FARMING AND COMMERCIAL

Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 143, 19 May 1932, Page 5

FARMING AND COMMERCIAL

economic Value of birds. In the course of a lecture on Australian bird life, to members of the Sydney University Agricultural Society, the lecturer emphasised the necessity for appraising the economic value of the various species of birds. He Baid that the adaptation of birds to different environments had resulted in a great diversity. They might, however, be classified into three great groups, water birds, birds of tho air, and land birds. The water birds, characterised by boat-shaped bodies, greasy feathers, and webbed feet, and embracing swimmers, waders, and divers, includod many valuable economic species. Thus the huge deposits of phosphate rock on Ocean and Nauru Islands, so important as a source of material for the manufacture of super-phos-phate, were formed from tho guano deposits laid down by birds in this group. Other important members of this group wer6 the ducks, destroying quantities of noe on the irrigation area, and the ibis, which consumed large numbers of grasshoppers. The second group, tho birds of the an\ which had long wings and streamlined bodies, included such insectivorous birds as tho swift and swallow, whoso work in battalions probably ( had a cumulative effect in keeping down such insect pests as tho fly and mosquito. Hawks also belonged here, and, although they were reputed to worry tho flocks, helped to keep 1-abbits and rodents in check. The land birds, which formed the third group, included runners —birds with long legs and necks—and flying and perching birds having well-developod wings and legs. Amongst the runners, the emu, always a picturesque Australian feature, received variable treatment from squatters. Thus, whilst many protected them, others, because they wore supposed to spread the prickly pear, foul pastures, destroy fences, and to frighten ewes at lambing time, broke their eggs and did all they could to harry them. Tho flying and perching birds, including such important representatives as the magpie, peewee, wagtail, and wren, were perhaps our most important insectivorous friends, the lecturer added. In addition, tho peewee, by devouring snails in swamp areas, helped to keep down the fluke trouble, and the honeyeaters, by carrying pollon on their beaks, helped in the fertilisation of flowers, the waratah for example. Parrots, however, were a mixed blessing, for, in spite of their value in destroying weed seeds, the rosella often did much damage in the orchard, and the white cockatoo at times made inroads into maize and wheat crops.

FARMING NEWS. RURAL RAKINGS. Hawke’s Boy chou moellier crops were amongst those which suffered badly this year from tho depredations of tho cabbage butterfly, and serious inroads have been made on this crop in many areas. After a long discussion the annual meeting of the Waverley Agricultural and Pastoral Association decided to sond a remit to tho Royal Agricultural Society to the effect that no stock should bo allowed to be imported from any country where foot and mouth disease was prevalent. An advance payment of lOd a lb butterfat (finest), for tho manufacture of butter will be made to New Zealand Co-opera-tive Dairy Company suppliers on the April supply. Tho advance on butterfat for cheese manufacture will bo at the rate of lid a lb (finost). In tho corresponding month last season the respective rates of advance wore lOd (butter), and BJd (cheese) a lb. butterfat. Tho undue burdon tho wool industry was carrying in shipping freights was referred to by the president of tho New Zealand Farmers’ Union, Mr W. J. Poison, at tho meeting of tho Dominion executive last night, in Wellington. Ho said that tho meat and dairying interests had pressed for cheaper freights, which had been granted at tho cost of increased freights on wool. “The poor old shoep,’’ ho said, “is carrying the burden to-day. the freight Home being as high as Id a lb, which is outrageous. It is not fair that tho sheepfarmer should be forced to carry such a burden.” The comploto blindness of shoep is a malady that had made its appearance in Hawke’s Bay, but, according to the Napier Telegraph, there is no cause for anxiety provided tho trouble is taken in hand early, and the affected sheep run off from tho main flock into shaded pastures. The trouble commences with a bloodshot condition of the eyo and watery In tho badly affected cases the entire pupil of the eyo assumes a whitish hue, due to a covering of pue with tho result that a sheep in this condition, from becoming partially blind loses its sight altogether, at least for a time. Tho season in tho Opotiki district has been a particularly suitable one for the growing of maize, and some very fine crops are to bo seen. Despite two rathgr severe storms, the crops have stood up well, and tho damage was not very great. Tho summer was much earlier than for some years, with the result that the crops were planted well up to time. Fairly frequent rams throughout tho summer kept the growing crops in good condition, and the cobs were able to fill out well. The season should be a good paying one for growers with grain at a comparatively high price when compared with other primary products. A raid by dogs on the flock of Mr J. T. Gearon at Mauku (Auckland province) last week resulted in considerable loss to the farmer. Mr Gearon was awakened about 3 a.m. by the barking of dogs, and he turned out of bed hurriedly to discover that his flock was being harassed by two dogs, who did not cease their worrying until the man was almost upon them. Unluckily, in his haste to go to the rescue of the sheep, Mr Gearon had failed to take his gun, and the dogs got away. Several sheep had been killed, others were mauled badly, and many more had to be extricated from a creek in which they hod sheltered. The loss included several pedigree shoep.

