Market Quotations
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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.
Coffee.
The following quotations were given on October 17:— Robusta, f a.q., imported from Java on firm
conversion of exchange, c.i.f., Svdney, per cwt., 37/-.
Rohusta, as above, based on 9 gulden to Aus tralian £, fluctuations at date of shipment on buyer’s account; shipment Oct., 1933-March, 1934, 32/-.
Arabian (Aden), Hodeidah No. 1 (pure), c.i.f., Sydney, October shipment, per cwt., 67/-.
Longberry Harrar, October shipment No. 1, 66/6.
Importers of Robusta coffee from Java pay the following charges:—As above, per cwt.. 37/-; remitting 25¾ per cent, exchange, 9/3; duty. 4d. per lb., 37/4; primage, 10 per cent., 3/8; landing charges, 1/-; total, 88/3 per cwt., equal to 9 1/3 d. per lb., landed cost. Coffee imported from Papua and New Guinea is free from exchange Nov./Dec., prime Semarang. 4¾d.; prime Japara, and duty equal to 46/7 per cwt.
Kapok.
Based on an exchange conversion of 9 gulden to the Australian £. the Australian c.i.f. prices current in mid-October were, per lb.: Shipment 4§d.
Cocoa.
Accra, good fermented, 29/9 per cwt.
Rubber.
Plantation London Para Smoked.
Price on— Per lb.
Per lb.
January 1, 1932 4jd. 3Ad.
February 5 2{d.
March 4 2Ad.
April 1 lid.
May 13 Uld.
June 10 liid.
July 22 .. IHd.
August 5 2id.
September 2 5id. .. 2}d.
October 14 . . 2.403d.
November 11 5d. .. 2.053d.
December 2 5d. .. 2.59d.
January 0, 1933 4Jd. .. 2.43d.
January 27 . . .. .. 2.15d.
February 3 ... 4Jd. .. 2|d.
February 10 4id. .. 2Jd.
March io .. 2Jd.
March 24 4id. .. 2id.
April 7 .. 2.15d.
April 14 . . 2.34d.
April 28 .. 2|d.
May 5 .. 2.81d.
May 12 2.90d.
May 20 .. 3.09d.
June 2 .. 3.50d.
June 9 5 id. . . 3id.
June 23 5}d. .. 3.34d.
June 30 5*d. .. 3.43d.
July 7 53d. 3.71d.
July 14 53d. .. 2.90d.
July 21 53d. .. 4.00d.
July 28 5fd. .. 3.84d.
August 4 .. 4d.
August 11 .. 3.9d.
August 18 5*d. .. 3.78d.
August 25 5id. 3.71d.
September 1 5d. 3.78d.
September 8 4}d. .. 3.54.
September 15 ... 4id. .. 3.054.
September 22 .. 3.71d.
September 29 4 id. 4d.
October 6 ••• 4 id. .. 4.03d.
London.
Price on— January 16, 1031
Copra.
South Sea, Stm-Dried, Per ton c.I.f. £14 7 6 Plantation, Sun-Dried, Rabaul.
Per ton c.I.f. £14 12 6 February 127 ... £14 12 6 £14 17 6 £14 12 6 £13 17 6 £11 0 0 £11 7 « £11 17 0 £12 6 0 £11 7 0 £11 10 0 £11 B 0 March 27 £14 10 0 April 24 £13 15 0 May 29 £10 17 6 Jnne 12 £11 5 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 £10 7 6 September 25 . . .. £12 15 0 £12 15 0 £12 2 6 October 2 £12 0 0 October SO £13 10 0 £13 15 0 £14 5 0 £13 15 0 £14 10 0 £14 10 0 £14 16 0 £15 9 0 £16 10 0 £16 12 0 £16 5 0 £16 0 0 £14 15 0 £14 17 6 £14 0 0 £13 2 6 £13 0 0 £13 5 0 £13 7 6 £13 17 6 £14 0 0 £13 15 0 £14 0 0 £14 5 0 £14 7 6 £14 5 0 £14 10 0 £14 7 6 £14 5 0 November 6 £14 0 0 November 27 £13 10 0 December 4 £14 5 0 December 18 £14 5 0 January 1, 1932 . .
January 29 £14 10 0 £14 15 0 February 12 ... £16 7 6 February 26 ... £16 10 0
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