LONDON WOOL SALES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20922, 11 July 1931, Page 7

LONDON WOOL SALES.

STRONG TONE SHOWN. OPENING RATES MAINTAINED. LONDON. July 0. At the wool sales 9749 bales were offered, including 2820 from New Zealand, and about 8200 were sold. Ihoio was' a fair offering of greasy Merinos, a poor selection of scoureds and a moderate selection of greasy crossbreds and slipes. There was a strong tone and opening rates were maintained. The New Zoaland greasy crossbred clip Texuraa made s|d, top price; s|d average.

THE CITY MARKETS. YESTERDAY'S AUCTIONS, LOWER RATES FOR VEGETABLES. There were no outstanding changes in the prices of fruit at the City Markets yesterday. Apples, pears, lemons and 1 oorman oranges were very dull of sale. Passions and hothouse tomatoes sold at increased rates. A fair demand existed for bananas and Island oranges. A general easing o:t prices was noted in the vegetable section, cabbago selling at Is to 6s a Stick, as against 3s to 9s a ; sack on Tuesday, and cauliflower at 3s to 7s 6d a sack, compared with 4s to 10s a sack earlier in the week. The market was well supplied. Jiggs, supplies of which are gradually increasing, mot with demand _ at previous sales' prices. .]< armers''butter continued to be in short supply, and sold readily at lid to Is Id a pound. Prices for average quality lines were aa follows: —• ■ FRUIT. Apples. Delicious. ex cooler, 4s to 5a fid a c.a»o; ex orchard. 3a to is; Munroes, 4a to ss; Ballarats, Gs to Gs Gd; Jonathans, 5s to Gs; Stunners, 5s to 7a; Grannie Smith, fis to 7s Gd; , Brightens, 4s to 5s Gd; Dougherty, 3s to 4s Gd. Pears. Nellis and Coles, large, 8s to 9ii; small, 5s to 6s; 1% Barrys, Gs to Bs. Tree tomatoes, 3s Sd to Gs; black, 5s to 7s; capo gooseberries 4d to 4id per lb.tomatoes, hothouse, 3d to B|d; Cook Island, 7s .to 8s a box; lemons. 5s to 9s a case; passions, 9a to 133: pme3. 10s to 12s; grapes, 'hothouse, Colman. lOd to Is 9d per lb.; Oranges. Island (according to count), 10s to 15s: Australian Navels, 9a to 13s; bananas. No. l's, up to, 22s 6d; seconds and mediums, 14s to 18s. FIELD PRODUCE. Potatoes, Southern, 7s to 10i a sack; new, 2d to 21d per lb.; onions, focal, 6s to 7a a bag; Australian, 10s per cwt.; kumara3. Island, 17s to IBs; Tauranga. lGs to 18s; cabbage, Is to Gs a sack; cauliflower, 3s to 7s Gd; swedes. Is to Is Gd a bag;, pumpkins, 5s to 10s per cwt.; citron melons. 7s to 9s; beans, Gd io lOd per lb.; lettuce. 2s to 9s a case; vegetable marrows, 2s to 3s a dozen; cabbage, loose, la to 2s Gd; cauliflower, loose, 2s to Gs; celery. Is to 4s; rhubarb, 2s to 4s Gd; spinach, Is to Is 3d; pumpkins, loose, 4d to Is eacu; radish, 6d to 9d a dozen; spring onions, Gd to Is a bundle; carrots, parsnips, beet and turnips, 6d to lOd a dozen; sprouts, 3d to 53d per lb.: leeks, ild to Gd a bundle; chokos, Is to 2s a dozen. . DAIRY PRODUCE. The wholesale selling net cash prices fot hen and duck eggs were Special grade. Is Bkl a dozen; 'A grade. Is 7Jd; B grade. Is Gid. These rates have been ruling since and including Monday. Farmers' butter# lid to Is Id a pound. THE LONDON MARKETS. PRICES FOR METALS. (Received July 10, 9.15 P.m.) LONDON, July 9. (Quotations on July 6 in parentheses.) Copper.—Spot, £34 0s (£37 2s 6d); three months, £34 14s 4gd (£37 15s 7£d), Electro!vt ; " Copper.—Spot, ' £37 10s (£39 15s: three months,. £39 (£4O 15s). Wir? Bars. —£39 (£4l 10s). Lead. —Spot, £l2 3s 9d (£l3 ss); three months, £l2 10s (£l3 12s 6d). Spelter.—Spot, £ll 15s (£l2 17s 6d); three months, £l2 6s 3d (£l3 10s). Tin.—Spot, £ll3 Is 3d (£ll9 Is 3d); three months, £ll4 lis 3d (£l2O 16s 10jd). . Silver.—Standard, 13 l-8d (13 9-16 d) per oz.; fine, 14 l-8d (14 5-8 d).

