Market Quotations

Copra

South Sea, Plantation, Sun-dried Hot-air Dried, London to London Rabaul Price on— Per ton, c.i.f.

Per ton, , c.l.I.

January 1, 1932 £14 0 0 £14 15 0 March 25 .. £14 17 6 £15 0 0 June 17 .. .. £13 2 6 £13 5 0 September 2 £13 17 6 £14 0 0 December 16 . £14 2 6 £14 5 0 January 6, 1933 £13 0 0 £13 12 6 March 3 .. £11 7 6 £11 10 0 June 30 £ 10 17 6 £11 0 0 September 29 £9 7 6 £9 10 0 December 1 .. £8 12 6 £9 0 0 January 5, 1934 £8 0 0 £8 7 6 March 30 .. £7 7 6 £8 0 0 June 15 £8 0 0 £8 12 6 September 7 .. £7 12 6 £8 15 0 December 28 £9 0 0 £9 12 6 January 4, 1935 £9 5 0 £10 5 0 March 1 £12 2 6 £12 15 0 June 7 .. .. £11 15 0 £12 7 6 September 6 .. £9 17 6 £10 17 6 December 6 .. £12 17 6 £14 0 0 South Sea South Sea.

Plantation.

Smoked, to Genoa Sun-Dried Hot-air Dried.

London and Marseilles, to London Rabaul.

Price on—Per ton,c.i.f. Per ton, c.l.I. , Per ton.c.i.i.

Jan. 3, ’36 £13 2 ( 3 £13 15 0 £14 0 0 Mar. 6 . . £11 15 0 £12 15 0 £13 0 0 June 5 . . £11 10 0 £12 0 0 £12 17 b Sept. 4 . . £13 2 6 £13 10 0 £14 12 6 Oct. 2 . . £13 7 6 £13 10 0 £14 10 0 Nov. 6 . . £15 10 0 £15 2 6 £16 5 0 Dec. 4 . . £19 7 ( 5 £ 19 7 6 £20 7 6 Jan. 8, ’37 £22 12 ( 3 £22 12 6 £23 12 6 Mar. 5 . . £19 0 0 £19 5 0 £20 0 0 June 4 . £15 15 C ) £15 12 6 £16 12 6 July 2 . . £14 15 I ) £14 17 6 £15 15 0 Aug. 6 . . £15 2 6 £15 2 6 £15 17 6 Sept. 3 . . £13 5 0 £13 5 0 £14 0 0 Oct. 1 . . £14 15 C ) £14 17 6 £15 12 6 Nov. 5 . . £13 10 C ) £13 10 0 £14 5 0 Dec. 3 . . £12 10 ( ) £12 12 6 £13 7 6 Jan. 7, ’38 £12 12 ( 3 £12 15 0 £13 12 6 Jan. 28 ... £11 17 6 1 £12 6 0 £12 15 0

The New Guinea Executive Council accepted the report of the Committee regarding relief to mortgagors, and leg islation, by which it was proposed to give such relief, will now not be proceeded with. A statement in our February is sue, that the report had been rejected, was not correct.

December 8 . 4.0%d.

January 3, 1934 . . . . 4*/ 4 d. . 4 28d.

July 6 . 7.06d.

December 28 . .. 5d. . 6V 4 d.

January 4, 1935 . . . . 6%d.

July 5 . 7Y 8 d.

December 6 . .. 6 3 / 4 d. . . 6 3 /sd.

January 3, 1936 . . .. . . .. 6 3 / 4 d. . . 6»/ 2 d.

June 5 . 7 l / 4 d.

December 4 . 9 l-16d January 8, 1937 . . . . . 10'/ 2 d.

June 4 .. .. lid. . . 9 5-8d.

September 3 .. .. 9 V 4 d. . . 9 l-16d.

October 1 . 8 9-16d.

November 5 . . . . 8d. . 7>/ 4 d.

December 3 . . . 7V 2 d. . . 7V a d.

January 7, 1938 .. . . .. . . 7 , / 4 d. . . 7d.

February 4 .. .. 6 3 / 4 d. . . ey 8 d.

March 4 ., . . 6d. . 7V 8 d.

April 1 . 5 7-16d.

May 6 . 5 s / 8 d.

June 3 55d. .. 5 9-16d.

July 1 . . .. 6 3 / 4 d. . ,. 7V 4 d.