STOCK MARKET. SALE AT ADDINGTON. Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, .May 18. Entries wero smaller in the principal sections at Addington to-day than has been the caso for many woeks. Generally,. fat stock prices showed an improvement. Store Shoep.—A normal entry for tins poriod. The sale in tho lamb and adult sections was very dragging, ' and prices generally were down Is a head, and in some cases more. Values were: Good rape lambs, 7s to 8s sd; ordinary m.s., 4s to 6s; good ewes, to 03 3d; ordinary owes, 6s to 7s 6d; good, 4 6 and 8-tooth wethers, 9s to 12s; ordinary, 5s 9d to 8s; small two-tooth halfbred, 5s to 7s 6d; Merino, to 6s Id; ordinary two-tooth three-quarter-l.fed ewes, to 12s; ordinary 4 and 6-tooth halfbred to 11s 6d; sound-mouthed, 7s to 9s; aged, 2s to 3s. Fat Lambs. —An entry of 3800 head, mostly lightweights. Thoro was an easier market, and schedule rates wero barely maintained. Values wero: Extra prime lambs, to 19s 7d; prime, 16s. to 17s 9d; medium, 12s 6d to 15s 6d; light, 10s to 12s; store, 8s 6d to 9s 6d. Fat Shoep.—An entry of 3300 head. A good sale with values generally firmer by up to Is a head. One freezing company monopolised his section of tho buying. Values were: Extra primo heavy wethers, to 22s Id; prime heavy, 16s 9d to 19s; medium weight, primo, 14s to 16s 6d; ordinary, 12s to 13s 6d; light, 9s to 11s 6d; show owes, to 19s lOd; extra primo, to 16s 7d; prime heavy, 11s to 13s 6d; medium weight, primo, 9s to 10s 6d; ordinary, 6s 6d to 8s 6d; light, 4s 6d to 6s. Fat Cattle. —An entry of 315 head, with' no North Island beef forward. It was a slightly freer sale, but values showed no quotable change. Tho presont basis of values is lower than has ever been known at Addington. Best beef made to 2.3 s6d per 1001 b; good, 18s to 21s 6d; ordinary, 15s to 17s 6d; and inferior, from 14s down to 7s 6d. Values were: Extra primo heavy steors, to £ll 2s 6d; prime heavy, £7 103 to £9 10s; primo medium weight, £5 10s to £7; ordinary quality, £3 15s to £5; light, to £3 10s; extra primo hoifers, to £7 12s 6d; primo, £5 to £6 10s; medium, £3 to £4 10s; light, £2 to £2 15s; oxtra primo cows, to £9 2s 6d; prime, £4 5s to £6; .medium, £2 10s to £4; light, to £2. There was a good entry of fat pigs which sold at prices about on a par with thoso ruling last week. Values wero: Choppers 45s to £5 6s; baconors, 35s 6d to 43s 6a; heavy baconers, 47s 6d to 555; oxtrij heavy baconers, to £3 Is 6d (average prico per pound, 3jd to 4d); porkers, 23s to 26s 6d; heavy porkers 28s 6d to 33s 6d (average prico a pound, 4id to sd).

