Market Quotations

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.l.f,, London, for plantation hot-air dried.

Jan. 8, 1940. —April 20, 1940.—Fixed price, for plantation, hot-air c.i.f., London. dried, £13/5/- - per ton, April 20, 1940.—Fixed price for plantation, hotair dried, £12/17/6 per ton, c.l.f., London.

Since then, quotations nominal, as above.

Rubber

Plantation London Para.

Smoked.

Price on— per lb. per lb.

January 6, 1933 .. 2.43d July 7 3.71d December 8 4.0 s /sd January 5, 1934 .. .. .. 4%d . 4.28d July 6 .. .. 5V 2 d ., 7.06d December 28 .. 6 l / 4 d January 4, 1935 . .. .. 5d ., 6%d July 5 .. .. 5d . 7y 8 d December 6 . . . .. 6%d 6%d January 3, 1936 , . .. 6%d ., ey 2 d June 5 .. .. 9d 7y»d 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 ., 7%d January 7, 1938 .. .. .. 7%d ., 7d July 1 .. .. 6%d .. 7>/ 4 d December 2 .. .. 7y 2 d .. 8d January 6, 1939 .. .. .. 7d ., sy 8 d July 7 sy 4 d December 1 .. . .. 12d ., , ny 2 d January 5, 1940 .. .. .. 13d ., , 11.6%d February 2 .. .. 13d ., , ll%d March 1 . .. 12 3 Ad ., . i2y 2 d April 5 .. .. 12 3 Ad ., , ioy 8 d May 3 , ny 4 d June 7 i2y 4 d July 5 .. .. 15d .. , 12%d July 19 .. .. 14V 2 d .. , 12Vsd July 26 .. .. 14>/ 2 d ., , 12%d August 2 .. .. 13%d ., . 13d August 9 .. .. 13‘/ 2 d ., . 13 l-16d August 16 .. .. 13y 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 .. . .. .. 12d .. , 12 3-16d September 20 .. ., .. .. 12d .. , ll%d September 27 .. . .. . . 12d ., . ll-9-16d October 4 ... 12d .. ny 8 d October 11 .. . . 12d ..

Iiy 8 d October 18 .. . . 12d .. 11 13-16d October 25 .. .. 12d 11 13-16d November 1 .. .. 12d ., , 11 13-16d November 8 .. .. 12d .. ll%d November 15 .. .. ,. . . 13d ., . 12d November 22 ,. .. 13d .. ll%d November 29 . . .. . .. 13d .. , ny 8 d December 6 . . .. 13d .. 12d December 13 .. .. ... 13d .. 12.09d December 20 . . .. ... 13d .. 12d December 27 . . .. . .. 13d .. , 12d January 3 .. .. 13d . . 12.47% January 10 .. .. 13d .. 12%d January 17 . . .. 13d .. 12%d January 24 .. .. 13d .. 12.4%d January 31 .. .. 13d ,. 12.5% d February 7 .. .. 13d .. 12.5 5 / 8 d

London Price January 1 on— 1932

Copra

South Sea, Sun-dried to London Per ton, c.i. £14 0 0 Plantation, Hot-air Dried, Rabaul f. Per ton c.i.f, £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 Smoked to Genoa South Sea Plantation 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 Peb. 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