METALS IN LONDON

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21562, 5 August 1933, Page 7

METALS IN LONDON

LATEST QUOTATIONS A HARDENING TENDENCY. (Received August 4. 8.15 p.m.) LONDON. Aug. 3 Following are to-day's quotations on the London metal markets, compared with those of August 2:—

WHEAT, FLOUR AND PULSE Wheat. —Cargoes are offered at 3d to Is lower, hut buyers are reticent. Parcels are in poor demand. Manitobas are from Is to Is 6d River Plates 6d and Australians 3d. Futures: London : September, 24s 9d n quarter; December, 2os 9d; February, 265. Liverpool: October, os 7Jd a cental; December, 5s lOd; March, 5s 11 |d. Spot trade slow. Australian, ex ship, 30s. Flour: Steady. Australian, ex stor*», 21s to 225. Oats, peas and beans: Quiet and unchanged. Beet sugar, September, os 2^d. RABBITSKIN PRICES LAST DUNEDIN SALE The Dunedin Stock Agents and Woolbrokeis' Association reports on Tuesday's rabbitskin sale as follows:—Very large catalogues were offered. The slackening in the American demand nt last sale was more pronounced and winter bucks were lower by 9d per lb. for best grades, and fid lower on an average for all grades. The demand for does was weak early in the sale, but firmed later, and prices compared with last sale can be quoted firm to 3d lower. Autumns and incoming grades were 6d to ad down, and low grades, such as summer, were firm. The following is the jange of prices:—S'unmer broken. 5Jd to _o}d: nutumn, ]2d to lid: second winter. 15d to 2Gd: first winter. 19d to 23d: runners, 7d to B|d; summers, Gd to 7Jd: email, to 2Jd; light racks, 8d to 9id; prime,; 8d to 9d: dawny autumn. lOd to 1 lid.; early, 14d to 14Jd; late, to 24d: second incoming, 21 d ~10 21} d; incoming winter, to 30d; early winter bucks, 55d to 56Jd does, 25d to 31Jd; fiiit spotted winters, 39d to 46d: second winter bucks, 54d to G3Jd; does. 29d to 33jd: first winter bucks, 72d to 76Jd; docs, 36d to 45Jd; prime bucks, 80d to 83Jd; does, 44d to 4Gd, second spotted winters. 23d, to 36d; outgoings, 14d to 22d: springs, 13d to 17d: milky. 9d to 14? d; fawn, Gd to 18d; winter fi.wn, 30d to 36d; summer black, 4|d to s;d: autumn, 9d to 13d; first winter black. 2nd to 25d; second, to lSd; hareskins, 4d to 13d; horsehair, to 12d. STOCK SALES TE AWAMUTU QUOTATIONS The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports that at the Te Awamutu sale on Thursday only a email yarding of sheep came forward, prices being firm at late quotations. A good yarding of fat and store cattle met with good competition. and prices were in advance of those of lost salq. Another full yarding of dairy cattle came' forward, including a couple of herds, and several lines of heifers on account of well-known local farmers. Values for all dairy stock were easier than at the previous sale, but this easing tendency lhas been general at all other sales in the Waikato. However, prices on the whole were satisfactory, and practically a complete clearance was effected. There was a very heavy yarding of store and weaner pigs, competition being good throughout and late advanced rates were well maintained. Values were:—Sheep: Fat wethers, to 21s 6d; fat hoggets, 16s Gd to 19s Gd; fat ewes, to 14s Gd; store ewes, to ss. Cattle: Light fat steers, -to £4 Gs; prime fat heifer*, £4 15s to £6; lighter. £2 7s 6d to £3 7s 6d; heavy fat cows, £4 lis to £5 Is; medium, £2 17s Gd to £3 15s: lighter, £2 os to £2 las: good conditioned cows, £1 15s to £2 2s Gd: lighter boner cows, 17s Gd, to £1 10s; best yearling Jersey heifers, £2 12s to (£2 ,15s; medium sorts, £2 2s to £2 ss. D&iry cattle: Best Jersey heifers, close to profit, £G 15s to £7 10s; best Jersey-cross heifers, close to profit, £6 5s to £7; others, £5 to £G 10s; Friesian heifers, close to pront, £4 10s to £5 10s; calved heifers. £4 to £i 10s; poor and backward heifers, £2 10s to £4 • best Jersey cows, close to profit, £5 loa to £7 10s; Jersey and Jersey-cross cows, close to profit, £4 to £5 ss; inferior dairy cows. £2 5s to £3 10s. Pigs: Baconers. 34s Gd to 395; light porkers. 23s to 275; large stores, 20s to 235; smaller. 17s to 19s Gd; slips. 14s to 18s; good weaners. 