The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930

Pacific Islands Monthly, 20 April 1934Vol. IV, No. 9

Market Quotations

p. 47 · 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.

South Sea,

Plantation,

Hot-air Dried, London.

Sun-Dried Rabaul.

Price on — Per ton c.i.f. Per ton c.i.f.

December 8 . .. £8 2 6 £8 12 6 December 15 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 January 19 . .. £7 15 0 £8 2 6

January 26

. .. £7 12 6 £8 0 0 February 2 . .. £7 12 6 £8 0 0 February 9 . .. £7 12 6 £8 5 0

February 16

. .. £7 17 6 £8 10 0 February 23 . .. SJ 12 6 £8 7 6 March 2 0 £8 10 0 March 9 0 £8 10 0 March 16 . .. £7 15 0 £8 10 0 March 23 . .. £7 12 6 £8 10 0 March 30 . .. £7 7 6 £8 0 0 April 6 . .. £7 5 0 £7 15 0 April 13 .. £7 7 6 £8 0 0

Plantation London Para Smoked.

Price on — per lb. per lb.

April 28 .. .. A'/jd. .. 2Hd.

May 5 .. .. 454jd. .. 2.81d.

May 26 3.09d.

June 2 .. .. sy 2 d. 3.56d.

June 9 3'/ 2 d.

June 23 3.34d.

July 7 .. .. 5Hd. .. 3.7ld.

July 14 2.90d.

July 21 .. .. .. 4.06d.

July 28 3.84d.

August 4 .. .. S/ 2 d. .. 4d.

August 11 .. .. S^d. 3.9d.

August 18 3.78d. •J 7lrl August 25 September 1 .. .. 5dl 0./ IQ. 3.78d.

September 8 .. .. .. .. 4y 4 d. 3.5d.

September IS .. 3.65d.

September 22 .. .. 3.71d.

September 29 .. .. 4d.

October 6 4.03d.

October 13 4d.

October 20 3.71d. t 00/1 October 27 November 3 .. ..

O.Vuu.

3.96d.

November 10 .. . 4 09d' November 17 .. ..

W- 4.28d November 24 .. ..

December 1 December 8 ...

AHd.

A.Ohd.

4.21d. 4%d.

December 15 ...

December 22 , . ..

December 29 ...

January 5, 1934

January 12

.. .. 4'Ad. 4.28d. 4.21d.

January 19 . . .

January 26 .. .

4.8d.

February 2 4.84d February 9 Sd.

February 16 ...

February 23 ...

March 2 •• .. Ay 4 d. 5d. 4.93d.

Ioij

March 9 .. ..

March 16 March 23 4.700.

S.18d.

S.lSd. 5.09d.

March 30 ..

S,18d.

Apiil 6 5.43d.

April 13 5.71d.

Copra

Plantation, London.

South Sea, Hot-air Dried, 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 12 6 April 24 .. .. £13 15 0 £13 17 6

May 29

.. .. £10 17 6 £11 0 0 June 26 .. .. £11 15 0 £11 17 6 July 31 .. .. £11 5 0 £11 7 6 August 28 .. .. .. .. £11 2 6 £11 5 0 September 25 .. .. .. .. £12 15 0 £12 15 0 October 30 .. .. .. .. £13 10 0 £13 IS 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 ..

January 29 .. .. .. .. £14 10 0 £14 15 0 .. .. £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 15 0 £14 17 6 £13 17 6 £14 0 0 £13 2 6 May 27 .. .. £13 0 0

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 17 6 August 12 .. .. .. .. £13 17 6 £14 0 0 August 26 .. .. .. .. £13 12 6 £13 15 0 September 2 .. .. .. .. £13 17 6 £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 £14 5 0 December 16 .. .. .. £14 2 6 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 £13 5 0 January 20 .. .. .. .. £13 2 6 January 27 .. .. , .. .. £12 17 6 £13 0 0 February 3 .. ,. , £12 7 6

February 10 .. .. ,

£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 15 0 March 17 . .. £11 12 6 £11 15 0 March 24 £11 10 0 March 31 £10 15 0

April 7

£10 2 6 April 14 £10 7 6 April 21 £10 12 6 £10 12 6 April 28 £10 10 0 May 5 otlu 6 £10 10 0 May 12 £10 7 6 May 19 £10 15 0 P i 1 r a

May 26

£11 2 6 June 2 abll j U £11 150 June 9 Jun e 16 £11 10 0 £10 15 0 June 23 .. ..

June 30 • .. £10 15 0 • .. £10 17 6 £10 17 6 £11 0 0 July 7 £10 17 6 July 14 July 21 £10 17 6 £11 5 0

July 28

August 4

August 11 August 18 £10 15 0 £10 12 6 £10 12 6 £10 7 6 August 25

September 1 .. ..

£10 0 0 £9 15 0 £10 7 6 CIO o r September 8 September 15.. ..

September 22. . ..

September 29 .. ..

October 6 i lu 6 £9 17 6 £9 17 6 £9 12 6 £9 10 6 £9 7 6 October 13 .. .. £9 10 0

Co A A

October 20 .. .. £8 IS 0 October 27 .. u u

-Co O £

November 3 .. .

November 10 £9 15 0 £9 7 6 £9 7 6 £9 0 0 £9 0 0 November 17 .. £9 2 6 November 24 December 1 .. £8 12 6 .. £8 12 6

Rubber

London Price on — Para per lb.

Plantation Smoked per lb.

January 1, 1932 February 5 March 4 .. ..

April 1 May 13 .. ..

June 10 July 22 August 5 .. .. 4^d. 3Jid. 3**d. 3Hd. 3^d. 3 5/16d. .. 2&d. 2 5/16d. .. VAd. 1 13/16d. 1 ll/16d. 1 15/16d. .. 2Jid. .. 27Ad. 2.40^d.

September 2 October 14 .. 5^d. 5d.

November 11 .. 5d December 2 January 6, 1933 ..

January 27 ,. ..

February 3 .. ..

February 10 March 10 ., ..

March 24 .. .. 4/ 2 d. 4'Ad. 4{4d. 2.65f£d. 2.59d. 2.43d. 2.15d. • • 2%d. .. 2%d.

Ol /A April 14 .. .. 2.34d,