THE LONDON MARKETS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21577, 23 August 1933, Page 5

THE LONDON MARKETS

QUOTATIONS FOR METALS TIN AND COPPER EASIER (Received August 22, 7.35 p.m.) LONDON, Aug. 21 Following aro to-day's quotations on tho London metal market, compared with those of August 18: Aug. 21 Aug. 18 Per ton Per ton £sd £ a d Copper, stan., spot . . 35 13 9 30 3 VA Copper, stan., 3 mos . 35 18 9 30 C 10Va 'Copper, electrolytic . 40 5 0. 40 5 0 to to 40 15 0 40 15 0 Copper, elec,, wire bars 40 15 0 40 15 o Lead, soft, spot . , 11 IS 9 12 1 3 Lead, soft, forward . 12 5 0 12 7 6 Spelter, spot .... 10 15 0 17 0 0 Spelter, forward . . 10 10 3 17 2 (5 Tin, stan., spot . . 213 2 6 215 8 9 Tin. stan.. 3 mos. . . 213 2 G ' 215 17 6 'American 9 cents a lb., same as on August 18. NEW ZEALAND APPLES Apples aro very slow, and a largo proportion of the offerings has been withdrawn. Stored New Zealand Doughertys, 7s 6d to 8s; Romes, 7s 3d to 8s; Statesman, 5s to 8s; Sturmers, 4s. THE CITY MARKETS BETTER DEMAND FOR APPLES SOME LINES DEARER Larger supplies of oranges were available ab the City Markets yesterday, and there was a ready sale at slightly lower rates. Hipo bananas remained somewhat scarce, prices being steady. Demand for apples and pears showed an improvement and highor prices wero realised by some lines, particularly Delicious. There wero very heavy supplies of cauliflowers; which sold at lower rates. Cabbages, which did not offer so freely, improved in prico. Fairly heavy consignments of new potatoes came forward from North Auckland districts, and values fell by about id a lb. A fair demand was maintained for onions, but kumaras wero slow of sale. Good quality pumpkins sold at higher rates. Parsnips and rhubarb were in short supply. La to rates ruled for poultry, which was in average supply. Values tor eggs wero unchanged. Prices were: — FRUIT Apples, Delicious, 3b to 0b a case; Brighton. 4s to Os 6d : Bnllarats, 4s 9d to 0s 6d : Sturmers, Gs to 8s Gd; Munros, 4s to Gs Gd; Granny Smith, Gs to 8s 6d; pears, Coles, 7s Gd to 9s; Nelis. 7s Gd to lis: P. Barry, Gs to 9s: oranges. Island, repacks, 16s to 235: Californian, 20s to 245; grapefruit. New Zealand, large, 4s to 5«; small, 2a Gd to 3s; Californian, 32s Gd; tomatoes, Island, repacks, 10s to 13s 6d; bannnas, 13a to 21s; tree tomatoes, new black, 5s to 7b ; others, 2s (id to Gs; lemons, choice, cured, Gs to 7s; others, 3s*to 4s. FIELD PRODUCE Potatoes, new. Id to 2}d a lb.; Southern, 5s Gd to 8s a cwt.; swedes. Is to 2s Gd a b*R: onions, la to 4b; kumaraa, 3s to 4a; cabbage, 3a to 7a Gd a sack: on benches. Is to 3s 9d a dozen; cauliflower, 28 to 3s Gd a sack; on benches, Gd to 2s 9d a dozen; pumpkins, 3s to Gs Gd a cwt.; cucumbers, 3s to 5s a dozen; carrots, Gd to la 3d; parsnips, Is to Is Gd; beet. Is to la Gd; turnips, 3d to sd; radish, Gd to 9d; spring onions, 3d to 8d a bundle; spinach, 6d to Is a dozen; leekn, Id to 4d a bundle; beans, hothouse, 9d to Is 3d a lb.; marrows. Is to 3s a dozen; melons, citron, 5s to 7s a cwt.; lettuce. Is to 4s a, case; celery, cooking. Gd to lOd ft bundle: dessert, Is to 3s a bundle; rhubarb, 2a Gd to Ga a dozen; asparagus, la Gd to 23 Gd a bundle. POULTRY Cockerels, heavy breeds, prime, 4s to 5s Gd; not'prime, 2s Gd up; light breeds, prime, 28 Gd to 4e: not prime, 2a up; fat roosters, heavy breeds, prime, 2a to 3a; light breeds. Is 3d to Is 9d; fat heus, heavy breeds. 