LONDON MARKETS

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 5, 1 October 1935, Page 12

LONDON MARKETS

Tallow, Hemp, Eggs, Fruit, Peas

The Department of Agriculture has received the i'olowing cablegram, dated September 28. from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, London: — Tallow: Market firm : quotations slightly higher. . Hemp: Manila again dearer; market closed strong. “K” grade for October-De-cember shipments sold up to £26. Sisal. Market continues firm. Mexican prices have advanced to £26/5/6; London parity on basis c.i.f. European and African No. 1 for October-December shipments valued at £25/5/-. January-March shipments sold up to £25/15/-. New Zealand: Value nominally higher in sympathy on tlm basis of fair. £lB to £lB 10/-.' No lirst-linnd sales reported owing Io absence of offers. Eggs: Market steady, values about unchanged. First small arrival of South African sold at from 10/6 to 12/6. Apples: Market bus declined. Canadian and American arrivals are heavy. Californian Gravenstein, 8/6 to 11/-; Jonathan. 10/6 to 11/-. Pears: Only moderate demand: prices lower. Californian Bartlett, 9/6 to 12/6. , Peas: Maples—Market has declined: fair business done in New Zealand and Tasmania. No. 1 New Zealand for Sep-tember-November shipments sold nt from 53/6 to 54/3: November-December shipments at 54/-. “A” grade Tasmanian for Septemher-Cjetnber shipments sold at from 53/6 to 54/-. English: Steady demand: values about unchanged. Blues; Fair demand: Japanese and Dutch, at better price. Tasmanian shippers’ prices outranged. Small business bus been done on spot unchanged. Prices. £lO/15/to £ll ex wharves. London September 28. Australian canned fruits, peaches, pears and apricots have been selling well. Sales for the season exceeded 1.000.000 cases. Wholesale traders would like more.

Dividends Payable Claude Neon. Ltd.. Sydney—--15 p.c.. payable as to 7| p.c. (and payable as to 7} p.c. January 1) Oct. 1 United Bldg (Ch.Ch.)—inf.. 21 p.c. Oct. 1 Nestles and Anglo-Swiss—-quarterly pref. 8 p.c., p.a. Oct. 1 Bartholomew Timber —final. 21 p.c Oct. 3 Bank of Australasia—int.. 3/6 a share Oct. 5 V, bittome Stevenson—2l p.c. .. Oct. 5 Farmers Auctioneering—ord., 4 p.c Oct. 5 Mount Morgan—div. Gd. and bonus 3d. n share Oct. 10 Milne and Ohoyce—ord. and deb., 3} p.c Oct. 10 Amalgamated Wireless—final, 6. p.c Oct. 14 G J. Coles—quarterly, 10 p.c. pa Oat. 15 Wool worths (N.Z.)—paid, int.. pref., 2 7-10 p.c Oct. 15 Yarra Falls—final. 4 p.c .... Oct. 17 Beath and Co.—pref.. 5 p.c., ord. 8 p.c Oct. 19 K.D.V. Box—final, 4 p.c Oct. 21 Mart'hh Mining—int., 6d. a share Nov. 15 Broken Hill Ppty.—int., 6j p.c. Nov. — O. L. Innes—pref, and ord., 8 p.c. also pref, arrears Dec. 1