Market Quotations
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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
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London Price on — Para per lb.
Plantation Smoked per lb.
March 2 W- 4.93d.
March 16 5d. 5.15d.
April 6 5.43d.
April 27 .. .. 5J4d. 6.06d.
May 4 .. .. SV 4 d. 7d.
May 11 .. .. 6d. 6.56d.
May 18 6.18d.
May 25 .. .. .. .. 5j4d. 5.93d.
June 1 6'Ad.
June 8 .. .. S'Ad. 6.56d.
June 15 S'Ad. 6^d.
June 22 S'Ad. 6Ad.
J une 29 .. .. sy 4 d. 67Ad.
July 6 S'Ad. 7.06d.
July 13 S'Ad. 7.06d.
July 20 syd. 6.88d.
July 27 S'Ad. 7d.
August 3 S'Ad. 7.18d.
August 10 5/4d. 7Hd.
August 17 S^d. 7'Ad.
August 24 S'Ad. 7'Ad.
August 31 S'Ad. 7Ad.
September 7 S'Ad. 7Ad.
September 14 S'Ad. 7Hd- September 21 .. .. 5'Ad. 7.31d.
September 28 .. .. sy 4 d. 7.31d.
October 5 .. .. sy 4 d. 67i October 12 .. .. sy 4 d. 7d.
October 19 .. .. 5j4d. 6Hd.
October 26 .. .. S'Ad. 6Hd.
November 2 .. .. S'Ad. 6Hd.
November 9 .. .. S'Ad. 6Hd.
November 16 S'Ad. 6'Ad.
November 23 .. .. S'Ad. 6'Ad.
November 30 .. .. S'Ad. 6'Ad.
December 7 .. .. Sd. 6Hd.
December 14 5d. 6'Ad.
London Price on —
Rubber
Para per lb.
Plantation Smoked per lb.
January 1, 1932 February 5 3 S/16d. 3ftd. 2Jid- March 4 md. 2 S/16d.
April 1 Md.
IHd.
May 13 VAd. 1 13/16d.
June 10 Wd. 1 ll/16d.
July 22 3Hd. 1 15/16d.
August 5 2'Ad.
September 2 S'Ad. 27Ad.
October 14 5d. 2.40^d.
November 11 5d. 2.65^d.
December 2 Sd. 2.59d.
January 6, 1933 4**d. 2.43d.
February 10 4^d. 2Hd.
March 10 4Hd. 2%d.
April 14 4tfd. 2.34d.
May 5 4**d. 2.81d.
June 2 sy 2 d. 3.56d.
July 7 SJid. 3.7ld.
July 28 5*d. 3.84d.
August 4 5'Ad. 4d.
September 1 5d. 3.78d.
September 29 4J/ 2 d. 4d.
October 13 */ad. 4d.
October 27 4Hd. 3.90d.
November 10 4J*d. 4.09d.
November 24 *Hd. 4.28d.
December 8 4*d. 4.0Hd.
December 22 4#d. w.
January 5, 1934 4%d. 4\28d.
January 26 4J/ a d. 4.8d.
February 2 4/ a d. 4.84d.
February 23 4Hd. 5.03d.
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Copra
Plantation, Hot-air Dried, Rabaul. Per ton c.i.f.
South Sea, Sun-Dried. Per ton c.i.f.
London. Price on — January 16, 1931 .. .. £14 7 6 £14 12 6 February 27 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 I, 1932 .. .. £14 10 0 £14 15 0 February 12 .. .. £16 7 6 £16 10 0 March 25 .. .. £14 17 6 £15 0 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 7 6 £11 10 0 April 7 ... £10 0 0 £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
.. .. £10 17 6 £11 0 0 July 7 .. .. £10 15 0 £10 17 6 July 21 .. .. £11 2 6 £11 5 0 August 4 .. .. £10 10 0 £10 12 6 August 18 .. .. £10 5 0 £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 November 3 ... £9 10 0 £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 ... £7 12 6 £8 7 6 March 2 ... £7 15 0 £8 10 0 March 30 .. .. £7 7 6 £8 0 0 April 6 .. .. £7 5 0 £7 15 0 April 27 .. .. £7 7 6 £8 0 0 May 4 ... £7 12 6 £8 5 0
May 11
... £7 17 6 £8 10 0 May 18 ... £7 15 0 £8 12 6 June 1 6 £8 12 6
June 8
.. .. £8 0 0 £8 12 6 June 15 .. .. £8 0 0 £8 12 6
June 22
.. .. £8 2 6 £8 17 6 July 6 6 £8 15 0 July 13 .. .. £8 0 0 £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 ... £7 12 6 £8 15 0 September 7 ... £7 12 6 £8 15 0 September 14 .. .. £7 15 0 £8 17 6 September 21 .. .. £8 0 0 £9 0 0 September 28 .. .. £8 5 0 £9 5 0 October 5 .. .. £8 0 0 £9 0 0 October 12 .. .. £8 5 0 £9 5 0 October 19 .. .. £8 2 6 £9 2 6 October 26 .. .. £7 15 0 £8 12 6 November 2 .. .. £7 15 0 £8 15 0 November 9 .. .. £7 12 6 £8 12 6 November 16 .. .. £7 17 6 £8 15 0 November 23 .. .. £8 2 6 £9 0 0 November 30 .. .. £8 7 6 £9 2 6 December 7 .. .. £8 15 0 £9 12 6 December 14 .. .. £8 15 0 £9 10 0