London, Mar. 15.
Among commodities, cotton ruled weaker early in the day, but then firmed up on speculative support. A more cheerful tone prevailed in the London Metal Exchange, where copper and tin advanced sharply on prospects of even a larger re-armament programme. However, a certain amount of profit-taking reduced the early gains, London Rubber: Spot, buyers 61% ike.
Sellers 7 unch; April delivery, buyers unch; seller 7 London Sugar (Buyers) March 4/1035 unch; May 5/1%4 +4; Aug. 5/3% +4; Liverpool Wheat: March 7/05 July 6/134 +24:
Sept.; Egyptian Futures t May 500 +3;
(Giza, F.G.F. No. 7): Mar. 684—1; May 685 unch; July 6.92 unch; Sept. 6.92 unch; London Metals; Copper, Stan. cash Sellers £41% +139; 3 iritis sellers 241% his "Electrolytic. buyers fois seners Standard, es sellers mths sellaas £18714 eign, official price, 16) 3 mins delivery, official- price, sellers Ordinary, official sellers £15, +a: 3 mths de-official price, sellers £1514 Reuter
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