Copra
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(Average Rates, 1932-1939)
(Australian Currency)
Copra Prices During World War U
The copra market was controlled by Govern ments from outbreak of war in 1939 until the end of the war in 1945. Controls are still being exercised in the post-war period.
London Fixed Price, per ton, c.i.f., Plantation Hot-air:
Fiji Fixed Price, per ton, f.0.b., Fiji Currency:
South Sea.
Plantation.
Sun-dried Hot-air Dried London 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 January 6, 1933 £13 0 0 £13 12 6 June 30 . £10 17 6 £11 0 0 January 5, 1934 . , £8 0 0 £8 7 6 June 15 . £8 0 0 £8 12 6 January 4, 1935 , , £9 5 0 £10 5 0 June 7 .. £11 15 0 £12 7 6 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 6 Jan. 8, ’37 £22 12 6 £22 12 6 £22 12 8 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 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 Jan. 6, ’39 £9 12 6 £9 15 0 £10 10 0 Mar. 3 . £10 0 0 £10 2 6 £11 0 0 June 2 £10 7 6 £10 10 0 £11 7 6 Aug. 4 . £9 2 6 £9 5 0 £10 5 0 Sept. 1 . £9 10 0 £9 12 6 £10 12 6
Sterling October, 1939 —January, 1940 . .. £12 7 6 January-April, 1940 , 13 5 0 After April, 1940 12 17 6
Plant’n
Fms
February, 1942 £18 0 0 July, 1942 . 18 5 0 £18 0 0 March, 1943 16 0 0 15 0 0 July, 1943 . 16 12 6 15 12 6 June, 1944 . 19 10 0 18 0 0 October, 19'44 20 0 0 18 10 0 December, 1945 . 19 7 6 17 17 6 January, 1946 18 5 6 18 0 0 Australian Fixed Price, per ton, f.o.b.. Islands Port, Australian Currency: Hot-air Sun-dried Smoked April, 1942 .. (Unofficial) £24.
July, 1943 £ 15 10 0 £15 0 0 £14 10 0 October, 1943 18 10 0 18 10 0 17 10 0 July, 1944 .. 19 0 0 19 0 0 18 0 0