BRADFORD TOPS. The Bradford market is firm, with practically no business done; 70's are quoted at 2s Id, per lb.; others unchanged. WHEAT, FLOUR, PULSE, ETCWh6at. —Cargoes are neglected. Parcels are quietly steady. Futures: London, September, 19s 3d a quarter; December, 19s lOd; Liverpool, July, 4s o£d a cental; October, 4s 3 l-8d; December, 4s s£d; March, 4s 7£d. The_spot trade is slow; Australian ex ship ; , 23s 9d to 255. Flour. —Quietly steady; Australian ex store, 17s 6d to 19s. Oats.—Quiet; Australian and Algerian, 12s to 13s; A grade Gartons, 18s to 19s. Peas.—Poor demand; blue Tasmanian, 170s to 180s; New Zealand, 160s to 170s. ' Maples.—Old crop, Tasmanian, 62s to 635; New Zealand, 55s to 60s. Beans.—New Zealand, 27s to 28s. Beet Sugar.—August, 6s s^d. FROZEN MEAT. THE LONDON MARKET. Dalgety and Company, Limited, has received the following cablegram from ita London house, dated July 9:— -- Frozen Meat.—-New Zealand, prime " Canterbury lamb, 28lb\ to 361b., 7£d; North Island, 281b. to 361b., 7d; 361b. to 421b., 6 7-8 d; second quality, 6£d; 421b. to 501b., 64 d; The market for New Zealand lamb is weak. The demand is moderate. New Zealand, Prime Canterbury mutton, 481b. to 561b., 4fd; North Island, 481b. to 561b.', 4 5-8 d; 561b. to 641b., 4|d; 641b. to 721b., 3 7-8 d; prime Canterbury ewes, 481b. to 641b., 3|d; North Island, 3£d. Tho market for New Zealand mutton is weak. The demand runs principally on light-weights. New Zealand prime ox beef, hinds, 2|d; fores, 2d. The market for New Zealand beef is nominal Tho demand is nil. Now Zealand porkers, 801b. to 1001b~ 4§d. The market for New Zealand'pork is unchanged. Tho demand is poor. STOCK SALES. TE AWAMUTU QUOTATIONS. The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company reports having held its usual ia Awnmutu salo on Thursday, when a good yarding of dairy cattle came forward with a small yarding of beef and sheep. Lata rates were maintained for beef and sheer), while competition was dull for dairy stock. Quotations: —Good fat lambs, 13s to 14s; lighter lambs, to lis 3d: 200 5-year ewes, m lamb 7s; light fat steers, £5 10s; heavy fat cows £5 14s to £6 10s; medium fat cows, • £3 3s to £3 15s; light fat cows, £2 2s to £•2 lCs; store cowa. 28a to 30s; boner cows, 15s to 2C>s: potter bulls, to £3; light porkers, £2 10s; weaners, 15s to £1: good stores, 2-ls to 28s; cboico dairy heifers, £G 10s to £7 10s. GOOD PRICE FOR LAMBS. Dalgety and Company, Limited,-Hamilton, report having sold a line of well-bred Rom-;.. ney ewe lambs at 18s, on account of Mr, Clive Matthews. Hamilton. They were exceptionally well-grown and showed splendid duality. Tho price is the best reported so far this year. PRICES AT FEILDEs'G. [BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] FEILDING, Friday. \t the Feilding stock salo to-day there were good yardinss in spite of the very wet, cc«d weather, l'ut lambs sold up to lfis 2d- fat ewes, to 13s; fat wethers, to It? °d Store sheep sold well. Two-tooth ewe 3 running with Southdown rams realised la* lid The dairy cattle market improved, best springing cows realising £9 153. luera wan » dull market for iat cattle.