Market Quotations
pp. 63-64 · 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
Rubber
Para Plantation Smoked Price on — per lb. per lb.
January 1, 1932 4Hd. 3 S/16d.
February 5 3^d. 2^d.
March 4 3^d. 2 5/16d.
April 1 3$*d. md.
May 13 3&d. 1 13/16d.
June 10 3^d. 1 ll/16d.
July 22 3Jid. 1 15/16d.
August 5 4a. 2/gd.
September 2 5j*d. 2^d.
October 14 5d. 2.40^d.
November 11 5d. 2.65f$d.
December 2 5d. 2.59d.
January 6, 1933 4J4d. 2.43d.
January 27 4'/ 2 d. 2.15d.
February 10 4J4d. 2^d.
March 10 4J$d. 2y a d.
March 24 4J4d. 2% d.
April 14 4^d. 2J4d.
April 28 4^d. 2**d.
May 5 4^d. 2.81d.
May 26 5j*d. 3.09d.
June 2 5j/ a d. 3.56d.
June 23 3.34d.
July 7 5Hd. 3.7ld.
July 28 3.84d.
August 4 S/ 3 d. 4d.
August 25 3.71d.
September 1 5d 3.78d.
September 29 4d.
October 13 4d.
October 27 3.90d.
November 10 4.09d.
November 24 4Jid. 4.28d.
London Para Plantation Smoked Price on— per lb. per lb.
December 8 .. .. 4^d. 4.0**d.
December 22 .. .. 4J*d. 4Jid.
January 5, 1934 .. .. 4-Ad. 4.28d.
January 19 .. .. 4-/ 3 d. 4.5^d.
January 26 .. .. 4-Ad. 4.8d.
February 2 .. .. 4-Ad. 4.84d.
February 9 .. .. 4Hd. 5d.
February 23 .. .. 4Ad. 5.03d.
March 2 .. .. 4Ad. 4.93d.
March 9 .. .. 4^d. 5.18d.
March 16 .. .. Sd. 5.15d.
March 23 5.09d.
April 6 .. .. 5d. 5.43d.
April 13 5.71d.
April 20 .. .. 5d. 5.81d.
April 27 .. .. 5-Ad. 6.06d.
May 4 .. .. sy 4 d. 7d.
May 11 .. .. 6d. 6.56d.
May 18 6.18d.
May 25 .. .. sy 4 d. 5.93d.
June 1 .. .. 5-Ad. 6-Ad.
June 8 .. .. 5-Ad. 6.56d.
June 15 .. .. 5-Ad. 6-Ad.
June 22 .. .. 5y 4 d. 6Hd.
June 29 .. .. 5V 4 d. 6Ad.
July 6 .. .. 5-Ad. 7.06d.
July 13 .. .. 5-Ad. 7.06d.
July 20 6.88d.
July 27 .. .. 5-Ad. 7d.
August 3 .. .. 5-Ad. 7.18d.
August 10 .. .. 5-Ad. 7Ad.
August 17 .. .. 5Hd. 7-Ad.
August 24 .. .. 5-Ad. 7-Ad.
August 31 .. 5-Ad. 7Hd.
September 7 .. 5-Ad. 7H& September 14 7Hd.
Copra
South Sea, Plantation, Hot-air Dried, London.
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 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 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 25 .. .. £14 17 6 £15 0 0 April 1 .. .. £14 10 0 £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 2 6 £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 7 6 November 11 .. .. £14 7 6 £14 10 0 November 18 £14 7 6 December 16 .. .. £14 2 6 £14 5 0 January 6, 1933 .. .. £13 10 0 £13 12 6 January 20 £13 5 0 February 3 .. .. £12 5 0 £12 7 6
February 24
.. .. £11 15 0 £11 17 6 March 3 £11 10 0 March 24 £11 10 0 April 7 £10 2 6 April 28 .. .. £10 10 0 £10 12 6 May 12 £10 7 6 May 26 £11 5 0 June 16 £10 IS 0 June 30 £11 0 0
July 7
£10 17 6 July 21 £11 5 0 August 4 £10 12 6 August 18 £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 20 .. .. £8 15 0 £9 0 0 October 27 £9 2 6 November 3 £9 IS 0 November 17 £9 7 6 December 1 £9 0 0 December 15 .. .. £8 7 6 £8 IS 0 December 29 £8 10 0 January 5, 1934 .. .. £8 0 0 £8 7 6
January 12
£8 0 0
January 19
.. .. £7 15 0 £8 2 6
February 2
£8 0 0 February 16 .. .. £7 17 6 £8 10 0
February 23
£8 7 6 March 2 £8 10 0 March 23 £8 10 0 March 30 £8 0 0 April 6 £7 15 0 April 13 £8 0 0
April 20
£7 17 6 April 27 £8 0 0 May 4 £8 5 0
May 11
£8 10 0 May 18 £8 12 6
May 25
£8 10 0 June 1 . .. £7 17 6 £8 12 6
June 8
£8 12 6 June 15 £8 12 6 June 22 £8 17 6 June 29 £8 IS 0
July 6
£8 IS 0
July 13
£8 17 6
July 20
.. .. £7 17 6 £8 15 0
July 27
£8 15 0
August 3
.. .. £8 0 0 £8 17 6 August 10 £9 2 6 August 17 £8 15 0
August 24
£7 17 .6 £8 17 6
August 31
£8 15 0
September 7
£8 15 0
September 14
£8 17 6
Mr. H. H. Page, Government Secretary, is expected to return to Rabaul, T.N.G., on September 22, after spending a year in Australia and elsewhere on long leave.
The Government Secretary’s work has been carried on in the meantime by Mr.
S. A. Lonergan, chief clerk of the depart ment.