THE LONDON MARKETS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21305, 5 October 1932, Page 7

THE LONDON MARKETS

QUOTATIONS FOR METALS ALL-ROUND DECLINE (Received October 4. 7.5 p.m.) LONDON, Oct. 3 Following arc to day's quotations on the London metal market, compared with those of September 29: Oct. 3 Sept. 20 Per ton Per ton £sd £ h d Copper, stan., spot .. 3D 14 34 11 101 Copper, stall., 3 mos. 33 Id 10J 34 13 14 "'Copper, electrolytic . 38 0 0 38 10 0 to ' to 38 10 0 30 0 0 Copper, elec., wire bars 38 10 0 39. 0 0 Lead, soft, spot . . 12 11 3 12 17 G Lead, soft, forward . . 12 10 3 12 17 G Spelter, spot . . . . 15 2 0 15 5 0 Spelter, forward , . 15 5 0 15 5 0 Tin, stun., spot . . 150 2 G 153 7 G Tin, stan., 3 months . . 151 15 0 154 17 _ 6 "American, G cents a 1!)., same as on September 28.

THE CITY MARKETS OVERSEAS FRUIT FAIR PRICES SECURED Good supplies of Sydney and Island fruit wero available at the City Markets yesterday and there was a ready disposal at fair prices. An odd lot of strawberries, tho first of the season, sold at 4s 2d a chip. Tlio demand for apples and poara showed no improvement, all prices being on a par with tlioso at last week's auction. Locally-grown grapefruit and lemons met with only a poor demand at lato rates. Tree tomatoes wero rather dull of salo and prices for hothouse tomatoes wero not good for tho present time of tho year. The demand indioates that buyers uro waiting until tomatoes are in heavier supply. Repacked bananas were again readily placed. Tlio vegetable .market was in fairly heavy supply. Southern potatoes declined about 6d a cwt., but new potatoes met with an improved demand and registered a slight increase in price. Arriving on a practically bare market, Canadian onions sold well ii]) to 25s a cental. There were heavy supplies of cabbages and cauliflowers, but prices were maintained at up to 4s and 5s 6d a sack respectively. Celery and asparagus were also in good supply and average prices were a shade easier. The supply of poultry was small and there was a fair demand. Prices remained on a par with last week. Good supplies of eggs met with a fair demand, prices being slightly lower. There was a good demand for farmers' butter, which came forward in only moderate quantities. Yesterday's prices were FRUIT Apples, Delicious, Gs to 8s a case. Granny Smith, 7s to 9s; Doughertys, 4s to Gs Gd; Wincsap, Gs to 8s; Stunners, 7s to 8s; pears, Coles and Nelis, Gs to 9s; Vicars, 5s to 5s Gd; P. Barry, Gs to 7s Gd; grapefruit, large, 4s Gd to ss; email and medium, 3s to 4s; mandarins, Gs to 10s; lemons, 4s to Gs; tree tomatoes, 3s to ss; black, 5s to 7s Gd; tomatoes, hothouse, Is to Is 3d lb: Island, 7s to 8s a case; grapes, Californian, white. 28s a keg; red, 30s to 32s keg; bananas, No. 1, repacks, tip to 20s Gd a case; No. 2 and medium, 12s lo IPs; oranges, Island, 15a to 17s; Sydney oranges, common, Gs to 9s: Valeneias. 8s to 9s: passions. IGs to 17s: pir.es, 14s to 17s; bananas. No. 1. 18s to 19s; No. 2 and medium, 10? to 17s Gd. FIELD PRODUCE Potatoes, Southern, 8s Gd to 9s cwt; new, lid to 4d lb; onions, Canadian. 25s cental; kumaras. Island, 8s Gd to 9s cwt: Tauraiiga. Gs to 7s Gd; cabbage, Is to 4s sack; cauliflower, 2s to 5s Gd; swedes, Is Gd to 2s bag: pumpkins, 5s to 10s cwt; green peas, 4d to 7d lb; beans, hothouse, 9d to Is 4d; lettuce. Is to 43 Gel case; cucumbers, hothouse. 4s to 7s dozen; vegetable marrows. Is Gd to 3s; cabbage, loose. Is to Is Gd; cauliflower, loose, Is Gd to 2s Gd: celery. Gd to IS 9d bundle; rhubarb, 13 Gd to 4s Gd dozen; epitiach, Gd to Is 3d; pumpkins, loose, 4d to Is 3d each; radish, Cd dozen; spring onions, Gd to Is bundle; carrots, parsnips, beet, and, turnips, 4d to 8d dozen; asparagus, Gd to lOd bundle; leeks, 2d to Gd; chokos, 9d to Is 3d dozen; Brussels sprouts, 2;d to 3Jd lb. POULTRY Cockerel*, heavy breeds, prime, 3s Gd to 5s Gd; not prime, 2s up; light, pfime, 3s to 4s; not prime, 13 Gd up: fat roosters, heavy, prime. Is Gd to 2s: light, Is to Is 6d: fat hens, heavy, 2s to 2s 9d; light. Is Gd to 2s; pullets. heavy breeds, best, 1v Gd to 3s Gd; light, best, 2s Gd to 3s Gd; drakes, young, prime, 2s Gd to 3a Gd; young, smaller. Is 9d up; old. Is to Is Gd; ducks, young. Is Gd to 2s Gd; old. Is to Is Gd; geese. 2s Gd to 3s 6d; turkey hens, 4s to Gs; gobblers, 5s to 12s- cockerel chickens, heavy breeds, sd' to 9d;'light. Id to Gd: day-old chicks, Black Orpington, 7d to lOd; Leghorn, Gd to 7d; guinea-fowls, 2s Gd to 3s 6d. | . DAIRY PRODUCE j Hen. and duck eggs, first grade, 10Jd per dozen; B grade, 9'd; C grade, 7'd. Farmers' butter, 81 d to 11 Id per lb. GOLD AND SILVER

