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.

Coffee.

The following quotations were obtained on November 17:— Robusta, f.a.q., imported from Java on firm conversion of exchange, c.i.f.. Sydney per cwt., 37/- Robusta, as above, based on 12 gulden to Australian £, fluctuations at date of shipment on buyers account: shipment Nov., 1933-April, 1934, 25/-.

Arabian (Aden), Hodeidah No. 1 (pure), c.i.f.

Sydney, November shipment, per cwt., 63/6.

Longberry Harrar, November shipment No. 1, 63/-.

Importers of Robusta coffee from Java pay the following charges:—As above, per cwt., 37/-: remitting 25¾ per cent, exchange, 9/6; duty, 4d. per lb., 37/4; primage, 10 per cent., 3/8; landing charges, 1/-; total, 88/6 per cwt., equal to 9.1-3 d. per lb., landed cost. Coffee imported from Papua and New Guinea is free from exchange and duty equal to 46/10 per cwt.

Kapok.

Based on an exchange conversion of 9 gulden to the Australian f, the Australian c.i.f. price, Nov.-Dec. shipment, for prime Semarang, was 4id. per lb.

Cocoa.

Accra, good fermented. 22/9 per cwt.

Rarotonga has a record number of prisoners at present. Sergeant Edwards, the “man who sleeps with one eye open”, and his native police are any where and everywhere (says our cor respondent), and few “bush - beer schools” or co-habiting couples go un caught. But the matter of either native or white police entering European houses without warrants may lead to comment, and maybe protest. The na tives themselves are becoming resigned to spending part of their lives “on the road”.

Copra.

South Sea, Plantation.

Sun Dried.

London.

Sun-Dried.

Rabaul.

Price on— Per ton c.i.f.

Per ton c.i.f.

Jannary 16, 1931 6 £14 12 6 February 27 .. . £14 12 6 £14 17 6 March 27 £14 10 0 £14 12 6 April 24 0 £13 17 6 May 29 6 £11 0 0 Jana 26 0 £11 17 6 July 81 0 £11 7 6 August 28 6 £11 6 0 September 25 . . . . 0 £12 15 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 . . £14 10 0 £14 15 0 January 29 0 £15 e 0 February 12 . . . . £16 7 6 £16 10 0 February 26 .. . . 0 £16 12 6 March 11 6 £16 5 0 March 25 £14 17 6 £15 0 0 April 1 £14 10 0 £14 15 0 April 29 0 £14 17 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 17 £13 2 6 £13 5 0 July 1 £13 5 0 £13 7 6 July 29 £13 15 0 £13 17 6 August 12 £13 17 6 £14 0 0 August 26 £13 12 6 £13 15 0 September 2 £13 17 G £14 0 0 September 16 ... £14 2 6 £14 5 0 October 7 £14 5 0 £14 7 6 October 28 £14 2 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 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 £12 5 0 £12 7 G February 10 £12 2 6 £12 5 0 February 17 £12 2 6 £12 5 0 February 24 £11 15 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 £11 7 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 G 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 0 £10 17 G July 14 0 £10 17 6 July 21 6 £11 5 0 July 28 6 £10 15 0 August 4 £10 10 0 £10 12 6 August 11 £10 10 0 £10 12 G August 18 £10 5 0 £10 7 6 August 25 £10 5 0 £10 7 6 September 1 0 £10 2 6 September 8 0 £9 17 G September 15 £9 12 6 £9 17 6 September 22 £9 10 0 £9 12 6 September 29 £97 6 £9 10 6 October 6 £95 0 £9 7 6

October 13

6 £9 10 0 October 20 £8 15 0 £9 0 0 G

(ifciober 27

0 £9 2 November 3 0 £9 15 0 November 10 6 £9 7 (* November 17 £9 10 0 £9 7 6

London

Rubber.

Para Plantation Smoked.

Price on— Per lb.

Per lb.

January 1. 1932 4*d. 3Ad.

February 5 3Jd. .. 2id.

March 4 3Jd. .. 2Ad.

April I 3|d. .. l|d.

May 13 3{d.

U»d.

June 10 3}d. 133d.

July 22 3Jd. 1 33 d.

August 5 4d. 23d.

September 2 2Jd.

October 14 ... 5d. .. 2.403d.

November 11 5d. .. 2.65|d.

December 2 . . 2.59d.

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

January 27 .. . . 43d. .. 2.13d.

February 3 ... 4id. .. 23d.

February 10 4id. .. 23d.

March 10 43d. .. 23d.

March 24 4Jd. .. 2Jd.

April 14 43d. .. 2.34d.

April 28 4Jd. . . 2gd.

May 5 4gd. .. 2.81d.

May 20 .. 3.09d.

June 2 53d. .. 3.5Gd.

June 9 . . 33d.

June 23 5id. 3.34d.

July 7 5fd. 3.71d.

July 14 53d. .. 2.90d.

July 21 5«d. .. 4.06d.

July 28 58d. . . 3.84d.

August 4 53d. 4d.

August 11 53d. .. 3.9d.

August 18 53d. 3.78d.

August 25 5}d. 3.71d.

September 1 5d. .. 3.78d.

September 8 4}d. .. 3.5d. . . 3.65d.

September 22 43d. .. 3.71d.

September 29 4id. .. 4d.

October 6 43d. .. 4.03d.

October 13 4d.

October 20 43d. .. 3.71d.

October 27 43d. 3L90d.

November 3 S.90d.

November 10 43d. 4.09d.

November 17 41d. .- 43d.