>From: "upadana" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: "Mining History" <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Historical nonferrous and precious metal prices
>Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2000 18:26:01 +1000
>
>Have been using Schmitz, C.J. 1979, World non-ferrous metal production and
>prices, 1700-1976, London: Cass, to research world market prices for Copper,
>Tin, Gold and Silver between1880-1930 but have found through local primary
>sources that there is a discrepancy in price levels. There are instances of
>the unlikely occurrence of the local paid price for any of the
>aforementioned prices being above the world price. This is probably due to
>Schmitz publishing an average annual price rather than giving the more
>reflective high-low trading range for the year.
>
>Would appreciate learning if there are any similar publications to Schmitz'
>research but with annual high-low prices rather than an average annual
>price. Have already tried the London Metal Exchange, New York Comex,
>Commodity Chart Bureau, Metal Bulletin, and Public Ledger and other trade
>papers but to no avail. The LME for instance has the data but not published
>and most chart services only have the market data from the 1960's onwards.
>
>Any information would be appreciated.
>Cordially
>Vic Taylor
>Cairns QLD
>Australia
>
>
>
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