Market Quotations

Canon E. H. Strong, until recently warden of St. John’s College for Maori theological students at Auckland (N.Zj has taken up duty as rector of the Cathedral of Rockhampton, Queensland.

An Englishman by birth, though he spent most of his life in New Zealand, Canon Strong was at one time Arch deacon of Tonga. In New Zealand he was Commissary for the Bishop of Melanesia (Bishop Baddeley).

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 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 . . £io 0 0 £10 5 0 £11 0 0 May 12 . £10 5 0 £10 10 0 £11 5 0 May 19 . £ io 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 £io 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 to 29 — Not quoted.

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

June 12, 1940. —Quotations nominal.

July 12, 1940.—Quotations nominal.

August 12, 1940.- —Quotations nominal.

Rubber

Plantation London Para.

Smoked.

Price on— per lb. per lb.

January 6, 1933 , 4 3 Ad .. 2.43d July 7 3.7 Id December 8 .. . 4.0% January 5, 1934 , ,. . 4.28d July 6 7.06d December 28 .. 6‘Ad January 4, 1935 .. 5d .. 6%d July 5 5d .. 7%d December 6 .. .. 6 3 Ad .. 6%d January 3, 1936 . . . 6 3 / 4 d .. 6%d June 5 7>Ad December 4 .. . 1/- .. 9 l-16d January 8, 1937 , 1/2 . . ioy 2 d June 4 lid .. 9 5-8d December 3 .. . .. 7>/ 2 d .. 7V 2 d January 7, 1938 . .. 7>Ad .. 7d July 1 .. 6%d . .

IVtd December 2 .. . 7>/ 2 d .. 8d January 6, 1939 . 7d .. 8Vad July 7 7%d .. 8y 4 d December 1 12d ny 2 d January 5, 1940 . 13d .. 11.6% February 2 ., ., 13d .. ll%d March 1 .. .. .. 12%d .. 12>/ 2 d April 5 .. 12 3 Ad .. 10%d May 3 14d .. ny 4 d May 10 14d 12d May 17 14d . . 12d May 24 14d . . ny 2 d May 31 15d .. ll’/sd June 7 .. 15V 2 d .. 12’Ad June 14 .. ISVad .. 12 5 / s d June 21 .. 15V 2 d .. 13%d June 28 .. .. isy 4 d .. 13,y 4 d July 5 15d .. 12%d July 12 15d .. 12%d July 19 .. 14 V 2 d .. 12 Vsd July 26 . . 14y 2 d . . 12%d August 2 .. 13V 2 d .. 13d August 9 . . 13y 2 d . . 13 l-16d

London Price on—

Copra

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

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, ms £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.I.

Per ton, c.l.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 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