Market Quotations
p. 54 · 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.
London Price on—
Rubber
Para per lb.
Plantation Smoked per lb.
January 1, 1932 4J*d. 3 5/16d.
February 5 m d. 2Hd- March 4 3%d. 2 S/16d.
April 1 md.
May 13 .. .. 3%d. 1 13/16d.
June 10 1 ll/16d.
July 22 md. 1 15/16d.
August 5 .. ., 2'Ad.
September 2 SJid. 2Vid.
October 14 .. 2.40^d.
November 11 .. 5d. 2.6S^d.
December 2 Sd. 2.59d.
January 6, 1933 .. 43^d. 2.43d.
January 27 .. .. 4/ 2 d. 2.15d.
February 10 4^d. 2Vsd.
March 10 .. .. 4Hd. 2%d.
March 24 .. 4}4d. 2'Ad.
April 14 ... 4^d. 2.34d.
April 28 ... 4/ 2 d. 2Ad.
May 5 4^ 8 d. 2.81d.
May 26 5%d. 3.09d.
June 2 3.56d.
June 23 3.34d.
July 7 3.7ld.
July 28 5Hd. 3.84d.
August 4 .. .. 4d.
August 18 .. .. 3.78d.
August 25 .. .. 3.71d.
September 1 3.78d.
September 15 .. 3.65d.
September 29 .. 4½d. 4d.
London Price on— Para per lb.
Plantation Smoked. per lb.
October 13 4d.
October 27 3.90d.
November 10 .. .. .. 4^d. 4.09d.
November 24 .. .. 4.28d.
December 8 .. .. 4^d. 4.05id.
December 22 .. .. .. .. 4^d. 4%d.
January 5, 1934 .. .. 4¼d. 4.28d.
January 12 .. .. .. .. 4¼d. 4.21d.
January 19 .. .. 4½ d. 4.55^d.
January 26
.. .. 4½d. 4.8d.
February 2 .. .. 4½d. 4.84d.
February 9 5d.
February 16 .. .. .. .. 4¾d. 5d.
February 23 .. .. 5.03d.
March 2 4.93d.
March 9 .. .. 4Hd. 5.18d.
March 16 .. .. 5d. 5.15d.
March 23 5.09d.
March 30 5d. 5.18d.
April 6 5.43d.
April 13 5.71d.
April 20 .. .. 5d. 5.81d.
April 27 .. .. 5¼d. 6.06d.
May 4 .. 5¾d. 7d.
May 11 . .. 6d. 6.56d.
May 18 6.18d.
May 25 5¾d. 5.93d.
June 1 5½d. 6¼d.
June 8
5½d. 6.56d.
June 15
5½d. 6½d.
June 22 5¼d. 6^d.
June 29 5¼d. 67/sd.
July 6
5½d. 7.06 d.
July 13 5½d. 7.06d.
Copra London. Price on — South Sea, Sun-Dried. Per ton c.i.f.
Plantation, Hot-air Dried, Rabaul. 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 15 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 15 0 £12 15 0 October 30 . .. £13 10 0 £13 15 0 November 27 . .. £13 10 0 £13 15 0 December 18 . .. £14 5 0 £14 10 0 January 1, 1932 .. .. .. £14 10 0 £14 15 0 February 12 .. £16 7 6 £16 10 0 March 11 . .. £16 2 6 £16 5 0 March 25 .. £14 17 6 £15 0 0 April 1 £14 15 0 April 29 .. £14 15 0 £14 17 6 May 20 .. £13 17 6 £14 0 0 June 3 .. £12 17 6 £13 0 0 June 17 £13 5 0 July 1 .. £13 5 0 £13 7 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 October 7 .. £14 5 0 £14 7 6 November 11 .. £14 7 6 £14 10 0 November 18 .. £14 5 0 £14 7 6 December 16 £14 5 0 January 6, 1933 .. .. .. £13 10 0 £13 12 6 January 20 .. £13 2 6 £13 5 0
February 3
£12 7 6
February 24
£11 15 0 £11 17 6 March 3 £11 10 0 March 24 .. £11 7 6 £11 10 0 April 7 £10 2 6 April 28 .. £10 10 0 £10 12 6 May 12 .. £10 5 0 £10 7 6 May 26 .. £11 2 6 £11 5 0 Jun e 16 .. £10 12 6 £10 15 0 June 30 £11 0 0
July 7
July 21 £10 17 6 £11 5 0
July 28
.. £10 12 6 £10 15 0 August 4 £10 12 6 August 11 .. £10 10 0 £10 12 6 August 18 .. £10 5 0 £10 7 6 August 25 £10 7 6
September 1
.. £10 0 0 £10 2 6 September 8 £9 17 6
September 29
.. £9 7 6 £9 10 6 October 6 £9 7 6 October 20 .. £8 15 0 £9 0 0 October 27 .. £9 0 0 £9 2 6 November 3 £9 15 0 November 10 .. £9 7 6 £9 7 6 November 17 £9 7 6 November 24 .. £8 12 6 £9 0 0 December 1 .. £8 12 6 £9 0 0 December 15 £8 15 0 December 22 £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
February 2
.. £7 12 6 £8 0 0 February 16 .. £7 17 6 £8 10 0
February 23
£7 12 6 £8 7 6 March 2 £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 IS 0 April 13 .. £7 7 6 £8 0 0 April 20.. £7 5 0 £7 17 6 April 27 £8 0 0 May 4 .. £7 12 6 £8 5 0 May 11 .. £7 17 6 £8 10 0 May 18 £8 12 6
May 25
£7 12 6 £8 10 0 June 1 .. £7 17 6 £8 12 6 June 8 .. £8 0 0 £8 12 6 June 15 £8 12 6 June 22 £8 17 6 June 29 £8 15 0 July 6 £8 15 0 July 13 .. £8 0 0 £8 17 6