THE LONDON MARKETS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20656, 30 August 1930, Page 7

THE LONDON MARKETS.

PRICES FOR METALS.;

TIN IN FIRMER DEMAND.

(Received August 29, 9.15 p.m.)

LONDON, Aug. 28. (Quotations on August 25 in parentheses.) Copper.—Spot, £46 17s 6d (£46 17s 6d) ; three months, £47 Is 3d (£47 Os 7jd). Electrolytic Copper. —Spot, £SO 10s (£SO 10s); three months, £sl 10s (£sl 10s). Wire Bars.—£sl 10s (£sl 10s).

Lead.—Spot, £lB 7s 6d (£lB ss); three months, £lB 2s 6d (£lB 2s 6d). Spelter.—Spot, £ls 17s 6d (£ls 15s); three months, £l6 7s 6d (£l6 6s 3d). Tin. —Spot, £135 13s 9d (£134 Is 3d); three months, £137 3s 9d (£135 lis 3d). Silver. —Standard, 16 5-16 d (16 7-16 d) per 07..; fine, 17Jd (173 d). BRADFORD TOPS. Tho Bradford lops market is firmer arid I here is more inquiry. Quotations are:— Sixty-fours, 28d; sixties, 26d; fifty-sixes, fifties, 16Jd; foity-sixes, 14! d; forties. 14^1. WHEAT, FLOUR AND PULSE. Wheat.—Cargoes are quietly steady at 3d to 6d lower. Parcels are neglected with a similar decline. London: September, 32s 2d per quarter; December, 32s 7d. Liverpool: Ocober, 6s 11 3-8 d per cental; December, 7s March, 7s 1 l-Bd. Spot trade easier. Australian ex ship, 375. Flour.—Quiet. Australian, 27s 9d to 28s. Barley.—Quiet. Australian Chevalier, ex store, 32s to 345. I3eans. —Dull. Peas.—Quiet. T.isinanian, Maples, Css to 67s 6d; New Zealand Partridge, 55s to 655. Beet Sugar.—September, 5s OJd. MARKET REPORTS. FRUIT AND PRODUCE PRICES. Apples were very dull of sale at the Auckland City Markets yesterday. Large stocks of lemons brought low values. There was a good demand for bananas at 24s to 25s a case and 15s to 22s a case, according to grades. Shipments of Samoan and Fijian bananas will arrive during the next two weeks. Island oranges sold readily at 14s to 16s a case. Short stocks of passions realised high prices. Foorman oranges were not sought, while, except for best quality offerings, tree tomatoes met with a poor response. A fair quantity of California!] grapes and plums arrived by the Golden Cross this week.

The field produce section was well-sup-plied with all lines of vegetables. Oversupplies of cabbage sold at Is to 5s a sack. Adequate stocks of new potatoes brought 2d to 3£d a pound. A shipment of 1700 to 1800 packets of American onions arrived this week by the Golden Cross, and brought 18s 6d a bag and £1 a crate.

