Market Quotations
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Range of Prices
The Pacific Islands Monthly makes a close check of the prices quoted for Islands pro duce; and it regularly publishes the range of prices during each month, including the last available quotation before going to press.
Other Products
Prices quoted in Sydney on August 13 for other Island produce were:
South Seas Exchange
Sydney, with Samoa buying 0.D., 25/- per cent, disc., selling 15/- per cent, premium.
Telegraphic Transfer, with Fiji, 20/per cent, premium; with Papua, Ra baul, Noumea, 20/- per cent.
Copra.
South Sea, Plantation, Sun-Dried Sun-Dried Rabaul Per ton c.i.f. Per ton c.i.f.
London Price on July 18 £ s. d. ., .. 17 17 6 £ s. d. 18 0 0 July 25 17 12 6 17 15 0 Aug. 1 . . .. 17 2 6 17 5 0 Aug. 8 . . . . 17 0 0 17 2 6 Aug. 16 . . . . 16 5 0 16 10 0 London
Rubber
Para Plantation Price on Per lb.
Smoked Per lb.
July 18 6Zd. 5Ad.
July 25 6?d. 5 id.
Aug. 8 6 id. 5*d.
Aug. 1 6 3 /id. 5&d.
Aug. 16 6'/ 2 d. 4|&d.
London Price on July 18
Cotton
Good Middling Per lb, .. .. 7.08d. . .
Aug. shipment July 25 . . . . . 6.88d.
Aug. shipment Aug. 1 . . .. .. 6.75d. ..
Sep. shipment Aug. 8 . .. .. 6,73d. ..
Sep. shipment Aug. 16 . . .. . . 6,29d. . .
Sep. shipment
Per Ton Trochus shell, first quality .. £60 Ditto, second quality .. .. , . £46 Ditto, third quality . . £32 Beche-de-mer, high grade ..
Ditto, lower grade, from .. £180 .. £50 Cocoa beans , , £40
Coffee, parchment
. . £56