Market Quotations
pp. 45-46 · Read in the full issue
Copra
Sept. B.—Not quoted—outbreak of war Sept. 15 to 29. —Not quoted. 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 elf London.
April 2°, 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).
Lo.b.; and in July: Plantation Grade, £lB/5/-* Fair Merchantable Sun-dred, £l7; and Under grade, £l6/15/-. The value are stated in Fijian get Australian or New Zealand values, add 12 per cent.; sterling values, deduct Uy 2 per cent.
Since April, 1942. unofficial quotations in Sydney been around £24 (Aust.) per ton, c.i.f., Sydney.
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-i 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 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 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 8 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
Rubber
London Price on— January 6. 1933 Para, per lb.
Plantation Smoked, per lb.
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July 5 .. .. • 0*78(1 rjt/ j December 6 ..
January 3. 1936 • 7 yea . 6%d #53 a a June 5 .. . • oyaa
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December 4 . . 7 Via Q 1 1 ($A January 8, 1937 . y i-ioa 1A1/ H June 4 .
December 3 ..
January 7, 1938 1U 72 Q 9%d 7>/ad July 1 «u December 2 ..
January 6, 1ST39 7Vi d 8d July 7 O 78U O 1 / <4 December 1 January 5, 1940 8Vid UVbd July 5 11 .o ye a
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December 6 January 3, 1941 1274(1 12d February 7 . 14.** I 78u
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March 7 .. .
April 4 .
Iz.OtsCI 13%d 1 A. 1 Arl May 2 .. . i*yea June 6 .. . l^.Ovaa July 4 .. .. 13.0 ve a IT ft 1 ffjM August 1 .. 13 7-lOC* 171AH September 5 13 ‘/2a October 6 . 13 /8U 17 11-1 AA October 10—Price officially fixed at .. 13 n-ioa 13%d
A merging of the Emperor and Loloma (Fiji) gold mining companies appeared to be a sound proposition, said Mr. E. G.
Theodore, director of each company, at the annual meeting of Loloma, in Mel bourne. He added that he would endeavour to bring about the merger before the next annual meeting. It would result in considerable economies, avoid boundary problems, and make possible more complete development of the two areas.