THE LONDON MARKETS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21579, 25 August 1933, Page 7

THE LONDON MARKETS

• QUOTATIONS FOR METALS ONLY SLIGHT VARIATIONS (Received August 24, 7.35 p.m.) LONDON, Aug. 23 Following are to-day's quotations on .the London metal market, compared 'with those of August 22: — Aug. 23 Aug. 22 Per ton Per ton £Bd £ s d Copper, stan., spot . . 35 11 10i 85 13 li •Copper, stan., 3 mos. , 35 1G 3 35 18 15 "Copper, elcctrolytio . 39 10 0 39 15 0 to to 40 10 0 40 10 0 Copper, elec., wire bars 40 10 0 40 10 0 Lead, soft, spot .. 11 17 6 11 17 6 Lead, soft, forward 12 2 G 12 3 9 Spelter, spot j 1G 1G 3 1G 1G 3 Speltsr, forward ..'l6 1G 3 1G 1G 3 Tin, stan., spot .. 213 3 9 213 3 9 Tin, stan., 8 mos. . . 213 2 G 213 (> 3 "American, 9 cents a lb., same as on August 12. STOCK SALES VALUES AT PUKEKOHE [from OUR OWN correspondent] PUKEKOHE, Thursday Tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. Limited, conducted its fortnightly stock sale at Pukekohe to-day. Cattle wore penned in largo numbers, Values tor dairy cattle were easier Jlian at the last Pukekohe sale. Beef and store catllo Hold readily at values firm on late quotations. Best dairy heifers made £4 10s to £G 10s: others, £3 10s to £4 7s Gd; small and backward, £2 to £3 ss; beat dairy cowa, £3 IDs to £5; others, £2 to £3 ss: medium prime steers, £5 5s to £5 14s; light, £4 10s to £5; heavy primo cows, £4 to £4 10s; light, £3 to £3 15s; kilhiblo cows, £2 8s to £2 15s; boner cows, to £2 ss; young empty Shorthorn cows, to £2 4s; yearling Jersey heifers, to £1 17s Gd; bulls, to £3 10s. Piss came forward in averago numbers and sold ui'der keen competition at slightly better rates. Heavy baconers brought from £2 7s to £2 12s; light and medium. £1 18s to £2 Cs; heavy porkers, £1 10s to £1 17s; light and medium, £1 to £1 Ss; large stores, £1 to £1 7s; slips, 14s to 18s; weaners, 7s to lGs. PRICES AT OTOROHANGA The Farmers' Co-operativo Auctioneering Company. Limited, reports having held its Otorohanga dairy sale on Wednesday. Only a medium yarding came forward and a total clearance resulted. Heifers of quality sold equal to lato rates, while inferior sorts were dull of sale. Values were:—Best Jersey heifers, close to profit, £5 15s to £G ss; Jersey sr.d Jersey crof.' heifers, later culvers, i'i 5s to £5 ss; more backward. £2 10s to i' 3 10s; sound young cows, £3 15s to £4 10s; others, 35s to £3. MATAMATA QUOTATIONS Tho Farmers' Auctioneering Company, Limited, held its, usual fortnightly stock sale at Matamata on Wednesday, when a full yarding of all classes of dairy heifers came forward. Competition was slow and lots were hard to dispose of. A line of 20 good quality Jersey heifers on account of Mr. M. W. Watkins. Piarere, was quitted after the ealo at £5 10s. A small yarding of fat pigs and an extra large yarding of stores and wearers came forward. Competition was Btcady, but prices were not up to expectations. A medium yarding of' sheep srfld at, prices slightly eneier than those tit lost sale. A good yarding of beef cattle maintained late rates, whilo store cows showed a slight decline in values, values were:—Dairy cattle: Quality Jersey heifers, nt profit, £5 5s to £5 10s; backward Jersey heifers, £3 15s to £4 15s; qualify Ayrshire heifers, £5 to £G 10s; Jersey-cross heifers. £4 15s to £5 10s; inferior dairy cows, £2 10s to £2 15b. Beef cattle: Fat heifers, £2 14s to £3 15b; heavy fat cows, £3 17s to £4 7s: medium fat cows. £2 ICs to £3 14s; light fat cows, £2 to £2 14s; forward-con-ditioned store cows, 28s to 345; boners, 10s to 255; 3 nnd 4-year Polled Anßiis-croes steers, £3 18s to £4 2s Gd; 18 to 20-months Hereford-Polled Angus-cross heifers, £2 7s; best yearling Jersey heifers. £2 to £2 3s; others, 20s to 36a. Pigs: Light baconers, 35b to 375: heavy porkers, 30s to 325; medium, 278 to 295; best store pigs, 22s Gd to 26s Gd; other stores, ISs to 21s: slips, lis to 20s; best weaners, 12s (id to ICs; smaller weaners, 8s to lie Gd. Sheep: Fat wethers. 235; fat hoggets, 14s 5d to 18s; medium fat ewes, 13s to 14s; storo ewes, 4s to Cs. CATTLE AT HUKERENUI [ FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT] WHANGAREI, Thursday The North Auckland Fanners' Co-opera-tive, Limited, reports holding a stock salo at Hukerenui yesterday, when an average yarding of all classes of cattle came forward. Competition was keen and lato rates were realised. Dairy cowa made up to £2 15s; dairy heifers, to £3 10s; backward heifers, to £2 53; boner cows, to £1 7b Cd; boner bulls, to £1 sa.