LONDON MARKETS

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 110, 30 July 1927, Page 12

LONDON MARKETS

COLONIAL STOCKS AND CONSOLS By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright LONDON, Thursday. The following table gives quotations for Consols and colonial inscribed stocks, compared with those of July

Batavia, fl. . . 12.12 12.12 12.10 THE METAL MARKETS (Quotations on July 25 in parentheses.) Copper.—Spot, £55 15s 7£d (£55 19s 4?.d); three months, £55 19s 4£d (£56 5s 7ld). Lead. —Spot, £24 2s 6d (£24 7s 6d) ; three months, £24 12s 6d £24 17s 6d). Spelter.—Spot, £29 5s (£29 3s Id),; three months, £2B 16s 3d (£2B 13s 9d). Tin. —Spot, £289 2s 6d (£2BB 11s 3d); three months, £284 16s 3d (£283). Silver. —Standard, 25 7-8 d (26 3-16 d) per ounce; fine, 27 15-16 d (28£d). P. AND O. SHARES P. and O. deferred stock is quoted at £2BB 15s. BRADFORD TOPS. The market is very quiet owing to the holidays. Quotations are firm and unchanged. WHEAT, FLOUR, AND PULSE Wheat.—Cargoes were steady at opening. There was some Continental inquiry for Australians, but reports of finer weather in France caused buyers to hold off. The market closed quiet, and unchanged. Parcels are quiet, with quotations lower to sell at Liverpool and Glasgow. South Australian, ex Anchises, 53s 9d. Liverpool futures, July, 11s OSd percental, October 11s Old, December 11s 0 l-Bd, March 10s llld, May 10s lOcl. The spot trade is easier; Australian, ex ship, to arrive, 56s 6d; ex store, 41s 6d to 425. Barley.—Steady; Australian, Chevalier, ex store, 54s to 565. Beans. —Quiet. Peas. —Slow. sugar. — Granulated, 31s lid. —A. and

Price. Variation. d. Consols, 2J per cent . . 54 15 0 British 3£ War Loan . . 100 10 0 British 5 War Loan .. 101 5 0 Conversion Loan, 31 . . 76 2 6 Com’wealth, 5£, 1922-27 97 17 Co’wealth, 6, 1931-41 . . 104 0 0 Victorian, 3, 1929-49 . . 71 12 Victorian, 3j, 1929-49 . . 77 17 6 7 6* Victorian, 5£, 1930-40 . . 102 0 0 Victorian 5, 1932-42 . . 99 0 0 "Victorian, 42, 1940-60 .. 95 10 0 10 ot N.S.W., 4, 1933 .. .. 93 10 0 7 6f N.S.W., 3, 1935 .. . . 85 15 0 Same. N.S.W., 3i, 1930-50 .. 75 15 0 7 6t N.S.W., 52, 1922-32 .. 101 11 3 7 6t N.S.W., 61, 1930-40 .. 103 2 6 2 6t N.S.W., 6, 1930-40 . . 102 12 6 5 0t Queensland, 31, 1930 . . 95 7 6 7 6+ Queensland, 3, 1922-47 71 7 6 2 6+ Queensland. 6, 1930-40 101 15 0 2 6t New Zealand, 4, 1929 . . 98 10 0 New Zealand, 3£, 1940 87 0 0 5 0t New Zealand, 3, 1945.. 77 10 0 New Zealand, 6, 1936-51 106 17 6 2 6t S. Australia, 3£, 1939 . . S4 10 0 10 Ot S. Australia, 3, 1916 or after 60 6 S. Australia, 6£. 1930-40 103 0 0 Tasmania, 31, 1920-40 . . 84 2 6 2 0* Tasmania, 3, 1920-40 . . 76 0 0 Same. Tasmania, 61, 1930-40 103 2 6 1 3t W. Australia, 31, 1929-35 88 15 0 5 0* W. Australia, 3, 1915-35 85 11 3 3 9* W. Australia, 6, 1930-40 101 17 6 1 3t tHigrher. ‘Lower. — Not quoted last week. FOREIGN EXCHANGES The following - rates on foreign exchanges are current to-day, as compared with the cabled quotations on July 25 and par: — July 2S. July 25. Par. Brussels, belga . 34.92 34.93 35.00 Paris, franc . 124.10 124.05 25.225 Stockholm, kr. . IS.121 18.12 i 18.159 Oslo, kr. . . . IS. SO 18.80 18.159 Copenhagen, kr . 18.151 18.15 18.159 Berlin, r.m. . . 20.411 20.40 20.43 Rome, lire . . 89.25 89.30 Calcutta, pence . 175 175 24 Yokohama pence. 23£ 23 9242 Hongkong, pence 24£ 24h Montreal, dol. . 4.76 1 16 4.86 1-16 4.866 New York, dol. . 4.7G 4.85 13-16 4.866 Amsterdam, fl. . 12.115 12.11g 12.10