Market Quotations

Sept. 15 to 29.—Not quoted.

Oct. 6 . . £ll 15 0 [unquoted] £l2 15 0 Oct. 12.—Fixed price based on £l2/7/6 per ton, c.i.f., London, for plantation hot-air dried.

Jan. 8, 1940.—April 20, 1940.—Fixed price, for plantation, hot-air dried, £l3/5/- per ton, c.i.f., London.

April 20, 1940.—Fixed price for plantation, hot air dried, £l2/17/6 per ton, c.i.f., London.

Since then, quotations nominal, as above.

London Copra Price

Straits copra, sun-dried, was quoted by “The Economist” at £l2/10/- per ton, c.i.f., in Lon don, throughout the first quarter of 1941.

Rev. Harold Thompson, Melanesian Mission worker, who was stationed on New Britain before going to NZ : on fur lough, will not be returning to New Guinea; instead, he will go to Vureas, in the New Hebrides.

Mr. E. R. Palfreyman, who for 18 months has been in Suva as secretary of the Fiji branch of W. R. Carpenter & Co. Ltd., has been transferred to the executive staff of the new Carpenter copra mill in Vancouver, and is leaving for Canada at an early date.

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 .. £9f 0 0 £9 12 6 January 4 1935 £9 5 0 £10 5 0 March 1 £12 2 C £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 « 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 June 2 . £10 7 6 £10 10 0 £11 7 6 June 9 . £ 10 5 0 £ 10 10 0 £11 7 6 July 7 . £9 2 6 £9 7 6 £10 5 0

July

14 £9 0 0 £9 5 0 £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 Sept. 1 . £9 10 0 £9 12 6 £10 12 6 Sept. 8.- —Not quoted —outbreak of war.

Rubber

Plantation London Para.

Smoked.

Price on— per lb. per lb.

January 6, 1933 4 3 Ad .. 2.43d July 7 .. 3.71d December 8 .. 43/sd 4.0 5 Ad January 5, 1934 4‘Ad 4.28d July 6 7.06d December 28 .. . . 6*Ad January 4, 1935 5d .. 6%d July 5 .. 7 7 /ad December 6 .. 6 3 Ad .. 6 3 /ad January 3, 1936 6 3 Ad .. 6 3 /ed June 5 . . 7‘Ad December 4 1/- 9 l-16d January 8, 1937 1/2 .. 10‘/ 2 d June 4 lid .. 9 5-8d December 3 .. . 7‘/ad 7‘/ad January 7, 1938 7‘Ad .. 7d July 1 .. 7‘Ad December 2 . . 8d January 6, 1939 . .. 8‘/ad July 7 7%d .. 8‘Ad December 1 .. 11‘/ad January 5, 1940 13d . . 11.6 7 /ad July 5 .. 12 3 Ad December 6 .. . 13d .. 12d January 3, 1941 13d . . 12.47 7 /ad February 7 13d -. 12.5 5 /ad March 7 .. .. .. 13 5 /ad April 4 .. i4y 8 d May 2 to 14*Ad .. 14.0 s /ad June 6 .. 13.5 5 /ad July 4 17d .. 13 7-16d August 1 .. 13‘/ad August 8 .. 13.6 7 /«d August 15 17d .. 13.5 s /ad August 22 17d .. 13S/ 8 d August 29 17d .. 13%d September 5 . . . (No quote) 13 s /ad September 12 .. .. 13 3 Ad September 19 . . — . . 13 3 Ad October 6 .. — .. 13 ll-16d October 10 .. ., — .. 13 3 Ad