OVERSEAS MARKETS

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 22, 26 January 1935, Page 4

OVERSEAS MARKETS

PRICES OF METALS. LONDON, January 24. Following arc*to-da.v's quotations on the London metal market, compared with tlie-.-ic of January 23: — .Tan. 24. Jan. 23. IVr ton. Per toil. C s. <1. Us. <1. Copper, stall., spot '-'7 13 li -S f 10J Copper. stall., 3 months -V IS !» 2S 0 .10.. Copper, electro. .. 30 l.» 0 .11 0 0 to to ;;t r> o 31 hi o Copper, elee., wire bars 31 r, 0 3110 0 Load, soft, spot . to H "» 8 ■' Lead. soft, t'orw'd HI 8 • 10 11 3 Spelter, spot 11 IS 0 11 18 9 Spelter, forward . 12 - 0 1- 2 0 Tin, stall., spot . 232 1 1 3 232 8 !l Till, stall., 3 liios. 228 18 9 228 18 9 The quotation for silver at per fine ounce is 20 9-10 d, same as yesterday.

GOLD AND SILVER. QUOT A TlO N S IX LO XDO N. LONDON". January 2a. Five gold is quoted to-ihiy at XT 1/4.-a [h : ounce. Silver is quoted at 24?« d an ounce spot, land 24 %d forward. same a.s yesterday. Following is a summary of the fluctuations in the price per ounce of line sold in 1935: — ,e s. (I. Highest price, January 15 .724 Ik)west price, Januiiry 2 . . 7 (I 10J January IS 7 2 U January 1!) 7 2 0 January 21 7 2 01 January 22 7 2 1 January 2.'! 7 2 li January 24 7 1 4 January 25 7 1 4i AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE. SYDNEY, January 21. Following are to-day's quotations on the Sydney produce market: —Wheat: Sew season's, on country sidings, bagged, 2/4Vs; bulk, 2/4, equal to about 2/11% and 3/, ex trucks Sydney. Old wheat equal to about 2/9V4 ex trucks Sydney. Flour: £10 7/0. Bran: £5. Pollard: £5 !>/. Potatoes: Tasmanian, £12 to £14; Victorian, £12. Onions: Victorian, £12. Make: White and yellow, 3/3. Adelaide prices are:—Wheat: Growers' lots, new season's, 2/i); old. 2/(SV&. Flour: £10 7/0. Bran: £5. T'ollard: £5 2/0. Oats: Algerian. 1/11. Barley: 2/7. MELBOURNE, this day. Wheat, 2/11% per bushel; Hour, £7 2/6 per ton; bran, £4 15/; pollard, £5; oats, 2/:? per bushel; barley, English 3/; maize, 3/0 to 3/7; potatoes, £0 10/ to £9 15/ per ton; onions, £8 15/. I EGG TRADE LIFELESS. LONDON, January*24. Eggs are lifeless. Australian, nominally fourteens, 7/0 per 100; fifteens, 7/9; sixteens, 8/3; seventcens, 8/9. SYDNEY WOOL SALES. - SYDNEY, January 24. At the Sydney wool sales to-day 11,108 bales were offered, and 9878 were sold. Also 523 bales were sold privately. Values were fully maintained, but faulty wools were still irregular. Competition was strong and general, with increased activity on German account. Greasy Merino sold to ISVid.

LONDON WOOL SALE. LONDON, January 24. At the wool sales 10,380 bales were ofl'ered, including 4029 New Zealand. About 8551 Australian and New Zealand were sold. Competition was well sustained at steady rates. Compared with closing rates of last series, best greasy Merinos arc 5 per cent up, others unchanged, scoureds par to 5 per cent up, fine greasy crossbreds 5 per cent dearer, medium and coarse par to 5 per cent up. New Zealand greasy crossbred, Titi, top price 10% d. average Od: lamb slipe wool, Feilding, ltd and ll%d. WHEAT CARGOES, ETC. LONDON, January 24. Wheat cargoes are steady. Parcels are steady. Futures—London: February, 20/5 per quarter; April, 20/6; June, 21/3. Liverpool: March, 4/1114 per cental; May, 5/1%; July, 5/3%. Spot trade is slow. Australian, ex ship, 24/0 to 25/3. Flour is quiet. Australian, ex store, 18/9 to 19/. Oate are dull, and peas and beans quiet.