LONDON METAL MARKETS

Press, Volume XC, Issue 27470, 2 October 1954, Page 10

LONDON METAL MARKETS

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STOCK SALES

STUDHOLME JUNCTION (From Our Own Reporter) .I t . WAIMATE. October Fat cattle were not in keen da at the Studholme Junct’on stock i and values receded by as much at a head. The bulk of the yarding of I 120 head was of excellent q® There was a large entry ot store a 160 head being forward, and bleats mediocre quality and the shortage feed available, most of the pens 5 passed in. Satisfactory values were Used for a small entry of sheep. Values were:— Cattle.—Fat steers, best £35 2s S £44 2s 6d. others £22 2$ 6d to £3l 6d: fat heifers, b'-st £33- 12s fid to 2s 6d, others £24 12s 6d to £2B S fat cows, best £25 12s 6d to £33 is others £l5 12s 6d to £2O 2s 6d; ye* bulls, £8 10s to £l5; springing co’ £2O; young B.P breeding rows £ Sheep.—Fat wethers (shorn). 55s It 60s 7d: fat ewes (shorn). 35s Id te 7d; medium three-quarterbred hoggets (in wool). 695; small cro® wether hoggets (shorn), 435; good. 5a

CEYLON TEA MARKET

(N.Z. Press Association— COLOMBO. Sept The market was generally dJIW active, with demand general at sale held this week. Quotations: grown broken orange pekoe 317 J per lb, medium liquoring broken« pekoe 272 cents, medium liquorinf® pekoe 275 cents, low medium D* orange pekoe 262 cents, low med*um 285 cents.

MINING

ARAHURA DREDGE The September yield of the At* gold dredge, operated by Gold New Zealand. Ltd., was 694 ounce gold from 334,000 vards of mat#® 1 cavatcd in 521 hours.

London metal uuruuuw, t-pi quotations are as folk Buyer Se £ d £i TinSpot 732 10 0 733 Forward 733 0 0 734 1 Lead— Spot 103 15 0 IN ( Forward 100 10 0 101 ( ZincSpot 81 0 0 81 ! Forward 81 5 0 81 11 Co'ioer— Spot 230 (I 0 2321 Forward 2f4 0 0 265 Gold: £12 10s 8jd an ounce.* !