The Archive · 1939

British Commodities

Thursday's Closing Quotations

London, Mar. 2.

Interest among commodities centred on the shellac market, where ihe morning's dealings were suspended owing to financial difficulties experienced by outside interests, but trading was resumed in the afternoon when it was authoritatively stated the sum involved was small and a satisfactory settlement was likely.

London Rubber: Spot, buyers 8% sellers Bj,—j; ApWJune delivery, 4—ty: sellers 83—2,; ar (Buyers): May 6/24 un-August 6/2 unchanged; Mar. 488—5; May 4.86 July 4.71—3; Sept 461—2; Egyptian Futures (Giza, F.G-F. No. 7) No. 2 contract: Mar. 696—2; May 7.00—2; July 7.05—l; Sept 105 London Metals: Copper, Standard, cash. sellers £42—3,; 3 mths sellers £425,—%s; Electrolytic, buyers £471, unchanged; sellers £4814 Tin, Standard, cash, sellers £2141)—%4; 3 mths sellers £ 215%—%4; Lead, Foreign, official price, sellers £1414—jy; 3 mths delivery, official price, sellers £145,—'s; Spelter, Ordinary, official price sellers £134} +14; 3 mths delivery, official price, sellers £13}§ unchanged—Reuter.

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