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Dates: during 1936-1936
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...market for platinum is controlled by the selling agencies of a few producers. The big producers in Canada, Colombia and South Africa sell directly to the trade and to jobbers through a handful of agents such as Johnson & Matthey of London and Charles Engelhard, head of Baker & Co. of Newark. Russia sells through Amtorg. With this small field of big sellers and an unorganized field of small buyers no one could tell whether the recent platinum boom was caused by a rush of buying or a reluctance to sell. Last week the air was full of conjectures. Least ominous guess...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Platinum Boom | 9/7/1936 | See Source »

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