2s Gd to 3b 3d; light breeds, la Gd to 2s (>d: pullets, heavy breeds, best, 3s to 4s; smaller, Is 9d up; light breeds, best, 3s to 4s; smaller, Is 9d up; drakes, young, prime, 2a to 3s; old, la 3d to Is Gd; ducks, young, Is Od to 2a; old. la to Is 3d; turkey hena, 5s to 7s; gobblers, Gs to 9s; guinea fowls, 3s Gd to 4s Gd, DAIRY PRODUCE Hen eggs, first quality, ll{d a dozen; B grade, 10} d; C grade, 9}d; duck eggs, 11 id, 10} d and 9Jd; farmers' butter, 9d to lid per lb. HIDES AND SKINS SLIGHT EASING IN PRICES STEADY RATES FOR TALLOW Values for hides were a shade easier at the fortnightly auction held by Auckland brokers yesterday. Best grades of ox and cow hides were lowei 1 - by about id a lb., and calfskins by about 2d a lb. A fair demand was maintained for eheepskins, which sold at late rates. Tallow prices wero unchanged. Prices for best grades wero:— Ox, heavy, s}d to 5Jd a lb.; medium, s}d to sid; light, 5Jd to 6id; cow, heavy. .5d to 6id; medium, sid to s|d; light, 58d to s}d; yearlings, sjd to 5Jd; light, Bjd to Gd; calfskins, medium, 8d to 81d; light, 7Jd to 8d; cut and faulty, 5d to Gd. Dried Sheepskins.—Threequarter to full wool, medium to fine crossbred. Bid to 6Jd; coarse crossbred, 4Jd to 4|d: damaged and faulty, 3Jd to 4d: halfwools, medium to fine crossbred, Ed to sid; coarse crosabred, 4d to 4jd; damaged and faulty, 3d to 4d; bare to quarterwools, sound, 2jd to 4d; damaged and faulty, lfd to \2id; lambskins and hoggets, medium to fine crossbred, 6Jd to GJd; damaged and faulty, 4d to 4|d. Salted Sheepskins.—Threequarter to full wool, large, 4a Gd to 4g lOd each; light to medium, 3s 8d to 4s; naif to threequarter wools, large, 3s 8d to 4s; light to medium, 2s 7d to 3s; lambskins and hoggets, medium to large, 2a Gd to 3a 4d; light and small. Is Id to Is Bd. Tallow.—Best mixed, 16a Gd to. 17a per cwt: second grade, 13s to 15s; inferior, 7s Gd to lis. TALLOW MARKET &JIET SLOW CONDITIONS IN FRUIT The Department of Agriculture has received the following cablegram, dated August 19, from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, London: — Tallow.—Tho market continues quiet, •with values nominally unchanged. Hemp.—Tho Manila market is easier, but steadier at the close. "K" grade for August-October shipment sold at £ls 10s. Output from January 1 to July 31, 620,000 bales, against 519,000 for same period last year. Stocks in tho United Kingdom at July 31, 11,764 bales, against 27,842 bales same time last year. Stocks in Manila at July 31, 118,000 bales, against 135,000 at same time last year.^ The Sisal market is steady. No. 1 for September-November shipment quoted sellers £lB 2s 6d. Tho Now Zealand market is unchanged. Stocks in London at July 31, 111 tons, against 125 tons samo time last year. Eggs.—Tho market is very firm and tho outlook is promising. English national pack, 14s 6d to 17s 6d; English, ordinary pack, 14s to 15s; Danish, 10s to 13s. Fruit. —Tho market is slow. Current prices aro:--Granny Smith, 14s; i)ougherty, 10s Gd to lis 6d; Koine Beauty and Brighton, 9s to 10s; Statesman and Delicious, 8s to 9s; Sturmer, Jonathan and Wincsap, 7s 6d to 8s; Cleopatra, 6s to 8s; Newton Pippin, Gs 9d to 7s 9d. Apples—Otago: Jonathan, 8s to 8s 6d; Newton Pippin, 9s Gd to 10s; Sturmer, 8s to 8s 6d. OHAUPO HORSE SALE Dalgety and Company. Limited, Hamilton, reports on the Uhaupo horso sale held on Monday as follows :-~There w»s a good yarding of horses of good class, but owing to the incessant rai n throughout the sale the yarding* waa affected. Considering the wealner conditions the sale waa satisfactory, many horses changing hands at top market, value. Following were the principal sales: Unbroken draught colts, three years. £27, £2G, £26; unbroken three-year filly, £2O 10s; two-year gelding. £2O; uHeful farm horses, £27, £25, £2O; heavy draught gelding, five years, £3O; Slight draught mare, £2B; aged geldings, £2O, £2O 10s, £IG; heavy Bix-year gelding, £3O; light geldings, six years, £l6, £2O; aged and inferior sorts, £4 to £l2.