Market Quotations

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, to April 20, 19'40.—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.

On Feb. 18, 1942, Fiji copra, Ist grade, was fixed at £lB per ton (Fijian), f.o.b.

Copra

South Sea, Plantation Sun-dried Hot-air Dried.

London to London Rabaul Price on— Per ton, c.i.f.

Per ton c l.f.

January 1 1933 £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 June 7 . £11 15 0 £12 7 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.

Habaul.

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 3 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 13 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 . . £13 10 0 £ 12 12 6 £13 7 6 Jan. 7, ’38 £12 12 6 £12 15 0 £13 12 6 Mar. 4 . . £10 17 < £11 0 0 £12 0 0 June 3 . . £9 15 0 £9 15 0 £10 13 6 Sept. 3 . . £9 10 0 £9 10 0 £10 10 0 Dec. 3 . . £9 5 0 £9 5 0 £10 3 6 Jan. 6, ’39 £9 12 6 £9 15 0 £10 10 0 Peb. 3 . . £9 10 0 £9 12 6 £10 10 0 Mar. 3 . . £10 0 0 £10 2 6 £11 0 0 Apr. 6 . . £9 12 6 £9 15 0 £10 13 6 May 5 . . £10 0 0 £10 5 0 £11 0 0 June 3 . . £10 7 6 £10 10 0 £11 7 8 July 7 . . £9 2 6 £9 7 6 £10 5 0 Aug. 4 . £9 2 6 £9 5 0 £10 5 0 Sept. 1 . . £9 10 0 £9 12 6 £10 12 6

Rubbel

London Price on— January 6, 1933 July 7 i Para, per lb. 4%d ..

Plantation Smoked, Per lb. 2.43d December 8 .. , January 5, 1934 4y 4 d - i id 4.0%d July 6 December 28 .. /,uoa January 4, 1935 July 5 6%d j December 6 ..

January 3, 1936 June 5 6%d December 4 ..

January 8, 1937 June 4 •74 0 \ 9 1-I6d 10 x /a d December 3 ..

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January 7, 1938 July 1 7d December 2

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January 6, 1939 7d ., 8>/ed July 7 December 1 .. ° 74U , January 5, 1940 13d .. n.6y,a July 5 December 6 ..

January 3, 1941 February 7 13d .. x -y 4 a 12d 12.4714d 12.5 %d 13%d 141/ed ! 14.0%d 13.5%d 13 7-16d 13 Va d 13 % d J 13 11-I6d 133/ 4 d March 7 . ..

April 4 ..

May 2 June 6 .

July 4 . ..

August 1 .. ., September 5 .. .

October 6 ..

October 10—Price officially fixed at ..