BASE METALS MARKET

Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 113, 6 February 1937, Page 12

BASE METALS MARKET

Prices Generally Firm By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. London, February 4. The official London (middle) quotations for Thursday as reported by the Australian Mines and Metals Association, compare with those previously cabled as fol-

N.Z. Pound Abroad Based on figures quoted by the Bank of New South Wales, the New Zealand pound, compared with its original par value, is equivalent to approximately:— 16/1 in London. £l/0/1 in Australia. 16/11 in U.S.A. 16/1* jn Canada. 13/7 in France. 9/6J in Germany. IG/1A in Italy. 11/9 in Java. £l/8/lf in Japan. AUCTION DIARY TO-DAY. Wimbledon Annual Sale, 12.30 p.m., Woodbank Station Yards, a/c various clients —6OOO Sheep (Williams and Kettle Ltd.). MONDAY. Johnsonville Ewe Fair, 12.30 p.m.—HOOT Sheep. Akitlo Annual Stock Sale, 12 noon, a/c various owners—s7oo Sheep (Southern Hawke’s Bay Stock Auctioneers). Site of Old Waitangi Bridge (on Main Road, between Napier and Hastings). 1 p.m.. a/c T. Greig—4o,ooo Feet Bridge Timber (Dalgety ami Co., Ltd., iilcorp. in England). Ilunterville Sale, 12.30 p.m.—8540 Sheep. Woodville Sale, 12 noon—s9o Sheep and 389 Cattle (Abraham and Williams, Ltd.). 216 Lambton Quay, 1 p.m.—Ciro Art Shop Fittings and Stock (Johnston and Co.). TUESDAY. Pahiatua Ewe Fair, 11.30 a.m. (Dalgety and Co., Ltd.). Moreton Road, Carterton, 1 p.m.—Clearing Sale on tt/c Moore Bros. (Wright. Stephenson and Co., Ltd.). 63 Willis Street, opp. McKenzies.—Antique Furniture, Old China, etc. (Johnston and Co.). Marton Sale, 1 p.m.—3100 Sheep (Abraham ..anti"Williams, Ltd.). ■Wanganui Annual Ham Fair, 10.30 a.m. Freeman R. Jackson and Co., Ltd.). Levin Sale, 11.30 a.m.—Mixed Stock,

lows:— Feb. 3. Per ton. Feb. 4. Per ton. Copper— £ s. d. £ s. d. Standard, spot , 54 5 74 54 7 6 Ditto, forward ... 54 6 101 54 10 71 Electrolytic 5S 15 0 59 10 0 to 50 15 0 60 5 0 Wire bars 59 15 0 60 5 0 Lead— 27 7 (1 27 6 3 Forward 27 0 3 27 5 0 Spelter— i 21 10 3 22 3 I) Forward 22 3 9 22 11 3 Tin— 22S 17 0 229 12 6 Forward 229 12 6 230 16 0 Silver— Standard, per oz. . 201-10d. 19 15-lGd. Fine 215-Sd. 214d. fAmerican, 50. □55 cents a lb.