Market Quotations

Range of Prices.

The Pacific Islands Monthly makes a close check of the prices quoted for Islands produce; end 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 ars experimenting with coffee and kapok, with an eye on the Australian market, and we have arranged to publish Australian quotations im future. New Guinea and Papuan coffee, entering Australia, would be free from duty and exchange.

The following quotations were given on July 14:—

Coffee.

Robusta, f.a.q., imported from Java, on firm conversion of exchange, July, 1933, to June, 1934, shipment, c.i.f., Sydney, per cwt., 40/6.

Robusta, as above, based on 12 gulden to Aus tralian £, fluctuations at date of shipment on buyer’s account, 31/-.

Arabian (Aden) Hodeidah No. 1 (pure), c.i.f., Sydney, per cwt., 72/-.

Djibouti, Longberry Harrar Extra, 67/-; No. 1, 65/6; No. 2, 63/6.

Importers of Robusta coffee from Java Pay the following charges; As above, per cwt., 46/6, remitting 25½ per cent, exchange, 11/7; duty, 4d. per lb., 37/4; primage, 10 per cent., 4/7; landing charges, 1/-; total, 101/- per cwt., equal to 10Jd. per lb., landed cost. Coffee imported from Papua and New Guinea would escape ex change 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, 5|d.; prime Japara, 5Jd.

Cocoa.

Accra, good fermented, 29/9 per cwt.

Copra

South Sea, Plantation, Sun Dried, London.

Sun-Dried.

Rabaul.

Price on— Per ton c.i.f.

Per ton c.i.f.

Janaary 16, 1931 £14 7 6 £14 12 6 February 27 £14 12 6 £14 17 0 March 13 £14 17 6 £15 2 6 March 27 £14 10 0 £14 12 0 April 10 £14 7 6 £14 10 0 April 24 £13 15 0 £13 17 0 May 8 £12 15 0 £12 17 « May 29 £10 17 6 £11 0 0 Jane 12 £11 5 0 £11 7 6 June 26 £11 15 0 £11 17 6 July 10 6 £12 5 0 July 81 £11 5 0 £11 7 6 August 14 £11 7 6 £11 10 0 August 28 £11 2 6 £11 6 0 September 4 £10 5 0 £10 7 0 September 25 £12 15 0 £12 15 0 October 2 £12 0 0 £12 2 0 October 80 £13 10 0 £13 15 0 November 6 ... £14 0 0 £14 5 0 November 27 £13 10 0 £13 15 0 December 4 £14 5 0 £14 10 0 December 18 . . . . £14 5 0 £14 10 0 January 1, 1932 . 0 £14 15 0 January 29 0 £15 0 0 February 12 £16 7 6 £16 10 0 February 26 ... 0 £16 12 6 March 11 £16 2 6 £16 5 0 March 25 £14 17 6 £15 0 0 April l £14 10 0 £14 15 0 April 29 0 £14 17 6 May 6 0 £14 2 0 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 0 June 17 £13 2 6 £13 5 0 July 1 . £13 5 0 £13 7 6 July 8 £13 12 6 £13 15 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 6 £13 15 0 September 2 6 £14 0 0 September 9 £14 5 0 £14 7 6 September 16 £14 2 6 £14 5 0 October 7 £14 5 0 £14 7 6 October 14 6 £14 5 0 October 21 0 £14 2 6 October 28 £14 2 6 £14 5 0 November 4 . . .. £14 2 6 £14 5 n 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 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 6 £13 5 0 January 27 £12 17 6 £13 0 0 February 3 0 £12 7 6 February 10 £12 2 6 £12 5 0 February 17 £12 2 6 £12 5 0 February 24 0 £11 17 6 March 3 £11 7 6 £11 10 0 March 10 6 £11 15 0 March 17 £11 12 6 £11 15 0 March 24 6 £11 10 0 March 31 6 £10 15 0 April 7 0 £10 2 6 April 14 0 £10 7 6 April 21 0 £10 12 6 April 28 0 £10 12 6 May 5 6 £10 10 0 May 12 0 £10 7 6 May 19 6 £10 15 0 May 26 6 £11 5 0 June 2 6 £11 15 0 June 9 6 £11 10 0 June 16 6 £10 15 0 June 23 £10 15 0 £10 17 6 June 30 6 £11 0 0 July 7 0 £10 17 6 July 14 0 £10 17 6

Cotton.

Good Middling.

London Price on— Per lb.

January 1, 1032 5.Old. February Shipment February 19 March 25 . ... 4.87d. April Shipment April 8 May 20 June 3 ... 3.86d. July Shipment July 1 August 12 5.42d. Sept. Shipment September 9 . . .

October 7 November 4 ... 5.19d. Dec. Shipment December 2 5.04d. Jan. Shipment January 6, 1933 ... 5.06d. Feb. Shipment January 20 . .. 5.02d. Feb. Shipment January 27 .. .. 4.89d. Feb. Shipment February 3 4.94d. Mar. Shipment February 10 ... 4.81d. Mar. Shipment February 17 February 24 ...

March 3 March 10 March 24 March 31 April 7 April 14 April 21 April 28 May 5 May 12 May 19 May 20 June 2 June 9 June 10 5.93d. July Shipment June 23 June 30 July 7 5.90d. Aug.

July 14 6.18d. Aug. Shipment

Rubber.

Plantation London Para Smoked.

Price on — Per lb.

Per lb.

January 1, 1932 4id. 3Ad.

February 5 3id. .. 2id.

March 4 3Jd. 2Ad.

April 1 3!d. lid.

May 13 3id.

U»d.

June 10 IHd.

July 22 3|d. .. iHd.

August 5 ... 4d. .. 24d.

September 2 .. 2Jd.

October 14 ... . . 2.40&d.

October 28 ... . 4id. . . 2.5|d.

November 11 .. 2.05|d.

November 25 .. 2.75d.

December 2 5d. . . 2.59d.

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

January 13 4Jd. .. 2.34d.

January 27 .. 2.15d.

February 3 4Jd. .. 24d.

February 10 4Jd. .. 24d.

February 24 . . ., 4Jd. .. 2.00d.

March 3 4gd. .. 2.00d.

March 10 4gd. .. 24d.

March 17 4|d. .. 2Jd.

March 24 4id. .. 24d.

April 7 4gd. .. 2.13d.

April 14 4Jd. 2.34d.

April 21 4Jd. . . 21d.

April 28 . . 2gd.

May 5 4|d. 2.81d.

May 12 .. 2.9Gd.

May 19 4|d. . . 3d.

May 20 .. 3.09d.

June 2 .. 3.56d.

June 9 5Jd. .. 3id.

June 16 2.96d.

June 23 5M. .. 3.34d.

June 30 5*d. .. 3.43d.

July 7 .. 3.71d.

July 14 5id. .. 2.90d.