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...company. And whether or not Afghanistan suddenly disclosed "probably the greatest untapped oil reserves in the world," as the Associated Press reported from London, Seaboard had agreed to try to build up production in ten years to the considerable flow of 40,000,000 bbl...
...Cement shipments reached a five-year peak. Manufacturers predicted total shipments of 100,000,000 bbl. for the year, 33% above last year...
...Suez." But on the island of Bahrein in the Persian Gulf it does have a great potential supply of crude (see p. 21). Development was started in 1931 and a big refinery is under construction. Yet last year California Standard was able to sell only 1,300,000 bbl. of Bahrein oil. In Saudi Arabia and the Netherland Indies the company has other concessions which may develop into rich producers...
...shortage since 1919. Not only are potatoes scarce but yellow turnips, the usual substitute, are practically impossible to buy either in the U. S. or Canada. A year ago old-crop potatoes retailed as low as 75? per 100-lb. bag and new potatoes were $2 and $3 per bbl. At the beginning of last week, 100-lb. bags of old potatoes were selling for more than $4.25 and prime tubers of the new crop were up to $7.50 or more per bbl...
...prices climbed last week, potatoes began to appear from unsuspected quarters. In Manhattan heavy shipments from North Carolina helped send old crop quotations crashing from $4.40 per bag to $3.50. New potatoes tumbled from $7.75 per bbl. to $5.50. Speculating in potatoes is ticklish business because there is no potato futures market, and operators find it hard to unload in a hurry. In last week's flurry a number of speculators were caught with their hands full of hot potatoes. And cool week-end rains in the East did not add to their comfort...