The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930

Pacific Islands Monthly, 24 April 1933Vol. III, No. 9

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.

London Price on— April 8 Per lb. . . . 4.S6d. UaT Shinment May 20 4 23d June Shipment July Shipment August Shipment Sept. Shipment Sept. Shipment Sept. Shipment October Shipment October Shipment Nov. Shipment Nov. Shipment Dec. Shipment Jan. Shipment Jan. Shipment Feb. Shipment Feb. Shipment Feb. Shipment Feb. Shipment Feb. Shipment Mar. Shipment Mar. Shipment Mar. Shipment Mar. Shipment Apr. Shipment Apr. Shipment Apr. Shipment Apr. Shipment May Shipment May Shipment June 3 . . . 3.86d.

July 1 4 36d.

July 20 . . .. 4.52d.

August 12 5.42d August 26 .. . 6.36d.

September 9 ... ... 6.07d.

September 23 . . . . .. . 5.74d.

October 7 October 21 ... ... 5.60d. ... 5.l4d November 4 December 2 December 16 December 30 5.19d. 5.04d. ... 5d. 4 95d January 6. 1933 January 13 ...

January 20 . ... 5.06d. ... 5.07d. 5 02d January 27 ... 4.89d February 3 ... 4 94d February 10 ... 4 8 l d February 17 February 24 ...

March 3 March 10 March 17 March 24 4.77d. 4.Old. 5.06d. 5.04d.

March 31 April 7 5.08d.

London Price on— January 1, 1932

Rubber.

Plantation Para Smoked.

Per lb. Per lb. 4id. 3Atd. 3|d. .. 2Jd. 3jd. .. 2Ad. 3gd. .. lid. 3id. . . lf|d. 34r1 i 1/4 February 5 March 4 April i May 13 May 27 June 10 o ?u. 1 fa.

Qlrl 1 11J June 24 OJU. . . 1 ft Q. 34(1 1 13 H July 8 ° 4 U * 1 ff U, 1 in July 22 o ju. . . i ta. 31H i ib-i August 5 °b u - • • l tc a* 4d. . . 2id. 4$d. .. 2.46Jd. aid. .. 2|d. aid. .. 2.5GJd.

August 19 September 2 September 30 October 14 October 28 4id. .. 2.5§d.

November 11 November 25 December 2 December 23 od. .. 2.75d. 5d. .. 2.59d. 44d 9 iQ/i January 0, 1933 .

January 13 4Jd. .. 2.43d. o o i,i January 27 ■lid. . . 2.13d. 41H 91.1 February 3 February 10 4 X ou February 17 ...

"u. . , —Aa. 4 Id 9 February 24 4 4 u. . . <b.UDQ. 4 3d 9 ftiM March 3 43d 9 AOri March 10 ... 43d oi/i March 17 .

March 24 . . ,. 2id. 4 4 d 01,1 March 31 April 7 • . 24d. 41d. .. 2,'d. 4id. .. 2.15d.

London. Price on— January 16, 1931 January 30 ...

Copra.

South Sea, Sun-Dried. Per ton c.i.f. £14 7 6 £14 12 6 Plantation, Sun-Dried, Rabaul, Per ton c.i.f. £14 12 6 £14 15 0 £14 17 6 £15 2 6 £14 12 6 £14 10 0 £13 17 a £12 17 6 £12 2 6 £11 0 0 £11 7 « £11 17 6 £12 5 0 £11 7 S February 27 £14 12 6 March 13 £14 17 6 March 27 £14 IQ 0 April 10 £14 7 6 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 July 10 £12 2 6 July 31 August 14 £11 7 6 £11 10 0 £11 5 0 £10 7 8 £12 15 0 £12 2 6 £13 2 6 £13 15 0 £14 5 0 August 28 £11 2 6 September 4 £10 5 0 September 25 £12 15 0 October 2 £12 0 0 October 23 £12 17 6 October 30 £13 10 0 November 6 . . . , £14 0 0 November 13 ., . . £14 5 © £14 10 0 £13 15 0 £14 10 0 £14 10 0 £14 15 0 £15 0 0 £16 10 0 £16 12 6 £16 5 6 £15 0 0 £14 15 0 £14 15 0 £14 17 6 £14 2 6 £14 0 0 £13 2 6 £13 0 0 £12 12 6 £13 5 0 £13 7 6 £13 15 0 £13 12 6 £13 10 0 £13 17 6 £13 15 0 £14 0 0 £13 15 0 £14 0 0 £14 7 Q £14 5 0 £14 7 6 £14 5 0 £14 2 6 £14 5 0 £14 5 0 £14 10 0 £14 7 6 £14 7 6 £14 7 6 £14 7 6 £14 5 0 £14 0 0 £13 17 6 £13 12 6 £13 12 6 £13 5 0 £13 0 0 £12 7 6 £12 5 0 £12 5 0 £11 17 6 £11 10 0 £11 15 0 £11 15 0 November 27 .,. . £13 10 0 December 4 . . . . £14 5 0 December 18 . . . . £14 5 o January 1, 1032 .

January 29 £14 10 0 £14 15 0 February 12 £16 7 6 February 26 £16 10 0 March 11 . £16 2 6 March 23 £14 17 6 April l £14 10 0 April 15 £14 10 0 April 29 £14 15 0 May 6 £14 o 0 May 20 £13 17 6 May 27 £13 0 0 June 3 £12 17 6 June 10 £12 10 0 June 17 £13 2 6 July 1 ... £13 5 0 July S £13 12 6 July .15 £13 10 0 July 22 £13 7 6 July 29 £13 15 0 August 5 £13 12 6 August 12 £13 17 6 August 26 £13 12 6 September 2 £13 17 G September 9 . .. £14 5 0 September 16 £14 2 6 October 7 £14 5 0 October 14 £14 2 6 October 21 £14 0 0 October 28 £14 2 6 November 4 ... £14 2 6 November 11 ..., £14 7 6 November 18 . .. , £14 5 o November 25 .. .. £14 5 o December 2 .. .. £14 5 o December 9 ... . £14 5 0 December 16 ... £14 2 6 December 23 ... £13 17 6 December 30 .. .. £13 15 o January 6. 1933 January 13 £13 10 0 £13 io 0 January 20 £13 2 6 January 27 February 3 February 10 ... £12 2 6 February 17 £12 2 6 February 24 £11 15 o March 3 March 10 March 17 March 24 £11 10 0 March 31 £10 15 0 April 7 £10 2 6 j Shipment h ipmen t

Cotton.

Good Middling.

London Price on— Per lb.

January 1. 1932 . . 5.Old. Februar February 19 <a March 25 . 4.87d. April Sh ipment