CIJENE KAKAA NA BURZI U NEW YORKU

CIJENE KAKAOA NA BURZI U NEW YORK-U SAD - KAKAO Trgovačke spot cijene 18. listopada 1996. minimalne količine vagona, cijene u am. dolarima po toni posljednja Ivory Maincrop Maincrop 1601.00 N Bahia superior Superior 1589.00 N Sanchez FAQ FAQ 1442.00 N Sulwaesi SAQ SAQ 1404.00 N Arriba Superior Superior 1466.00 N Malaysia 110 1511.00 N Liquor Ecuador 2074.00 N Liquor Brazil 2283.00 N Maslac African 3954.00 N Maslac drugi 3954.00 N Natural Cake 10/12% 532.00 N NEW YORK - Kakao cijene pri zatvaranju burze 18. listopada 1996. MJE POSLJ OTVA NAJ NAJ ZATVA NAGO EDNJA RANJE VIŠA NIŽA RANJE DBE DEC6 1388 1401 1407 1384 1387 1389 MAR7 1415 1430 1432 1412 1415 1418 MAY7 1433 1444 1440 1432 1433 1435 JUL7 1445 1463 1463 1445 1445 1446 SEP7 1458 1470 1467 1458 1458 1460 DEC7 1479 1479 MAR8 1500 1500 1500 1500 1503 1503 MAY8 1521 1521 JUL8 1541 1541 SEP8 CSCE cocoa ends down sharply despite U.S. grind NEW YORK, Oct 18 (Reuter) - CSCE cocoa futures fell sharply Friday, on a round of speculative liquidation after Thursday's run-up to two-month highs, traders said. The market racked up losses from the outset despite a relatively healthy rise in U.S. third quarter grindings. The grind figures, released just before today's opening bell, showed an increase of 7.52 percent versus the same year-ago period, to 93,933 tonnes. Market sources had forecast the U.S. numbers to rise between three and ten percent from the same period last year. "The (grind) number overall is supportive for the market," said Dean Witter analyst Steve Platt. "There was just a correction today. People were content to take profits going into the weekend." However, some dealers noted the downward restatement of the 1995 figures may have dampened the market's enthusiam. The restated third-quarter 1995 totalled 87,360 tonnes, down more than seven percent from 94,485 tonnes reported last year. The most-active December contract tumbled $23 a tonne on the day, to $1,389, after ranging between $1,407 and $1,384. Second-position March finished down $22, at $1,418, while the remaining months ended $20 to $24 lower. Platt also noted that recent weakness in London may have weighed on market sentiment. "London has not gotten over 1,000 (stg a tonne basis March), which may be a psychological force the market is reckoning with," Platt said. London March cocoa closed 14 stg lower to 986 stg. Technically, some dealers said December's settlement above $1,382-$1,384 support was constructive. To the upside, resistance was seen near $1,400. In other news, Hershey Foods and Finnish confectionery and packaging group Huhtamaki Oy sealed a deal to take over each other's American and European operations. Hershey will buy Huhtamaki Oy's North American candy business, including Milk Duds and Good & Plenty, for $440 million and sell its European candy lines to the Finnish company for $110 million. Volume reached an estimated 8,651 lots, down from Thursday's official tally of 9,425 lots. 211056 MET oct 96