Market Quotations
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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/-; Pair 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% 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 . . £$ 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.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 6 Jan. 8, '37 £22 12 6 £22 12 6 £22 12 S 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 « 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 6 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 £16 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 5 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‘Ad ., 4.28d July 6 7.06d December 28 ,. . 5d .. 6‘Ad January 4, 1935 . 6%d July 5 7 7 /ad December 6 .. . 6%<S January 3, 1936 . 6 3 /ad June 5 9d .. 7‘Ad December 4 .. . 1/- .. 9 l-16d January 8, 1937 . 1/2 .. 10‘/ad June 4 lid .. 9 9 /ad December 3 .. . . >. .. . . 7‘Ad .. 7‘/ad January 7, 1938 . . 7‘Ad .. 7d July 1 . 6 3 Ad .. 7‘Ad December 2 .. . . 7‘Ad .. 8d January 6, 1939 . 7d . . 8 ‘/ad July 7 . 7%d . . 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 /ad February 7 .. .. 13d .. 12.5 5 /ad March 7 15d .. 13 5 /ad April 4 15d .. 14‘/ad May 2 . 16‘Ad .. 14.0%d June 6 . 16Vad .. 13.5 s /ad July 4 17d .. 13 7-16d August 1 17d .. 13‘Ad September 5 . . . . (No quote) ISYad October 6 . . 13 11-lCd October 10—Price officially fixed at .. 13%d