Market Quotations

Mr, and Mrs. D. Low arrived in Sydney by the last “Macdhui” from Misima, Papua, where he is employed at Cuth bert’s goldmine. They will spend three months’ holiday in Sydney.

Rubber

Plantation London Para.

Smoked.

Price on— per lb. per lb.

January 6, 1933 . 2.43d July 7 3.71d December 8 .. . 4%d . 4.0 5 /ed January 5, 1934 . 4.28d July 6 5%d . 7.06d December 28 5d . 6V 4 d January 4, 1935 5d . 6%d July 5 5d . 7%d December 6 .. 6 3 Ad . 6%d January 3, 1936 6 3 Ad . ey 2 d June 5 9d . 7y 4 d December 4 .. .. 1/- . 9 l-16d January 8, 1937 . 1/2 . lOVad June 4 lid . 9 5-8d December 3 .. .. 7>/ 2 d . 7»/ 2 d January 7, 1938 . 7«/ 4 d . 7d July 1 6 3 Ad . 7y 4 d December 2 .. .. 7’/ 2 d . 8d January 6, 1939 . 7d . sy 8 d July 7 7%d . sy 4 d December 1 ny 2 d January 5, 1940 . 13d . 11.6% d February 2 .. .. 13d . ll%d March 1 .. .. 12%d . 12*/ 2 d April 5 12 3 Ad . ioy 8 d May 3 14d . ny 4 d June 7 15V 2 d . 12y 4 d July 5 15d . i2y 4 d July 19 14V 2 d . i2y a d July 26 14V 2 d . 12%d August 2 isy 2 d . 13d August 9 13>/ 2 d . 13 l-16d August 16 .. .. 13«/ 2 d ■. 13 l-16d August 23 . . .. 13y 2 d . 12.625d August 30 . . . . 13d . 12»/ 4 d September 6 . . . , 12d . 12 3-16d September 13 .. 12 3-16d September 20 .. ny 8 d September 27 12d . ll-9-16d October 4 12d . ll 7 / 8 d October 11 .. ., 12d . ny 8 d

Copra

South Sea.

Plantation, Sun-dried Hot-air Dried, London to London Rabaul Price on— Per ton, c.i.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.i.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 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 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 1-6 0 £10 15 0 Apr. 6 . . £9 12 6 £9 15 0 £10 12 6 Apr. 14 . £9 10 0 £9 12 6 £10 12 6 Apr. 21 . £9 10 0 £9 12 6 £10 12 6 Apr. 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 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, hotair 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.

Since then, quotations nominal, as above.