This is to confirm uour telex of 6 April1997 ,asking us to make you firm offers for rice and soybeans C&.f singapore.We telexed you this morning offering you 300 metric tons of一步polished rice at A$2,400 per metric ton ,c&.f singapore,for shipment during July/August 1997.This offer is firm,subject to the receipt of your reply before 1 June 1997.Please note that we have quoted our most favourable price and are unable to entertain any counter offer.With regard to soybeans,we advise you that the few lots we have at present are under offerelsewheri.If,however,you were to make us a suitable offer,there is a possibility of our supplying them.As you know,of late,it has been a heavy demand for these commodities and this has resulted in increased prices. You may,however,take advantage of the strengthening market if you send an immediate reply.
This time last year you placed an order for type BS362 12-volt sealed batteries. This is discontinued line which we had on offer at the time.We now have a similar product on offer, Type CM233.lt occurs to us that you might be interested. A de****ive leaflet is enclosed.We have a stock of 950 of Type CN233 which we are selling off at GB£28 each.We can offer a quantity discount of up to 15%, but we are prepared to give 20% discount for an offer to buy the complete stock.We are giving you this opportunity in view of your previous order.We would appreciate a prompt reply, since we will put the offer out in the event of your not being interested.
We refer to our quotation of 4 September and our mail offer of 20 October regarding the supply of Flame cigarette lighters.We are prepared to keep our offer open until the end of this month.As this product is in great demand and the supply limited, we would recommend that you accept this offer as soon as possible.
We are in receipt of your letter of 31 July offering us 100 metric tons of polished rice at A$1,200per metric ton on the usual terms.We regret to inform you that our buyers find your price much too high. We are informed that some lots of American origin have been sold here at a level about 30% lower than yours.We do not deny that the quality of Australian rice is slightlybetter but the difference in price should, in no case, be as large as 10%. To facilitate the transaction, we counter offer as follows, subject to your reply being received by us before 30 September 1996.100metric tons of polished rice, 1996 crop, at A$1,050 per metric ton CIF Singapore, other terms as per your letter of 31 JulyAs the market price is falling, we recommend your immediate acceptance.
Thank you for your letter of 10 October. We are surprised to hear that you consider our price for tin plate sheets too high.Much as we would like to do business with you , we regret to say that we cannot entertain your counter offer. The price we have quoted is quite realistic. We would point out that we have received substantial orders from other sources at our level.If you could improve your offer, please let us know. Sincesupplies of this product are limited at the moment, we would ask you to act quickly.We assure you that any further enquiries from you will receive our prompt attention.