BASE METALS MARKET

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 99, 20 January 1939, Page 12

BASE METALS MARKET

Slight Firming In Prices

By Telegraph.—P/’/’S' / oi., i-u-tit x LONDON, January IS. 'flic official London l/niddb'l quotations compare with those previously cabled as

Sterling Exchange Firm Bv TPlciimpii —Pros* Acwn. —Convrlsbß LONDON, January 18. Sterling exchange is now firm at all centres following the circulation by the London Stock Exchange general committee of a request made by the Bank ot England asking all members to co-operate in the elimination of all undesirable exchange business. This t-’lep io generally regarded ao aiming at the completion ot iwtrictions' against speculators in exchange. ■, Australian Produce Markets By Telegraph.—Press assu.— Copyright. (Received January 19, 8.20 p.m.) SYDNEY. January 19. The Sydney wheat market is quiet. Silo grain is quoted at 2/5£ a bushel, and bagged at 2/64 to 2/7. Flour, £l2/10/a ton. Brafi, £5/5/-. Dollard, £5/10/-. Potatoes,.'Tasmanian. £l4/10/- a ton; Western Australian. £l5. Onions, Victorian, brown. £3O a ton; South Australian. white, £2B. Maize, yellow, 5/3 a bushel.

follow a Jan. 17. Jan. 18. Pi ■r ton. Per ton. Copper — Standard, spot £ ... *12 10 71 £ 43 8. 1 (1. 101 Ditto, forward 42 15 74 43 6 10l Electrolytic ... ... 48 0 0 48 41) 0 0 to IP 0 0 0 ... W 0 0 19 0 0 Lead— ... 14 7 6 11 10 71 ... 14 11 10 J 14 14 di SpelterSpot ..13 ... 14 16 0 71 13 ,13 14 19 41 4J Tin - ... 215 12 6 216 s g ... 216 8 p 217 3 9 SilverStandard, an oz. . 20 5-. IGd 20 1-Sd. Fine, an oz. . • 2115-ldd. 21 11-lGd.