QUOTATIONS IX LONDON (Kecoivcd October 4, 8.5 p.m.) LONDON, Oct. 3 Gold is quoted to-day at £5 19s 3d an a/.., compared with £5 "l9s 5d ou September 30. Silver is quoted at 17- 11-16(1 spot and 17 13-16(1 forward, sanio ns on Saturday. The quotation for silvcy at per standard o/.. is .17 11-16 d and at per tine oz. 19 l-16d, compared with 17 13-lbd and 19 3-16 d on September 29. DISPOSAL OF TOBACCO REGENT MELBOURNE AUCTION Catalogues aggregating 60 tons wore submitted by Dalgoly and Company, Limited, at their fourth auction sale of tobacco leaf in Melbourne at tho end of September. At the previous salo on September 7 about 170 tons wero offered. Tho decrease was largely duo to tho decision of the company not to accept inferior quality leaf, for which there is no demand. Although tho best offer of 3s 9d a lb. was 3d less than (ho best price obtained at sales held earlier in tho month, this reflected a difference of quality. Taking only good leaf into account, tho prices realised generally compared favourably with the previous sales. About 50 per cent of tho catalogue was sold. PEDIGREE BULL SALE JERSEY BREEDERS' CLUB [BY TELECUIAI'H —OWN COHMCS.FONDKNT] PAE.ROA, Tuesday The annual hull sale of Iho Thames Valley Jersey Breeders' Club was hold in Pae- ™ to-day, when over 50 pedigree bulls wero offered by the Now Zeulitud Loan ami Mercantile Af?oncy Company. Limited. Practically every bull was sold, the average urioo obtained being 14 guinea's. The top price was secured for a very lino four-year-old bull Beans Warplane. which was sold by Mr. J. 11. Hill, of I'aeroa, and was purchased by Mr. H. A. Mills, uf PacrpH, for .'lOgns. A tine bull, Kelvin Mcrrv King, sold by Mr. G. Buchanan to Mr. A. Peat, of Turua, realised !29gus. Some tine types of ycarjing bulls brought up to 20cns. All tho animals were in pood condition, and with good butter-fat backing. Thev created good competition, especially those, offered by Mr. E. Jamieson. of Paeroa. and Mr. N. Trotter, of Katikati. TIN STATISTICS LONDON. Oet. 3 Statistics relating to tin during August and September are as follows : Sent. 2 Oct. 3 Tons Tons Visible 40.551 4K.89S Straits carry-over .. 10.215 0.399 Supplies . . . . 3.552 5,109 Deliveries .. . . 5,570 '1.822