Market Quotations

Range of Prices.

The Pacific Islands Monthly makes a close sheek 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.

Coffee and Kapok.

Many planters in New Guinea and Papua are experimenting with coffee and kapok, with an eye on the Australian market, and we have arranged to publish Australian quotations ia future. New Guinea and Papuan coffee, entering Australia, would be free from duty and exchange.

The following quotations were given on February 13: —

Coffee.

Robusta, f.a.q., imported from Java, on firm conversion of exchange, c.i.f., Sydney, per cwt., 47/-.

Robusta, as above, based on 9 gulden to Aus tralian £, fluctuations at date of shipment on buyer’s account, 44/-.

Arabian (Aden) Hodeidah No. 1 (pure), c.i.f., Sydney, per cwt., 79/-.

Djibouti, Longberry Harrar Extra, 74/-; No. 1, 73/-: No. 2, 72/-; pure, 72/-.

Importers of Robusta coffee from Java pay the following charges: As above, per cwt., 47/-; remitting 25½ per cent, exchange, 12/-; duty 4d. per lb., 37/4; primage 10 per cent., 4/8; landing charges, 1/-; total, 102/- per cwt., equal to lid. per lb., landed cost. Coffee imported from Papua and New Guinea would escape exchange and duty equal to 49/4 per cwt.

Kapok.

Australian supplies now imported from Java.

Based on an exchange conversion of 9 gulden to Australian £, the Australian c.i.f. prices cur rent in mid-January were, per lb.: Prime Sama rang, prime Japara, ssd.

Cocoa.

Accra, good fermented, 30/-.

Trinidad, good plantation. 35/-.

London Price on— Per lb.

April 8 .. 4.36d.

May Shipment May 6 .. 4.27d.

June Shipment May 20 .. 4.23d.

June Shipment June 3 . . 3.86d.

July Shipment June 17 . . 4.07d.

July Shipment July 1 . . 4.36d.

August Shipment July 29 .. 4.52d.

Sept. Shipment August 12 .. 5.42d.

Sept. Shipment August 26 . . 6.36d.

Sept. Shipment September 9 .. 6.07d.

October Shipment September 23 . . 5.74d.

October Shipment October 7 .. 5.60d.

Nov. Shipment October 21 .. 5.14d.

Nov. Shipment November 4 .. 5.19d.

Dec. Shipment November 18 .. 5.32d.

Dec. Shipment December 2 . . 5.04d.

Jan. Shipment December 16 Jan. Shipment December 23 ... 4.86d.

Jan. Shipment December 30 Feb. Shipment January 6, 1933 . . .. 5.00d.

Feb. Shipment January 13 .. 5.07d.

Feb. Shipment January 20 .. 5.02d.

Feb. Shipment January 27 Feb. Shipment February 3 ... 4.94d.

Mar. Shipment February 10 .. . 4.81d.

Mar. Shipment

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 30 £14 12 6 £14 15 0 February 27 £14 12 6 £14 17 6 March 13 £14 17 6 £15 2 G March 27 £14 10 0 £14 12 6 April 10 £14 7 0 £14 10 0 April 24 £13 16 0 £13 17 6 May 8 £12 15 0 £12 17 « May 22 £12 0 0 £12 2 6 May 29 £10 17 6 £11 0 0 June 12 £11 5 0 £11 7 6 Juna 26 £11 15 0 £11 17 e July 10 £12 2 6 £12 5 0 July 31 £11 5 0 £11 7 6 August 14 £11 7 6 £11 10 0 August 28 £11 2 6 £11 5 0 September 4 £10 5 0 £10 7 c September 25 £12 15 0 £12 15 0 October 2 0 £12 2 6 October 23 £12 17 6 £13 3 6 October 30 0 £13 15 0 November 6 . . . . £14 0 0 £14 5 0 November 13 . . . . £14 5 0 £14 10 0 November 27 . .. . £13 10 0 £13 15 0 December 4 .. . . 0 £14 10 0 December 18 . . . . £14 6 0 £14 10 0 January 1, 1932 . £14 10 0 £14 15 0 January 8 £14 2 6 £14 7 6 January 29 £14 15 0 £15 0 0 February 12 £16 7 6 £16 10 0 February 2G £16 10 0 £16 12 6 March 11 £16 2 6 £16 5 0 March 25 £14 17 6 £15 0 0 April l 0 £14 15 0 April 15 0 £14 15 0 April 22 £14 10 0 £14 15 0 April 29 £14 15 0 £14 17 6 May 6 £14 0 0 £14 2 6 May 13 £14 10 0 £14 12 6 May 20 £13 17 6 £14 0 0 May 27 £13 0 0 £13 2 6 June 3 £12 17 6 £13 0 0 June 10 £12 10 0 £12 12 « June 17 6 £13 5 0 June 24 £13 2 6 £13 5 0 July 1 £13 5 0 £13 7 6 July 8 £13 12 6 £13 15 0 July 15 0 £13 12 6 July 22 £13 7 6 £13 10 0 July 29 £13 15 0 £13 17 6 August 5 6 £13 15 0 August 12 £13 17 6 £14 0 0 August 19 0 £13 17 6 August 26 £13 12 6 £13 15 0 September 2 £13 17 G £14 0 0 September 9 0 £14 7 6 September 16 £14 2 6 £14 5 0 September 23 £14 5 0 £14 7 6 September 30 £14 5 0 £14 7 e October 7 £14 5 0 £14 7 6 October 14 6 £14 5 0 October 21 ... £14 0 0 £14 2 6 October 28 ... £14 2 6 £14 5 0 November 4 £14 2 6 £14 5 0 November 11 ... £14 7 6 £14 10 0 November 18 £14 5 0 £14 7 6 November 25 . . . £14 5 0 £14 7 6 December 2 ... £14 5 0 £14 7 6 December 9 0 £14 7 6 December 16 . .., £14 2 6 £14 5 0 December 23 .. .. 6 £14 0 0 December 30 ... £13 15 0 £13 17 6 January 6. 1933 £13 10 0 £13 12 6 January 13 £13 10 0 £13 12 6 January 20 6 £13 5 0 January 27 £12 17 0 £13 0 0 February 3 £12 5 0 £12 7 6 February 10 £12 2 6 £12 5 0

Cotton.

Good Middling.

London Price on— Per lb.

January 1, 1932 . . 5.01d, February Shipment February 19 March 25 5.65(1. March Shipment 4.87d April Shipment

London Price on—

Rubber.

Para Per lb.

Plantation Smoked. Per lb.

January 1. 1932 44d. 3Ad.

January 29 . 44d. 2iJd.

February 5 3Jd. 2*d February 19 . . 2jd March 4 3id. 2Ad.

April l IJd.

April 29 3|d. 2d.

May 13 Mid.

May 27 IJd.

June 10 IHd.

June 24 Mid.

July 8 lid.

July 22 IHd.

August 5 .. 24d.

August 19 4id. .. 2.464'J.

September 2 2id.

September 30 5id. .. 2.56Jd.

October 14 .. 2.40Sd.

October 28 . . 2.5|d.

November 11 .. 2.65gd.

November 25 .. 2.75d.

December 2 5d. . . 2.59d.

December 9 . .. 4Jd. . . 2.43d.

December 16 . . .. 4id. 2.4Gd.

December 23 . . . . 4 Jd. . . 2.43d.

December 30 . . 2.43d.

January 6, 1933 4 id. .. 2.43d.

January 13 . ... .. 2.34d.

January 20 . ... .. 2.18d.

January 27 . . .. .. 2.15d.

February 3 . . . . 4id. .. 2Ad.

February 10 .. 2id.