August 5 . 7 ll-16d.

September 2 .. 7 15/16d October 7 . . 8%d.

November 4 .. .. 8d . 8 7-16d December 2 .. .. 7V 2 d. . . 8d.

December 9 ,. 7.9%d.

December 16 .. .. 7>/ 4 d. . . 8d.

December 23 .. .. .. 7d. . 8Vad.

December 30 .. .. 7d. . 8V 4 d.

January 6, 1939 .. .. ... 7d. .. SVsd.

January 13 ... 7d. .. 7 15-16d.

January 20 8d.

January 27 .. 7 ll-16d.

February 3 . . 7 7 /ad.

February 10 .. 7 ll-16d.

February 17 ... 7d. .. 8 l-16d.

February 24 ... 7d. .. 8 3-16d.

March 3 .. .. 7>/ 4 d. .. 8 5-16d.

March 10 .. .. 7V 8 d. .. 8 15-16d.

Feb. 4 . .. £11 2 6 £11 10 0 £12 7 6 Feb. 18 £10 12 6 £11 0 0 £11 15 0 Feb. 25 . . £11 2 6 £11 5 0 £12 5 0 Mar. 4 .. £10 17 6 £11 0 0 £12 0 0 Mar. 18 .. £10 15 0 £11 0 0 £12 0 0 Mar. 25 . . £ 10 12 6 £10 15 0 £11 12 6 Apr. 1 . • £10 10 0 £10 12 6 £11 10 0 Apr. 29 £10 17 6 £11 0 0 £12 0 0 May 6 £10 17 6 £10 17 6 £11 17 6 May 27 .. £10 0 0 £10 0 0 £10 15 0 June 3 .. £9 15 0 £9 15 0 £10 12 6 July 1 . • £9 17 6 £9 17 6 £10 17 6 Aug. 5 . £9 15 0 £9 15 0 £10 15 0 Aug. 12 £9 12 6 £9 12 6 £10 12 b Aug. 19 £9 15 0 £9 15 0 £10 15 0 Aug. 26 . £9 10 0 £9 10 0 £10 12 6 Sept. 2 £9 10 0 £9 10 0 £10 10 0 Sept. 9 £9 5 0 £9 5 0 £10 5 U Sept. 16 . £9 10 0 £9 10 0 £10 10 0 Sept. 23 . £9 7 6 £9 7 6 £10 7 6 Sept. 30 . £9 7 6 £9 7 6 £10 7 6 Oct. 7 . . £9 2 6 £9 2 6 £10 2 6 Oct. 4 . . £9 5 0 £9 5 0 £10 5 0 Oct. 21 . . £9 5 0 £9 5 0 £10 5 0 Oct. 28 . . £9 0 0 £9 0 0 £10 0 0 Nov. 4 . . £8 12 6 £8 12 6 £9 10 0 Nov. 11 £8 15 0 £8 15 0 £9 15 0 Nov. 18 . £9 2 6 £9 5 0 £10 2 6 Nov. 25 . £9 7 6 £9 7 6 £10 5 0 Dec. 2 . . £9 5 0 £9 5 0 £10 2 6 Dec. 9 . £S I 10 0 £9 12 6 £10 10 0 Dec. 16 £9 7 6 £9 7 6 £10 2 6 Dec. 23 £9 10 0 £9 10 0 £10 5 0 Dec. 30 £9 7 6 £9 7 6 £10 2 6 Jan. 6, ’39 £9 12 6 £9 15 0 £10 10 0 Jan. 13 .. £9 10 0 £9 12 6 £10 7 6 Jan. 20 £9 7 6 £9 10 0 £10 5 0 Jan. 27 .. £9 7 6 £9 10 0 £10 5 0 Feb. 3 .. .. £9 10 0 £9 12 6 £10 10 0 Feb. 10 . . £9 7 6 £9 10 0 £10 10 0 Feb. 17 .. £9 15 0 £10 0 0 £10 17 6 Feb. 24 .. £9 17 6 £10 2 6 £11 0 0 Mar. 3 .. £10 0 0 £10 2 6 £11 0 0 Mar. 10 .

London Price on— £9 17 G £10

Rubber

2 6 Para, per lb. £11 0 0 Plantation Smoked, per lb.

January 6 1, 1933 4%d. .. 2.43d July 7 .. 5%d. .. 3.71d.