Market Quotations

Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Brock, of Suva, Fiji, returned to the Colony recently after leave. He is headmaster of the Boys’

Grammar School.

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 . £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 c.i.f., London. dried. £13/5/ - per ton, 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 on— per lb. per lb.

January 6, 1933 .. .. .. 43/ 4 d . 2.43d July 7 . 3.71d December 8 . . .. .. .. 43/ 8 d . 4.0 5 /ad January 5, 1934 .. .. .. 4»Ad . . 4.28d July 6 .. .. sy 2 d . . 7.06d December 28 . . . .. .. 5d . . 6y 4 d January 4, 1935 . .. .. 5d . . 63/ad July 5 .. .. 5d . . 7 7 /ad December 6 .. ,. . . 63/ 4 d . . 63/ 8 d January 3, 1936 . .. . . 63/ 4 d . . 6>/ 2 d June 5 . . .. 9d . . 7*/ 4 d December 4 .. .. .. .. 1/- . 9 l-16d January 8, 1937 .. .. .. 1/2 . . lOMsd June 4 .. .. lid . . 9 5-8d December 3 .. .. . 7y 2 d January 7, 1938 .. .. .. ?y 4 d . . 7d July 1 .. 63/ 4 d . . 7*/ 4 d December 2 .. .. .. .. 7>/ 2 d . . 8d January 6, 1939 .. .. .. 7d . . S'/ad July 7 . 8»/ 4 d December 1 .. .. .. 12d . . Iiy 2 d January 5, 1940 .. .. .. 13d . . 11.6 7 /ad February 2 .. .. ... 13d . . ll 3 / 4 d March 1 .. .. 123/ 4 d . . 12»/ 2 d April 5 . 10 7 /ad May 3 ... 14d . . ny»d June 7 .. .. 15»/ 2 d . . I2y 4 d July 5 .. .. 15d . . 12 3 / 4 d July 19 .. .. 14V 2 d . . 12y 8 d July 26 .. .. 14y 2 d . . 123/ad August 2 . 13d August 9 . 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 7 /ad September 27 .. ... 12d . ll-9-16d October 4 .. .. ... 12d . . llYad 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 . 113/ 4 d November 15 .. . ... 13d . . 12d November 22 .. . .. .. 13d . . ll 7 /ad November 29 .. . ... 13d . . ll 7 /ad December 6 .. .. .. .. 13d . . 12d December 13 .. . ... 13d . . 12.09d December 20 .. . ... 13d . . 12d December 27 .. . .. .. 13d . . 12d January 3, 1941 ... 13d . . 12.47Tb January 10 .. .. ... 13d . . 12y 2 d January 17 .. .. ... 13d . . 12y 2 d January 24 .. .. ... 13d . . 12.43/ad January 31 .. .. ... 13d . . 12.5%d February 7 ... 13d . . 12.5%d February 14 .. . . .. .. 13d . . 12 3 / 4 d February 21 ., .. .. .. 13y 2 d . . 12.93/ad February 28 . . . . ... 14d . . 13 . 28*/ 2 d March 7 ... 15d . 13 %d

London Price January 1, on— 1932

Copra

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