Documents relating to post-war commodities, inc. prices, 1945-1961
Documents relating to post-war commodities, inc. prices, 1945-1961
Collection: Establishing the Post-War International Order, 1944-1961 Volumes Documents relating to post-war commodities, inc. prices, 1945-1961
Commodities and commodity prices played an important role in the post-war economic boom. This volume contains records from eight British government departments—the Admiralty, Board of Trade, Cabinet Office, Foreign Office, Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Fuel and Power, and Treasury—that explain their impact in the context of wider micro- and macroeconomic trends. The records cover the period 1945–1961.
The three main types of commodities—agricultural or soft (corn, cotton, beans, rice, wheat, etc.), energy (coal, crude oil, natural gas, gasoline, etc.), and metals (silver, gold, platinum, copper, etc.)—are all included.
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ADM 116/5814 - Burmah Oil Co Ltd: agreement on prices for fuel oil and authority to supply from sources other than Burmese, waiving of contractual right to total output and subsequent cancellation of contract. Note: Vol 2, 1919-1941; 1947
Date:1919-1947
Contributor:The National Archives
Identifier:73396-C01
Archive Reference(s):ADM 116/5814
Contributor:The National Archives
Identifier:73396-C01
Archive Reference(s):ADM 116/5814

BT 11/2306 - COMMODITIES: RAW MATERIALS (Code 3G): Exports of cotton yarn. Problems and estimates., 1944-1945
Date:1944-1945
Contributor:The National Archives
Identifier:73396-C02
Archive Reference(s):BT 11/2306
Contributor:The National Archives
Identifier:73396-C02
Archive Reference(s):BT 11/2306

BT 11/2405 - COMMODITIES: RAW MATERIALS (Code 3G): Conversation between the Netherlands the United States and the United Kingdom on post-war rubber problems., 1944-1946
Date:1944-1946
Contributor:The National Archives
Identifier:73396-C03
Archive Reference(s):BT 11/2405
Contributor:The National Archives
Identifier:73396-C03
Archive Reference(s):BT 11/2405

BT 11/2422 - COMMODITIES: FOOD AND DRINK (Code 3D): Correspondence from Swiss Association of Whisky Importers asking for intervention with a view to suppressing various irregularities in the marketing of so-called Whisky in the Swiss Market., 1944-1945
Date:1944-1945
Contributor:The National Archives
Identifier:73396-C04
Archive Reference(s):BT 11/2422
Contributor:The National Archives
Identifier:73396-C04
Archive Reference(s):BT 11/2422

BT 11/2475 - COMMODITIES: RAW MATERIALS (Code 3G): Exports of Cotton yarn. General problems and estimates., 1945
Date:1945-1945
Contributor:The National Archives
Identifier:73396-C05
Archive Reference(s):BT 11/2475
Contributor:The National Archives
Identifier:73396-C05
Archive Reference(s):BT 11/2475

BT 11/2488 - COMMODITIES: RAW MATERIALS (Code 3G): Exports of Flax. Problems and estimates., 1945-1946
Date:1945-1946
Contributor:The National Archives
Identifier:73396-C06
Archive Reference(s):BT 11/2488
Contributor:The National Archives
Identifier:73396-C06
Archive Reference(s):BT 11/2488

BT 11/2650 - COMMODITIES: APPAREL AND TEXTILES (Code 3A): Report on Marketing of Cotton Piece Goods abroad., 1945
Date:1945-1945
Contributor:The National Archives
Identifier:73396-C07
Archive Reference(s):BT 11/2650
Contributor:The National Archives
Identifier:73396-C07
Archive Reference(s):BT 11/2650

BT 11/2775 - COMMODITIES: CHEMICALS (Code 3B): Correspondence regarding export of Vitamin A pharmaceutical preparations to British markets., 1945
Date:1945-1945
Contributor:The National Archives
Identifier:73396-C08
Archive Reference(s):BT 11/2775
Contributor:The National Archives
Identifier:73396-C08
Archive Reference(s):BT 11/2775