The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930

Pacific Islands Monthly, 18 May 1933Vol. III, No. 10

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.

Per lb.

April 8 May 20 June 3 July 1 August 12 August 26 September 9 ...

September 23 ... 5.74d. October Shipment October 7 October 21 . . ..

November 4 . . . . ... 5.19d. Dec. Shipment December 2 December 30 . .. . 4.95d. Feb. Shipment January 6, 1933 ... 5.06d. Feb. Shipment January 13 .. .. 5.07d. Feb. Shipment January 20 . ...

January 27 ...

February 3 February 10 February 17 February 24 ... 4.77d. Mar. . Shipment March 3 March 10 ... 5.06d. Apr. Shipment March 17 Shipment March 24 ... 4.92d. Apr. Shipment March 31 April 7 April 14 April 21 April 28 May 5 ; Shipment May 12

Rubber.

Plantation Smoked. Per lb.

London Price on— Para Per lb.

January 1, 1932 4id. 3Ad.

February 5 3Jd. 2{d.

March 4 3id. 2Ad.

April 1 3«d. lid.

May 13 3id. 1 fid- June 10 IHd.

July 8 lid.

July 22 l*Sd.

August 5 4d. .. 24d.

August 19 .. 2.46id.

September 2 .. 2id.

September 30 5Ad. .. 2.56Jd.

October 14 .. 2.40*d.

October 28 4id. . . 2.5|d.

November 11 .. , .. 2.05gd.

November 25 .. 2.75d.

December 2 . .. 5(1. . . 2.59d.

December 23 ... 4id. .. 2.43d.

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

January 13 . ... 4}d. .. 2.34d.

January 27 ... -lid. .. 2.15d.

February 3 ... 4*d. .. 2Jd.

February 10 41d. .. 2id.

February 17 .. 2.06d.

February 24 .. 2.06d.

March 3 2. Odd.

March 10 .. 24d.

March 17 .. 2id.

March 24 .. 24d.

March 31 .. Wd.

April 7 .. 2.15d.

April 14 .. 2.34d.

April 21 .. 2Jd.

April 28 .. 2fd.

May 5 .. 2.81d.

May 12 4}d. 2.96d.

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

Copra.

South 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 6 £12 17 6 £11 0 0 £11 7 e £11 17 6 £12 5 0 £11 7 fl £11 10 0 £11 6 0 £10 7 6 £12 15 0 £12 2 6 £13 15 0 £14 5 0 February 27 £14 12 6 March 13 £14 17 6 March 27 £14 10 0 April 10 £14 7 0 April 24 £13 16 0 May 8 £12 15 0 May 29 £10 17 6 Jnne 12 £11 B 0 Jana 26 £11 15 0 July 10 £12 2 6 July 81 £11 5 0 August 14 £11 7 6 August 28 £11 2 6 September 4 £10 5 0 September 25 £12 15 0 October 2 £12 0 0 October 30 £13 10 0 November 6 . . . . £14 0 0 November 27 . .. . £13 10 0 £13 16 0 £14 10 0 £14 10 0 £14 15 0 £15 0 0 £16 10 0 £16 12 6 £16 5 0 £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 10 0 £13 17 6 £13 15 0 £14 0 0 £13 15 0 £14 0 0 £14 7 8 £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 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 -Pi i ift ft December 4 . . . . £14 5 0 December 18 . . . . £14 g 0 January 1. 1932 .

January 29 £14 15 o February 12 £16 7 6 February 26 March 11 March 25 £14 17 6 April l £14 10 0 April 15 April 29 May 6 May 20 May 27 June 3 June 10 June 17 July 1 July S July 22 July 29 £13 15 0 August 5 £13 12 6 August 12 £13 17 6 August 26 £13 12 6 September 2 £13 17 6 September 9 £14 5 0

September 16

£14 2 6 October 7 £14 5 0 October 14 ... £14 2 6 October 21 ...

October 28 N ovember 4 . . ., £14 2 6 November 11 ... £14 7 6 November 18 . .. . ... £14 5 0 November 25 £14 5 o December 2 . £14 5 0 December 16 . . .. £14 2 6 December 23 .. .. £13 17 6 December 30 . . .

January 6, 1933 January 13 £13 10 0 . £13 10 0 January 20 January 27 £12 17 6 February 3 £12 5 0 February 10 £12 2 6 February 17 February 24 March 3 March 10 March 17

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£11 15 0 ■PI 1 1 ft March 24 ■P1 1 1ft ft March 31 April 7

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£10 15 0 o o April 14 April 21

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£10 7 6 £10 12 6 £10 12 6 April 28 May 5 May 12 £10 10 0 £ 1 A *7 n •-* V 1 U

Cotton.

Good Middling.

London Price on— Per lb.

January 1. 1932 . 5.01d. February Shipment February 19 K n-wi .

March 25 . 4.87d. April Sh U V.

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