SALE AT JOIINSONVILLE. There, was a rather firmer market at yostorday’s sale at Johnsonville. Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd., and Abraham and Williams, Ltd., offered to a largo attendance of buyers a full yarding oi all classes of stock. Tho quality of tho yarding, particularly cattle, was better than last weok’s offering and as a consequence thoro was a better demand. Prices for heavy bullocks wore on a par with last wook’s rates, while medium-weight bullocks and cows were slightly firmer. Good quality vealors were koenly sought after, but plain and inferior sorts wero dull of salo. Tho shoep yarding was of good quality and met with a good demand, wethers selling on a par with lato rates, while ewes wore firmer by 6d to 9d per head. Lambs mot with a fair demand, but tho yarding was beyond requirements. Cattlo: Prime extra heavy bullocks, £8 Is, £B, £7 17s 6d £7 16s, £7 15s, £7 12s 6d, £7 11s, £7 8s; primo heavy bullocks, £7 2s, £7 Is, £7, £6 19s; primo medium bullocks, £6 16s, £6 12s, £6 10s, £6 Bs, £6 ss, £6; prime heavy cows and hoifors, £5 5s (single), £4 15s (single), £4 ss, £4 3s, £3 17s 6d, £3 16s, £3 12s 6d; medium cows and heifers £3 4s. £3 to £2 10s; boner cows, £l, 11s, 7s 6d; runners, £2 4s, £2 Is, £2, £1 18s, £1 16s, £1 14s; vealers, £1 2s, 17s, 15s, 11s 6d, 10s, 7s 6d. Shoep: Primo extra heavy wethors, 15s lOd, 14s lOd, 14s 7d, 14s sd; primo heavy wethers, 13s lOd, 13s sd, 13s 3d; medium wethers, 12s, 11s 6d to 10s; primo heavy ewes, 11s, 10s 9d, 10s 3d, 10s Id, 9s 7d; medium owes, 9s 3d, 9s, 8s 6d to 7s 6d; light and un finished ewes, 5s 6d, ss; heavy hoggets, 13s sd, 13s, 12s 6d; heavy lambs, 13s Bd, 13s Id, 13s, 12s 7d, 12s 6d; lambs, 11s, 10s 9d, 10s 6d, 10s; light lambs, 9s.

LEVIN SALE. Associated Live Stock Auctioneers, Ltd., report having offered good yardings of sheep, cattle and pigs at their weekly Levin stock salo. Prices wero consistent with recent values: —Sheep: Fat ewes, 8s 4d; lambs, 6s lOd, 7s 6d; fat lambs, 10s 3a, 12s sd; ewes r.w. S.D. ram, 4s 6d. Cattle: Fat cows, 245, 27s 6d, 30s, 355, -£2, £2 10a, £2 15s; boner cows, 12s, 14s, 15s, 18s, £1; empty heifers, 30s, 325; weaner heifors, 235, 255; good dairy heifers, £7; springing heifers, £5; dairy cows, July-August-September ealvers, £2 17s, £3; bulls, 7s 6d, 10s, 15s, £l, £2. Pigs: Wean. ers, 4s, ss, 6s 7s, 8s 6d; slips, 9s, 10s; stores, 93 6d, 10s, 12s, 13s, 14s, 16s; porkers 16s, 17s, 18s 6d, 20s, 21s, 235, 255, 26s 6d, 29s ; choppers £4s; baconers 31s, 325, 38s; sows, £2.

SHANNON SALE. At the Shannon sale on Monday, Associated Live Stock Auctioneers offered a fair yarding of sheep and cattle, which sold at ruling rates. Sheep: Fat ewes, 6s to 7s 6d; empty ewes, ss; store ewes, 3s 7d; mixed sex lambs, 7s 6d; fat weaners 11s 2d to 12s. Cattle: Heifers, r.w.b., £3 10s, £3 17s 6d, £4 10s; fat cows, £2 15s, to £2 19s; boner cows, 10s to £ls; runners, 10s; bulls, 37s 6d.

IN OTHER CENTRES. Fat cattle, sheep, and lambs wero sold affirm rates at Burnside yesterday, but store cattle and pigs met a dull sale, the latter class being sold at reduced values. The fat cattle entry, which numbored 28C head, consisted of medium to fair quality animals, and included a few pens of extra choice heavy bullocks, ana a number of heifers and fair prime cows. About 1500 fat sheep were offered. There was a sprinkling of heavy open wool wethers, a few oxtra heavy shorn sheep, and a largo number of ewes. Opening prices showed little change, but values advanced about Is a head for best wethers and ewes later. Between 400 and 500 lambs were yarded. The entry was of mixed quality, but included several pens of prime lambs. There was good competition at firm prices, prime animals selling to 16s 6d. A large number of cattle was offered at Stortford Lodge Hastings, yesterday, a total of 250 head being penned. The proportion of ox beef was much greater than last week. Little interest vnaa shown by buyers at tho commencement of the sale, as evidently some of the larger buyers still had a surplus on hand. A splendid draft of 20 prime P.A. bullocks sc.d at £5 18s 6d to £7 12s 6d, which gives some id'ea of the low values ruling for prime bullocks. Three pens of baby steer beef sold at £3 10s to £4 11s. Six thousand store sheep were yarded, all lines meeting good com petition. 5-year ewes, in lamb S.D. rams, 12s; fat and forward wethers, 11s Id; 5year ewes, running S.D. rams, passed at 9s 3d; 5-year ewes (S.D. rams), 11s 4d; m.a. ewes (S.D. rams), 12s. Eleven hundred fat sheep were penned, tho quality of tho fat ewes being very ordinary. Export buyers secured most of the fat lambs. Fat sheep showed an advance in. price.

