LONDON MARKETS
YORKSHIRE’S HEAVY BUYING By Cable. — Press Association. —Copyright LONDON, Thursday. At the London wool sales there were catalogued 144,000 bales. The estimated sales, are:—Home trade, 76,000 bales; for export, 52,000. There were held 16,00.0 bales. Yorkshire took the bulk of the crossbreds, both greasy and slipes. German and Alsatian competition for the finer sorts of Merinos was very strong. Yorkshire also bought these keenly. Greasy combing: Merinos closed at full opening rates with a hardening tendency. Best scoured sorts appreciated throughout and are now about 5 per cent, above the July rates. Short and faulty Merinos are unchanged. Fine crossbreds are fully 5 per cent. up. Medium and low greasies are 5 to 7 h up and slipes 5 per cent. Lambs’ wool sold freely at unchanged Pl The Bradford tops market is fairly cheerful. Spot business is very small. Quotations are:—Sixty-fours, 50d; sixties, 451 d fifty-sixes, 35!d; fifties, 28d; fortysixes, 22-fed; forties, 21d. —A. and N.Z.-Sun. CONSOLS AND COLONIAL STOCKS LONDON, Thursday. The following table gives quotations for consols and colonial inscribed stocks, compared with those of Sep-
fHigher. ‘Lower. FOREIGN EXCHANGES The following rates on foreign exchanges are current to-day, as compared with the cabled quotations on September
Montreal, dol. 4.56 1-16 4.86 1-16 4.866 New York, dol. 4.86 11-16 4.86 11-16 4.866 Amsterdam, fl. 12.13 5-8 12.13 3-8 12.10 Batavia, fl. 12.14 1-2 12.14 3-8 12.10 DAIRY PRODUCE FIRM The butter market is quiet and prices are firm except for Danish, which reacted from last week’s big advance to 193 s to 194 s (last week, 2025). Choicest salted New Zealand is quoted at 180 s to 182 s and exceptionally fine, 184 s; Australian 176 s to 180 s. Cheese prices are firm. New Zealand is quoted 104 s. WHEAT FLOUR AND PULSE Wheat —Cargoes are steady but closed dull and occasionally easier. Parcels are quiet and lower, influenced by Liverpool where heavy tenders are expcctcu on October 1. Livemool futnrAc ?ft C * tO 49 e r!’ \°t S 2 , 5 ’ 8d per ce ntal; December,* l°s 4|d; March 10s 4 3-8 d; May, 10s 2 ship* 55jf 0t trade quiet - Australian, exsdFlour. —Slow. Australian, ex store, 39s Oats. —Firmer. Peas. —. Steady. Beans. —Quiet. N^aar.—Granulated, 30s 7Jd.—A. and
tember 222: — Price. Variat'n £ s. d. s. d Consols, 22} per cent. . 54 5 0 Same. 99 11 3 1 3t 102 5 Conversion Loan, 3£ . 74 12 6 98 8 9 1 3f 102 5 0 5 Of Victorian, 3, 1929-49 . 71 17 6 76 17 6 1 3* Victorian, 5£, 1930-40 100 10 0 2 V Victorian, 5, 1932-42 97 16 3 1 3t . 95 10 0 Same N.S.W., 4, 1933 ..... 93 12 6 5 0* N.S.W., 3, 1935 75 17 6 Same N.S.W., 3i, 1930-50 . 85 1 3 1 3* N.S.W., 52, 1922-32 .. 102 1 3 Same N.S.W., 6i, 1930-40 . 103 10 0 3 9 N.S.W., 6, 1930-40 . 103 8 9 5 0 Quensiand, 3i, 1930 95 10 0 6 3 Queensland, 3, 1922-47 72 0 5 0 Queensland, 6, 1930-40 102 12 6 2 6 New Zealand, 4, 1929 . 99 2 6 1 St 87 0 0 Same New Zealand, 3, 1945 77 7 6 Same. New Zealand, 6, 1936-5. 107 7 6 2 6t S. Australia, 3i, 1939 85 10 0 10 ot S. Aus., 3, 1916 or after 62 0 0 2 6t S. Australia, 6i, 1930-4( 103 10 0 Same Tasmania, 3J, 1920-40 84 0 0 Same 78 0 0 Same Tasmania, 6&, 1930-40 103 17 6 2 6t W. Aust’rlia, 3J, 1929-35 89 6 2 6f W. Australia, 3, 1915-35 86 2 6 Same W. Australia, 6, 1930-4C 102 5 0 2 61
26 and par:— Sept.29 Sept. 26 Par. Brussels, belga 3-4.94 34.93 35.00 Paris, fr. 124.00 124.00 25.225 Stockholm, kr. 13.09 18.10 18.159 Olso, kr 13.45 18.42 18.159 Copenhagen, kr. 18.17 18.16 18.159 Berlin, r.m. 20.45 20.42 20.43 Rome, lire .. 8 S3.20 89.20 25.225 Calcutta, pence 18.00 1S.00 24 Yokohama, pee 23 23 241 Hongkong, pee 24 24
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 164, 1 October 1927, Page 5
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