THE LONDON MARKETS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21426, 25 February 1933, Page 7

THE LONDON MARKETS

QUOTATIONS FOR METALS

TIN RATHER EASIER (Received February 24, 8.5 p.m.) LONDON, Fob. 23 Following are to-day's quotations On the London metal market, compared with

WHEAT, FLOUR AND PULSE Wheat—Cargoes: Sellers' demands are occasionally higher. Trading inactive. Parcels are in poor demand. Australians are obtainable at reduced prices. Futures—London?: February and April, 19s 4d a quarter. Liverpool: March, 4s a cental: May, 4s 7^d; July, 4s 9d; October, 4s 11 l-Bd. Spot trade slow. Australian, ex ship, 25s to 26s 3d. Flour—Dull. Australian, ex store* 20s 6d. Oats—Sixpence lower. Peas and Beans, neglected and unchanged. Beet, Sugar—March, 5s sd.

BRADFORD TOPS QUIETNESS OF MARKET LONDON. -Feb. 23 The Bradford tops market is quiet. Following are to-day's quotations compared with those for the three previous weelcs:— Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. 2 9 16 23 Per lb. Per lb. Per lb. Per lb. d. d. d. d. Seventies . t . . 24J 24 23§ 23 Sixty-fours .' . . 23 22} 22 21} Sixties 21} 21} 21 21 Fifty-sixes ... 18} 18} 18 18 Fifties 121 12} 12 ■ 12 Forty-sixes ... 9} 9} 9 9 Forties ..9 9 8} 8} THE CITY MARKETS DESSERT APPLES SOUGHT OUTDOOR GRAPES ARRIVE There was a better demand for good dessert apples at the city markets yesterday, Albany Beauty and Graven Stein advancing in value. Small and inferior apples were not wanted and cookers were dull of sale. Bon Cretien and Louis Bon pears rose on sale, the demand being very fair, but cooking pears were in poor demand. Lines of good quality peaches were in request, but other lines wero hard to quit. Plums sold at unchanged rates, bift the inquiry was weaker. Only choice lines of tomatoes changed hands, fruit with cracks being practically unsaleable. There .was a satisfactory demand for bananas at about 4s a case higher. Consignments of Te Kauwhata grapes were available, selling freely. Blackberries also had a brisk sale. The vegetable market was; heavily supplied with kumaras and potatoes, but prices were steady. Cauliflower, pumpkins and beans were other lines in large supply, the first-named dropping on sale by about Is a sack. Beans were secured 6d a bag lower at from Is to 2s 6d a bag. The supply of poultry was heavy, the demand being fair. Prices were on a par with last week. Egg prices were unchanged, an average supply coming forward. Prices were:— FRUIT Apples, Albany Beauty, 6s to 7e 6d a case; Gravenstein, 3s 6d to 6s 6d; Cox Orange, 5s to 8s; Scarlet Permain, 2s to 4b; cookers, 2s 6d to 4s; pears, Bon Cretien. Hawke's Bay, 6s 6d to 8s 6d; local. 4b to 6s; L.8.J., 6s to 8« 6d; others, 2s 6d to 49; peaches, choice, coloured, 2s 6d to 3s 6d; extra choice, three tray cts., 7s to lis 9d: late reds. 2s to 3s; Golden Queens. 2s Bd to 3s: in three trays, Ss to ss; plums. Doris, 4s to 5s 6d; others, 2s Gd to 3s 6d: oranges, American, 32s Cd to 40«; Jaffa, 335: passions, 3s to ss; grapefruit. Californian. 40s; tomatoes, extra choice, coloured, 3s to 4s: others, Is to 2s 6d; bananas, up to 255; cape gooseberries. 2Jd to 3d a lb.; quinces, up to 9s; strawberries. Captain Cook, 9d to Is 2d a chip; blackberries. 5d to 6d: mushrooms, 8d to Is 4d a lb.; lemons, 6s to 12s; grapes, hothouse, 7d to lid a lb.; Te Kauwhata,, 10s to lis 6d a crate. FIELD PRODUCE Potatoes, Is to 2s 3d a bag: swedes. Is to 2s; onions, 2s to 2s Cd a bag; kumaras, Jd to Id a lb.; cabbage, 3s to 4s 3d a sack; cauliflower, 4s to 5s a sack; pumpkins. 3a to 4s Gd ewt.; cucumbers, 6d to Is 3d a dozen: carrots, 6d to Is; parsnips. 6d to Is: beet, 6d to 9d; turnips, 6d a dozen j radish, 6d; spring onions, 8d to Is a bundle: spinach. Is a dozen; green peas. 3s to 7s 6d a bag; beans, Is to 2s 6d a bag; marrows. Is to Is 9d a dor,en; melons, 3s ewt.; lettuce. Is 6d to 7s Cd a case-. celery, cooking, 6d a bundle; dessert, 9d to Is 8d a bundle: rhubarb, Cd to 2s 6d a dozen. POULTRY Cockerels, heavy breeds, prime, 2s 6d to 4s; not prime, Is up; light, prime, Is 6d to 2s 6d: not prime. 6d up; fat roosters, heavy breeds, prime. Is 3d to 1s 6d; light, 9d to Is 3d; fat hens, heavy breeds, Is 3d to la 9d; light. 9d to Is 3d; pullets, heavy breeds, best, 2s fid to 4s 6d; smaller. Is .3d up; light, best, 2s 6d to 4s 8d: smaller. Is up; drakes, young, prime. Is to Is 6d: smaller. 6d up; old, 9d to Is; ducks, yount. Is 3d to 2s; old, 9d to Is. DAIRY FRODUCE Hen egfes, first duality. Is 3}d A dozen: B grade. Is 2}d. 8?d; duck eggs, first, quality. Is 2}d; B grade, Is l}d; C grade, 10} d. Farmers' butter, 6d to 8d a lb. STOCK SALES WHAKATANE QUOTATIONS [BY TELEGRAPH —OWN CORRESPONDENT] WHAKATANE, Friday Dalgety and Company, Limited, report that, at the monthly stock sale at Whnkutnne yesterday there was a good yarding of cattle, .and prices were on a par with recent values. Sheep were penned in small numbers, prices being easier. Quotations: — Klieop: Store lambs made 5s lid to 6s; others. 5s id; aged ewes, to 6s 6d. Cattle: Three-year Hereford steers, to £4: heavy fat cows. .£2 32s to £3; lighter cov;s, to £2 10s; cows with cnlves at foot, to £3; store oows. to 35e; boners, to 18a; Jersey bulls, ta £3 6s.

