OVERSEAS MARKETS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 74, 29 March 1938, Page 4

OVERSEAS MARKETS.

DROP IN METALS. ALL CLASSES LOWER. (Recoived 11 n.ni.) LONDON". March 28. Following are to-day's quotations on tlio London metal market, compart',l with tin.so March '2.".: Mardi. M:ir.-li2B. IVr ton. I'.t inn ~ *■ <1. f s. <1. '■••IM'T. Stan.. K,mt nil 11 3 38 ] 3 1 1 ( stan.. 3 J '""litlis 30 ]ii inj f -> s lt; v I "Pl'cr, clf'-rrii. . 43 0 42 111 u to to ,• , 44 5 0 43 100 < oppor, plpo.. wire T ll; ', rs ,• 44 5 o -13 jo n r.f'i. . soft, spot . Ili li ;; li; - '•°a.l, >..rt, f.irwM 11; « ]ni ib k l' s l' n ! "P- -P"t .... 14 7 li 1t •> 11 ? Mi"ltr-r. forward . 1» s 11 14 2 ill Tin. stan.. stmt .. 1«4 10 o" lv; t 3' s '' | n.. -1 moc. ]S4 7 f; ! - j. Si Ivor, stan., 07,., ....-i'" 1 2nsd 10 r.-sd Silver. fine, 07.., s '"' t --'1 21 3-10,1 TALLOW. HEMP AND FRUIT. HIGH COM M 1 SSI OX KR 'S CABLE.

The Department of Agriculture lias received the tollowing cables:!;:m irom the ! , 1 O'li'i'issK.ner tor New Zealand London, dated .March 2."i: - I .lllinv Mai ket continues quiet on the spot, with pr'ces unchanged. 1 "'\i : ket quiet, Value K jrrado .Mann-May -s!i ipuieiit. CIO Outfit. dan uai y 1 to Mat ch 21. 247.000 bales against 348.000 same period last your. Mocks m Lnited Kingdom February °8 "gainst 4007 same time ,\ear. Mocks m Manila March 21. *>11.1 Him Dales, against 182.000 hales. Sisal: Market quiet. values unchanged. New Zeaand: Xn change to repoit. Sto.ks in London March 1. ,1 tons, against in."> tons same time last year.

1- r»iit. —1 ort Jackson discharged in sound condition. Markets are overstocked. _ American price Cox's Oran-e w P I i« Worcester Pearmain. -1 J Ahriston. B'. 10 Cravenstein L • American Jonathan apples, fi L 6 , 7 3; Newtown Pippin!

SYDNEY WOOL SALES. SYDVEY. March 28. Competition was keen at the Svdnpy w.ol sale* to-day. with tlio markpt linn on tlip closing rates of last «pok for all dpscnptions. Exceptions were dusty and hurry wools, which wpip irregular. Good support was foi thcnming from Rrad'"r»rd Japan. Germany, Francp and Belgium Grpasv Merinr realised up to ISUd. A total oi 10.087 bales wan offei'vl. and 8020 were auctioned. In addition 707 bales were sold privately. WHEAT MARKET STEADY. (Received 11 a.m.) LONDON*. March 28. "Wheat cargoes and parcels arp steady Futures in London are quoted as follows:—March. 40'6 per quarter; May. 30 (5. Liverpool: March. 6 7 a ; per cental' May. 6SV6: July. 6'B: ©etc'--" . <V'7Vi. Chicago futures are quoted; May, BCH cents per bushel: July, 82 1 2 cents:' September, 83' i cents. PRICE or SILVER. British Official Wireless. (Received 1.30 p.m.) RIGBY, March 2S. Silver is quoted at lftSd per ounce for 6 Pot delivery, and 19 7-16 d for tor-ward.