Copra

(Average Rates, 1932-1939)

(Australian Currency)

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.

Copra Prices During World War Ii

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:

(Practically all producers received from 30/to 60/- more per ton on realisation.) Australian Fixed Price, per ton, f.0.b., Islands Port, Australian Currency:

South Sea, Plantation Sun-dried Hot-air Dried London to London Rabaul Price on— Per ton, c.l.f. Per ton. c.l.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 8 June 30 ... £10 17 6 £11 0 0 January 5. 1934 ... £8 0 0 £8 7 8 June 15 £800 £8 12 8 January 4 1935.. . £950 £10 50 June 7 .. ... £11 15 0 £12 7 8

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 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 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 . £3 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

Fiji Fixed Price, per ton, f.p.b., Fiji Currency Plant’n

Fms

February, 1942 . ., £15 15 0 £14 15 0 June, 1942 16 0 0 15 0 0 July, 19'42 16 12 6 15 12 6 June, 1944 19 10 0 18 0 0 October, 1S'44 .. 20 0 0 18 10 0 December, 1945 .. 19 7 6 17 17 6 January, 1946 . .. 18 5 6 18 0 0

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