COMMODITY PRICES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21515, 12 June 1933, Page 5

COMMODITY PRICES

UPWARD TREND MAINTAINED PAST MONTH'S COMPARISON Although the movement has slackened in one or two instances, the upward trend in the world's commodity prices has continued during the last few weeks. Only in oue instance, that of cotton, are current prices below those ruling a month ago, while in the case of some metals, particularly tin. increased headway has been made. For the last few weeks butter and cheese values, in which New Zealand is particularly interested, t have remained fairly steady,' with fluctuations in favour of sellers. The following table compares present prices with those ruling a month ago:—

Present A month price ago jST.Z. Butter— £ 8 d £ s d Per cwt 1 0 6 3 12 6 N.Z. Cheese— White, per cwt. . 2 9 0 2 1 6 Coloured, per cwt. 2 H 6 2 • 7 0 Bra<iiord Tops (per lb.)- - 50's 0 0 13J 0 0 12 46's 0 0 10 0 0 9 40's 0 0 9 0 0 si Cotton (per lb.) . 0 0 6.12 0 0 6.19 Rubber, plantation (per lb.) 0 0 3i 0 0 2 31-33 Jute (per ton) .. 17 IS 9 17 2 6 Copra (per ton) .. 11 7 6 10 7 S Copper, standard. spot (per ton) . . 37 6 3 34 13 9 Lend, soft, spot (per ton) . 13 10 0 12 S 9 Spelter, epot (per ton) 16 17 6 15 10 0 Tin, spot (per ton* •227 7 e 187 13 9 i "Wheat, spot (per i- | quarter) 1 7 0 1 7 0