The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930

Pacific Islands Monthly, 22 November 1934Vol. V, No. 4

Market Quotations

p. 71 · 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

Rubber

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

January 1, 1932 4*d. 3 S/16d.

February 5 md. 2^d.

March 4 md. 2 5/16d.

April 1 Md. md.

May 13 37*d. 1 13/16d.

June 10 3Md. 1 11/16H.

July 22 1 15/16d. 4d. 2 J /id.

September 2 sad. 2Hd.

October 14 5d. 2.405^d. 5d 2.65^d. 2.59d.

December 2 5d.

January 6, 1933 W. 2.43d.

February 10 4J4d. 2^d.

March 10 4^d. 2j£d.

April 14 4/ 8 d. 2.34d.

May 5 4Hd. 2.81d.

June 2 syid. 3.56d.

July 7 5^d. 3.7ld.

July 28 5**d. 3.84d.

August 4 5/ a d. 4d.

August 25 S%d. 3.71d.

September 1 Sd 3.78d. 4d.

September 29 4j/ a d.

October 13 4}4d. 4d.

October 27 4Jid. 3.90d.

November 10 4Hd. 4.09d.

November 24 4Hd. 4.28d.

December 8 December 22 January 5, 1934 4fid. 4^d. 4^d. 4.0^d. 4^d. 4.28d.

January 19 4.5f$d.

January 26 4j4d. 4.8d.

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

February 2 4/d. 4.84d.

February 23 4J4d.

S.03d.

March 2 4^d. 4,93d.

March 16 5d. 5.15d.

March 23 S.09d.

April 6 5d. 5.43d.

April 20 5d. 5.81d.

April 27 5j*d. 6.06d.

May 4 sy 4 d. 7d.

May 11 6d. 6.56d.

May 18 6.18d.

May 25 5Hd. 5.93d.

June 1 5/d. 6J4d.

June 8 5/d. 6.56d.

June 15 5/d. 6/d.

June 22 5/d 6^d. 67/sd.

June 29 5J4d.

July 6 5/d. 7.06d.

July 13 July 20 5/d. 5j4d. 7.06d. 6.88d.

July 27 sy a d. 7d.

August 3 5/d. 7.18d.

August 10 5'Ad. 7Hd.

August 17 5Hd. 7A d.

August 24 5j4d. 7Ad.

August 31 5j*d. 7V s d.

September 7 S/ 8 d. 7ftd.

September 14 5/d. 7Hd- September 21 S/d. 7.31d.

September 28 5/d. 7.31d.

October 5 5/d. 6 7A October 12 S/d. 7d.

October 19 5/d. 6?*d.

October 26 5^d. 6^d.

November 2 5%d. 6^d.

November 9 6Jid.

November 16 5%d. 6/d.

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Copra

Plantation, South Sea, 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 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 IS 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 September 2 .. .. £13 17 6 £14 0 0 October 7 .. .. £14 5 0 £14 7 6 November 11 .. .. £14 7 6 £14 10 0 December 16 .. .. £14 2 6 £14 5 0 January 6, 1933 .. .. £13 10 0 £13 12 6 February 3 .. .. £12 5 0 £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 0 0 £10 2 6 April 28 £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

£10 17 6 July 21 £11 5 0 August 4 .. .. £10 10 0 £10 12 6 August 18 £10 7 6 September 1 .. .. £10 0 0 £10 2 6

September 29

... £9 7 6 £9 10 6 October 20 .. .. £8 15 0 £9 0 0 October 27 .. .. £9 0 0 £9 2 6 Nqvember 3 £9 15 0 November 17 .. .. £9 2 6 £9 7 6 December 1 .. .. £8 12 6 £9 0 0 December 29 .. .. £8 2 6 £8 10 0 January 5. 1934 .. .. £8 0 0 £8 7 6

January 19

.. .. £7 15 0 £8 2 6

February 16

.. .. £7 17 6 £8 10 0

February 23

£8 7 6 March 2 £8 10 0 March 30 £8 0 0 April 6 .. £7 5 0 £7 15 0 April 20 .. .. £7 5 0 £7 17 6 April 27 £8 0 0 May 4 .. .. £7 12 6 £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 0 0 £8 12 6 June 15 £8 12 6

June 22

£8 17 6 July 6 £8 15 0

July 13

£8 17 6

July 20

.. .. £7 17 6 £8 15 0

July 27

.. £7 17 6 £8 15 0 August 3 .. .. £8 0 0 £8 17 6 August 10 .. .. £8 0 0 £9 2 6 August 17 . .. £7 15 0 £8 15 0 August 24 £7 17 6 £8 17 6 August 31 £8 15 0 September 7 £8 IS 0 September 14 £8 17 6 September 21 . .. £8 0 0 £9 0 0

September 28

£9 5 0 October 5 £9 0 0 October 12 £9 5 0 October 19 £9 2 6 October 26 £8 12 6 November 2 £8 15 0 November 9 . .. £7 12 6 £8 12 6 November 16 £7 17 6 £8 15 0