THE LONDON MARKETS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21224, 2 July 1932, Page 5

THE LONDON MARKETS.

PRICES FOR METALSS.

COPPER DOWN, TIN FIRMER.

(Received .Tuly 1, 8.5 p.m.) LONDON. Juno SO. (Quotations on June 29 in parentheses.) Coppcr.-~-Spot, £25 10s (£26 3? 10Jd); tlirco months, £25 4s 4Jld (£25 16s 10^1). 'Electrolytic Copper.—Spot, £S(J (£3O 10s); three months, £3l (£3l 10.-). Wire Bars.—£3l (£3l 10s). Lead.—Spot, £9 8s 9d (£9 7s 6d); three months, £9 lis 3d (£9 8s S'd). Spelter.—Spot, £ll 13s 9d (£ll 3s 9d); three months, £ll 12s 6d (£ll 10s). Tin.—Spot , £ll7 7s 6d (£ll4 17s 6,i): three months, £llß 17s 6d (£ll6 12s 6cl). "American 5.25 cents a lb. same as on June 27. WHEAT, FLOUR AND PULSE. Wheat. —Cargoes are dull in tone. Australians are quoted in buyers' favour. Parcels are inactive to the United Kingdom with small business, while prices to the Continent are easier. Futures: — London: June, 22s 3d a quarter; September, 22s 6d; December, 22s Bd. Liverpool: July, 4s 3.jd a cental; October, 4s 10 7-2 d; December, 5s 0 3-Bd. Spot trade quiet and prices mostly easier. Australian ex ship, 255. Flour: Steady. Australian ex stQ£o, 19s to 19s 6d. Oats: Slow at about 3d decline. Peas and beans: Dull. Beet sugar: July, 5s 7id. THE CITY MARKETS. YESTERDAY'S AUCTIONS. RIPE BANANAS DEARER. A sharp increase in the prices of ripe repacked bananas occurred at tho Auckland City Markets yesterday on account of a shortage of supplies. The best quality bananas realised 16s to 19s a case, against up to 13s earlier in tho week. The prices of apples, pears, lemons and poorman oranges were practically unchanged, but passion fruit were cheaper at 6s to 10s a case. There was only i, fair demand for tree tomatoes, which realised 3s to 5s 6d a casr ; , while the demand for Island oranges, which were offered at 10s to 14s a case, was poor. Hothouse tomatoes at lCs to 15s a case were keenly sought. In the field produce section there were ample supplies of pumpkins, kumaras, carrots, beans, new potatoes, celery and all other vegetables ; n season. Onions were slightly cheaper, while cauliflowers were not so plentiful, probably on account of the cold weather. Prices of cauliflowers and celery were a little above those ruling at earlier sales. There was a fair demand for most lines.

There was a medium supply of poultry, the; demand being fair. The prices paid remained about level with those obtained earlier in the week. A decrease of 2d a dozen occurred in the prices of all grades of eggs yesterday. First grade eggs, both hen and duck, realised Is 4gc! a dozen. The demand was only fair for plentiful supplies. Moderate supplies of farmers' butter sold well at the usual rates. Yesterday's prices were:— FRUIT. > Apples, Delicious. 3a to 6s a case; Jonathnn, 4s to 5s Gd; Ballarata, 4s to sa; Grajiny Smith, 5s to Cs; Doughertys, 2s C<l to 4s; Yates, 2s Cd to 4s; Rome Beauty, is; Pigeonettes, 4s t<3 sa; pear.i : Coles and Noli a, Cs to 7s 6d; Keiffers, 3s to 4s; tree tomatoes, 3s to 5s Cd; grapes, hothouse, extra choico, 2s 3d to 2s Gd a lb; Colmau, others, Is 3d to Is 9d; Australian White, 10s a case; tomatoes, hothouse, 10s to 15«; outdoor, 4s to Ps; Cook Island, 123; oranges, Island, 10s to 1-is; Australian. 7s to Da; lemons, 3s to 63; mandarins, 8s to 9s; pocrman oranges, 2s Gd to 4s; .puavas, 3s to 3s Cd; passions, local, Gs to 10s; bananas, repacked, ripe, No. 1, 16s to 19s; £so. 2 and medium, 10s to 12s. FIELD PRODUCE. Potatoes, Southern, 8s to 8s Gd a cwt; new. Id to lid a lb; onions, 5s to Sa a bag or 143 to 17s a cwt; kumaras, local,; 3s to ■is Gd a bag; Tauranga, good quality, 8s a cwt"; cabbage, 2s to 5s a sack cauliflower, 3a to 9s; swedes, Is to 2s a bag; pumpkins. 2s to is a cwt: citron melons, Is Gd to 2s a sac!;; gr r -en peas, 7d a lb; beans, Gd to lOd; lettuce. Is 6d to 4s a case; cucumbers, hothouse, 4s to fis a. dozen; vegetable marro"Cvs, Is 6d to 3s Gd; cabbage, looses Is to 2s Gd; cauliflower, loose, Is Gd to Gs; celery, Cd to 2s Cd a bundle; rhubarb, 2s to 3s a dozen; spinach, 6d to Is Gd; pumpkins, loose, 2d ;o Gd each; radish, Cd to 9d a dozen; spring onions, 4d to 9d a bundle; carrots, pirsmps, beet and turnips, 4d to 7d a dozsn; Brussels sprouts, 4el to 5d a lb; leeks, lid to 8d a bundle; c-hokos, Gd to Is 3d a dozen. POULTRY Cockerels, heavy breeds, prime, 2s 9d to Is 3d each; not prime. Is Gd upward: light, prime, Is Gd to 3s; not prime. Is upward; fat roosters, heavy, prime, Is 9d to 3s !3d; light. Is 3d to Is 9d: fat fiens, heavy, 2a to 2s 9d; light. Is 3d to Is 9d; pullnts, heavy, best, 33 to ss; smaller. Is Gd award; light, best. 3s to ss; smaller, Is Gd upward; drakes, young, primo. Is 3d to 2s '3d; smaller. Is 3d upward; old, la 3d to Is Dd; ducks, young. 2s to 3s 6d; old, Is 3d to 2s; turkey hens, 23 6d to 4s; gobblers, 4s to 12s. EGGS AND FARMERS' BUTTER,

