Market Quotations

Range of Prices.

The Pacific Islands Monthly makes a close check of the prices quoted for Islands produce; 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 for other Islands pro duce quoted in Sydney on April 18 from two different sources, were: (a) Trochus shell, No. 1 grade . . £50 Trochus shell, No, 2 grade . . £45 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 (b) Trochus shell. No, 1 grade . , £66 Trochus shell, No. 2 grade . . £61 Trochus shell, No. 3 grade .. £56 Beche-de-mer, high grade .. £200 Beche-de-mer, lower grade from £30 Cocoa Beans . . . . £25 to £34 Ivory nuts, no market.

Trochus shell was quoted from a third source as follows: No. 1 grade £65 No. 2 grade £60 No. 3 grade £55 All the quotes are on the Australian £ and f.o.b. Sydney.

London.

Price on—

Copra.

South Sea, Sun-Dried. Per ton c.i.f Plantation, , Sun-Dried, Rabaul. Per ton c.i.f.

January 16, 1931 £14 7 6 £14 12 6 January 23 January 30 £14 12 6 £14 15 0 £14 12 6 £14 15 0 £14 5 0 0 £14 7 6 £14 5 £14 7 6 £14 10 0 6 £14 12 6 £14 12 £14 17 6 £14 17 6 £15 0 0 March 13 £14 17 6 6 £15 2 6 £14 17 £15 0 0 £14 10 0 £14 12 6 April 3 £14 10 0 £14 12 6 £14 6 £14 10 0 £14 5 0 £14 7 6 April 24 £13 15 0 £13 17 6 £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 20 £10 17 6 £11 0 0 £10 5 0 £10 7 6 £11 5 0 £11 7 6 £10 15 0 £11 2 6 £11 15 0 £11 17 6 July 3 £12 15 0 £12 17 6 July 10 £12 o 6 £12 5 0 July 17 £12 0 0 £12 2 6 July 24 £11 15 0 £11 7 6 July 31 £11 5 0 £11 7 6 August 7 August 14 August 21 August 28 September 4 September 11 September 18 September 25 October 2 October 9 October 16 October 23 October 30 November 6 November 13 £11 2 6 £11 5 0 £11 7 6 £11 10 0 £11 2 6 £11 7 6 £11 2 6 £11 5 0 £10 5 0 £10 7 6 £10 12 6 £10 15 0 £10 7 6 £10 7 6 £12 15 0 £12 15 0 £12 0 0 £12 2 6 £12 15 0 £13 0 0 £12 10 0 £12 15 0 £12 17 6 £13 2 6 £13 10 0 £13 15 0 £14 0 0 £14 5 0 £14 5 0 £14 10 0 November 20 November 27 December 4 December 11 December 18 £13 10 0 £13 15 0 £13 10 0 £13 15 0 £14 0 £14 10 0 £14 5 0 £14 10 0 £14 5 0 £14 10 0 December 24 January 1, 1 January 8 January 15 January 22 January 29 February 5 February 12 February 19 February 26 March 4 £14 5 0 £14 10 0 932 . £14 £14 10 2 0 6 £14 £14 15 0 7 6 £14 7 6 £14 12 6 £14 15 0 £15 0 0 £14 15 0 £15 0 0 £15 7 6 £15 10 0 £16 7 6 £16 10 0 £17 5 0 £17 7 6 £16 10 0 £16 12 6 £16 15 0 £16 17 6 March 11 £16 2 6 £16 5 0 March 18 March 25 April 1 £15 17 6 £16 0 0 £14 17 6 £15 0 0 £14 10 0 £14 15 0 April 8 £13 17 6 £14 2 6

April 15

£14 10 0 £14 15 0 London Price on — November 6 November 13

Rubber.

Para Per lb. 3|d. 3gd.

Plantation Smoked. Per lb. . . 2Jd. 2id.

November 20 3gd. 3|d. 3Jd. 4£d. . 4Jd. 4sd. . 4|d. . 4id. 4Jd. . 4|d. 44d. 21gd. 2|d. 3*d. 3id. 3Jd.

November 27 December 4 December 11 December 18 December 24 January 1, January 8 January 15 January 22 January 29 February 5 February 12 February 19 February 26 3id. 3*d. 3Jd. 3*0. 3d. 1932 2H<3. 2|d. 2Hd. 2id. 24d. . 3 id. . 3|d. . 3|d. . 3Jd.

London Plantation Smoked. Per lb.

Para Per lb.

Price on — March 4 . 3|d. .. 2Ad.

March 11 . 3Jd. . . 2id.

March 18 . 3fd. .. 2Ad.

March 25 . 3|d. .. IMd.

April i . 3gd. .. l|d.

April 8 . 3gd. .. im.

April 15 . 3§d. .. l|d.

Cotton.

Good Middling.

London Price on— Per lb.

November G 4.67d.

December Shipment November 20 4.55d.

December Shipment December 4 4.86d.

January Shipment December 11 4.Old.

January Shipment December 18 4.85d.

January Shipment December 24 4.88d.

January Shipment January 1, 1932 . . 5.01d.

February Shipment January 8 4.94d.

February Shipment January 15 5.10d.

February Shipment January 22 ...j.. 5.20d.

February Shipment January 29 5.16d.

March Shipment February 5 5.23d.

March Shipment February 12 5.30d.

March Shipment February 19 ... 5.65d.

March Shipment February 26 5.51d.

March Shipment March 4 5.40d.

April Shipment March 11 5.27d.

April Shipment March 18 5.20d.

April Shipment March 25 4.87d.

April Shipment April 1 4.49d.

May Shipment April 8 4.36d.

May Shipment April 15 4.GGd.

May Shipment