OVERSEAS MARKETS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 299, 18 December 1935, Page 4

OVERSEAS MARKETS.

DAIRY PRODUCE PRICES. i BOARD'S OFFICIAL REPORT. The New Zealand Dairy Board has received the following market report from its London office, dated December 13:— New Zealand Butter. 33/12/35. Last week. Last year. Salted .. . S7/-SB/ *91/-93/ 69/-70/ "Equals 10.17(1 per lb f.o.b. Un sal ted . 98/-104/ 100/-10G/ 72/-74/ Tons. Tons. Tons. Deliveries . 3,3!11 1.033 2,054 In store .. 3,076 3,351 5,008 Australian, salted, 80/ to 87/ per cwt; nnsalted, 94/ to 95/, ex. 00/. Deliveries: Australian, 1872 tons; in store, IG7I tons. Market steadier at end of this week. New Zealand retail price unchanged, 1/1 per lb. Danish, 106/ per cwt, f.0.b., 127/ to 128/ spot; Argentine, nnsalted, 94/ to 9.3/; Dutch, nnsalted, 88/ to 94/, ex. 103/; Siberian, salted, 87/ to 88/. Market quiet. Danish retail price unchanged, 1/3 per lb. New Zealand Cheese. 13/12/35. Last week. Last year. White . . 51/6-52/6 *51/0-52/ 43/0-44/ "Equals 5,G2d per 11) 1'.0.b. Coloured . 54/G-50/ 03/-54/ 43/-43/G Crates. Crates. Crates. Deliveries 25,808 10,638 24,G1G In store . 44,484 50,011 07,811 Australian, white, 48/ to 51/ per cwt; coloured, 52/ to 53/. Market firmer at the close. New Zealand retail price unchanged, 7d per lb. Canadian, white, 50/ to 58/ per cwt; coloured, 56/ to 00/; old season's, white, 60/ to 08/. Deliveries: Canadian, 7052 boxes; in store, 153,624 boxes. South African, coloured, 50/ to 51/ per cwt; English, finest farmers', 100/ to 100/; factory, 38/ to 48/. Market firm. Imperial Economic Committee's estimated stocks of all butters in store, 393,251 boxes (last year 064,885 boxes). New Zealand Producers' Co-operative Marketing Association have to-day received a cable from their London office, dated December 17 and reading as follows: —-Butter steady; cheese firm. Butter: New Zealand, 86/ to 87/ per cwt; Danish, 120/. Cheese: White, 53/ to 53/0 per cwt; coloured, 58/ to 58/6. Messrs. A. H. Turnbull and Co. (Messrs. W. Weddel and Co.). —-Butter: New Zealand salted, 87/ per cwt; Australian, 80/. Market steady. Cheese: New- Zealand white, 53/0 per cwt; coloured, 59/. Market firm. Messrs. Joseph Nathan and Co. (Messrs. Trengrouse and Nathan). —Butter: 80/ to 87/ per cwt. Steady. Cheese: White, 53/0 per cwt; coloured, 50/.

PRICES OF METALS. TIN SLIGHTLY FIRMER. LONDON, December 16. Following are to-day's quotations on the London metal market compared with those of December 13: — Dec. IG. Dec. 13. Per ton. Per ton. £ s. d. G s. d. Copper, Stan., spot 34 16 10J 35 1 10^ Copper, stall., 3 mos. 35 4 4$ 35 10 7.J Copper, electrolytic 39 0 0 39 0 0 to to 39 10 0 39 15 0 Copper, elee., wire bars 39 10 0 39 15 0 Lead, soft, spot .. 16 13 9 16 17 6 Lead. soft, forward 16 13 9 16 17 6 Spelter, spot .... 14 17 6 15 1 3 Spelter, forward . 15 1 3 15 6 3 Tin, stan., spot . . 221 5 0 219 15 0 Tin, Stan., 3 mos. 209 17 6 20S 17 6 SYDNEY WOOL "SALES. SYDNEY, December 17. At the wool sales 12,725 bales were offered and 11,615 Hold, also 105S privately. Competition continues strong and genera'., with increased support from Yorkshire. Greasy Merino made 30V4d per lb for seven bales from Yaws. 1 ANTWERP WOOL TOPS. (Received 10 a.m.) LONDON. December 17. Futures are quoted at 27% d for January delivery, 27% d for March and 28d for June.