OVERSEAS MARKETS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 246, 18 October 1933, Page 4

OVERSEAS MARKETS.

TALLOW, HEMP, EGGS, ETC. HIGH COMMISSIONER'S CABLE. j The following cablegram, dated October 14, has been received by the Department | of Agriculture from the High Commissioner for Now Zealand, London; — ! Tallow. —Fair demand at, auction and 800 casks offered, of which 397 sold at | unchanged prices. : Hemp.—Manila: Fair business done, i "K"' grade for October-December ship- | ment sold at £14 10/. Sisal: Market quiet, i Small business has been done in No. 1 grade for October-December shipment at £17. New Zealand: Market quiet. Small business has been done for OctoberI December shipment in fair grade at £14 i and common grade at £13. i Eggs.—Market steady. New laid, firm; ; boxed, slow. English, national pack. If// to 18/6; English, ordinary pack, 15/6 to 16/3; Australian, 141b to 171b per long hundred, 10/6 to 12/: Danish, 11/ to 13/6. i Apples.—Sales much slower; prices 1 weaker. i QUOTATIONS FOR METALS. LONDON, October 16. Following are to-day's quotations on ■ the London metal market, compared with those of October 13;— j Oct. 16. Oct. 13. | Per ton. Per toil. £ s. (1. £ s. d. j Copper, stau., spot 33 16 10J 33 6 104 | Topper, stan., 3 mos. 33 9 4J 33 10 7J "Copper, electrolytic 37 0 0 36 0 0 ! to to ' 3S 0 0 37 O 0 Copper, clcct., wire ' bars 38 0 0 37 0 o Lpad, soft, spot ... 11 17 6 11 17 6 Lend, soft, forward 12 2 6 12 2 6 Spelter, spot ...... 36 11 3 36 10 0 Spelter, forward .. 36 16 3 16 35 0 Tin, stan.. spot ... 222 16 3 223 18 9 Tin, stan., 3 mos. . 222 16 3 223 17 6 •American, S cents a lb, same as on October 13. j DAIRY PRODUCE. The following merchants' cables have been received this morning from London principals:— New Zealand Producers' Co-operative ■ Marketing Association:—Both markets i quiet. Butter: New Zealand, finest !)!)/, j first 9.5/; Danish, 117/. Cheese: White, I 49/; coloured, 47/. ' Messrs. Joseph Nathan and Co.:— Butter: 98/, first Do/. Cheese: White, 49/; coloured, 47/. Both very quiet. j * . BRISBANE WOOL SALES. BRISBANE, October 17. At the Brisbane wool sales to-day 11,072 bales were offered. The selection was rather above the average. There was a very strong market with I the Continent and Bradford the principal i buyers. Excellent clearances were effected. 1 The market was distinctly in sellers' favour. Top prices were: Greasy Merino, 20? id; scoured, 30d. BRADFORD FIRM. : LONDON, Octobcr 16. I Bradford is firm, with rather more business, especially for finer sorts.