Oil Values Oyer 20 Years
p. 11 · Read in the full issue
THE following interesting figures have been supplied to us by Mr. J. W. Har rop, merchant and broker, of 119 York Street, Sydney. They show the average
prices per cwt. of the oils and fats, named, in the United Kingdom, over a long series of years. The values are stated in English sterling.
LINSEED OIL: 1904, 16/9; 1905, 18/-; 1906, 21/-; 1907, 24/-; 1908, 22/3; 1909, 25/-. (Linseed Oil Prices are based on London-made oil, including barrels).
Copra PRICES are for Fair Merchantable Straits, Singapore, c.i.f. London. Present value (March I) of South Sea Sun-dried Copra, 7/7)4 per cwt. c.i.f. London.
1910 Linseed Oil 38/3 Tallow
G.C.M.
35/- Palm Oil Copra
F.M.S.
Whale Oil Australian Butter 1911 42/- 33/- 30/6 — — — 1912 35/- 33/3 29/- — — — 1913 25 /- 35/- 31/- 28/9 22/- 112/8 1914 25/- 32/- 29/- 24/3 22/7^ 115/- 1915 29/- 39/- 32/- 25/- 26/- 142/4 1915 29/- 39/9 38/- 38/3 — 168/- 1917 57/- 65/6 47/6 78/7J4 — 205/- 1920 87/- 84/- 67/- — — — 1921 32/- 40/6 35/- — 31/3 — 1922 39/- 38/- 33/6 24/9 32/6 178/- 1923 43/- 40/- 36/- 27/ioy 2 33/- 176/- 1924 43/- 44/6 40/- 30/- 35/- 180/- 1925 43/- 45/- 40/- 30/- 35/10½ 175/- 1926 30/9 42/- 37/- 29/- 32/9 162/- 1927 31/6 37/- 33/3 27/6 28/6 156/- December. 1933 22/- 19/- 12/6 9/9 13/- 66/-