13s. Gd to 15s Gd; smaller, 9s Cd to 13s; sows in pig, £2 12s Gd to £3 18b. PRICES AT TIRAU The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Compftny, Limited, reports having held its usual Tirau stock sale on Thursday. Beef and store cattle were penned in average numbers, these showing no alteration on late rates. A heavy yarding of dairy cattle came forward, including some very choice Jfiisey springing heifers, and these sold under good competition. Backward heifers also commanded good attention. Dairy cows were dull of sale. A full yarding of pigs sold under keen competition. Values were:—Pigs: Store pigs, 20s to 21s; slips. 163 to 18s Gd; good weaners, 15s Gd to 18s; smaller, 10s to 13s. Cattle: Light fat cows and heifers. £2 16s to £3 3s; killable cows. 38s to £2 8s; fresh-conditioned cows. 30s to 355; boner cows. 14s to 28s; yearling Jersey heifers. 24s to £3; yearling Jerseycross heifers, 30s to 37s 6d; two-year empty Jersey heifers. 30s to 355; choice Jersey heifers, close, to profit, £G lOs to £7; Jersey and Jersey-cross heifers, later calvers, £5 108 to £6 ss: Jersey and Jersey-cross heifers, backward, £4 to £4 15s; sound young cows, £3 10s to £4 ss; backward sorts. £2 10s to £3: inferior, £1 5s to £2. CLAUDELANDS CLEARING SALE G. W. Vercoe and Company. Limited. Hamilton, in conjunction with Dalgety and Company. Limited, report having held a clearing sale on behalf of Mrs. L. A. Powell at her homestead, Tramway Road, Cluudelands, on Thursday. There was a large attendance of buyers, and all lota submitted realised keen competition, although, toward the finish, backward heifers did not meet with the competition anticipated. Competition for the breeding sows was yery brieK, and good Tannvorth sows, close to profit, sold frpm £7 to £7 Is; more backward, £4 12s Gd to £5 8s: Lurge White sows, in pig to Tamworth boar, to £5 ss; aged sows, to £2 14s; Tamworth boar, £3; slips, 17s. The 57 cows and heifers in milk including unsound cows averaged £5 Bs, and the whole of the cows to calve averaged £G. The total offering of heifere uver-. aged £5 17s. Good quality Jersey cows in milk mnde £7 to £9 ss: Jersey-cross cows, £5 15s to £0 15s; good quality Jersey-Fries-ian-cross cows, £7 10s to £8 sb; others, £5 ; to £6 10s; good quality Jersey heifers, in milk. £e 10e to £7 10s: others, £5 5s to £6 ss; small Jersey and Jersey-cross heifers, £3 to £4 10s; good quality Jersey and Jersey-cross cows, close to profit, £7 10b to £9; more backward, £6 to £7 os; others. £5 38 to £5 15s; Shorthorn-cross cows, close to profit, £3 15s to £5 15s; good quality Jersey heifers, early calvers, £6 10s to £7 15s; good quality Jersey-croBS - heifers, early calvers, £6 to £6 15s; later calvers, £4 10s to £5 15s. VALUES AT PIOPIO [bv telegraph—own* con respondent] TE KUITI, Friday Abraham and Williams, Limited, report on their Piopio stock sale as follows: A medium entry of cattle and a sniull yarding of sheep cunte forward. Store cattle sold under good competition, but dairy cutlle were hard to quit. Values were:— Medium wether hoggets, 9s 3d; three-year steers, (o £3 2s, email yearlings, 17s to 30s; empty co\v», i'J 3s to £1 15s; yearling, Jersey heifers. £2 4s to £2 l£s; springing heifers, close up, £•! 5s to £5 2s Gd; back ward sorts. £2 15s to £3-ios; dairy cows, close to calriug, £3 2s Gd to £3 10a: backward, £2 to £2 15s. GISBORNE SHEEP PRICES [bv telegraph OWN correspondent] GISBORNE. Friday Tl4 •e was brisk sale of stock at Matawhero yards to-day. All sheep were in de? mand, hoggeta in particular showing a good improvement in price. '1 he beef entry was of fairly good quality.. Best cows sold (or £3 to £3 i-s; good Jersey cows, to 455. The fat sheep entry was small and the sale was brisk with an advance in valueß. Ewes made up to 13s lOd; a few good wethers, lis 8d; second-grade ewes. 7s Gd to 10s 7d. The few pens of store sheep offered were mostly of hoggets and values were firmer. Hoggets made up to lis Id: plain empty two-tooth ewes, lis 3d; breeding ewes, with doubtful mouths, Gs,

A US. 3 Aug 2 Per ton Per ton £ s d £ s d Copper, stall., spot . . 36 14 4Va 36 9 4% Copper, stan., 3 nions. 36 18 9 36 13 IS 'Copper, electrolytic . 41 0 0 41 10 0 to 42 0 0 Copper, elec., wire bars 42 0 0 41 10 0 Lead, 6oft, spot 12 12 6 12 S 9 Lead, soft, forward . . 12 17 6 12 13 9 Spelter, spot 16 16 3 16 13 9 Spelter, forward 17 8 9 17 0 0 Tin. stan., spot. 214 12 6 214 6 3 Tin. stan.. 3 mos. . . 214 18 9 214 13 9 'American, 9 cents a lb.. same as on July 31.