OVERSEAS MARKETS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 139, 14 June 1932, Page 4

OVERSEAS MARKETS.

SYDNEY WOOL SALES. At the Sydney wool sales to-day 5317 bales were ollered and 4089 were sold. Also 3089 bales were sold privately. Competition was fairly general, and the market was firm at closing rates of last week. Greasy Merino sold to 12d. TALLOW, HEMP, FRUIT. The Department of Agriculture has received the following cablegram, dated June 11, from the High. Commissioner for New Zealand, London: — Tallow. —No auction until next week. More business doing in spot at slightly lower prices. Hemp.—Manila: Market unchanged. Sisal: Prices declining; June-August shipment, No. 1, fair average qquality, quoted £12 15/ to £13. New Zealand: Market dull and unchanged; no first hand sales reported. Apples.—Market glutted and prices declining. Australian supplies during current fortnight, 1,000,000 cases. S.s. Northumberland, Port Napier, Middlesex consignments in the market. Current prices: Granny Smith, 12/ to 10/; Jonathan, Delicious, Dunn's Favourite, Sturmer, Ballarat Seedling. Cleopatra, Lord Wolscley, Statesman, Dougherty, Rymer, 9/ to 11/; others, 8/ to 10/. Pears: S.s. Port Wellington consignment very wasty and many unsaleable. Current prices for sound fruit:—Winter Nelis, 12/6 to 15/; Winter Cole, 13/; wasty fruit, 4/ to 10/. Otago fruit generally in good condition. S.s. Tamaroa, Cox's Orange, 14/ to 22/; others as quoted above. Pears: Winter Nelis, 4/6 to 5/6 per tray; 7/ to 8/ per half case. APPLES IN LONDON. (Received 11 a.m.) LONDON, June 13. The Middlesex's New Zealand apples sold as follow:—Jonathans, 7/ to 10/; large, 5/ to 6/; Delicious, 9/ to 10/; large, 7/ to 8/; Dunns, 8/ to 10/: Londons, 9/ to 10/; Sturmers, 0/ to 10/6. LEAD MARKET. (Received 11 a.m.) LONDON, Juno 13. Lead imports total 22,457 tons; Australian, 14,119; exports, 1010. WHEAT CARGOES. (Rccclved 11 a.m.) LONDON, June 13. Cargoes are steady and unchanged. Parcels are fully steady. Futures, London, June, 22/8 per quarter; September, 22/7: December, 22/9. Liverpool, July, 4/9 1 ,4 per cental; October, 4/11%; December, 5/0%. BRADFORD TOPS. (Received 11 a.m.) LONDON, Juno 13. Merino and fine crossbred tops are firm; medium and coarse crossbreds barely steady. PRICE OF GOLD. (Rcccivcrt 11 a.m.) LONDON, June 13. Gold is quoted at £5 12/S per ounce.