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Pacific Islands Monthly, 17 July 1943Vol. XIII, No. 12

Market Quotations

p. 41 · 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.0.b.; and in July; Plantation Grade, £lB/5/-; Fair Merchantable Sun-dried, £18; and Under grade, £l7/15/-. The values 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.

London Price on—

Copra

South Sea, Plantation, Sun-dried Hot-air Dried, to London Rabaul Per ton, c.i.f. Per ton, c.l.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 Smoked to Genoa 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.l.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 < 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 . £9 2 6 £9 5 0 £10 S 0 Sept. 1 . £9 10 0 £9 12 6 £10 12 6

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 .. . 4.0»/ 8 d January 5, 1934 . 4.28d July 6 7.06d December 28 .. . 5d . 6V»d January 4, 1935 . 6 3 /«d July 5 7 7 / a d December 6 .. . 6 3 /«d January 3, 1936 . 6 3 /»d June 5 7V«d December 4 ,. . 9 l-16d January 8, 1937 . 1/2 . 10 Vad June 4 9 s /sd December 3 .. . 7 Vad January 7, 1938 . 7d July 1 7 Vad December 2 .. . 8d January 6, 19 r 39 . 7d . 8 Vad July 7 8 Vad December 1 .. ., 11 Vad 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*/ad March 7 13 %d April 4 14 Vad May 2 14.0Vad June 6 13.5%d July 4 13 7-16d August 1 13 Vid September 5 .. ., October 6 13 11-lOd October 10—Price officially fixed at . 13Vad