HERD-TESTING AWARDS. MASSEY COLLEGE - CERTIFICATES. Certificates for tho herd-testing course have been awarded by the Massey Agricultural College to tho following students: Messrs C. H. Annesloy, N. Atkains, F. S. Birss, I. N. Cameron, L. B. Coles, R. Corkindale, T. H. Daniell, J. Dickin, E. M. Uyer, L. Emerson, L. K. Evans, P. 0. Flicker, H. H. Green, W. Harden, H. T. Head, J. Hollingsworth, FI. A. Hyde, E. W. King. G. E. King, J. A. Leckey, D. A. Maisey, Jas. Mellor, J. W. Monaghan, H. L. E. Peters, P. D. Pierce, G. R. Platt, J. R. Pryde, S J. Reeves, J. W. Sankey, A. W. Shepherd, W. Slceth, R. Smith, P. J. A. Thompson, T. H. Verry, A. O. Wallace, W. J. Waters, W. H. Wynn. The Collego Council has decided upon the morning of Wednesday, June 15, for the graduation ceremony.

WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE. YESTERDAY’S BUSINESS AND PRICES. Tho activity of the stock and sharo market was well maintained yesterday. Thero was a good demand at generally firm prices, and seven sales were recorded. For Government securities the inquiry was confined principally to the 5A per cents. of carying maturities. The 4j per cent, bonds, 1939, wore reported sold at £92 15s, and there were further sellers at £93 ss. Tho 5i per cent. bonds, September, 1937, were 5s easier at £9B ss, and tho stocks 10s lower, at £9B 10s. Tho 5i per cent, bonds and stocks, February, 1937, were unohanged at £9B 10s, and the 5i per cent, stock at £95 10s. Thero we.ro no sellers of s], per cents., except . tho 1933 maturity stocks, for which £IOO was asked, against bids of £99 ss. In tho debenture section punedin 5i per cent., 1944, wore 10s up at £96. Banks wero slightly easier, except Australasians, which sold at £9 7s lOd, with further bids at £9 3s 6d. Bank of New Zealand wero steady, with three sales, two at 44s and one late on Friday at 44s 3d. Yesterday afternoon saw the bidding at 43s lid, with sellers asking 44s 2d. Union of Australia again sold at £6 15s 6d. Thero wero more buyers offering £6 11s, but sellers asked £6 17s 6d. Dalgotys wero sought yesterday morning at £6 17s, ox dividend, with no response; and the only inquiry in the financial section at tho close was for Guarantee Corporation, at 3s‘ lid. Thero was a fair inquiry for gas, insurance and meat shares, Gear Meat wero steady at 275, but sellers wantod Is higher. For the first timo for weeks thero was an offer in tho timber section, Kauris being wanted at Bs. Tho only bid in breweries was 25s for New Zealands, sollers asking 25s 6d. British Tobaccos wero in request at 26s 9d, sellers wanted Is better. N.Z. Drugs wero report, ed sold lato on Friday at 46s 6d. Wilson’s cement were steady at 265, but sellers wanted 30s.

