Market Quotations

Sept. B—Not quoted—outbreak of war.

Sept. 15 . * [not quoted] Sept. 19 . [not quoted] Sept. 22 . [not quoted] Oct. 6 . . £ll 15 0 [unquoted] £l2 15 0 Oct. 12.—Fixed price based on £l2/7/6 per ton, c.i.f., London, for plantation hot-air dried.

Jan. 8, ’4O. —Fixed price, until further notice, based on £l3/5/- per ton, c.i.f., London, for plantation hot-air dried.

The engagement has been announced of Mr. Ernest H. Canard, of the Audit

Department, Suva, to Miss Sybil Dorothy

Monckton. Miss Monckton is the only daughter of the Hon. H. C. Monckton.

Adviser on Native Affairs to the Fiji Government.

December 1 12d ,.

HVfed December 8 13d ..

UVad December 15 13d . . 11.9%d December 22 13d .. 11.6%d December 29 13d .. 11.65Vad January 5. 1940 13d .. 11.6% January 12 13d .. ll.SVad

(Continued

Overleaf)

Rubber

Plantation London Para.

Smoked.

Price on— per lb. per lb.

January 6, 1933 4%d 2.43d July 7 3.71d December 8 . . 4%d 4.0 5 /b January 5, 1934 4y 4 d 4.28d July 6 sy 2 d 7.06d December 28 5d 6*/ 4 d January 4, 1935 5d 6%d July 5 5d 7 7 /ad December 6 .. 6 3 4d 6%d January 3, 1936 6 3 / 4 d 6Mjd June 5 9d 7y 4 d December 4 .. . .. .. 1/- 9 l-16d January 8, 1937 1/2 ioy 2 d June 4 lid 9 5-8d December 3 .. . ?y 2 d January 7, 1938 7V 4 d 7d July 1 6 3 / 4 d ?y 4 d December 2 .. . 7Vad 8d January 6. 1939 7d ay 8 d February 3 .. . 6 7 /ad 7 7 /ad March 3 7y 4 d . , 8 5-16d April 6 7d 8d May 3 7 15/16d June 2 . . 8 5-16d July 7 7%d 8>/ 4 d August 4 7%d sy 2 d September 1 .. .

September 8 .. . 9%d 9Vfed-10d September 15 .. [not quoted] September 29 .. lid 9y 2 d October 6 . . .. lid 9 9/16d October 13 .. . lid ioy 8 d October 20 .. . lid 10 %d October 27 .. . lid 10 13/16d November 3 .. . lid 10 '/ad November 10 ..

UVad 11 3/16d November 17 .. lV/ 2 d 10.03 Vad November 24 .. ny 2 d 11.5 s /ad

Copra

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

Per ton c.l.f.

January 1 1932 £14 i 0 0 £14 15 0 June 17 . £13 : 2 6 £13 5 0 December 16 . . . £14 : 2 6 £14 5 0 January 6 1933 . . £13 1 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 1 3 0 £8 7 6 March 30 £7 ' 7 6 £8 0 0 June 15 . £8 ( 3 0 £8 12 6 September 7 .. •• £7 12 6 £8 15 0 December 28 .. . £9 1 3 0 £9 12 6 January 4, 1935 . £9 ! j 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.l.f.

Per ton, c.i.f.

Per ton , C.l.f.

Jan. 3, ’36 £13 6 £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 6 Sept. 4 . . £ 13 2 '6 £13 10 0 £14 12 6 Dec. 4 . . £19 6 £19 7 6 £20 7 6 Jan. 8, ’37 £22 12 6 £22 12 6 £23 12 6 Mar. 5 . . £19 0 £19 5 0 £20 0 0 June 4 . . £15 15 0 £15 12 6 £16 12 6 Sept. 3 . . £13 0 £13 5 0 £14 0 0 Dec. 3 . . £12 10 0 £12 12 6 £13 7 6 Jan. 7, ’38 £12 12 6 £12 15 0 £13 12 6 Feb. 4 . . £11 2 6 £11 10 0 £12 7 6 Mar. 4 . . £10 17 6 £11 0 0 £12 0 0 Apr. 1 . . £ 10 10 0 £10 12 6 £11 10 0 May 6 . . £10 17 6 £10 17 6 £11 17 6 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 Sept. 2 . . £9 10 0 £9 10 0 £10 10 0 Oct. 7 . . £9 ; ! 6 £9 2 6 £10 2 6 Nov. 4 . . £8 12 6 £8 12 6 £9 10 0 Dec. 2 . . £9 £ > 0 £9 5 0 £10 2 6 Jan. 6, ’39 £9 12 6 £9 15 0 £10 10 0 Jan. 27 £9 7 6 £9 10 0 £10 5 0 Feb. 3 . . £9 10 0 £9 12 6 £10 10 0 Feb. 24 £9 17 6 £10 2 6 £11 0 0 Mar. 3 . . £10 ( ) 0 £10 2 6 £11 0 0 Mar. 17 . £9 15 0 £9 17 6 £10 17 6 Mar. 24 £9 15 0 £9 17 6 £10 17 6 Mar. 31 . £9 12 6 £9 15 0 £10 15 0 April 6 £9 12 6 £9 15 0 £10 15 0 April 14 . £9 10 0 £9 12 6 £10 12 6 April 21 . £9 10 0 £9 12 6 £10 12 6 April 28 . £9 17 6 £10 0 0 £11 0 0 May 5 . . £10 0 0 £10 5 0 £11 0 0 May 12 £10 5 0 £10 10 0 £11 5 0 May 19 . £10 £ i 0 £10 7 6 £11 2 6 May 26 £10 r r e £10 10 0 £11 7 6 June 2 £10 1 I 6 £10 10 0 £11 7 6 June 9 . £10 5 0 £10 10 0 £11 7 6 June 16 . £9 15 0 £10 0 0 £10 17 6 June 23 . £9 10 0 £9 15 0 £10 15 0 June 30 . £9 £ > 0 £9 7 6 £10 7 6 July 7 . . £9 2 6 £9 7 6 £10 5 0 July 14 £9 0 0 £9 5 0 £10 0 0 July 21 . £8 15 0 £8 17 6 £9 12 6 July 28 £9 ( ) 0 £9 2 6 £10 0 0 Aug. 4 . . £9 : I 6 £9 5 0 £10 5 0 Aug. 11 . £9 : I 6 £9 5 0 £10 5 0 Aug. 18 . £9 0 0 £9 2 6 £10 5 0 Aug. 25 £9 ; i 0 £9 7 6 £10 7 6 Sept. 1 £9 10 0 £9 12 6 £10 12 6

Hon J. T. O’Malley, Commissioner of Native Affairs, will retire from the Pub lic Service of Papua on superannuation, on the completion of his leave, which commenced on March 1. Mr. S. A. Green land has been appointed acting Com missioner. Mr. O’Malley joined the ser vice in 1907, as A.R.M.. in the Central Division, and was A.R.M., and R.M. in Port Moresby (except for a short period at Kerema) until 1926, when he became Commissioner for Native Affairs.

January 19 January 26 ... 13d ... 13d .. 12d .. 11.9%d February 2 . .. 13d ll 3 / 4 d February 9 ... 13d ,. 12%d February 16 .. . . .. .. 13d 13Vad February 23 .. .. .. .. 12 3 / 4 d 12.9%d March 1 .. .. 12%d . . 12y 2 d March 8 .. .. 12 %d . . 12V 4 d