OVERSEAS MARKETS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 11, 13 January 1934, Page 4

OVERSEAS MARKETS.

DAIRY PRODUCE. MERCHANTS' CABLES. New Zealand Producers' Co-operative Marketing Association, Limited:—Both markets quiet. Butter: New Zealand, 64/ to 65/; Danish, 86/. Cheese: White, 46/ to 46/6; coloured, 43/6 to 44/. Messrs. A. H. Turnbull and Co., Ltd. (principals, Messrs. W. Weddel and Co., Ltd., London):—Butter: Danish, 86/; New Zealand, salted, 64/ to 65/; Australian, 61/ to 63/. Market quiet. Cheese: NewZealand, white, 46/ to 47/; coloured, 43/ to 44/. Market slow. Mr. Harry S. Withers (A. C. Rowson) :— Cheese: White, 47/; coloured, 44/. Market steady. Butter: First grade, 64/; finest grade, 65/. Market steady. Messrs. Allen and Findlay (principals, Messrs. Armour and Company, London):— Butter: Market quiet. New Zealand, salted, 64/ to 65/; unsalted, 66/ to 68/; ■ Australian, salted, 63/: unsalted, 63/ to 65/; Danish, 84/ to 86/. Cheese: Market slow. New Zealand, white, 46/ to 47/; coloured, 43/ to 44/; Canadian, 48/ to 50/. PRICES OF METALS. LONDON, January 11. Following are to-day's quotations on the London metal market, compared with those of January 10:—

SYDNEY WOOL PRICES. (Received 12.30 p.m.) SYDNEY, this day. Sydney wool prices are as follow: — Greasy super Merino fleece, to 36% d; greasy Merino, best 27% dto 28% d, good 25% dto 26% d, average 23% dto 24% d; slightly seedy, best 25d to 26d, good 23d to 24d, average 21d to 22d; burry, best 21d to 22d, average 19d to 20d; inferior, 17d to ISd; lambs, best, to 26% d; comebacke, beet, to 29% d; crossbred, best, to 29% d. LEAD STATISTICS. LONDON, January 11. Statistics of lead for the United Kingdom at the end of December, compared with the three previous months, are:— Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Imports . . 21,469 22,436 27,942 23,546 Australia . 8,019 11.547 14,159 13,051 Exports .. 1,487 990 1,326 1,353 WHEAT QUOTATIONS. (Received 1.30 p.m.) CHICAGO, January 12. Wheat is quoted for May delivery at 86% cents, for July delivery at 85% cente, and for September delivery at-86% cents. New York cash quotations are 97 cents. THE PRICE OF GOLD. (Eeceived 10.30 a.m.) LONDON,' January 12. Gold is quoted at £6 7/2 per ounce. A comparison with recent prices is:—

Jan. 11. Jan. 10. Per ton. Per ton. £ s. d. £ e. d. Copper, stan., spot. 32 1 3 31 6 3 Copper, stan., 3 mos. 32 3 31 8 9 ♦Copper, electrolytic 35 0 0 34 5 0 to to 35 10 0 34 15 0 Copper, elec., 'wire bars 35 10 0 34 15 0 Lead, soft, spot ... 11 5 0 10 18 9 Lead, soft, forward 11 10 0 11 5 0 Spelter, spot 14 13 9 14 6 3 Spelter, forward .. 15 0 0 14 11 3 Tin, stan., spot ... 22G 17 6 224 8 9 Tin, stan., 3 mos. . 227 7 6 224 13 9 •American, 8 cents a lb, same as on January 10.

Per oz. Per ox. £ s. d. £ s. d. •Tan. 2 . . 6 7 0 .Tan. 8 .. fi 6 8 •Tan. 3 .. f. 7 6 ■ .Tan. 0 .. 6 6 85 .Tan. 4 .. 6 7 fi Jan. 10 .. 6 7 1 Jan. 5 .. 6 7 6 Jan. 11 .. 6 7 1 Jan. 12 .. 6 7 2