The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930

Pacific Islands Monthly, 14 December 1940Vol. XI, No. 5

Market Quotations

pp. 62-63 · Read in the full issue

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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 . . £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. 24 . £9 15 0 £9 17 6 £10 17 6 Apr. 6 . . £9 12 6 £9 15 0 £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 . £&' 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-i 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.

Since then, , quotations nominal, i is above.

Rubber

Plantation London Para.

Smoked.

Price onper lb per lb.

January 6, 1933 .. .. 4%d .. 2.43d July 7 .. . .. .. 5%d .. 3.71d December 1 i . . . .. .. 43/ 8 d 4.0%d January 5, 1934 .. . . 4>/ 4 d .. 4.28d

July 6 7.06d December 28 . .. 5d 6V 4 d January 4, 1935 .. . , .. 5d 6%d July 5 . .. 5d 7%d December 6 .. 6 3 / 4 d 6 3 / a d January 3, 1936 .. . . .. 6 3 / 4 d 6'/ 2 d June 5 . .. 9d 7'/ 4 d December 4 . .. 1/- 9 1-16d January 8, 1937 1/2 10 Vid June 4 . .. lid 9 5-8d December 3 7'/ 2 d January 7, 1938 .. .. . .. 7'/ 4 d 7d July 1 7V 4 d December 2 8d January 6, 1939 .. .. ... 7d 8 Va d July 7 . .. 7%d 8V 4 d December 1 .. 12d 11 '/ad January 5, 1940 .. .. . .. 13d 11.6 7 /sd February 2 . .. 13d ll 3 4d March 1 .. 12 3 / 4 d 12'/ 2 d April 5 . .. 12 3 / 4 d 10 7 / 8 d May 3 . . . 14d ll'/ 4 d June 7 . .. 15'/ z d 12'/ 4 d July 5 . . .. 15d 12 3 / 4 d July 19 . .. 14'/ 2 d 12'/ 8 d July 26 . .. 14'/ 2 d 12 3 / a d August 2 13d August ff . .. 13'/ad 13 l-16d August 16 13 l-16d August 23 . .. 13'/ad 12.625d August 30 . . . 13d 12 */ 4 d September 6 . .. 12d 12 3-16d September 13 . .. 12d 12 3-16d September 20 . . . 12d llVad September 27 . .. 12d ll-9-16d October 4 . .. 12d ll 7 /ad October 11 . . . 12d ll 7 /ad October 18 . . . 12d 11 13-16d October 25 . . . 12d 11 13-16d November 1 ... 12d 11 13-16d November 8 . . . 12d ll 3 / 4 d November 15 . . . 13d 12d November 22 . . . 13d iiy 8 d November 29 . . . 13d ny 8 d December 6 ... 13d 12d