OVERSEAS MARKETS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 290, 7 December 1932, Page 4

OVERSEAS MARKETS.

LONDON WOOL SALES. LONDON, December 6. At the wool sales 9849 bales were offered, including 4544 New Zealand. About 6700 were sold; Home and Continental buyers were operating at full rates. There were some withdrawals, due to high limits. Compared with October closing, fine greasy Merinos were par to 5 per cent higher; medium, par; inferior, 5 per cent lower; fine greasy crossbrec.:, 5 per cent higher; inferior, 5 per cent lower; slipes, fine par, low 5 to 10 per cent cheaper. New Zealand greasy crossbred, AJW, 9%d. SYDNEY WOOL SALES. SYDNEY, December 6. At the Sydney wool sales to-day 11,805 bales were offered, and 10,868 were sold. Also 982 bales were sold privately. Prices were very firm for all descriptions, except faulty crossbreds, which sold in buyers' favour. Greasy Merino sold to 19% d. QUOTATIONS FOR METALS. LONDON, December 5. Following are to-day's quotations on the London metal market, compared with those of December 1: — Dec. 5. Dec. 1. Per ton. Per ton. £ s. d. £ s. d. Copper, stan.. spot 31 0 7S 31 10 7J Copper, stan.. 3 mos. 31 8 9 31 16 101 ♦Copper, electrolytic 36 10 0 36 15 0 to to 37 0 0 37 5 0 Copper, elect., wire bars 37 0 0 37 5 0 soft, spot ... 11 8 9 11 15 0 Lead, soft, forward 11 16 3 12 3 9 Spelter, spot 15 3 9 15 1 3 Spelter, forward . . 15 10 O 15 7 6 Tin, stan., spot ... 150 17 C. 151 11 3 Tin, stan., 3 mos... 151 18 9 152 18 9 •American 5.12 cents a lb, compared with 5.18 cents on December 1.