For instance, Jamaica and a few other lands, such as Guinea, Guyana and Surinam, have rich deposits of bauxite, the basic ore for making aluminum. Their prices have been rising significantly.

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WHOLESALE PRICE INCREASES WITHIN THE UNITED STATES IN JUST ONE YEAR

COMMODITY MID-1973 MID-1974 INCREASE

Newsprint, ton $169.00 $205.00 21 percent

Steel scrap, ton 53.00 145.00 174 percent

Sulphuric acid, ton 31.00 41.00 32 percent

Tin, lb. 2.18 4.49 106 percent

Copper, lb.  .60  .86 43 percent

Aluminum ingot, lb.  .25  .33 32 percent