Market Quotations

Sept. B—Not quoted—outbreak of war.

Sept. 15 to 29. —Not quoted.

Oct. 6 . . £ll 15 0 [unquoted] £l2 15 0 Oct. 12.—Fixed price based on £l2/7/6 per ton, c.1.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, hot air dried. £l2/17/6 per ton, c.i.f., London.

June 12, 15*40. —Quotations nominal.

July 12, 1940.—Quotations nominal.

Mr, R. Allison, appointed Resident Agent of Atiu, Cook Islands, left Raro tonga for Atiu by the “Matua” recently, accompanied by Mrs. Allison and their small daughter.

Loudon .Price on— January l, 1932

Copra

South Sea, Plantation, Sun-dried Hot-air Dried, to London Rabaul Per ton, c.l.f. Per ton c.LI. £14 0 0 £14 15 0 June 17 . £13 2 6 £13 5 0 December lb .. £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.l.f.

Per ton , c.LI.

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

May 10 14d 12d May 17 14d .. 12d May 24 14d ll'/ad May 31 15d ll’/ad June 7 15'/ad . . 12'/ 4 d June 14 15'/ 2 d .. 12%d June 21 15*/ad . . 13 3 /sd June 28 15'/ 4 d . . 13'/ 4 d July 5 15d 12 3 / 4 d

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 26 £976 £10 50 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

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 .. . 4.0% January 5, 1934 4‘/ 4 d .. 4.28d July 6 7.06d December 28 .. 6%d January 4, 1935 5d .. 6%d July 5 5d .. 7%d December 6 .. 6 3 / 4 d ., 6%d January 3, 1936 6 3 /»d .. 6V a d June 5 9d .. 7>/ 4 d December 4 .. .

V- .. 9 l-16d January 8, 1937 1/2 .. ioy a d June 4 lid .. 9 6-8d December 3 .. . 7%d .. 7%d January 7, 1938 7>/ 4 d .. 7d July 1 6 3 / 4 d .. 7%d December 2 .. . 7%d .. 8d January 6, 1939 7d .. 8Vsd July 7 7%d .. ay 4 d December 1 12d .. ny 2 d January 5, 1940 13d .. 11.6% February 2 .. . 13d .. ll%d March 1 .. ,. 12 3 / 4 d .. 12 y 2 d March 8 .. .. 12%d . . 12y 4 d March 15 .. ,. 12%d .. ll.l%d March 22 .. .. 12%d ..

HV4d March 29 .. .. 12%d .. nysd April 5 12 3 / 4 d .. 10 7 /sd April 12 .. .. 12%d . . 11.0%d April 19 14d . . 11.0%d April 26 14d .. lid May 3 14d llVid