OVERSEAS MARKETS.
PRICE OF GOLD. £6 16/1 PER OUNCE. LONDON, February 22. Gold is quoted at £6 16/1 per ounce. The following table shows recent fluctuations in the price of fine gold at per ounce:— i; s. d. £ s. d. Feb. 1 .6 15 6 Feb. 13 .016 11 Feb. 2 . 6 19 6 Feb. 14 . 6 17 fi Feb. a . b Ui a Feb. ir> . 6 17 5 Feb. 0 . 7 U U Feb. 16 . 016 4 Feo. U . li 11) 3 Feb. 17 . 6 15 10 J'tb. 7 . 0 16 9 Feb. 19 . 6 15 9 Feb. S . 6 16 9 Feb. . 6 15 9 Feb. 9 . 617 4 Feb. «1 . 616 5 Feb. 10 . 6 17 1 Feb. 22 . 6 16 1 Feb. 12 . 6 17 2 COCOA CONFERENCE. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, February 21. In the House of Commons to-day, Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald, Under-Secretary for the Dominions, said the Government considered that the moat practical step to assist cocoa producers in Trinidad would be to press on the arrangements for a general conference between representatives of the "countries substantially interested in the production of cocoa. PRICES OF METALS. LONDON, February 21. Following are to-day's quotations on the London metal market, compared with those of February 20: — Feb. 21. Feb. 20. Per ton. Per ton. £ s. d. £ s. d. Copper, stan., spot 33 0 71 32 14 45 Copper, stan., 3 mos. 33 4 4J 32 IS 11 •Copper, electrolytic 35 15 0 30 0 0 to to 36 5 0 36 10 0 tCopper, elect., wire bars 36 5 0 36 10 0 Lead, soft, spot ... 11 15 0 11 15 0 Lead, soft, torward 12 0 0 12 0 0 Spelter, spot 14 17 0 14 15 0 Spelter, forward . . 15 1 3 15 0 0 Tin, stan., spot ... 227 11 3 226 11 8 Tift, stan., 3 tnos. . 227 3 9 226 7 6 "American, 8 cents a lb, same as on February 20. tßest selected, £3G 2/6. C BRADFORD TOPS VALUES. (Received 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, February 22. At Bradford the market is barely steady and business small. Topmakeis are asking;— Jan. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. 2.". 1. 8. 15. 22.
Per fb. Per lb. Per lb. Per lb. Per lb. d. d. d. d. d. Seventies .. 42i 41i 41 -10 40 Sixty-fours. 41 40J 391 38i 38 Sixties 30 38 37 30i 36 Fifty-sixes. 30 29 J 29 28J 28 Fifties 22J 22 22 21 20J Forty-sixes. 10 16 16 16 15 Forties ... 12J 121 12J 12 12 BEET SUGAR. (Received 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, February 22. Beet sugar is quoted at 5/1H per cwt for March delivery. WHEAT CARGOES, ETC. (Received 11.30 a.m.) LONDON. February 22. Cargoes demand is quiet. Parcels have a fairly steady tone with more business. Futures: London. February. 17/4 per qr; April, 17/8%; June, 18/1%; Liverpool, March, 4/1% per cental; May, 4/3%; July, 4/5%; October, 4/7%. Spot trade i« quiet. Australian, ex ship, 21/9 to 22 / 0. Flour is firm. Australian, cx store, 17/ to 17/3. Oats are quietly (steady arid peas and beans unchanged.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 46, 23 February 1934, Page 4
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