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 Islands Produce.
Nominal prices quoted in Sydney on August 18, from two different sources, were:
The above prices are quoted on the Australian £ and are f.o.b. Sydney.
Copra.
South Sea, Plantation, Sun-Dried Sun- -Dried Rabaul London.
Per ton c.i.f.
Per ton c.i.f.
January 2 . . .. £14 0 0 £14 5 0 January 9 . . .. £14 7 6 £14 10 0 January 16 . . .. £14 7 6 £14 12 6 January 23 . .. £14 12 6 £14 15 0 January 30 . . .. £14 12 6 £14 15 0 February 6 . . .. £14 5 0 £14 7 6 February 13 . .. £14 5 0 £14 7 6 February 20 . .. £14 10 0 £14 12 6 February 27 . .. £14 12 6 £14 17 6 March 6 . . .. £14 17 6 £15 0 0 March 13 , . . .. £14 17 6 £15 2 6 March 20 . . .. £14 17 6 £15 0 0 March 27 . . .. £14 10 0 £14 12 6 April 3 , , . . . £ 14 10 0 £14 12 6 April 10 . .. £14 7 6 £14 10 0 April 17 . .. £14 5 0 £14 7 6 April 24 . .. £13 15 0 £13 17 6 May 1 . . . £ 13 10 0 £13 12 6 May 8 . . . £ 12 15 0 £12 17 6 May 15 . .. £12 10 0 £12 12 6 May 22 • • . .. £12 0 0 £12 2 6 May 29 . . . £10 17 6 £11 0 0 June 5 . .. £10 5 0 £10 7 6 June 12 . .. £11 5 0 £11 7 6 June 19 • • . . . £ 10 15 0 £11 2 6 June 26 . .. £11 15 0 £11 17 6 July 3 . .. £12 15 0 £12 17 6 July 10 . . . £12 2 6 £12 5 0 July 17 . , . .. £12 0 0 £12 2 6 July 24 . , . .. £11 15 0 £11 17 6 July 31 . . .. £11 5 0 £11 7 6 August 7 . .. £11 2 6 £11 5 0 August 14 . .. £11 7 6 £11 10 0
Rubber.
Plantation London Para Smoked Price on Per lb Per lb.
June 5 4 V»d. 3y 8 d.
June 12 4Vsd. 3d.
June 19 4Vad. 3d.
June 26 4V 4 d. sy 4 d.
July 3
4Vwl
sy 4 d.
July 10 4V 2 d. 3y 8 d.
July 17 4V 2 d. 3* d.
July 24 4y 2 d. 3d.
July 31 4y 2 d 2%d.
August 7 . 4y,d. 2M>d.
August 14 4d. 2* d.
Cotton.
Good Middling.
London Price on Per lb.
June 5 . • . . . 4.66d. .
July Shipment June 12 . . . 4.57d. ..
July Shipment June 19 . . . 4.62d. . .
July Shipment
June 26 . . . 5.39d July Shipment July 3 . . 5.46d.
August Shipment July 10 4.89d.
August Shipment July 17 .. . . 4.98d.
August Shipment July 24 .. . . 4.78d.
August Shipment July 31 . . . . 4.56d.
September Shipment August 7 . . 4.21d.
September Shipment August 14 . . . . 3.73d.
September Shipment
Per ton (a) Trochus Shell, No. 1 grade £60 Trochus Shell, No. 2 grade £50 Trochus Shell, No. 3 grade £40 Beche-de-mer, high grade . £200 Beche-de-mer, lower grade from £30 Cocoa Beans . • • • ... £32 Ivory Nuts, nominal, no market .. . .. £13/15/- (b) Trochus Shell, No. 1 grade £65 Trochus Shell, No. 2 grade £54 Trochus Shell, No. 3 grade £43 Beche-de-mer, high grade . £200 Beche-de-mer, lower grade from .. .. .. .. £26 Cocoa Beans . • T - .. £32 to £35 Ivory Nuts .. . . . £10/10/-