Cotton:—The Government Weekly Weather Report was construed as favourable. The market is responding either way to small orders within narrow, limits, and awaiting increased Wheat:—The Canadian estimate of 561000000 bushels stop of our heavy supply situation failed to have an effect on the market, due to the artificial tightness here. The market was steady but featureless.
Corn:—Conditions were steady. desvite the Government estimate of 2.297,- 100.000 bushels, on reports of frost.
Rubber:—Switehing from September to March and May was the chief activity. Physicals were slow. Actual shipments of native and estate rubber from the Netherlands East Indies dur-v amounted to 61476 tons a:
45575 tons in the previous weakness was ly to profit-taking. Moderate "spot" sales at advances were noted.
Sugar No. 4:—Ruled quiet. Sellers were cautious in view of the reported destruction of sugar in London.
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