Market Quotations

Sept. 2 . . £&’ 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 15 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.

Rubber

Plantation London Para.

Smoked.

Price onper lb. per lb.

January 6, 1933 . .. 43/ 4 d . 2.43d July 7 ,. . . 3.71d December 8 4.0 5 /sd January 5, 1934 ■ •• 4>/ 4 d . . 4.28d July 6 ., . .. sy 2 d . . 7.06d December 28 5d . 6»/ 4 d January 4, 1935 . , .. 5d . . 6%d July 5 .. 7y s d December 6 . . . 6%d January 3, 1936 . .. 6%d . . ey 2 d June 5 ,. . 7y 4 d December 4 9 l-16d January 8, 1937 1/2 . . ioy 2 d June 4 .. 9 5-8d December 3 .. . 7>/ 2 d January 7, 1938 . .. 7V 4 d . . 7d July 1 .. . 7»/ 4 d December 2 8d January 6, 1939 7d . sy 8 d July 7 .. sy 4 d December 1 .. 12d . . ny 2 d January 5, 1940 13d . . 11.6y 8 d February 2 . ny 4 d March 1 . . i2y 2 d April 5 .. . ioy 8 d May 3 .. . ny 4 d June 7 .. . 12y 4 d July 5 .. . 123/ 4 d July 19 .. . i2y 8 d July 26 .. . 12%d August 2 . . 13d August 9 . . 13 l-16d August 16 . 13 l-16d August 23 .. 13V 2 d . . 12.625d August 30 . . 13d . . 12y 4 d September ( . . . 12d . . 12 3-16d September 13 . 12d . . 12 3-16d September 20 . 12d . . ny 8 d September 27 . . . . 12d . ll-9-16d October 4 12d . . liy 8 d October 11 .. 12d . . ny 8 d October 18 . 11 13-16d October 25 . . . 12d • 11 13-16d November 1 . . . 12d . 11 13-16d November 8 . . . 12d . ll 3 / 4 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 June 30 . £10 17 6 £11 0 0 December 1 .. £8 12 6 £9 0 0 January 5 1934 £8 0 0 £8 7 6 June 15 . £8 0 0 £8 12 6 December 28 . . £&' 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