HEAVY YARDING. AT KAMO [FROM OtJR OWN CORRESPONDENT] WHANGAREI, Friday The North Auckland Farmers' Co-opera-tive. Limited, reports holding a successful cattle sale at Ramo yesterday. Thero was nn exceptionally heavy yarding for this time ot the year and prices showed a slight, inciease over late rates. Values were:—Beat dairy cows, £4 10s to £6 ss; medium dairy cowb, £3 10s to £4 6b; backward, £2 to £2 ss; prime fat bullocks, £5 9s; mediumweight fat bullocks, £3 15s to £4 9s; fat cows, £3 3a to £3 12s; light fat cows. <£'2 10s to £3-, boner cows. t.o 325; boner bulls, £•2 10s to £3 lis: 3J-year-old steers, to £3 10s; 21-year-old eteers, to £2 9s: yearling steers, to 265; weaner .Jorsey heifer calves, to £1 10a

BETTER TONE AT FEILDING [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] FEILDING, Friday There was a confident tone in the livestock market to-day. Prices for fat sheep advanced 2s a head, and there was a good demand for breeding ewes. Dairy cattle met with u stt-ady sale, and fat cattle Bold fairly well, though the quality was not firstflass. Prices were:—-Fat Blisep: Extra prime ewes, to ts 3; wethers, to 14s 9d; twotooth wethers, to 14s 10d; lambs, to 13s 6d. Store eheep: Two-tooth' ewes, to 17s Id; four-tooth wethers, 12s lOd; woolly lambs, 9s 9d. Dairy cattle: Pedigree cows, £8 103; heifers (late calving), to £4; cows at profit. £1 Fat cattle: Red Poll steers. £4; Polled Angus cows, to £3 8s; Shorthorn cows, £2 15b ; Hereford cows, £3 lis.

those of February 22: — Feb. 2.1 Feb. 22 Per ton 1'er ton Copper. stan., spot . . £ s d £. 8 d 28 8 ft 28 8 9 Copper, stun., 3mos. . . 29 IS 0 28 13 14 •Copper, electrolytic . . 32 7 6 to to 32 17 6 Copper, elec.. wire bars 32 7 6 Lead, soft, spot 10 11 S 10 11 3 Lend, soft, forward . . 10 15 0 10 IS 0 Spelter, spot 14 1 3 14 0 0 Spelter, forward 14 6 3 14 5 0 Tin, stan., spot 147 17 6 148 6 3 Tin, stan.. Smos. 148 8 a 148 13 9 'Amoriean, 5 cents a lb., same as on February 14.—Not cabled.