Market Quotations

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 Vz 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.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 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.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 6 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 5 /ad January 5, 1934 . 4 Mid . 4.28d July 6 7.06d December 28 .. . 5d ., 6‘Ad January 4, 1935 . 5d ., 6%d July 5 . 7 7 /ad December 6 .. . 6%d January 3, 1936 . 6%d June 5 7‘Ad December 4 .. .. 9 l-16d January 8, 1937 . 1/2 .. 10‘Ad June 4 9 5 /ad December 3 .. . 7‘Ad January 7, 1938 . 7d July 1 7‘Ad December 2 .. . 8d January 6, 1939 . 7d .. 8‘Ad July 7 8‘Ad December 1 .. . 12d .. ll*Ad January 5, 1940 . 13d ,. 11.6 7 /ad July 5 12 3 Ad December 6 .. .. 13d .. 12d January 3, 1941 . 13d .. 12.47 7 /ad February 7 ., .. 12.5 5 /ad March 7 15d .. 13 s /ad April 4 15d .. 14‘/ad May 2 H.OVad June 6 13.5%d July 4 13 7-16d August I 13‘Ad September 5 .. . 13*/ad October 6 — 13 ll-10d October 10—Price officially fixed at .. 13%d