Market Quotations
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Copra
* South Sea, Plantation.
Sun-dried Hot-air Dried.
London to London Rabaul Price on— 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 Plantation Smoked to Genoa Sun-dried : Hot-air Dried London and Marseilles, to London.
Rabaul.
Price on— Per ton, c.l.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. 8 . £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 war.
Sept. 15 to 29.— -Not quoted.
Oct. 6 . . £11 15 0 [unquoted] £12 15 0 Oct. 12,—Fixed price based on £12/7/6 per ton, c.l.f., London, for plantation hot-air dried.
Jan. 8, 1940, to April 20, 1940. —Fixed price for plantation hot-air dried, £13/5/- per ton, c.l.f., London.
April 20, 1940.- -Fixed price for plantation hotair dried, £12/17/6 per ton, c.l.f., London.
On February 18, 1942 1. Fiji and Tonga copra, 1st grade, was fixed at £18 per ton (Fijian), f.o.b.; and in July: Plantation Grade, £18/5/-; Fair Merchantable Sun-dried, £18; and Undergrade, £17/15/-.
The values are stated in Fijian currency. To get Australian or New Zealand values, add 12’ per cent.; sterling values, deduct 12 */a per cent.
Since April, 1942, unofficial quotations In Sydney have been around £24 (Aust.) per ton, c.l.f.. Sydney.
Rubber
Plantation London Para.
Smoked.
Price on— per lb. per lb.
January 6, 1933 43/ 4 d .. 2.43d July 7 5%d 3.71d December 8 4%d .. 4.0 5 /ad January 5, 1934 4‘Ad .. 4.28d July 6 5‘/ad 7.06d December 28 .. . . . 5d .. 6‘Ad January 4, 1935 5d .. 6 3 Ad July 5 5d .. 7 7 Ad December 6 .. 63/ 4 d .. 6 3 Ad January 3, 1936 63/ 4 d .. 63/ 8 d June 5 9d .. 7‘Ad December 4 .. . .1/- 9 l-16d January 8, 1937 1/2 .. lOVad June 4 lid .. 9%d December 3 .. 7‘/ad .. 7‘/ad January 7, 1938 7‘Ad .. 7d July 1 63/ 4 d .. 7‘Ad December 2 .. 7‘/ad 8d January 6, 1939 7d .. SVid July 7 73/ad 8‘Ad December 1 .. , 12d .. 11‘/ad January 5, 1940 13d .. 11.6 7 Ad July 5 15d .. 12 3 Ad December 6 .. . 13d .. 12d January 3, 1941 13d .. 12.47 7 /«d February 7 .. .. 13d .. 12.5 5 Ad March 7 .. .. 15d .. 13 s /ad April 4 15d .. 14‘/ad May 2 .. 14.0%d June 6 .. 13.5%d July 4 17d .. 13 7-16d August 1 . . .. 17d .. 13‘Ad September 5 .. , . ,. (No quote) 13%d October 6 .. .. — .. 13 ll-l«d October 10—Price i officially fixed at .. 13%d