Market Quotations

Mr. H. Temple Watts, general superin tendent of Australian Petroleum Co., Ltd., left Port Moresby in May for the company’s new base on the Vailala River, Central Papua. Mrs. Watts will join him there, later.

Rubber

Plantation London Para.

Smoked.

Price on— per lb. per lb.

January 6, 1933 , 4%d .. 2.43d July 7 5%d .. 3.71d December 8 .. . 4%d ., 4.0% January 5, 1934 . 4 l / 4 d .. 4.28d July 6 7.06d December 28 .. 5d .. ey 4 d January 4, 1935 5d .. 6%d July 5 5d .. 7%d December 6 .. 6%d .. 6%d January 3, 1936 . ey 2 d June 5 9d .. 7y 4 d December 4 .. . 9 l-16d January 8, 1937 . 1/2 .. ioy 2 d June 4 lid .. 9 5-8d December 3 .. ,, 7V a d .. 7y 2 d January 7, 1938 . 7y»d .. 7d July 1 7y»d December 2 .. ., 7%d .. 8d January 6, 1939 f . 7d .. sy 8 d February 3 .. .. 6%d .. 7%d March 3 8 5-16d April 6 8d May 5 7»/ 4 d .. 7 15/16d June 2 7%d .. 8 5-16d July 7 sy 4 d August 4 8%d September 8 .. . 9>/ 2 d-10d October 6 . . . . 9 9/16d October 20 .. .. lid .. 10%d October 27 .. .. lid .. 10 13/16d November 3 .. ., ioy 8 d November 10 .. . 11 3/16d November 17 .. . ny 2 d .. 10.03y 8 d November 24 .. . ny 2 d .. 11.5%d December 1 .. .. 12d .. liy 2 d December 8 .. .. ny 8 d December 15 .. . 11.9%d December 22 .. . 11.6%d December 29 .. . 11.65%d January 5, 1940 . 11.6% January 12 .. .. 13d .. 11.8%d January 19 .. .. 13d .. 12d January 26 .. .. 13d .. 11.9%d February 2 .. .. 13d .. ll 3 / 4 d February 9 .. .. 13d .. 12 3 / 4 d February 16 .. 13y 8 d February 23 .. 12 3 / 4 d .. 12.9%d March 1 .. .. 12*/ 2 d March 8 .. .. 12 3 / 4 d .. 12*/ 4 d March 15 .. .. 12%d .. ll.lYad March 22 .. .. 12%d .. ny 4 d March 29 .. .. 12%d .. ny 8 d April 5 12 3 / 4 d .. lOYad April 12 . . .. 12 3 / 4 d .. 11.0%d April 19 14d .. 11.0%d April 26 14d .. lid May 3 14d ny 4 d May 10 14d .. 12d

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

Per ton c.l.f.

January 1 . 1932 . £14 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 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.i.f.

Per ton, c.l 1.1.

Jan, 3, ’36 £13 2 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 7 6 £19 7 6 £20 7 6 Jan, 8, ’37 £22 12 6 £22 12 6 £23 12 6 Mar. 5 . . £19 0 0 £19 5 0 £20 0 0 June 4 , . £15 15 0 £15 12 6 £16 12 6 Sept. 3 . . £13 5 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 2 6 £9 2 6 £10 2 6 Nov. 4 . . £8 12 6 £8 12 6 £9 10 0 Dec. 2 . . £9 5 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 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 5 0 £10 7 6 £11 2 6 May 26 . £10 7 6 £10 10 0 £11 7 6 June 2 . £10 7 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 5 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 0 £9 2 6 £10 0 0 Aug. 4 . . £9 2 6 £9 5 0 £10 5 0 Aug. 11 . £9 2 6 £9 5 0 £10 5 0 Aug. 18 . £9 0 0 £9 2 6 £10 5 0 Aug. 25 , £9 5 0 £9 7 6 £10 7 6 Sept. 1 . £9 10 0 £9 12 6 £10 12 6 Sept. 8—Not quoted—outbreak of war.

Sept. 15-22. .—Not quoted.

Oct. 6 . . £11 15 0 [ unquoted 1 £12 15 0 Oct. 12.—Fixed price based on £12/7/6 per ton, G.I.I., London, , for plantation hot-air dried.

Jan. 8, 1940.—April 20. 1940.—Fixed price, for plantation, hot-air dried, £ 13/5/- per ton. c.i.f., London.

April 20, 1940.—Until further notice.

Fixed price for plantation, hot-air dried, £12/17/6 per ton, c.i.f., London.