YESTERDAY’S QUOTATIONS. Buying and selling quotations at yesterday’s final call on tho Wellington Stock Exchange wero as follow:

YESTERDAY’S SALES. The following sales wore recorded on the stock exchanges of the Dominion yesterday : Wellington.—Sale on ’Change, Bank of New Zealand, cum. div., £2 4s. Sales reported: Govt. Bonds, 4£ p.c., 1939, £92 15s; Bank of N.Z., cum. div., £2 4s*, £2 4s 3d*; Bank of Australasia, £9 7s lOd; Union Bank of Aust., £6 15s 6d; N.Z. Drug Co., £2 6s 6d*. *Lato sales Tuosday. Auckland.—Govt. Bonds, 5A p.c., Sept., 1937, £9B 10s; Inscr. “Stock, 5| p.c., 1937, £96 10s; Commercial Bank of Auet. (2), 13s 9d; Bank of New Zealand, £2 4s 3d; Farmers’ Co-op., B pref., 11s; Auckland Gas, £1 Is; South British Insurances, £2 7s 6d; Moturoa Oil, 3s 3d; Golden Dawn, 5s lid, 6s; Okarito, 9s 4d; Alexander Mines, 165,• Consolidated Goldfields, 3e 7Ad. Christchurch. —Commercial Bank of Aust. (2), 13s 6d; N.Z. Insurance, £1 15s lOd; South British Insurance, £2 7s 8d; Goldsbnough, Mort (2), £1 2s 3d; Golden Dawn, 5s 9d, 53 lOd, (2) se_ lid, 5e Had; Mahakipawa, prof., 6d; Okarito, cum. div., 9s 4d. Salc-3 roported: Commercial Bank of Australia, 13e 9d, 13s 9d; Eng., Scot, and Aust. Bank, £4 2s; National Bank of N.Z., £3 5s 6d; Bank of N.Z., cum. div., £2 4s; N.Z. Breweries, £1 4s lid; Wilson’s Cement, cum. div., £1 6s 9d*; N.Z. Insurance, £1 16e; Inscr. Stock, 5£ p.c., Feb., 1937, £9B 17s 6d. *Lato sale Wednesday. Dunedin. —Sales reported: N.Z. Refrigerating, £1 paid, 11s; N.Z. Paper Mills, cum. div., 19e; King Solomon, Is Id; Mahakipawa, 4jd.

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE. LONDON, May 17. There is an active demand for Australian Government stocks, especially for Commonwealth and New South -Wales and Victoria. Dealings ranged in Commonwealth 5 per cents, from £92 to £95, 6 p.c. from £96 to £9B; Victorian 5i p.c. from £92 to £94, 5 p.c. from £BS to £9l, 43 p.c. from £B3 to £BS; New South Wales 4 p.c. from £B9 to £92, 3 p.c. £74 to £7B; 3i p.c. from £6O to £64, 53 p.c. from £96 to £97, 6i p.c. from £9O to £95, 6 p.c. from £B7 to £9l; Queensland 5 p.c. from £BS to £9O, 6 p.c. from £93 to £96; South Australian 3 p.c. from £52 to £54, 6£ p.c. from £96 to £97; Tasmanian 3-t p.c. from £74 to £76; West Australian 3. p.c. from £74 to £BO, 6 p.c. from £93 to £96.

AUSTRALIAN STOCKS. SYDNEY, May 18. A normal business was transacted on the Stock Exchange to-day, although there was a further slight shading of prices,., which were still considerably above those ruling last week. Sales : , Commercial Bank of Sydney, £l6 10a; ditto, New Zealand delivery, £l6 10s; Bank of New South Wales. £27 17s 6d; Union Bank of Australia, £7 15s; Colonial Sugar, £44 12s 6d; United Insurance, £7 ss; Australian Gas A, 113 s 6d; Burns, Philp, 40s 3d; British Tobacco, New Zealand delivery, 31s 3d; Dunlop Perdriau, 12s 3d; Goldsbrough, Morts., 25s 3d; Tooths, 27s lid; Toohoys, 17s 7id; Broken Hill Proprietary, 16s 3d; North Broken Hill, 61s 9d; South Broken

Hill, 41s 6d; Commonwealth Bonds, 4 per cent., 1938, £94 13s 9d; 1941, £9O 13s 9d; 1944, £B9 6s; 1950, £BB 7s 6d; 1953, £B6 7s 6d; 1957, £B7 10s; 1959, £B7 10s. Morning sales: Commonwealth Bonds, 4 per cent., 1938, £94 15s; 1941, £9O 10s; 1947, £BB ss; 1956, £BB ss; 1953, £BB 7s 6d; 1961, £B7 12s 6d; Commercial Bank of Sydney, New Zealand delivery, £l6 10s to £l6 12s 6d; Bank of New South Wales, £2B 23 6d; Union Bank £7 15s; British Tobacco, 31s 4id; Goldsbrough, Mort., 25s 3d. MELBOURNE. May 18. Early sale: North Broken Hill, 61s 3d.

