Market Quotations

Copra

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 to 29 — -Not quoted.

Oct. 6 . . £11 15 0 [unquoted] £ 12 IS 0 Oct. 12.—Fixed price based on £12/7/6 per ton. c.l.f., 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.—Fixed price for plantation, hotair dried, £12/17/ 6 per ton, c.i.f., London.

June 12, 19'40.—Quotations nominal.

London

Rubber

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Plantation Smoked. ‘ Price on— per lb. per lb.

January 6, 1933 . 2.43d July 7 3.71d December 8 .. . 4.0% January 5, 1934 . 4.28d July 6 7.06d December 28 .. 6V 4 d January 4, 1935 . .. 5d .. 6%d July 5 . .. 5d .. 7%d December 6 .. . .. 6%d .. 6%d January 3, 1936 . 6Vad June 5 7V 4 d December 4 .. . 9 l-16d January 8, 1937 . . .. . .. .. 1/2 .. iovad June 4 . .. lid .. 9 5-8d December 3 .. .. . .. 7Mid .. 7Vad January 7, 1938 . . .. 7V 4 d .. 7d July 1 7%d December 2 .. .. . .. 7Mid .. 8d January 6, 1939 . 7d .. 8 Vo d February 3 .. .. . .. 6 7 /ad .. 7%d March 3 . .. 7»/ 4 d .. 8 5-16d April 6 8d May 5 7 15/16d June 2 8 5-16d July 7 sy 4 d August 4 8 Mid September 8 .. . 9Mid-10d October 6 .. .. 9 9/18d November 3 .. .. . .. lid .. 10 Mad November 10 .. . 11 3/16d November 17 ,, . 10.03 Mad November 24 .. . . .. llVad .. 11.5%d December 1 .. ..

UMid December 8 .. .. llVad December 15 .. . 11.9%d December 22 .. . 11.6%d December 29 .. . 11.65%d January 5. 1940 . 13d .. 11.6% January 12 .. .. . .. 13d .. ll.SVad January 19 .. .. .. 13d .. 12d January 26 .. .. 13d .. 11 9%d February 2 ., .. ll%d February 9 .. .. 13d .. 12%d February 16 .. 13d . . 13Ved February 23 .. . . 12%d .. 12.9%d March 1 ., .. 12 V 2 d March 8 .. .. 12V 4 d March 15 .. .. 11. l%d March 22 .. ..

HV 4 d March 29 .. . . llVad April 5 10%d April 12 . . . . . . 12 %d . . 11.0%d April 19 .. . . l l.0%d April 26 14d .. lid May 3 14d . . 11 M»d May 10 14d . . 12d May 17 14d . . 12d May 24 14d . . llVad May 31 15d ll%d June 7 . . ISVad . . 12V 4 d

South Sea.

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

Per ton c.i.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.l.f.

Per ton, c.i.f.

Per ton, c.i.f.

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 Peb. 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 in 0 £10 5 0 Peb. 3 . . £9 10 0 £9 12 6 £10 10 0 Peb. 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 fl 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