Market Quotations
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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, 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 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 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 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 0 Aug. 5 . . £9 15 0 £9 15 0 £10 IS 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 Peb. 24 . £9 17 6 £10 2 6 £11 0 0 Mar. 3 . . £10 0 0 £10 2 6 £11 0 0 Apr. 6 . . £9 12 6 £9 15 0 £10 12 6 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.
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.
Some months ago an official Rubber Con troller was appointed in Britain and the Minis try of Supply became the sole importer. In mid-October the Controller fixed the price of plantation smoked rubber at 13>%d.
Rubber
London Price on— January 6, 1933 July 7 .
Para, per lb. 43/ 4 d Plantation Smoked, per lb. 2.43d 3 ?ld D cember 8 4 3 / 8 d 4.0 5 / 8 d 4.28d January 5, 1934
July 6 December 28 . . . 7.06d Cl /.A January 4, 1935 .. .
July 5 December 6 .. .
January 3, 1936 .. ..
June 5 .. . 6%d 7y 8 d 6%d 6%d *71/. h December 4 January 8. 1937 ..
June 4 . . . .
December 3 .. . 1/- .. ... 1/2 ..
I 74 U 9 l-16d lOVfcd 9 5-8d January 7, 1938 ..
July 1 i / 2U 7d •71/- H December 2 ... 74 0 January 6, 1939 ou 8V s d July 7 December 1 8V 4 d January 5, 1940 .. ..
July 5 December 6 . . ..
January 3. 1941 .. .. 11/20 n.6%a 12 3 Ad 12d 12.47%d 12.5 s /sd 13%d 14 Vsd 14.0 5 /ad 13.5 5 /sd February 7 March 7 ..
April 4 May 2 June 6 . . . .
July 4 August 1 September 5 . . .
September 12 .. ..
September 19 October 6 October 10 13 7-16d 13»/ 2 d 13%d 13 3 Ad 13 3 Ad 13 ll-16d 13 3 Ad