Market Quotations

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, 1940.—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.

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

Since April, 1942, unofficial quotations in Sydney have been around £24 (Aust.) per ton, c.i.f., Sydney.

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, c.i.f. Per ton i, 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 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 Maj 5 . £10 0 0 £10 5 0 £11 0 0 June 2 . £10 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

London

Rubber

Para.

Plantation Smoked.

Price on— per lb. per lb.

January 6, 1933 . 4%d . 2.43d July 7 5%d . 3.71d December 8 . . . 4,0 5 / 8 d January 5, 1934 . 4>Ad . 4.28d July 6 7.06d December 28 .. . 5d . 6*/ 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 June 5 9d . 7V 4 d December 4 .. . 1/- . 9 l-16d January 8, 1937 . 1/2 . 10V 2 d June 4 lid . 9 5 /ad December 3 .. . 7V 2 d January 7, 1938 . 7V 4 d . 7d July 1 6%d . 7‘Ad December 2 .. . 7Vid . 8d January 6, lff39 . 7d . 8Vsd July 7 8V 4 d December 1 .. . 12d . ny 2 d January 5, 1940 . 13d . 11.6 7 /ad July 5 15d . 12 3 Ad December 6 . . ., 13d . 12d January 3, 1941 . 13d . 12.47 7 /ad February 7 .. .. 13d . 12.5 5 /ad March 7 15d . 13 5 /ad April 4 15d . 141/ad May 2 16V 2 d . 14.0 5 /ad June 6 16V 2 d . 13.5 5 /ad July 4 17d . 13 7-16d August 1 17d .

ISMsd September 5 .. . (No quote) 13%d October 6 .. .. 13 ll-16d October 10 —Price officially fixed at . 13%d