No changes in values were noted in the poultry market. A keen demand existed for short supplies. Ducklings sold at Is 6d each, and day-old Leghorn chicks at 9d to Is each. The. values for the various grades of eggs remained unchanged. Best grade hen and duck eggs are both realising Is 5d a dozen. There was a fair inquiry for plentiful supplies. Farmers' butter again brought Is to Is 2d a pound. Following are yesterday's prices:— FRUIT. Apples, Delicious, 4s to 8s a case; Doughertys, 3s to Gs; Stunners, Gs Gd to 8s; Munroea, -Is to 6s; Ballarats. 6s to 7s Gd; Grannie Smith, Ss to 10s. Pears, Coles, 5s to 8s 6d; Nellis, Gs to 10s; P. Barrys, 6s to 7s 6d. Tomatoes, hothouse, 5d to Is 2d per lb; Island, 9s to 10s a box; tree tomatoes, 2s to 5s Gd; dark variety, 7s to 10s 6d; lemons, choice, 7s to 9s; others, 5s to Gs; passions, 8s to Its; grapefruit, large sizes (picked counts). 9s to 10s 6d; small, 4s to ss; Poorman oranges, large, 7s to 8s; small, 2s 6d to 3s; grapefruit, Californian, 44s to 455; oranges, Island repacks (according to count), 14e to IGs; Australian Navels, 10s to 13a; Mediterranean sweets, 8s to 10s; bananas. No. l's, 24s to 255; No. 2's and mediums, 15s to 225; grapes, Californian Red Malagas, 33s to 36s a barrel, 20s a case; white, 2Gs a barrel, 16s to 18s a case. FIELD PRODUCE. Potatoes, Southern. 6s to Gs Gd per cwt; new, 2d to 3id per lb; onions. Californian, 18s Gd a bag, or £1 a crate; local, 12s to 15b per cwt; kumaras, Island, lis; Taurangn, 8s to 9s; cabbage, Is to 5s a sack; cauliflower. Is to 4s; swedes, la Cd to 2s a bag; pumpkins, 7s to 14s per cwt; beans, hothouse, 1b Gd to 2b per lb; lettuce, Is to 5i Gd a case; cucumbers, hothouse, 5s to 8s a dozen; vegetable marrows. Is 6d to 2s Gd; cabbage, on benches, Is to Is 6d; cauliflower, on benches, Is to 4s; celery. 6d to 3s a bundle; rhubarb, 3s to 4s 6d a dozen: spinach, 9d to Is 3d; pumpkins, on benches, Is to 2s fid each; radish, Gd to 9d a dozen; spring onions. Cd to la a bundle; carrots, parsnips, beet aiid turnips, Is to Is 9d a dozen; leeks, 3d to 5d a bundle. POULTRY. Cockerels, heavy breeds, prime, fis to 7s Gd each; not prime, 3s Gd upward; light, prime, 4s to ss; not prime, 3s upward. Fat roosters, heavy, prime, 2s Gd to 4a; light, 2s to 2s Gd; fat hens, heavy, 3s Gd to 4s Cd; light, 3s to 3s 9d; pullets, heavy, beat, 4s to (is; smaller. 2s Gd upward: light, beat, 4s Gd to Gs Gd; smaller, 2s Gd upward: drakes, young, prime, 3s to ss; old. 2s Gd to 3s: ducks, young, 3s to 4s; old, 2s to 3s; geese, 4s Gd to Gs; turkey hens, 5s Gd to 9s; gobblers, 10a to 18s Gd: ducklings. Is Gd: dny-old chicks (Leghorn), 9d to Is; guinea fowls, 4s to ss. DAIRY PRODUCE. Hen eggs, special grade, best quality. Is 5d a dozen: A grade, Is 4rl: B grade. Is 3d; C grade. Is; duck eggs, special grade, Is sd: A grade. Is 4d; B grade. Is 3d; C crude, Is Id; farmers' butter. Is to Is 2d. CANTERBURY MARKETS. POTATO VALUES UNCHANGED. [BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION*.] CHRISTCHURCH, Friday. Tho potato position remains much the same, tho value being about £2 5s a ton on trucks. Dakotns are in weaker demand and sales have been made at values equivalent to below ,t!2 ss. The Waipiata took 2900 sacks from Timaru this week, and 500 odd sacks from Lvttelton, while the Waikouaiti took a cargo of 5500 sacks from Lyttclton. Tho next boat is tho Waimarino, due to leave Lyttelton about the middle of next week. There is naturally very littlo business passing at present and (he price is tho lowest for this period for very many years. Wheat, oats and chaff show little animation in the market. Millers are buying occasional lines of next season's wheat at 5s 9d f.0.b., or 5s 6d to 5s 7d on trucks, according to stations. Fowlwheat is firm at 6s 2d f.0.b., s.e.

Business it) the small seeds section of (lie market is the dullest for seasons and beyond a few small orders from the North there is little doing. Those orders chiefly concern cocksfoot, white clover and ryegrass. There is a little cowgrass changing hands at 75s to 80s for machinedressed. Small lots of white clover liavo been bought at 120s to 130s. Standard cocksfoot is worth 12Jd and plains lid. There has been some inquiry from tho United Kingdom and Europe for dogstail. and the market is firm on the basis of 9d, f.o.b. PROPERTY SALES. A foiti-loomed house in AVatfle Street, New Lynn, offered nt .auction yesterday hy Samuel Vailo and Som>, Ltd., was bought-iu by the mortgagee for £7OO.