Market Quotations

London Copra Price

Straits copra, sun-dried, was quoted by “The Economist” at £12/10/- per ton, c.i.f., in Lon don, throughout the first quarter of 1941.

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 I 6 £13 5 0 December 16 . . £14 2 ! 6 £14 5 0 January 6, , 1933 . , £13 C 1 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 £8 7 6 June 15 . , m £8 C l 0 £8 12 6 December 28 . . £9 C 1 0 £9 12 6 January 4, , 1935 , . . £9 I > 0 £10 5 0 March 1 £12 2 1 6 £12 15 0 June 7 ., £11 15 i 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 i, 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 . £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 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.

London

Rubber

Para.

Plantation Smoked.

Price on— per lb. per lb.

January 6. 1933 4%d .. 2.43d July 7 3.71d December 8 4%d .. 4.0%d January 5, 1934 4V*d .. 4.28d July 6 sy 2 d 7.06d December 28 . . 5d ey 4 d January 4, 1935 5d .. 63/ad July 5 5d .. 7y a d December 6 .. 6%d 6%d January 3. 1936 6%d 6%d June 5 9d .. 7y 4 d December 4 ..

V- 9 l-16d

January 8, 1937 .. .. ... 1/2 ioy 2 d June 4 .. .. lid 9 5-8d December 3: .. .. 7V 2 d 7y 2 d January 7, 1938 .. . . ... 7y*d 7d July 1 ... 6 3 Ad 7y 4 d December 2 ... 7>/ 2 d 8d January 6, 1939 .. .. ... 7d . , sy 8 d July 7 ... 7%d . . sy 4 d December 1 ... 12d ny 2 d January 5, 1940 .. . . ... 13d 11.6 7 /sd February 2 ... 13d 11 %d March 1 ... 12 3 Ad 12y 2 d April 5 ... 12 3 / 4 d ioy 8 d May 3 ... 14d ny 4 d June 7 ... IbVzd 12V 4 d July 5 ... 15d 12 %d August 2 ... 13V 2 d 13d September 6 ... 12d 12 3-16d October 4 ... 12d ny 8 d November 1 ... 12d 11 13-16d December 6 ... 13d 12d January 3. 1941 . .. .. .. 13d 12.47 7 / 8 d January 10 ... 13d 12y 2 d January 17 ... 13d 12y 2 d January 24 ... 13d 12.4%d January 31 ... 13d 12.5 5 / 8 d February 7 ... 13d 12.5%d February 14 .. .. 13d 12%d February 21 12.9%d February 28 13.28y 2 d March 7 13 5 / 8 d March 14 13 3 / 4 d March 21 , 14.4%d March 28 to 14.3y 8 d 14y 8 d April 4 to 14y 8 d Hy 4 d April 11 to 14.3y 8 d 14'Ad April 18 14.5%d April 25 14y 8 d May 2 14.0 s / 8 d May 9 . . 14y 4 d May 16 . . . . 16y 2 d Hy e d May 23 14.0%d May 30 .. .. iey 2 d to 13%d 13.5%d June 6 13.5 5 /ad June 13 13y 2 d