Market Quotations
pp. 50-51 · Read in the full issue
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 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, i c.i.f. Per ton, c.i.f.
Per ton, c.i.f.
Jan. 3, ’36 £13 3 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 0 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 £22 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 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 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 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 June 2 . £ 1C 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 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.
Jan. 8, 1940, tc i April 20, 1940. —Fixed price for plantation hot-air dried, £13/5/- per ton. c.i.f..
London.
April 20, 1940.- -Fixed price for plantation hotair dried, £12/17/6 per ton, c.i.f., London.
On February 18, 1942, Fiji and Tonga copra. 1st grade, was : fixed at £18 per ton (Fijian), f.o.b.
Since April, 1942, unofficial quotations in Sydney have been around £24 (Aust.) per ton. c.i.f., Sydney.
Rubber
Plantation London Para..
Smoked.
Price on— per lb. per lb.
January 6, 1933 ... 4%d .. 2.43d July 7 3.71d December 8 . . . . 4.0%d January 5, 1934 ... 4V 4 d .. 4.28d July 6 ., 7.06d December 28 .. .. .. 5d . . 6V 4 d January 4, 1935 ... 5d 6%d July 5 ... 5d .. 7 7 /sd December 6 .. . ... 6%d .. 6%d January 3, 1936 ... 6%d .. 6 3 /ad June 5 ... 9d .. 7>/ 4 d December 4 .. . .. .. 1/- 9 l-16d January 8, 1937 .. .. 1/2 .. 10V 2 d June 4 .. 9%d December 3 .. . .. .. V/ S d .. 7V 2 d January 7, 1938 .. .. 7»/ 4 d .. 7d July 1 .. ?y 4 d December 2 .. . .. .. 7V 2 d .. 8d January 6, 19’39 .. .. 7d 8y a d July 7 .. .. 7%d .. sy 4 d December 1 .. . ., .. 12d .. ny 2 d January 5, 1940 .. .. 13d . . 11.6 7 /ad July 5 .. . . 15d .. 12%d December 6 .. . ... 13d .. 12d January 3, 1941 .. .. 13d . . 12.47 7 / 8 d February 7 .. .. .. .. 13d ■ .. 12.5 s /sd March 7 .. . . 15d .. 13%d April 4 . . . . 15d .. 14y 8 d May 2 . . . . 16i/ a d .. 14.0%d June 6 .. . . 16V 2 d . . 13.5%d July 4 .. .. 17d .. 13 7-16d August 1 .. .. 17d .. 13*/ 2 d September 5 .. .
October 6 .. .. . . . . .. 131 ll-16d October 10 —Price officially fixed at .. 13%d