The Archive · 1938

British Commodities

Wednesday's Closing Quotations

London, Sept. 28.

On the rubber exchange, the Committee decided quickly to extend trading until 5.30 p.m, Values jumped in very heavy trading immediately up to 1%d above the fixed minimum level of 734d., at which level they had been ruling since noon. Meanwhile, sugar prices slumped up to 3d. be-Jow the high levels attained when the European. crisis was at its peak. In Liverpool, the grain market nose-dived on a burst of selling, closely followed by wheat futures quotations in London.

London Rubber: Spot buyers 7% sellers 71§ 4%: Oct, del buyers +a; sellers London Sugar (Buyers) Dec. 5/634—%i Mar, 5/1% unc; May 5/81 Liverpool wheat: Oct. 5/14 Dee.

5/4). +a; Mar. 5/234—H.

Liverpool Cotton: Amer. Futures: Oct.

457—3; Jan. 475 +2; Mar. 4.77 +2; May 4.79 +2; (Giza, F.G.F. No. 7) Sept.

696 +8; Oct. 696 +8; Nov. 6.96 +8; Jan. 7.05 +5.

London Metals: Copper, Stan. Cash sel-

442% Gold, Loan, 1898 £65 Sre Gold Bonds, 1925-47 62 4iSq Anglo-French Loan, Crisp Loan, 1912 Reorg. Loan, 1913 Sig. Notes, 1925 Honan Rly. 1905 Hukuang Lily. 1911

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