The Archive · 1939

British Commodities

Wednesday's Closing Quotations

London, Mar. 8.

Steady conditions prevailed in the commodity markets with the exception of wheat which ruled easy on an absence of demand and fear of pressure from Argentine shipments.

London Rubber: Spot buyers 8j,—/k sellers 8%—j,: Apl/June del, buyers une; sellers 8j; London Sugar (Buyers): May 6/3, Aug. 6/3 44; Dec. 6/115 +34.

Liverpool Wheat: Mar. 6/3% +14: May July (new contract) Ail Liverpool Cotton: American Futures: Mar. 501—2: May 496—3; July 48—4 Oct 482—2. Egyptian Futures (Giza, F.G.F. No. 7) No. 2 Contract. Mar. 105 41; May 7.07—1; July 7.12 =l; Sept. 7.12—1.

London Metals: Copper, Stan. Cash sellers £435, 3 mths del. sellers £43] fy. Electrolytic buyers £481 ^i; Sellers £49,—!4. Tin, Stan. cash Sellers £215% +12; 3 mths del. sellers £01514 +4; Lead, For. official price, sellers £14]j +ñ 3 mths del. sellers £15, 434. Spelter, Ordinary, official price, sellers £13% 3 mths del. sellers £14% +7—Reuter.

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