OVERSEAS MARKETS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 245, 16 October 1931, Page 4

OVERSEAS MARKETS.

BRADFORD TOPS FAIRLY FIRM. BUT LITTLE BUSINESS. (Received 12.30 p.m.) BRADFORD, October 15. At Bradford the market is fairly firm, with little business. Everybody is awaiting the election results. To-day's quotations compare ae follows with those previously cabled: —

AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE. SYDNEY, October 15. The following are to-day'e quotations on the Sydney produce markets: —Wheat, ex trucks, at Sydney, 2/11; at country stations, 2/3. Flour, £10. Bran and pollard. £. Potatoes, Tasmanian, £9 to £11; Victorian, £7 10/. Onions, Victorian, to £6. Oats, white and Algerian, 2/6. Maize, 3/2. (Received 12.30 p.m.) MELBOURNE, this day. Wheat is quoted at 2/9 per bushil. Flour, £7 per ton. Bran and pollard, £4 5/. Oats, 2/ to 2/1 per bushel. Barley, English, unchanged. Maize, 3/ to 3/1. DAIRY PRODUCE. , . BUTTER AND CHEESE QUIET. (Received 12.30 p.m.) • LONDON, October 15. The butter market is slow. Danish, 128/ to 130/ per cwt. Choicest salted: New Zealand, 118/ to 120/; Australian, 112/ to 113/. Unealted about 2/ premiumCheese is inactive. New Zealand, white, 68/; coloured, 69/.

MERCHANTS , CABLES. Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, report having received the following cablegram from their London principals, Messrs. , Samuel Page and Son, dated 15th instant: — \ Butter.—The market is very slow. New Zealand, finest salted, 114/ to 118/; Danish, 126/ to 128/; Australian, finest unsalted, 112/ to 114/; finest ealted, 110/ to 113/; g.a.q., 102/ to 106/. Cheese.—The market is very slow. New Zealand, white 66/ to 68/, coloured 69/ to 70/; Canadian, white 68/ to 69// coloured 69/ to 70/, c:i.f. 56/ to 57/. Messrs. Joseph Nathan and Co. have received the following cable from their London principals, Messrs. Nathan and Trengrouse, dated London, October 15:— Butter: Finest, 119/ per cwt; first, 114/. Cheese: New Zealand, white and coloured, 67/ per cwt. No demand.

PRICES AT GLASGOW. Messrs. Norden and Co., Ltd., have received the following cable from their principals, Messrs. R. and- W. Davidson, Ltd., London and / Glasgow, under date 15th inst.: — Butter.—Market quiet, but showing some signs of improvement. 114/ to 118/ cwt,.equivalent to 12.04 d lb, f.0.b., Auckland; 120/ (except.), equivalent to 12.45 d lb, f.0.b., Auckland. Cheese.—Market slow. White and coloured cheese. 67/ to 68/ cwt., equivalent to 6.45 d lb, f.0.b., Auckland. - —• -

WHEAT CARGOES, ETC. HIGHER PRICES CHECK BUSINESS. (Received 12.30 p.m.). . LONDON", October 15. Wheat cargoes are inactive but steady. Parcels are quiet, and declined 3d. Futures: —London: December, 21/9 per quarter; February, Liverpool: October, 4/6% per cental; December, 4/9; March, 4/11%; May, 5/1%. Spot trade is inactive, the high • prices asked checking business. Australian, ex ship, 27/ per quarter. Flour is firmly held. Australian, ex store, 18/7 to 19/. Oats are strong, and 6d to 1/ dearer. Peas and beans are steadily held. BEET SUGAR. (Received 12.30 p.m.) LONDON, October 15. Beet sugar is quoted for November delivei-y at 6/5 per cwt. PRICE OF SILVER. RUGBY, October 15. Silver is quoted at 17d an oz for spot and YlVid forward.

Sept. Sept. fict. Oct. Oct. 17. 24. 1. 8. 15. Sixty-fours ... 20J 2,5 251 24 23J Sixticy lSi 23J 231 16J 21J Fifty-sixes ... 14 15J 17J ..Si 16J Fifties 11 18 14 11J 13i Forty-sixes 9 11 12 j.1 11 h Forties 9 10 11 — 11