OVERSEAS MARKETS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 3, 5 January 1938, Page 4

OVERSEAS MARKETS.

TALLOW, HEMP AND FRUIT. HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. The Department of Agriculture has | received the following cablegram, dated j December 31. from the High Commis- | sioner for New Zealand. London; — I Tallow. —Market continues quiet on spot, I with prices unchanged. I Heinp.—Manila: Market steady but | quiet during the holidays. Values ! unchanged. Sisal: Market quiet and inactive. In the absence of business values nominal on the basis of £20 5/ for January-March shipments. New Zealand: Market idle. No first-hand sales reported. Apples.- Fair demand for dessert varieties. Oregon Newtowns. 0/ to 10'6: Jonathans, 10' to 10'6; British Columbian Jonathans, 8/ to 10,6; Delicious, 8 6 to 10 6. Pears. —-Steady demand. Californian Winter Nelis, 12/ to 13/: Washington Winter Nelis. 8 6 to 10/; British Columbian Anjon. 14/ to 15/; Oregon Beuree Bosc. 11/ to 12/. Peas. —Maples: Market quiet. A grade Tasmanian. February-March shipments, soldy early this month. 57'6: shippers now asking 58 6 to 50'. Xew Zealand: Decem-ber-January shipments sold at 53 6 to 54'6. according to quality. No. 1 quoted at 56/. Xew crop. March-April shipments, sold early this month. 55/. now 54 '3. Blues: Japanese improved demand. Dutch quiet, and unchanged. A grade Tasmanian afloat sold at £12 10/. ALL-ROUND RISE IN METALS. (Received 12 noon.) LONDON, January 4. FolloM'ing are to-day's quotations on the London metal market, compared with those of January 3: — Jan. 3. -Tan. 4. Per ton. Per ton. £ s. (1. £ s. <1. Copper, stan., spot 39 10 0 39 15 7i Conner. stan., 3 months 39 13 9 39 19 4£ Copper, electro. .. 43 5 0 -43 10 0 to to 44 5 0 44 10 0 Copper, elec., wire bars 44 5 0 44 10 0 Lend, soft, spot . . 15 3 9 15 5 0 Ijea<i. soft, forward 15 10J 15 S 1J Spelter, spot .... 14 7 14 13 Spelter, forwarfl . 14 15 7£ 14 11! ]Oi Tin. stnn., spot .. 181 7 fi ISI 17 li Tin, stuin., 3 mos. ISI 7 6 181 15 0 Silver, stan., oz., spot 19Jd 19 9-16 d Silver, fine, oz., spot 20Jd 21£ d WOOL FUTURES EASY. (Received 9.30 a.m.) ANTWERP, January 4. The Antwerp market for mool futures is easy. Quotations for 64's dry combed tops are as follows, compared with previous weeks' rates: — Dec. 14. Pee. 21. Dec. 28. Jan. 4. Per lb. Per lb. Per lb. Per lb. d. (1. d. d. March .... 263 25J 23J 24i May 26g 258 255 24i July 261 25g 25£ 24J