London, Mar. 20.
The commodity markets mostly ruled idle, with no undue selling pressure in evidence. Jute was firm on Calcutta reports of further sandbag orders but business was meagre, while the base metals all improved in the afternoon, especially copper, where German buying was reported. London Rubber: Spot buyers 7} -fri sellers 87, +48; Apr.-June del. buyers 8 +46; sellers By +b.
London Sugar (Buyers) May 64 +4:
Aug. 6/3% +12; Dec. 6/2 +13.
Liverpool Wheat: Mar. 4/45 +14; May 4/616 +%; July (New Contract) 4/5%
Liverpool Cotton: Amer. Futures: Mar. 4.73 +2; May 4.70 +2; July 4.58 +1; Oct. 449 +9; Egyptian Futures (Giza, FGF. No. 7) No. 2 Contract; Mar. 671 46; May 676 +6; July 681 +5: Sept. 680 +4.
London Metals: Copper, Stan. Cash sel-Jers £42% +i; 5 mths del. sellers £43 +14; Copper, Electrolytic buyers 246 44; sellers £48% unc; Tin, Stan. Cash sellers £215 +114; 3 mths del. sellers £21414; +l; Lead, Foreign, official price, sellers £14}} unc; 3 mths del. sellers £1474—y: Spelter. Ordinary, official price, sellers £131) 4%; 3 mths del. sellers £13% unc—Reuter.
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