Market Quotations

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 . £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 .. ... 4%d 2.43d July 7 .. .. 5%d .. 3.71d December 8 .. .. .. .. 4%d 4.0%d January 5, 1934 .. .. .. 4Vid .. 4.28d July 6 .. .. 5»/ a d 7.06d December 28 .. .. 5d 6V-id January 4, 1935 .. .. 5d 6%d July 5 .. .. 5d .. 7%d December 6 .. .. 6%d January 3, 1936 .. .. 6%d ey 2 d June 5 .. .. 9d .. 7%d December 4 .. ., .. .. 1/- 9 l-18d January 8, 1937 .. ... 1/2 .. 10%d June 4 .. .. lid 9 5-8d December 3 .. .. .. 7»/ a d January 7, 1938 .. .. .. 7Vid 7d July 1 .. .. 6 3 Ad 7%d December 2 .. .. .. .. 7‘/ 2 d 8d January 6, 1939 .. ... 7d .. sy 8 d July 7 8%d December 1 .. . .. UMid January 5, 1940 .. ... 13d .. n.ey.d February 2 ,. .. ... 13d .. ny«d March 1 .. .. .. 12‘/id April 5 .. ioy«d May 3 ... 14d .. ny 4 d June 7 .. i2y 4 d July 5 .. .. 15d .. 12%d August 2 .. .. 13%d .. 13d September 6 .. .. ... 12d .. 12 3-16d October 4 .. .. .. .. 12d .. ny 8 d November 1 .. .. ... 12d .. 11 13-16d November 15 .. .. .. 13d .. 12d 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, 1941 .. .. 13d .. 12.47% January 10 .. .. ... 13d .. 12 %d January 17 .. .. ... 13d .. 12%d January 24 .. .. .. 12.4%d January 31 .. .. ... 13d .. 12.8%d February 7 ... 13d .. 12.5 s /ad February 14 .. .. .. .. 13d .. 12y 4 d February 21 .. .. .. . . 13y 2 d .. 12.9%d February 28 .. .. ... 14d .. 13.28y 2 d March 7 . . .. .. .. 15d .. 13 s /sd March 14 .. .. .. .. 15d .. 13 3 / 4 d March 21 ... 15d . . 14.4 3 / 8 d March 28 . . .. ... 15d . . 14.3y 8 d to 14%d April 4 ... 15d .. 14V 8 d to 14‘Ad April 11 ... 15d .. 14.3y 8 d to 14»/ 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 .. £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