OVERSEAS MARKETS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 102, 2 May 1935, Page 4

OVERSEAS MARKETS.

PRICES OF METALS. A FIRMER TENDENCY. LONDON, April 30. Following are • to-day's quotations on the London metal market, compared with those of April 29: — April 30. April 20. i'er ton. l'er ton. H a. ' d. £ s. d. Copper, stan., spot 31 8 9 31 3 li Copper, stai)., 3 iuos. 31 1U loi 31 10 < a Copper, electrolytic 34 lo 0 34 15 0 to to 30 10 0 30 10 0 Copper, elec, wire burs 30 10 0 35 10 0 Lead, soft, spot .. 13 2 0 12 12 o Lead, sott, torward 13 3 0 12 10 3 .Spelter, spot 13 8 0 13 2 0 Spelter, torward . 13 11 3 13 0 0 3.111. stall., spot .. 2114 10 3 223 2 0 Till, stan., 3 uios. 210 12 0 21b 7 0 PETROL IN BRITAIN. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY/April 30. From to-morrow the price of motor spirit will be advanced one penny a gallon throughout Britain. TALLOW PRICES. At the London tallow sales 320 casks were ottered and 159 sold, at an advance of 4/ to 0/. Fine mutton is quoted at 31/ per cwt, medium at 27/; line beef 20/0, medium 20/0. CHICAGO WHEAT VALUES. CHICAGO, May 1. Wheat for delivery in May is quoted at Chicago at 97% cents per bushel. For July delivery the rate is 98'/s cents, and for September n B% cents. AUSTRALIAN WOOL SALES. (Received 10 a.m.) BRISBANE, this day. At the wool sales a strong demand continued. All descriptions showed a firming tendency. Top prices were:—Greasy, lGd; scoured, 26% d. LONDON WJpOL SALE. Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, report having received the following cablegram fronj their London house, dated Ist instant:—Wool sales: Very firm, expect rise in prices next week, VA per cent to 10 per cent, as compared with closing rates of last series.