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 — January 1, 1032 February 19 March 25

Cotton.

Good Middling.

Per lb. 5.01d. February Shipment . ... 5.05d. March Shipment 4.87d. Anril Shioment 4.36d.

May Shipment June Shipment July Shipment August Shipment Sept. Shipment October Shipment Nov. Shipment Nov. Shipment Dec. Shipment . ... 4.23d. 3.86d.

July 1 4.36d. 5.42d. 6.07d.

October 7 October 21 November 4 ... ... 5.60d. 5.14d. 5.19d.

December 2 December 30 ... 5.04d. 4.95d.

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 May Shipment May Shipment May Shipment June Shipment June Shipment June Shipment June Shipment July Shipment July Shipment July Shipment January 6, 1933 January 13 5.06d. 5.07d. 5.02d.

January 27 ... 4.89d.

February 3 February 10 February 17 February 24 March 3 March 10 4.94d. 4.81d. 4.75d. 4.77d. 4.61d. 5.06d.

March 24 March 31 4.92d. 4.89d.

April 7 April 14 5.08d. 5.14d.

April 21 5.07d.

April 28 5.22d.

May 12 6.86d.

May 19 Mav 26 5.74d. 5.83d.

June 2 6.09d.

June 16 5.93d, London Price on— January 1. 1932 February 5

Rubber.

Plantation Para Smoked.

Per lb. Per lb. 4id. 3*d. 3Jd. 2Jd. 3id. 2 Ad. 3Jd- .. lid. 3id. l}|d. 3}d. IHd. 3id. .. IHd. 4d. . . 21d.

March 4 April 1 May 13 June 10 July 22 August 5 ...

September 2 September 30 . 5*d. 2id. 5id. .. 2.56Jd. 5d. .. 2.40Sd.

October 14 . .. , October 28 ... 4id. .. 2.58d. 5d. .. 2.65|d. 5d. .. 2.75d.

November 11 November 25 December 2 5d. . . 2.59d.

December 23 January 6, 1933 January 13 4 Jd. .. 2,43d. 4 Jd. .. 2.43d. 4Jd. .. 2.34d. . 4 id. .. 2.15d. . 4Jd. .. 2Jd. . 4Jd. .. 21d. 4Jd. .. 2.06d. 4Jd. .. 2.06d. 4Jd. .. 2.03d. 4gd. .. 2Ad. 48d. .. 2id. 4Jd. .. 2Jd. 4 Jd, .. 2.' d. 4id. .. 2.15d. 4|d. .. 2.34d. 4Jd. .. 2Jd. 4W. .. 2§d. 43d. .. 2.81d. 4 Jd. .. 2.96d. 4|d. .. 3d. oid. .. 3.09d. 5Jd. . . 3.56d. 5|d j . . 34d. 5}d. . . 2.96d.

January 27 . . .

February 3 ...

February 10 February 17 ...

February 24 ...

March 3 March 10 March 17 March 24 March 31 April 7 April 14 April 21 April 28 May 5 Mav 12 May 19 May 26 June 2 June 9 June 16

Copra.

South Sea, Sun-Dried. Per ton c.i.f.

Plantation, Sun Dried, Rabaul. Per ton c.i.f.

London. Price on— January 16, 1931 £14 7 6 £14 12 0 January 30 £14 12 6 £14 15 0 February 27 £14 12 6 £14 17 6 March 13 £14 17 6 £16 2 6 March 27 £14 10 0 £14 12 6 April 10 £14 7 0 £14 10 0 April 24 £13 15 0 £13 17 0 May 8 £12 15 0 £12 17 6 May 20 £10 17 6 £11 0 0 June 32 £11 5 0 £11 7 « June 26 £11 15 0 £11 17 6 July 10 £12 2 6 £12 6 0 July 31 £11 5 0 £11 7 a August 14 £11 7 6 £11 10 0 August 28 £11 2 6 £11 6 0 September 4 £10 5 0 £10 7 6 September 25 .. . £12 15 0 £12 15 0 October 2 £12 0 0 £12 2 6 October 30 £13 10 0 £13 15 0 November 6 ... £14 0 0 £14 5 0 Norember 27 £13 10 0 £13 15 0 December 4 5 0 £14 10 0 December 18 £14 5 0 £14 10 0 January 1, 1032 . £14 10 0 £14 15 0 January 29 £14 15 0 £15 0 0 February 12 £16 7 6 £16 10 0 February 26 £10 10 0 £16 12 6 March 11 £16 2 6 £16 5 0 March 25 £14 17 6 £15 0 0 April 1 £14 10 0 £14 15 0 April 15 £14 10 0 £14 15 0 April 29 £14 15 0 £14 17 6 May 6 £14 0 0 £14 2 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 e June 17 £13 2 6 £13 5 0 July 1 £13 5 0 £13 7 6 Jnly 8 £13 12 6 £13 15 0 July 22 £13 7 6 £13 10 0 July 29 £13 15 0 £13 17 6 August 5 £13 12 6 £13 15 0 August 12 £13 17 6 £14 0 0 August 26 £13 12 6 £13 15 0 September 2 £13 17 0 £14 0 0 September 9 £14 5 0 £14 7 a September 16 £14 2 6 £14 5 0 October 7 £14 5 0 £14 7 6 October 14 £14 2 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 16 ... £14 2 6 £14 5 0 December 23 .. .. £13 17 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 £13 2 0 £13 5 0 January 27 £12 17 6 £13 0 0 February 3 £12 5 0 £12 7 6 February 10 £12 2 0 £12 K 0 February 17 2 6 £12 5 0 February 24 £11 15 0 £11 17 6 March 3 £11 7 0 £11 10 0 March 10 £11 12 6 £11 15 0 March 17 £11 12 6 £11 15 0 March 24 7 6 £11 10 0 March 31 12 0 £10 15 0 April 7 £10 0 0 £10 o 6 April 14 £10 5 0 £10 7 6 April 21 £10 10 0 £10 12 6 April 28 £10 10 0 £10 12 6 May 5 7 0 £10 10 0 May 12 5 0 £10 7 6 Mav 19 12 0 £10 15 0 Mav 20 2 0 £11 5 0 June 2 £11 12 6 £11 15 0 June 9 £11 7 6 £11 10 0 June 10 12 0 £10 15 0