METALS MARKET

SYDNEY, May 18. The official London (middle) quotations for Tuesday, as received by the Australian Mines and Metals Association, compare as follow with those previously cabled:

Buyers Sellers. N.Z. GOVT. LOANS— £ s. d. £ a. d. 4J p.c. Bonds, 1939 ... — 93 5 0 44 p.c. ditto, 1938 ... — t92 15 0 54 p.c. ditto, 1937 98 5 0 — 54 p.c. Bonds and Stock, 1937 98 10’ 0 — 5& p.c. ditto 95 10 0 — 44 p.c. Ins. Stk., 1939 ■ 93 2 6 44 p.c. ditto, 1938 — +92 17 6 p.c. ditto, 1933 99 5 0 100 0 0 5l p.c. ditto, 1936 — 99 0 0 54 p.c. ditto, Sep, 1937 98 0 0 — DEBENTURES— Well. Racing Club ... — 89 10 0 Auck. City, 54 p.c., 1944 95 0 0 — Dunedin City, 54 p.c., 1944 96 0 0 — Well. Harb. Bd„ 54 pc, 1940 96 0 0 — Feilding Boro., 54 p.o., 1949 — 96 0 0 Hauraki Plains, 53 p.c. 1959 — 95 0 0 Makerua Drn. Brd.. 6 p.c., 1950 — 95 0 0 BANKS— Australasia 9 3 6 — Eng., Scot, and Aust. 3 18 0 4 6 0 National N.Z 3 5 0 3 10 0 New Zealand 2 3 11 *2 4 2 Union of Aust 6 11 0 6 17 6 FINANCIAL — Equitable Build. Co. — 6 0 0 Goldsbrough, Mort ... — 1 3 0 N.Z. Guarantee Corp., ord 0 3 11 — N.Z. Invest. Mort. and Deposit — 0 9 2 N.Z. Loan and Merc., old — 40 0 0 Well. Invest., T. & A. — 0 9 0 Well. Trust and Loan — 5 5 0 GASAuckland 1 0 6 — Auckland, contr 0 14 0 0 15 6 Wellington, ord 1 7 0 — INSURANCE— New Zealand 1 15 0 — M ‘.AT PRESERVINGGear 1 7 0 1 8 0 N.Z. Refrigerat. (10s) 0 3 10 — Well. Meat Ex., pref. 0 11 4 — Ditto, ord 0 3 9 — TRANSPORT— Union Steam, prof. ... 0 18 6 — TIMBER— Kauri 0 8 0 — Leyland-O’Brien — 1 1 0 National — 0 6 0 Taringamutu ' 0 5 0 BREWERIES— New Zealand 1 4 0 1 5 6 MISCELLANEOUS— British Tobacco, ord. 1 6 9 1 7 9 Electro. Zinc., pref. ... 0 19 3 — Howard Smith, ord. ... — 0 8 0 National Electric — 0 10 0 N.Z. Farmers’ Fortilieer 0 11 10 — N.Z. Paper Mills * 18 6 — Wilson’s Cement 1 6 0 *1 10 0 Woolworths, pref — 1 4 6 011^Moturoa >• 0 3 2 — Taranaki 0 0 5 0 1 0 MINING— Mt. Lyell 0 17 0 0 17 6 Blackwater 0 7 5 0 9 6 'Consol. Goldfields 0 3 4 — *Cum. dividend. +Ex dividend.

May 12. May 17. Per ton. Per tori. Copper— £ a. d. £ s. d. Standard, forward 29 9 41 r 28 6 3 Standard, spot 29 11 lOj , 28 10 0 ■"Electrolytic 33 15 0 32 15 0 to 34 15 0 55 15 0 Wire bars 34 15 0 33 15 0 10 16 3 10 13 9 Forward 11 2 6 11 1 3 Spelter— 12 7 6 12 8 9 Forward 12 13 9 12 15 0 Tin— 121 2 6 119 2 6 Forward 123 2 6 121 3 9 Standard, per oz . 17 5-8d 17 5.16d Fine, per oz 18 3-4d 18 ll-16d "American, 5.375 i cents per lb.