OVERSEAS MARKETS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 203, 29 August 1939, Page 6

OVERSEAS MARKETS.

METAL PRICES RISE. LONDON, August 27. Following are to-day's quotations on the London metal market, compared with those of Aujfust 25: — Aug. 25. Aug. 27. Per ton. Per ton. £ s. d. £ 8. d. Copper, stan.. spot 45 8 9 45 17 6 Copper, stan., 3 months 45 9 4£ 46 3 Copper, electro. . . 50 10 0 52 10 0 to to 52 0 0 54 10 0 Copper, elec., wire bars 52 0 0 54 10 0 Lead, soft, spot .. 16 5 71 IK 13 1J Lead, soft, forward 16 1 10J lfi 9 4 J Spelter, spot .... 14 16 10J 15 6 1J .Spelter, forward . 14 IS 1J 15 3 l| Tin, stan., spot . 229 18 9 229 18 9 Tin, stan.. 3 mos. 224 13 9 226 5 0 Silver, stan., oz . 20 l-16d 19Jd Silver, fine, oz . . 21 gd _ 20gd TALLOW AND HEMP. The Department of Agriculture has received the following cablegram from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, London, dat'ed 25fch instant: — Tallow.—The market continues quiet. Present spot quotations are:—Mutton: Fine, 21/ to 22/; good, 20/; fair, 15/6 to 16/; dark to dull, 17/6. Beef: Good, 16/6; fair, 15/ to 15/6; dark to dull, 16/6. Mixed: Good, 17/; fair, 15/ to 15/6; gut. 16/6. . Hemp—Manila: Market? firm and steady, shippers offer sparingly. K grade sold August-October shipment £16 10/. Sisal: Market finner at the close. Prices are advancing. Small business reported. September-November shipment sold up to £15 15/. WORLD WHEAT PRICES. (Received 11 a.m.) LONDON, August 28. Wheat cargoes are slightly dearer. Parcels are tinquoted. Futures are quoted as follow:—London: August, 23/2 per quarter; November, 22/11. Liverpool: October, 4/1% ppr cental; December, 4/1%; March, 4/2%. Chicago: September, 68% cents per bushel; December, 68%; May, 69%.