The London Futures Trading Market was in turmoil.
Everyone was talking about the large-scale default of contracts in the Prussian region; all contracts involving the Germanic region were now untouchable.
Fortunately, sugar deliveries at London Port were still proceeding normally, which barely kept the futures exchange operational.
The Robert Cooper Trading Company, which mainly dealt in Prussian sugar, had already received hundreds of lawsuits, with claims totaling over £700,000—and the amount was still rising.
And yet, someone was still frantically snapping up all the sugar contracts—Rothschild and others had raised enough funds to buy 500,000 piculs of sugar, but so far had purchased only 300,000, far short of their expected holdings.
Yes, their share had been preemptively snatched up by panicked British citizens.
In the office opposite the London Futures Exchange, Petit stared blankly at the desk, as if an artesian fountain of sugar might suddenly burst forth from it.
