CIJENE KAKAA NA BURZI U NEW YORKU

CIJENE KAKAOA NA BURZI U NEW YORK-U SAD - KAKAO Trgovačke spot cijene 04. listopada 1996. minimalne količine vagona, cijene u am. dolarima po toni posljednja Ivory Maincrop Maincrop 1558.00 N Bahia superior Superior 1563.00 N Sanchez FAQ FAQ 1371.00 N Sulwaesi SAQ SAQ 1431.00 N Arriba Superior Superior 1511.00 N Malaysia 110 1471.00 N Liquor Ecuador 2022.00 N Liquor Brazil 2193.00 N Maslac African 3811.00 N Maslac drugi 3841.00 N Natural Cake 10/12% 522.00 N NEW YORK - Kakao cijene pri zatvaranju burze 04. listopada 1996. MJE POSLJ OTVA NAJ NAJ ZATVA NAGO EDNJA RANJE VIŠA NIŽA RANJE DBE DEC6 1352 1353 1358 1348 1350 1351 MAR7 1381 1381 1386 1378 1379 1380 MAY7 1400 1404 1404 1398 1397 1398 JUL7 1415 1420 1425 1415 1415 1415 SEP7 1430 1440 1430 1430 1430 1430 DEC7 1462 1454 1454 MAR8 1485 1480 1480 MAY8 1520 1497 1498 JUL8 1540 1518 1518 SEP8 1560 CSCE cocoa ends higher on strong European grinds NEW YORK, Oct 4 (Reuter) - CSCE cocoa prices ended moderately higher on Friday, bolstered by a strong set of European third quarter grind figures, market sources said. But light speculative selling reduced gains and prevented a breach of resistance at $1,362-$1,365 basis December. Benchmark December rose $9 a tonne on the day, to $1,351, after ranging between $1,358 and $1,348. March closed $12 higher, at $1,380. Cocoa grindings, a key indicator of consumption, rocketed 42 percent in the U.K. third quarter 1996 from the same quarter a year ago, to 48,855 tonnes. Industry analysts had expected an increase of up to 20 percent. Meanwhile, third quarter Dutch grindings rose by 16 percent, to 99,549 tonnes, from 85,311 tonnes in the same period last year. Analysts had forecast rise of 10 percent. Merrill Lynch analyst Judith Ganes said that while the grind data gave the New York market an initial boost, prices came off because the numbers were a bit overblown. The closure of the Mars plant in the U.K. in summer 1995 adversely affected U.K. 1995 third grind numbers. In addition, unusually warm weather in Europe last summer reduced cocoa demand, forcing manufactureres to decrease production. "A lot of people realize the U.K. grind was inflated because of the plant," Ganes said. "Also, the hot summer last year caused weak consumption in 1995." "The grind numbers for 1996 are higher because of better consumption due to cooler weather," she added. Traders await the German third quarter grind data, due in the first half of this month. Analysts are expecting a rise of some five percent from year ago figures. The U.S. third quarter grind numbers will be released October 18. Traders also await the official opening of the Ivory Coast marketing year, slated for October 15, to better gauge the size of this year's harvest. "The grind numbers were constructive, but the market took them in stride," one market watcher said. "Normally the third quarter tends not to attract too much attention because everyone is looking at the development of the new crop." Volume was thin Friday at an estimated 3,718 lots, down from Thursday's official tally of 8,028 lots.. 071045 MET oct 96