Market Quotations
pp. 46-47 · Read in the full issue
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.0.b.; and in July: Plantation Grade, £lB/5/-; Fair Merchantable Sun-dred, £l7; and Under grade, £l6/15/-. The value are stated in Fijian currency. To get Australian or New Zealand values, add 12’ per cent.; sterling values, deduct 12 Vz per cent.
Since April, 1942, unofficial quotations in Sydney have been around £24 (Aust.) per ton, c.i.f., Sydney.
London
Copra
South Sea, Sun-dried to London Plantation, Hot-air Dried, Rabaul Price on— Per ton, c.i.f.
Per ton. c.Lf.
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 South Sea £12 17 6 South Sea £14 0 Plantation 0 Smoked to Genoa Sundried 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 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 May 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 . £3 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 Sept. 15 to 29. —Not quoted. war.
Rubber
Plantation London Para.
Smoked.
Price on— per lb. per lb.
January 6, 1933 4 3 /4d .. 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 5V 2 d .. 7.06d December 28 .. . 5d .. ey 4 d January 4, 1935 . 5d .. 6%d July 5 5d ., 7 7 /ad December 6 .. . 6%d .. 6%d January 3, 1936 . 6 3 /id .. 6%d June 5 9d .. 7y 4 d December 4 . . . 1/- .. 9 l-16d January 8, 1937 . 1/2 .. ioy 2 d June 4 lid .. 9 s /sd December 3 .. . 7V 2 d .. 7y a d January 7, 1938 . 7V 4 d .. 7d July 1 6%d .. ?y 4 d December 2 .. . ?y 2 d .. 8d January 6, 1939 . 7d .. 8‘/ad July 7 7%d . . sy 4 d December 1 .. . 12d ny 2 d January 5, 1940 . ... 13d .. 11.6%d July 5 15d .. 12%d December 6 .. .. 13d .. 12d January 3, 1941 . 13d .. 12.47 7 /ad February 7 .. .. 13d .. 12.5 5 /ad March 7 .. .. » . .. o •• 15d .. 13%d April 4 15d .. 14y s d May 2 16y 2 d .. 14.0 %d June 6 iey 2 d .. 13.5%d 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