Market Quotations
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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 Va per cent.
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, 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 1 7 6 £19 7 6 £20 7 d Jan. 8, '37 £22 12 6 £22 12 6 £22 12 6 Mar. 5 . £19 1 Q 0 £19 5 0 £20 0 0 June 4 , £15 15 0 £15 12 6 £16 12 6 Sept, 3 . £13 1 5 0 £13 5 0 £14 0 0 Dec. 3 . £12 10 0 £12 12 6 £13 7 8 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 £10 2 6 £11 0 0 Apr. 6 . £9 12 6 £9 15 0 £10 12 6 Maj 5 . £10 ( ) 0 £10 5 0 £11 0 0 June 2 , £10 1 r 6 £10 10 0 £11 7 6 July 7 . £9 i ! 6 £9 7 6 £10 5 0 Aug. 4 . £3 j ! 6 £9 5 0 £10 S 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.
Rubber
Plantation London Para.
Smoked Price on— per lb. per lb January 6, 1933 2.43d July 7 3.7ld December 8 .. . 4.0 5 8 c) January 5, 1934 4.26d July 6 7.06d December 28 .. . 5d 6*/4d January 4, 1935 63/ad July 5 7 7 /sd December 6 .. . 6%<S January 3, 1936 . 6%d June 5 7y,d December 4 .. . 9 l-16d January 8, 1937 . lOVad June 4 9 9 /ad December 3 .. . 7Vad January 7, 1938 . 7d July 1 7Vid December 2 .. . 8d January 6, 1?39 . 8 Vad July 7 8y 4 d December 1 .. . liyad January 5, 1940 . 11.6 7 /ad July 5 12%d December 6 .. .. 12d January 3, 1941 . 12.47 7 /ad February 7 .. .. , 12.5 3 /ed March 7 13%d April 4 14y«d May 2 14.0%d June 6 13.5 s /ad July 4 13 7-16d August 1 13^d September 5 ., . 13%d October 6 13 ll-10d October 10—Price officially fixed at .. 13%d