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Show VALUE OF BRITISH POUND TAKES JUMP NEW Yir:K. Oct. IS. A sharp 2- put rise in sterling exchange, carrying' carry-ing' the demand rate to $4.47V4, the highest in several month? took place! In the local market today Tim ln-j crease here was m reflection of thai In London whore it Is reported there las been heavy buying of sterling fori French account A decrease In the offering of CO t ton and t:rain bills In J the local market also has contributed) to (lie upward trend. M W YORK SUGAR NFW MiHK, . I 1S.--T1 early raw sugar market was eiuiel anl un-r un-r hanged at 8C for Cubas, cost and freight casual o 5.53c for centrifugal with no sales reported Raw sugar futures were quiet hut the undertone was Steady with prices 2 to 3 points abovo the previous cloe-; cloe-; In? on lltrht commission house buying, i r-'usineys in refined sugar wan lim-iteii lim-iteii find prices w rv- unchanged at 6. 8006,90c for fine granuls I Refined futures nonilnnl. Sup. ii- futures idoseel steady; approx-Iniate approx-Iniate sales 18.600 tons. Oct. 3.75; Oe-. 3.54; March 3.12. May 3.22. MDM A M VRKE1 NEW YORK, Oct. 18. Call money, easier, high ' ; low, 5. ruling rate. :, closing bid .". offered at 51:.. last loan 6; call laoiis against acceptances, time kmns. firmer' mixed Collateral, 60 and 90 days, 4fa 5, four and six months, r. ; prime commercial paper. 4". |