OVERSEAS MARKETS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 115, 18 May 1933, Page 4

OVERSEAS MARKETS.

LONDON WOOL SALES. (Received 11 a.m.) LONDON, May 17. At the wool sales 9143 bales were offered, including 6370 New Zealand. About 7209 wore sold. There was a lirni tone, and offerings were readily cleared at I'd 11 rates under brisk home and Continental competition. New Zealand greasy crossbred, AHW. top price IOV4d, average 8d; scoured hall'bred, John, 1714(1 and 17d. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency has received the following cable from its London oflic":—Butter: New Zealand. 80/ per rwt. Markets slow, uncertain pending Government negotiations with exporters. -Cheese: White, 48/; coloured, 54/. APPLES IN LONDON. (Received 1 n.ir.l LONDON, May 17. The Cambridge's New Zealand apples sold a-: follow: —Jonathans, to 11/05 per case; Delicious. 9/0 to 'I/; London, 9/ to 10/6; Stunners. 9/9 to 10/. QUOTATIONS FOR METALS. LONDON. May 10. On the London metals market to-day tin made a slight recovery. Other metals, however, were cheaper. Quotations today, compared with yesterdav, were: — May 10. May 15. Per ton. Per ton. £ s. d. £ s. d. Conner. stnn.. snot ... .1.1 1(1 10* .14 7 Oi Copper, stall.. 3 mons. Til 0 7} .14 11 3 Copper, electrolytic .. .".8 10 0 "8 15 0 to to .•in 10 o .in 15 o Copper, elect., wire liars ,1!) 10 0 .10 15 O Lead, soft, spot .... 12 3 0 12 8 0 I.end. sott, forward . . 12 10 O 12 15 0 Spelter, spot ........ 15 8 0 15 8 9 Snelter. forward ... . 15 10 0 ..15 10 0 Till, stall., spot .... I'®4 2 11 183 8 0 Tin. stun., 3 mns. ... IS4 3 9 184 2 6 THE PRICE OF GOLD. (Received 10 a.m.) LONDON, May 17. Gold is quoted at £6 4/ per ounce.