Market Quotations
pp. 46-47 · 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, 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 Smoked to Genoa South Sea Sun-dried Plantation 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 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 d 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 O 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 & May 5 . £10 0 0 £10 5 0 £11 0 o 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 &
Rubber
Plantation London Para.
Smoked.
Price on— per lb. per lb.
January 6, 1933 . 4 3 Ad . 2.43d July 7 3.71d December 8 . . . 4%d . 4.0 %d January 5, 1934 . 4V 4 d . 4.28d July 6 5V 2 d . 7.06d December 28 .. . 5d . 6‘Ad January 4, 1935 . 5d . 6 3 /ad July 5 5d . 7 7 /ad December 6 .. . 6 3 Ad . 6%d January 3, 1936 . 6 3 Ad . 6%d June 5 9d . 7‘Ad December 4 .. . 9 l-16d January 8, 1937 . 1/2 . 10V 2 d June 4 lid . 9%d December 3 .. . 7V 2 d . 7y 2 d January 7, 1938 . 7 J Ad . 7d July 1 6 3 Ad . 7‘Ad December 2 .. . 7%d . 8d January 6, 1939 . 7d . sy 8 d July 7 sy 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 . 14y a d May 2 16V 2 d . 14.0 s /ad June 6 16V 2 d . 13.5 5 /ad July 4 17d . 13 7-16d August 1 17d . 13‘/ 2 d September 5 .. .
October 6 .. .. (No quote) 13 s /ad — .. 13 ll-16d October 10 —Price officially fixed at . 13 3 Ad