PRICES OF METALS
(By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright.) (Received May 20, 11 a.m.) LONDON, May 19. The official quotations on the London metals markets compare with those previously cabled as follows: — May 18. May 19. Per ton. Per ton. £ s. d. £ s. d. Copper— Standard, spot 40 18 9 41 3 \\ Ditto, forward 41 5 7i 41 10 7J Electrolytic .. 47 7 6 47 0 0 to 47 12 6 47 15 0 Wire bars ... 47 12 6 47 15 0 Lead— Spot '. 14 6 10i 14 6 lOi Forward 14 10 1\ 14 10 ll SpelterSpot 13 9 4J 13 10 7J Forward .... 13 15 7J- 13 16 10J TinSpot 225 12 6 226 2 6 Forward 223 2 6 223 11 3 SilverStandard, per oz 20 l-16d 20 l-8d Fine 215-8 d 21 11-16 d Quotations for other metals, with those for May 12 in parentheses, are as follows: — Pig Iron.—Home trade, 99s a ton (same); export, not quoted. Antimony.—British, £70 10s a ton (same); foreign, £49 a ton, nominal (£4B). Molybdenite.—4os a unit, nominal (same). Wolfram. —Chinese, 51s a unit; nominal (525).
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 117, 20 May 1939, Page 12
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184PRICES OF METALS Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 117, 20 May 1939, Page 12
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