DAIRY EXPORTS

Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 61, 14 March 1939, Page 12

DAIRY EXPORTS

SHIPMENTS DECLINE

SEVEN MONTHS' BUSINESS

The Dairy Board, by arrangement with the Primary Products Marketing Department, supplies the information relative to shipments of butter and cheese from New Zealand for the period August to February inclusive as follows: —

Decrease for period, 16,955 tons. "•Includes Southampton. February, 1939, shipments of butter at 11,279 tons were 1544 tons less than for the corresponding month of 1938. CHEESE.

♦Includes Southampton. February, 1939, shipments of cheese at 7929 tons were 1182 tons more than for those of February, 1938. PRICES OF METALS ' (By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright.) (Received March 14, 12.30 p.m.) LONDON, March 13. The official quotations on the London metals markets compare with those previously cabled as follows: —

Destination. London Southampton Avonmouth & Cardiff .. Liverpool Manchester Glasgow "Hull & Newcastle ...... Honolulu Panama • West Indies Other countries 7 mtlis., 1939. Tons. 44,704 1,388 9,722 5,079 0,608 4,761 2,276 173 223 207 819 7 mths., 1938. Tons. 01,791* 7,072 5,005 6,516 5,658 265 404 208 3,046 Total tons 76,010 92,965

Destination. 7 mths., 1939. Tons. London 29,453 Southampton 745 Avonmouth & Cardiff .. 5.2G3 Liverpool 3,021 Manchester 3,229 Glasgow 3,081 Hull & Newcastle ..... I,lo4 Other countries 40 7 mths., 1938. Tons. 35,097* 4,494 2,905 2,948 2,775 80 Total tons 45,986 Decrease for period, 2,313 tons. 48,299

Mar. 10. Per ton. £ s. d. Mar. 13. Per ton. £ s. d. Copper— Standard, spot 43 7 6 Ditto, forward 43 13 9 Electrolytic . 48 10 0 to« 49 5 0 Wire bars .. 49 5 0 43 4 4£ 43 9 4i 48 0 0 49 0 0 49 0 0 Lead — Spot 14 18 1| Forward .... 15 3 1-J 14 16 10J 15 1 10£ Spelter— Spot ., 13 18 1| Forward .... 14 3 l| 13 18 U 14 3 if TinSpot 216 7 6 Forward .... 215 12 6 215 17 6 215 5 0 Silver— Standard, per oz 20 5-8d Fine 22£d 20 9-16d 22 3-16d