Eggs, hen and duck, first giado, Is 4H a dozen; B grade, 1b 31<i; C grade, Is ].ja. Farmers' butter, BJd to 11 id. «» lb.

CANTERBURY MARKETS.

[BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION. 3 CHRISTCHURCH, Friday,

Little inquiry is coming from the North Island for potatoes, as the quantities that have gone forward are keeping the northern market well supplied. The Waimarino sailed yesterday witli 6700 sacks ; from nil southern ports, a few less than j was expected. The Waipiafa is due to j load at Bluff about July 7, and she i should be at Lyttelton about July 12. J The JuJv delivery is quoted at £6 5s ! f.0.b., sacks included; July-August, at j £6 15s; and August-September, from £6 17s 6d to £7. The price to farmers for prompt delivery is £5 a ton on trucks. Fowl wheat has been sold at 4s 9d, f.0.b., sacks extra. So far the price has | not been affected by the proposed importations. Milling wheat earns id a bushel increment as from the begnning of the month. Oats and chaff are meeting with scarcely any inquiry. Goo.l bright oatsheaf chaff is available at £5, f.0.b., sacks included. Partridge peas have firmed, and are worth 6s to 6s 3d, f.0.b., sacks included. STOCK SALES. DISPOSAL OF DAIRY HERD. The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports having held a clearing sale (in conjunction with Dalgety and Company, Limited), on account of the estate of Mr. J. Montague, Turanga-o-Monna. A large attendance of buyers was present. The sale opened _ with a strong demand for cattle ol' quality, but later calvers were hard to dispose of. Choice Jersey cows, close to profit, realised £8 10s to £3 Jos; August calvers, £G to £7 15s; Jersey-cross cows, August :alvers, £5 10s to £G 15s; Friesian and Friesian-cross cows, £5 15s to £G 15s; Jersey and Jersey-cross cows, lator calvers, £'3 10s tc £1 10s; Shorthorn cows, £3 5s to £4 10s; more backward cows, £1 )0g to £2 ss; Jersey-cross heifers, August calvers, £4 to £4 10a; later calvers. CI 15s to £2 15s; Jersey heifer calves, Ms to 21s; cows in milk, £5 to £7 15s; others, 30s to £2 ss; bulk, 37s Gd to £2 ss. GISBORNE SHEEP VALUES. [BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT. ] GISBCRNE, Friday. Entries were email at ';he Matawhero sales to-day. The market for fat sheep was firm, with values about the same as last week. The market for stifre sheep appeared a little brighter than laet E riday. One pen of fut ewes made 7s sd, but otherwise values were 5s Id to 6a 3d, and 7s 3d for pome mixed two-tooths. A few lambs made ?s 2d. Second-grado ewea ranged from 4s Id to 5a lOd. In the store Bheep section a quantity of sound-mouth breeding ewes made 8s 2d and Ss 6d. Four avd six-tooth, in fairly good order, realised 6s 7d. .'Empty : ewes madw 4s lOd for a good pen and 3s 4d tor fairly good ones. A few two-tooth ewes of medium size, with some killable, made 7s Bd. Hoggets, well-grown and in good [ condition, made 5a lid, and medium '/Ondition, 4s lOd.