Market Quotations

Range of Prices.

The Pacific Islands Monthly makes a does 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.

Copra.

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

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

Sun Dried, London. Price on— January 16, 1931 £14 7 6 £14 12 6 February 27 6 £14 17 6 March 13 £14 17 6 £15 2 6 March 27 O £14 12 6 April 10 6 £14 10 0 April 24 £13 15 0 £13 17 6 May 8 £12 15 0 £12 17 « May 29 £10 17 6 £11 0 0 Jnne 12 £11 5 0 £11 7 6 Jane 26 £11 15 0 £11 17 6 July 10 6 £12 5 0 July 31 £11 5 0 £11 7 6 August 14 6 £11 10 0 August 28 £11 2 6 £11 5 0 September 4 . . . . £10 5 0 £10 7 0 September 25 .. . . £12 15 0 £12 15 0 October 2 0 £12 2 6 October 30 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 . . £14 10 0 £14 15 0 January 29 £14 15 0 £15 0 0 February 12 . . .. £16 7 6 £16 10 0 February 26 . . . . £16 10 0 £16 12 6

March li

£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 £14 0 0 £14 2 6 May 20 £13 17 6 £14 0 0 May 27 £13 0 6 £13 2 6 June 3 £12 17 6 £13 0 0 June 17 £13 2 6 £13 5 0 July 1 £13 5 0 £13 7 6 July 29 0 £13 17 « August 5 £13 12 6 £13 15 0 August 12 £13 17 6 £14 0 0 August 26 6 £13 15 0 September 2 £13 17 6 £14 0 0 September 9 0 £14 7 6 September 16 . .., 6 £14 5 0 October 7 £14 5 0 £14 7 6 October 21 0 £14 2 6 October 28 6 £14 5 0 November 11 ... £14 7 6 £14 10 0 November 18 ... £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 6 £13 5 0 January 27 £12 17 6 £13 0 0 February 3 0 £12 7 6 February 10 6 £12 5 0 February 17 6 £12 5 0 February 24 0 £11 17 6 March 3 £11 7 6 £11 10 0 March 10 £11 12 6 £11 15 0 March 17 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 ... £10 10 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 0 £10 17 6 June 30 6 £11 0 0 July 7 £10 15 0 £10 17 6 July 14 0 £10 17 6

July 21

6 £11 5 0 July 28 6 £10 15 0 August 4 0 £10 12 6 August 11 0 £10 12 6 August 18 0 £10 7 6

Plantation Smoked. Per lb.

London. Price on— Para Per lb.

June 9 5}d. . . 3Jd.

June 16 . . 2.9Gd.

June 23 5 jd. . . 3.34d.

June 30 5Jd. . . 3.43d.

July 7 ogd. 3.71d.

July 14 5gd. .. 2.90d.

July 21 5gd. .. 4.06d.

July 28 ... -v 5|d. 3.84d.

August 4 .. . . 7 5gd. 4d.

August 11 5Jd. .. 3.9d.

August 18 5*tl. . . 3.78d.

Cotton.

Good Middling.

London Price on— Per lb.

January 1, 1932 5.Old. February Shipment February 19 . .. . 5.65d. March Shipment March 25 4.87d. April Shipment April 8 May 20 June 3 July 1 August 12 September 9 . . .

October 7 . . .. 5.60d. Nov. Shipment November 4 December 2 ... 5.04d. Jan. Shipment January 6, 1933 ... 5.06d. Feb. Shipment January 27 . . .. 4.89d. Feb.

Shipment February 3 4.94d. Mar. Shipment February 24 ... 4.77d. Mar.

Shipment March 3 4.61d. Apr. Shipment March 31 4.89d. May Shipment April 7 April 14 April 21 April 2S May 5 May 12 May 19 5.74d. June Shipment May 26 June 2 June 9 June 16 5.93d. July Shipment June 23 June 30 July 7 5.90d. Aug.

July 14 6.18d. Aug. Shipment July 21 July 28 August 4 5.98d. Sep.

Shipment August 11 5.57d. Sep. Shipment August 18

Rubber.

Plantation Smoked. Per lb.

London Price on— Para Per lb.

January 1, 1932 4 id. 3*d February 5 3Jd. .. 2Jd.

March 4 3Jd. 2tVd.

April 1 3Jd. lid.

May 13 Sid.

UN.

June 10 IHd.

July 22 3id. .. l«d.

August 5 4d. .. 24d.

September 2 5*d. 2id.

October 14 ... . . 2.40jd.

November 11 5d. .. 2.65gd.

December 2 5(1. . . 2.59d.

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

January 27 -**d. .. 2.15d.

February 3 4id. .. 24d.

February 10 41d. .. 2Ad.

March 10 43d. .. 24d.

March 17 4§d. .. 2Ad.

March 24 .. 2Ad.

April 7 4Jd. .. 2.15d.

April 14 4Ad. . . 2.34d.

April 21 4**1. 24d.

April 28 . . 2Jd.

May 5 4gd. 2.Sid.

May 12 4}d. .. 2.96d.

May 19 .. 3d.

May 26 aid. .. 3.09d.

June 2 .. 3.56d.