Market Quotations

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, i 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 e £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 IS 0 £10 10 0 Feb. 3 . . £9 10 0 £9 12 6 £10 10 0 Peb. 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

(Continued Overleaf)

Aug. 11 . £9 2 6 £9 5 0 £lO 5 0 Sept. 1 . . £9 10 0 £9 12 6 £lO 12 6 Sept. B.—Not quoted—outbreak of war.

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 2o[ 1940.—Fixed price for plantation, hotair 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 London, throughout the first quarter of 1941.

Some months ago an official Rubber Con troller was appointed in Britain and the Minis try of Supply became the sole importer. Since then, variations in the London rubber price have been made public only by official announcement, from time to time. There has been no information published since mid- October.

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 / 8 d January 5, 1934 4»/ 4 d 4.28d July 6 .. 7.06d December 28 . . 6*/ 4 d January 4, 1935 5d .. 6%d July 5 .. 77sd December 6 . . ey 4 d . . 63/sd January 3, 1936 6%d . . 6%d June 5 7>/ 4 d December 4 .. 1/- 9 l-16d

January 8, 1937 .. . . lOVad June 4 9 5-8d December 3 7Vad January 7, 1938 .. .. ... VAd 7d July 1 VAd December 2 8d January 6, 1939 .. .. 8y„d July 7 8y 4 d December 1 ny a d January 5, 1940 . . . . ... 13d n.cy.d July 5 12 3 / 4 d December 6 12d January 3, 1941 .. .. 12.47 7 / a d February 7 12.5 5 /ad March 7 ,, 13%d April 4 14y 8 d May 2 .. 14.0 5 /ad June 6 13.5%d July 4 13 7-16d August 1 13Vad August 8 , m 13.6y«d August 15 .. .. 17d 13.55/ad August 22 .. .. 17d 13%d August 29 13 5 /ad September 5 13 s /ad September 12 13 3 / 4 d September 19 ... — 13 %d October 6 .. .. 13 ll-16d October 10 , , 13 3 Ad