The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930

Pacific Islands Monthly, 22 January 1934Vol. IV, No. 6

Market Quotations

p. 39 · Read in the full issue

Range of Prices

The Pacific Islands Monthly makes a close check of the prices quoted for Islands pro duce; and it regularly publishes the range of prices during each month, including the last available quotation before going to press.

Plantation, South Sea, Sun-Dried, London.

Sun-Dried.

Rabaul.

Price on — Per ton c.i.f.

Per ton c.i.f.

June 30 . .. £10 17 6 £11 0 0 July 7 . .. £10 15 0 £10 17 6 July 14 . .. £10 15 0 £10 17 6 July 21 . .. £11 2 6 £11 5 0 July 28 . .. £10 12 6 £10 15 0 August 4 . .. £10 10 0 £10 12 6 August 11 . .. £10 10 0 £10 12 6 August 18 . .. £10 5 0 £10 7 6 August 25 . .. £10 5 0 £10 7 6 September 1 . .. £10 0 0 £10 2 6 September 8 . .. £9 IS 0 £9 17 6 September 15 . .. £9 12 6 £9 17 6 September 22 . .. £9 10 0 £9 12 6 September 29 . .. £9 7 6 £9 10 6 October 6 . .. £9 5 0 £9 7 6 October 13 . .. £9 2 6 £9 10 0 October 20 . .. £8 IS 0 £9 0 0 October 27 . .. £9 0 0 £9 2 6 November 3 . .. £9 10 0 £9 15 0 November 10 . .. £9 7 6 £9 7 6 November 17 , £9 2 6 £9 7 6 November 24 . .. £8 12 6 £9 0 0 December 1 . .. £8 12 6 £9 0 0 December 8 . .. £8 2 6 £8 12 6 December 15 . .. £8 7 6 £8 15 0 December 22 .. £8 2 6 £8 10 0 December 29 , £8 2 6 £8 10 0 January 5. 1934 .. .. .. £8 0 0 £8 7 6

January 12

.. £7 12 6 £8 0 0

Plantation London Para Smoked.

Price on— per lb. per lb.

August 5 .. 4a. 2^d. 2^d.

September 2 .. .. .. .. S^d.

October 14 .. .. 5d. 2.40Hd. .. .. 5d. 2.65Hd. 2.59d.

December 2 .. .. 5d.

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

January 27 .. .. 4^d. 2.15d.

February 3 .. .. 4'Ad. 2%d.

February 10 .. .. .. .. 4'A± 27Ad.

March 10 .. .. 4Hd. 2'Ad.

March 24 .. .. 4Ad. 2y & d.

April 14 .. .. 4%d. 2.34d.

April 28 .. .. 4y 2 d. 2Hd.

May 5 .. .. 4V s d. 2.81d.

May 26 .. .. sy*d. 3.09d.

June 2 3.56d.

June 9 .. .. 5^d. sy 2 d.

June 23 .. .. 5*4d. 3.3 4d.

July 7 .. .. 5Hd. 3.71d.

July 14 2.90d.

July 21 .. .. 5Hd. 4.06d.

July 28

.. .. 5}id. 3.84d.

August 4 .. .. sy 2 d. 4d.

August 11 .. .. sy 2 d. 3.9d.

August 18 .. .. sy 2 d. 3.78d.

August 25 .. .. 5'Ad. 3.7ld.

September 1 .. .. 5a! 3.78d.

September 8 .. .. 3.5d.

September IS .. .. .. 4Ad. 3.65d.

September 22 .. .. .. .. 4 l / 2 d. 3.71d.

September 29 .. .. .. .. 4 l / 2 d. 4d.

October 6 .. .. 4/ 2 d. 4.03d.

October 13 4d.

October 20 .. .. 4y 2 d. 3.71d.

October 27 3.90d.

November 3 .. ,. 3.96d.

November 10 .. .. .. .. 4^d. 4.09d.

November 17 .. .. 4J^d.

November 24 .. .. 4.28d.

December 1 4^d.

December 8 .. ..

December 15 ... .. .. 4Hd. 4.0^d. 4.21d December 22 ...

December 29 January 5, 1934 • • .. 4^d. 4'Ad. 4y 8 d. 4.28d January 12 .. .. , .. .. 4 l Ad." 4.21d.

London.

Copra

South Sea, Sun-Dried.

Plantation, Sun-Dried, Rabaul.

Price on— Per ton c.i.f.

Per ton c.i.f.

January 16, 1931 .. .. £14 7 6 £14 12 6 February 27 .. .. .. .. £14 12 6 £14 17 6 March 27 ... .. .. £14 10 0 £14 12 6 April 24 .. .. £13 IS 0 £13 17 6 May 29 .. .. £10 17 6 £11 0 0 June 26 .. .. £11 IS 0 £11 17 6 July 31 .. .. £11 5 0 £11 7 6 August 28 .. .. .. .. £11 2 6 £11 5 0 September 25 .. .. .. .. £12 IS 0 £12 IS 0 October 30 .. .. £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 .. .. .. .. £14 15 0 £15 0 0 February 12 .. .. .. .. £16 7 6 £16 10 0 February 26 .. .. .. £16 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 29 .. .. £14 IS 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 15 0 September 2 .. .. .. .. £13 17 6 £14 0 0 September 16 .. .. £14 2 6 £14 5 0 October 7 £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 IS 0 £13 17 6 January 6, 1933 ..

January 13 .. .. .. .. £13 10 0 £13 12 6 £13 12 6 January 20 ... .. .. £13 2 6 £13 5 0 January 27 .. ., £13 0 0 February 3 .. .. £12 7 6

February 10 .. ..

£12 5 0

February 17 .. ..

£12 5 0 February 24 .. ., .. .. £11 15 0 £11 17 6 March 3 .. .. £11 7 6 £11 10 0 March 10 £11 15 0 March 17 £11 15 0 March 24 £11 10 0 March 31 .. .. £10 12 6 £10 IS 0 April 7 £10 2 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 £10 10 0 May 12 £10 7 6 May 19 £10 15 0

May 26

.. .. £11 2 6 £11 5 0 June 2 .. .. £11 12 6 £11 15 0

June 9

£11 10 0 Jun e 16 £10 IS 0 June 23 .. .. £10 15 0 £10 17 6

Rubber

Plantation London Para Smoked Price on— per lb. per lb.

January 1, 1932 .. 3 S/16d.

February 5 .. 2^d.

March 4 3Jid. .. 2 S/16d.

April 1 .. V^d.

May 13 .. 1 13/16d.

J une 10 344d. .. 1 ll/16d.

July 22 .. 1 15/16d.