OVERSEAS MARKETS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 297, 15 December 1936, Page 4

OVERSEAS MARKETS.

LEAD TRADE. (Received 10 a.m.) LONDON, December 14. Lead imports into Great Britain fo: November were 24,786 tone, including 924 : from Australia. WORLD WHEAT PRICES. (Received 1.30 p.m.) LONDON, December 14. Wheat cargoes are very firm at 6d to 1, advance. Parcels are 6d to 714 d dearer Futures: London, January, 43/8 pe juarter; May, 42/0%. Liverpool—Decern ber, 9/4%; March, 8/8%; May, 8/7%; Juiy 3/6%. Chicago: December, 135% cents pe bushel; May, 129% cents; July, 117'/4 cents SYDNEY WOOL SALE. SYDNEY, December 14. At the wool sales to-day 12,1342 bale ivere offered and 11,859 sold, in additioi to 1914 disposed of privately. There wa ;ood general competition from Yorkshir ind the Continent, with wider demand oi the French account, and good supper Tom America on suitable lines. Choices .■■lips were very firm at last week's closini rates. All other descriptions were fully 6 pe ;ent higher. Greasy Merino made up ti 32d per lb. Last week's average price tvere £21 11/10 a bale, equal to 17.3 c per lb. PRICES OF METALS. COPPER AND LEAD HIGHER. (Received 1.30 p.m.) LONDON, December 14. Following are to-day's quotations on thi jondon metal market, compared witl ,hose of December 11:— Dec. 11. Dec. 14. Per ton. Per ton. £ s. d. £ s. d, Copper, stan., spot 44 13 1J 45 2 6 Jopper, stan., 3 months 44 19 45 9 4 Copper, electro. 49 0 0 49 0 0 to to 49 10 0 49 15 0 Copper, «lec., wire bars 49 10 0 49 15 0 jead, soft, spot . . 24 12 0 25 15 0 >ad, soft, forward 24 12 G 25 15 0 spelter, spot .... 17 10 0 17 15 0 Spelter, forward . . 17 16 3 18 1 3 Tin, stall., spot . . 234 7 G 230 12 0 L'in, stall., 3 mos. 234 7 0 230 12 G Silver, spot, oz. . 213-lGd 21 5-8 d ' f Tver, forward, oz 22 7-8 d 23 l-16d