Market Quotations
pp. 50-51 · Read in the full issue
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.
On February 18, 1942, Fiji and Tonga 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.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 i 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 i 0 0 £8 12 6 December 28 .. . £ 9 i 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.
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 £19 5 0 £20 0 0 June 4 . . £15 15 0 £15 12 6 £16 12 6 Sept. 3 . . £13 i j 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 Mar. 4 . . £10 17 6 £11 0 0 £12 0 0 June 3 . . £9 15 0 £9 15 0 £10 12 6 Sept. 2 . . £9 10 0 £9 10 0 £10 10 0 Dec. 2 . . £9 i j 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 Mar. 3 . . £10 ( ) 0 £10 2 6 £11 0 0 Apr. 6 . . £9 12 6 £9 15 0 £10 12 6 May 5 . . £10 ( ) 0 £10 5 0 £11 0 0 June 2 . . £10 1 7 6 £10 10 0 £11 7 6 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
Rubber
Plantation London Para.
Smoked.
Price on— per lb. per lb.
January 6, 1933 4 3 / 4 d .. 2.43d July 7 5%d .. 3.71d December 8 .. . 4%d .. 4.0%d January 5, 1934 4V 4 d .. 4.28d July 6 5y 2 d .. 7.06d December 28 . . 5d .. ey 4 d January 4, 1935 5d 6%d July 5 7y 8 d December 6 . . 6 3 Ad .. 6%d January 3, 1936 6 3 / 4 d .. 6%d June 5 7»/ 4 d December 4 .. , 1/- .. 9 l-16d January 8, 1937 1/2 .. ioy 2 d June 4 lid .. 9 5-8d December 3 .. 7*/ a d .. ?y 2 d January 7, 1938 7>/ 4 d .. 7d July 1 7»/ 4 d December 2 7y 2 d .. 8d January 6, 1939 sy 8 d July 7 ay 4 d December 1 .. 12d .. ny 2 d January 5, 1940 13d .. 11.6 7 /sd July 5 I5d .. 12 3 / 4 d December 6 .. . 13d 12d January 3, 1941 13d .. 12.47 7 /»d February 7 13d 12.5 5 /ad March 7 15d .. 13%d April 4 15d .. 14y 8 d May 2 16y 2 d .. 14.0 5 /sd June 6 13.5 5 /ad July 4 17d .. 13 7-16d August 1 .. .. 17d .. 13y 2 d September 5 .. . (No quote) 13%d October 6 .. .. — 13 ll-16d October 10—Price officially fixed at .. 13 3 / 4 d