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.

London Price on— Per lb.

April 8 ...

May 6 May 20 June 3 ...

June 17 ... 4.36d. 4.27d. 4.23d. 3.86d. 4 07d May Shipment June Shipment June Shipment July Shipment July Shipment July 1 July 15 ...

July 29 August 12 ...

August 26 ...

September 9 .

September 23 .

October 7 October 21 November 4 November IS December 2 December 10 December 23 December 30 January (i. 1933 January 13 January 20 4.3Gd. 4.35d. 4.52d. 5.42d.

G.3Gd. 6.07d. 5.74d. 5.60d. 5.14d. 5.19d. 5.32d. 5.04d. 5d. 4.8Ud. 4.95d. o.OGd. 5.07(1. n.02d.

August Shipment August Shipment Sept. Shipment Sept. Shipment Sept. Shipment October Shipment October Shipment Nov. Shipment Nov. Shipment Dec. Shipment Dec. Shipment Jan. Shipment Jan. Shipment Jan. Shipment Feb. Shipment Feb. Shipment Feb. Shipment Feb. Shipment

Rubber.

London Price on— January 1, 1932 Plantation Para Smoked.

Per lb. Per lb. ■♦Id. 3,*bd. 4id. .. 2f|d. . . 2id.

January 29 February 5

London Price on — Para Per lb.

Plantation Smoked. Per lb.

February 19 3Jd. .. 2jd.

March 4 2^d.

March 18 2Ad.

April i Hd.

April 15 3|d.

Ud.

April 29 2d.

May 13 Ittd.

May 27 Ud.

June 10 IHd. •Tune 24 IHd.

July 8 lid.

July 22 Hid.

August 5 .. 2id.

August 19 .. 2.46id.

September 2 2id.

September 30 ... .. 2.56*d.

October 14 .. 2.40j|d.

October 28 ... . . 2.5Sd.

November 11 5d. .. 2.65|d.

November 18 .. 2.5(iid.

November 25 2.75d.

December 2 5d. 2.59d.

December 9 . . 2.43d.

December 16 2.4Gd.

December 23 . . 2.43d.

December 30 4}d. .. 2.43d.

January 0, 1933 ... 4Jd. .. 2.43d.

January 13 ... .. 2.34.1.

Januarr 20 ... .. 2.18d.

London.

Price on— January 1G, 1931 JannarT 30 ...

Copra

South Sea Sun-Dried. Per ton c.i.f. £14 7 G £14 12 6 Plantation, Sun-Dried, Rabaul. Per ton c.i.f. £14 12 0 February 27 £14 12 6 £14 17 6 March 13 £14 17 6 £15 2 G March 27 £14 10 0 £14 12 £14 10 o April 10 £14 7 0 o April 24 £13 15 0 £13 17 G May 8 £12 15 0 £12 17 G May 22 £12 0 0 £12 2 £11 0 £11 7 £11 17 £12 5 G May 29 £10 17 6 o June 12 £11 5 0 G June 26 £11 15 0 6 July 10 £12 2 6 o July 24 £11 15 0 £11 7 £11 7 £11 10 £11 5 £10 7 £12 15 £1° 2 G July 31 £11 5 0 G August 14 £11 7 6 o August 28 £11 3 6 o September 4 .. . £10 5 0 Q September 25 .. . £12 15 0 o October 2 £12 0 0 6 o October 9 £12 15 0 £13 0 £13 2 £13 15 £14 5 £14 10 £13 15 £14 10 £14 10 £14 15 £14 7 £15 0 flG 10 £1G 12 flG 5 £15 0 £14 15 £14 2 £14 15 £14 15 £14 17 £14 2 £14 12 £14 0 £13 2 £13 0 £12 12 £13 5 £13 5 £13 7 £13 15 £13 12 £13 10 £13 17 £13 15 £14 0 £13 17 £13 15 £14 0 £14 7 £14 5 £14 7 £14 7 £14 7 £14 5 £14 2 £14 5 £14 5 £14 10 £14 7 £14 7 £14 7 £14 7 £14 5 £14 0 £13 17 £13 12 ■f 1 •> 1 o October 23 £12 17 G G October 30 £13 10 0 o November G . .. . £14 0 0 0 November 13 .. . . £14 5 0 o November 27 . .. . £13 10 0 o December 4 . . . . £14 5 0 0 December 18 . . . . £14 g o o January 1. 1932 . £14 10 0 o January 8 £14 2 G 6 January 29 £14 15 0 o February 12 ... £10 7 6 o February 2G £16 10 0 G March 11 £16 2 6 q March Zo £14 17 6 o April l £14 10 0 0 G April 8 £13 17 0 April 15 £14 10 0 0 q April 22 April 29 £14 15 o G May G £14 o 0 G May 13 £14 io 0 May 20 u A May 27 V G June 3 A June 10 V ft June 17 V A June 24 V o July 1 G July 8 q July 15 G July 22 o Julv 29 G August 5 o August 12 £13 17 6 o August 19 q August 26 o September 2 £13 17 c q September 9 . ..

G September 16 £14 2 6 o September 23 £14 5 0 * September 30 £14 5 0 6 G October 7 ... £14 5 0 G October 14 o October 21 0 October 28 £14 2 6 A November 4 £14 2 G V o November 11 ... £14 7 g q November 18 . ...

G November 25 . ... £14 5 o 6 0 December 2 . . . .

December 9 . .. . ... £14 5 0 0 December 1G . £14 2 G 0 0 6 0 December 23 £13 17 g December 30 £13 15 Q January 0. 1933 January 13 £13 10 0 January 20 £13 5 0 r Shipment

Cotton.

Good Middling.

London Price on— Per lb.

January 1, 1932 .. 5.01.1. February January 29 K imi xr„ ai February 19 March 4 March 25 '-U C'Ul|JUiriU 5.656. March Shipment 5.40i. April Shipment 4.87d. April Shipment