The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930

Pacific Islands Monthly, 23 November 1932Vol. III, No. 4

Market Quotations

p. 47 · Read in the full issue

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.

The Governor of Fiji and High Com missioner for the Western Pacific, Sir Murchison Fletcher, K.C.M.G., left Suva, for London on November 18 on seven months’ vacation. The Colonial Secre tary (Hon. A. W. Seymour) will act as Governor during this period.

Plantation London Para Smoked.

Price on— Per lb.

Per lb.

February 19 3}d. 2*d March 4 3id. 2^d.

March 18 3Jd. 2Ad.

April 1 3|d. lid.

April 15 3|d. lid.

April 29 3|d. .. 2d.

May 13 IHd.

May 27 ltd.

June 10 Uid.

June 24 3|d.

Hid.

July 8 3Jd. lid.

July 22 3 3d.

U8d.

August 5 2*d.

August 19 4Jd. 2.46|d.

September 2 5id. • . 2id.

September 16 51d. .. 2.65gd.

September 23 5*d. 2.681d.

September 30 5*d. 2.561d.

October 7 5*d. 2*d.

October 14 2.40Sd.

October 21 4Jd. .. 2id.

October 28 4*d. 2..lid.

November 4 4Jd. 2.13id.

November 11 5d. 2.65fid.

November 18 5d. 2.5Gld.

Cotton.

Good Middling.

London Price on— Per lb.

January 1, 1932 . . 5.Old.

February Shipment January 29 5.16d.

March Shipment February 19 5.65d.

March Shipment March 4 5.40d.

April Shipment March 25 April Shipment April 8 4.36d.

May Shipment May 6 June Shipment May 20 4.23d.

June Shipment June 3 3.86d.

July Shipment June 17 July Shipment July 1 4.36d.

August Shipment July 15 4.35d.

August Shipment July 29 4.52d.

Sept. Shipment August 12 5.42d.

Sept. Shipment August 26 .

Sept. Shipment September 9 6.07d.

October Shipment September 23 5.74d.

October Shipment October 7 5.60d.

Nov. Shipment October 14 5.23d.

Nov. Shipment October 21 5.14d.

Nov. Shipment October 28 5.23d.

Nov. Shipment November 4 5.19d.

Dec. Shipment November 11 5,37d.

Dec. Shipment November 18 5.32d.

Dec. Shipment Ixmdon

Rubber.

Plantation Para Smoked.

Price on— Per lb. Per lb.

November 6 S»d. . . 2Jd.

November 20 3ld. 2Hd December 4 3}d, 3r^d January 1, 1932 4id. . , S^d.

January 29 41d. 2*|d.

February 5 3Jd. 2{d.

Copra

Plantation, South S'ea, Sun-Dried, London.

Sun-Dried.

Rabaul.

Price on— Per ton c.i.f.

Per ton c.i.f.

January 16, 1931 £14 7 6 £14 12 0 £14 15 0 £14 17 0 £15 2 6 £14 12 6 £14 10 0 £13 17 6 £12 17 6 £12 2 6 £11 0 0 £11 7 6 £11 17 6 £12 5 0 £11 7 6 £11 7 a £11 5 0 £11 10 0 £11 7 6 £11 5 0 £10 7 6 £10 15 0 £10 7 6 £12 15 0 £12 2 6 £13 0 0 £12 15 0 £13 2 8 £13 15 0 £14 5 0 £14 10 0 £13 15 0 £13 15 0 £14 10 0 £14 10 0 £14 10 0 £14 10 0 £14 15 0 £14 7 6 £14 12 0 £15 0 0 £15 0 0 £15 10 0 £16 10 0 £17 7 6 £16 12 6 £16 17 6 £16 5 0 £16 0 0 £16 0 0 £14 15 0 £14 2 6 £14 15 0 £14 15 0 £14 17 6 £14 2 6 £14 12 6 £14 0 0 fl !> •> ft January 30 £14 12 6 February 27 ... £14 12 6 March 13 £14 17 6 March 27 £14 10 0 April 10 £14 7 0 April 24 £13 15 0 May 8 £12 15 0 May 22 £12 0 0 May 29 £10 17 6 June 12 £11 5 0 June 26 £11 15 0 July 10 £12 2 6 July 24 £11 15 o July 31 £11 5 0 August 7 £11 2 6 August 14 £11 7 6 August 21 .. . . £11 2 6 August 28 £11 2 6 September 4 . . .. £10 5 0 September 11 ... . ... £10 12 6 September 18 . . . . ... £10 7 0 September 25 .. .. £12 15 0 October 2 £12 0 0 October 9 October 10 £12 10 0 October 23 £12 17 6 October 30 £13 10 0 November 6 £14 0 0 November IS £14 5 o November 20 ... £13 10 0 November 27 £13 10 0 December 4 £14 5 0 December 11 £14 5 o December 18 £14 5 0 December 24 £14 5 0 January 1, 1032 £14 10 0 January 8 January IB January 22 .. .. £14 15 0 January 29 £14 15 0 February 5 . . .. £15 7 6 February 12 ... £16 7 6 February 19 ... £17 5 o February 26 £16 10 0 March 4 £16 15 0 March 11 £16 2 6 March 18 £15 17 6 March 25 April i April 8 April 15 April 22 April 29 May 6 May 13 May 20 £13 17 6 May 27 June 3 £12 17 6 £lo * O June 10

X 15 U O

ri2 12 A June 17

X 1 Q A

June 24 HO o v/ £13 5 0 July 1 £13 7 6 £13 15 0 X t 9 19 f* July 8 July 15 July 22

Axu 1M O

xiin a July 29 Il'i 1U u

Xiq 17 G

August 5 £13 12 6

Aio A 4 O

£13 15 0 £14 0 0 August 12 August 19 £13 17 6 August 26 £13 15 0 £14 0 0 £14 7 6 £14 5 0 £14 7 6 £14 7 0 £14 7 6 September 2 £13 17 6 September d £14 5 O September 16 £14 2 6

September 23

£14 5 0 September 30 ... £14 5 0 October 7 October 14 £14 5 0 October 21 ... £14 0 0 £14 2 0 £14 5 0 £14 5 0 £14 10 0 £14 7 G October 28 £14 2 6 November 4 ... £14 2 6 November 11 £ 14 7 6 November 18