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About Sugar Buying for Jobbers · B. W. Dyer — chapter 7 of 9 · ~773 words · public domain

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Havana and Cienfuegos, Cuba Paris, France THE LAMBORN COMPANY LAMBORN & CIE

Branches in the United States

Philadelphia Savannah New Orleans Chicago Kansas City San Francisco

Members of:

New York Coffee & Sugar Exchange, Inc. New York Stock Exchange New York Cotton Exchange New York Produce Exchange Chicago Board of Trade London Produce Clearing House, Ltd. Cable Address: Lamborn

Contract between Members of the New York Coffee and Sugar Exchange, Inc.

The Standard Fine Granulated Sugar contract is as follows:

Sold for ... to ... 800 bags (of 100 lbs. net each) of Standard Fine Granulated Sugar at ... cents per pound, manufactured in the United States or insular possessions, packed in cotton-lined burlap bags, deliverable from licensed warehouse in Chicago between the first and last days of ... inclusive. Delivery within such time to be at Seller's option, upon seven, eight or nine days' notice to the buyer. If Domestic Beet Standard Fine Granulated Sugar be delivered in fulfillment of this contract, Seller to make an allowance of 20¢ per 100 lbs.

The Seller shall have the right to deliver Foreign Cane Standard Fine Granulated Sugar in fulfillment of this contract by making an allowance to the Buyer of 25¢ per 100 lbs., and foreign beet standard fine granulated sugar by making an allowance of 45¢ per 100 lbs., provided such sugars comply with the Types adopted as Standard by the New York Coffee and Sugar Exchange, Inc., and all duties have been paid thereon.

This contract is subject to an adjustment for duty, as provided in the Sugar Trade Rules.

Either party to have the right to call for margins as the variations of the market for like deliveries may warrant, which margins shall be kept good. This contract is made in view of and in full accordance with the By-Laws, Rules and Conditions established by the New York Coffee and Sugar Exchange, Inc.

(Written across the face is the following)

For and in consideration of one dollar to ... in hand paid, receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged ... accept this contract with all its stipulations and conditions.

Brokers' Commissions

The broker's commission for either buying or selling each contract of 800 bags of sugar depends upon the price at which the transaction is executed. The following table gives a range of prices and the corresponding commissions:

For the sale or purchase of each lot of 800 bags:

Contract Price Commission

Up to 9.99¢, per pound $15.00 10¢ to 12.99¢, " " 17.50 13¢ to 17.99¢, " " 20.00 18¢ and above, " " 25.00

These commissions apply to transactions in the United States, Porto Rico and Cuba, from non-members of the New York Coffee and Sugar Exchange, Inc.

Minimum Trading Basis

A "lot" of refined sugar consists of 800 bags of 100 lbs. each, or 80,000 lbs. This is the minimum amount which can be sold on the Exchange.

Delivery

The date upon which sugar shall be delivered on an Exchange contract is at the option of the seller, provided that date come within the month named in the contract. Notice of the date of delivery must be given to the buyer seven, eight or nine days preceding the day on which delivery will be made.

If you are not going to fill your actual sugar needs by accepting delivery from the Exchange warehouses, you should close out your contracts within two weeks, or, at the latest, ten days of the first of the month in which delivery is specified, as after notification of delivery has been given, there is usually not sufficient time to make other plans.

Orders

Except in nearby localities, orders should be sent by wire, addressed to: SUGAR FUTURES DEPARTMENT, 132 Front Street, New York, N.Y. Inquiries or orders will be given prompt attention at any of our offices, but time will be saved and execution facilitated if they are sent direct to New York. Unless otherwise specified, orders are good only for the day on which they are received. If they cannot be executed at the price named before the closing of the Exchange on that day, or if they should arrive after the Exchange closes, it will be understood that they are automatically cancelled unless specific instructions are given for the execution the following day or unless formally renewed by wire. If you desire to place an order, good until countermanded, you can do so. The general term applied to such orders is "order good till cancelled." The general abbreviation in the trade is G.T.C.

Exchange Trading Hours

Hours for trading on the Exchange are from 11:00 a.m. to 2:50 p.m., except on Saturdays.

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