Recently, however, there have been signs of hesitancy in the United States which has caused the prices of primary products to sag. Thus, Moody's index of the prices of staple commodities in the United States (December 31, 1931—100) declined oct. from 1443 to 14L1 during the past month. In part this decline was probably caused by the depreciation of sterling, for Reuter's index of the prices of sensitive commodities in Cable and Wireless Limited These index numbers represent the estimated monthly receipts from traffic as related to comparable traffic in the year 1929, It should be noted that since 1929 the operation in ous overseas areas has peen taken over at different dates by the local associated companies, and the total figures for 1929 taken for purpose of ecmperison in establishing the index 100 have. therefore been adjusted when necessary by the omission of the receipts accruing in the areas affected. The index rumpers are, in consequence, all shown upon'a comparable basis.
Monthly figures reduced to working day average.
Working day average of comparable receipts year 1929=100.
1991 1932 1933 1994 1935 1936 18 732 71 rid 8233383:
++£3,000,00"
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