Price Of Gold

Sept. B. —Not quoted—outbreak of war.

Sept. 15 to 29. —Not quoted.

Oct. 6 . . £ll 15 0 [unquoted] £l2 15 • Oct. 12.—Fixed price based on £l2/7/6 per ton, c.1.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.l.f.

London.

April 20, 1940.—Fixed price for plantation hot air dried. £l2/17/6 per toh, c.1.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/8/-: Pair Merchantable Sun-dried, £18; and Under grade, £l7/15/-. The values are stated in Fijian currency. To get Australian or New 2*ealand values, add 12 V 2 per cent.; sterling values, deduct 12Va per cent.

In April, 1942, unofficial quotations in Sydney were around £24 (Aust.) per ton, c.1.f., Sydney.

July, 1943.—N. Guinea and Papuan copra under Aust. Government control. Fixed prices, payable at port of shipment, or hn plantation, where no coastal shipment is Involved; Hot-air Dried £l5/10/-; Sun-dried, £l5; Smoke-dried, £l4/10/per ton. These prices subject to circumstantial considerations.

In September, 1943. prices were revised as follows: Hot-air and Sun-dried, £lB/10/-- Smoke-dried, £l7 per ton. Tentative there after.

New prices covering the period October 1, 1943 to June 30, 1944, were declared in September’ 1944, as follows: Hot-air and Sun-dried, £lB/10/per ton; Smoked, £l7/10/- per ton.

Prices to operate from July 1, 1944, were ten tatively fixed at: Hot-air and Sun-dried, £l9- Smoked, £lB per ton.

Fine Standard o*. .. .

Copra

South Sea, Plantation.

London Sun-dried Hot-air Dried. 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 < 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 a 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 a Dec. 4 . £19 7 6 £19 7 6 £20 7 a 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 < Sept. 3 . £13 5 0 £13 5 0 £14 0 0 Dec. 3 . £12 10 0 £12 12 6 £13 7 a Jan. 7, ’38 £12 12 6 £12 15 0 £13 12 a Mar. 4 £10 17 6 £11 0 0 £12 0 0 June 3 £9 15 0 £9 15 0 £10 12 a 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 • Peb. 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 a May 5 . £10 0 0 £10 5 0 £11 0 0 June 2 . £10 7 6 £10 10 0 £11 7 a July 7 £9 2 6 £9 7 8 £10 5 0 Aug. 4 £3 2 6 £9 5 0 £10 5 0 Sept. 1 . £9 10 0 ' £9 12 6 £10 12 a