OVERSEAS MARKETS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 87, 13 April 1933, Page 4

OVERSEAS MARKETS.

THE PRICE OF GOLD. LONDON, April 12. Gold is quoted at £(i 1/8 per ounce. TALLOW STATISTICS. LONDON, April. 11. Tallow statistics at the end of February, compared with the previous three months, were:— Dec. Jan. Feb. Mari Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Stocks 02S —. 1015 1774 imports . . 427 093 017 • 737 Deliveries . 513 347 203 ' 07S DAIRY PRODUCE. A. H. TurnbuH and Co. (principals, Messrs. W. Weddel and Co., London):— Butter: Danish. 80/ to 91/; New Zealand, salted, 68/ to 70/; Australian, 65/ to 68/. Cheese: New Zealand, white 38/ to 40/, coloured 45/ to 46/. Both markets firm. QUOTATIONS FOR METALS. LONDON, April 11. Following are to-day's quotations on the London metal market, compared with those of April 10:— April 11. April 10. Per ton. Per ton. £ s. d. £ s. d. Copper, stan., spot 30 0 7J 29 13 9 Copper, stan., 3mos. 30 4 4J 29 16 3 •Copper, electrolytic 34 15 0 34 0 0 to to 35 0 0 35 0 0 Copper, elect., wire barn 35 0 0 35 0 0 Lead, soft, spot .:. 11 0 0 10 15 0 Lead, soft, forward 11 5 0 1.1 1 3 Spelter, spot 14 17 6 15 1 3 Spelter, forward . . 15 3 9 15 7 0 Tin, stan., spot . . 156 8 9 106 2 6 Tin, stan., 3 mos. . 157 2 6 156 8 9 •American, 5.43 cents per lb, compared with 5.37 cents on April 10. LEAD STATISTICS. (Received 10 a.m.) LONDON, April 12. Statistics of lead for the United Kingdom at the end of March, compared with previous months, are:— Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Imports . . 19,884 22,125 19,835 20,009 Australian 11,872 12,283 9,064 9,01'J Exports . . 2,633 732 2,781 3,449