. New Zealand beet: Good demand, especially for hindquarters. Aew Zealand porker pigs: Small Slles during the present hot weather. Baconers: A little firmer in sympathy, with better prices of bacon. DAIRY PRODUCE. Messrs. Allen and Findlay have received the undermentioned cabled report from their principals, Messrs. Armour aud Company, dated London, August 8:— Butter .-Market quiet. },ew Zealand, salted, 134/ to 138/; unsatted, 148/ to 100/. Australian: Salted, 132/ to 136/. # Cheese—Market quiet. New Zealand white, 77/ to 78/; coloured, 82/ to 83/. A. H. Turnbull and Company, Ltd., has received the following cablegram from W. Weddcl and Company, Ltd., dated Augaet 8-—Butter: New Zealand, salted, 134/ to 138/; unsalted, 150/; Danish, 14S/,to 150/The market is quiet. Cheese: Zealand, white, 77/ to 78/; coloured, 82/ to 83/. The market is cuiet. Canadian: White, 83/ to 84/ J coloured, 82/ to 83/. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. has received the following cable from its London house, dated August C 'l3utter.-Choicest salted, 136/ to 137/ per cwt- Market is quiet. ,00/ Cheese—White, 78/; coloured, 83/ per cwt. Market ie steady.

Amalgamated Dairies, Ltd., have received the following cable from their London manager:— , , Butter.—Anchor, 140/, but in view continued absence demand oilers down to 130/ now more general. Danish, after sudden drop to 138/, gradually firrmed to 142/. Retail Dnnipli " ?nerally l/o, New Zealand unchanged, 1/5.- \<i 'M Cheese.—White, ~, ... .8/, market slightly firmer; coloured, 82/, market farm. Canadian, 79/ c.i.f. Ketail unchanged. Messrs. Leonard and Son have received advice from Mr. A. C. Kowson, London, dated August 8, of the following market report:— Cheese—New Zealand, white 70/ to 77/; coloured 82/. The demand is steady and the market firm. Outlook: Unlikely to decline further. Butter.—New Zealand, first grade, 134/; finest, 130/. The demand is slow and the market firm. Outlook uncertain. Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, report having received the following cablegram from their London principals, Messrs. Samuel Page and Son, dal-.-il 9th instant:— Butter.—The market is cjuiet. New Zealand: Finest salted, at 134/ to 136/. Danish butter, at 140/ to 148/. Australian: Finest unualted, at 132/ to 136/; finest salted, at 132/ to 130/; g.a.q., at 128/ to 130/. Cheese.—The market is quiet. New Zealand: White, at 77/ to 78/; coloured, at 82/ to 83/. Canadian: White, at 80/ to 83/; coloured, at 82/ to 84/'; c.i.f., at 80/. COTTON, RUBBER, JUTE, ETC. LONDON, August 9. (Last week's prices in parentheses.) Cotton.—September delivery, 6.73 d (6.75 d) per lb. Rubber.—Para, 6%d (6%d) per lb; plantation and smoked, 5 M6d (5 3-16 d) per lb. Jute.—August-September ■ shipments £18 12/6 (£l9 7/6) per ton. • " Copra—September shipments, South Sea, £17 (August, £17 2/0) per ton; plantation, Rabaul, £17 2/6 (August, £17 5/) per ton. Linseed 0i1.—£36 10/ (£35 10/) per •ton. Turpentine.—34/ (35/6) per cwt.