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
press.
London Price on —
Rubber
Para per lb.
Plantation Smoked per lb.
January 1, 1932 February 5 3 5/16d. 3Vtd. • • 2Ad.
March 4 3fcd. 2 S/16d.
April 1 3Hd.
VA d.
May 13 3fcd. 1 13/16d.
June 10 3Hd. 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 5d. 2.59d.
January 6, 1933 4J4d. 2.43d.
February 10 4'Ad. 2^d.
March 10 W. 2*d.
April 14 W. 2.34d.
May 5 2.81d.
June 2 3.56d.
July 7 5Hd. 3.7ld.
August 4 sy 3 d. 4d.
September 1 5d. 3.78d.
October 13 .. 4d.
November 10 4.09d.
December 8 4J*d. 4.0Hd.
January 5, 1934 4J4d. 4.28d.
February 2 4/ a d. 4.84d.
February 23 4**d, 5.03d.
March 2 4.93d.
March 16 5.15d.
April 6 5.43d.
April 27 SVid. 6.06d.
May 4 7d.
May 11 6.56d.
May 18 6.18d.
London Price on — Para per lb.
Plantation Smoked per lb.
May 25 .. .. Stfd. 5.93d.
June 1 .. .. S'Ad. 6'Ad.
June 8 .. .. sy 3 d. 6.56d.
June 15 .. .. 5j4d. 6'Ad.
June 22 .. .. 5Ad. . , 6Ad.
June 29 .. .. sy 4 d.
VAd.
July 6 .. .. 5'Ad. 7.06d.
July 13 .. .. sy a d. 7.06d.
July 20 .. .. 5^d. 6.88d.
July 27 .. .. 5Xd. 7d.
August 3 .. .. 5%d. 7.18d.
August 10 .. .. sy a d. 7Hd.
August 17 .. .. 5^d. 7'Ad.
August 24 S'Ad. 7Ad.
August 31 5'Ad. 7Ad.
September 7 5%d.
'Hd.
September 14 5'Ad. 7Hd September 21 .. .. sy A d. 7.3 Id.
September 28 .. .. 5'Ad. 7,31d.
October 5 .. .. 5'Ad. 6 A October 12 7d.
October 19 .. .. 5Ad. 6^d.
October 26 .. .. 5Hd. 6 Ad.
November 2 .. .. 5'Ad. 6Ad.
November 9 .. .. 5'Ad. 6Hd.
November 16 6'Ad.
November 23 .. .. 5^d. 6'Ad.
November 30 .. .. 5'Ad. 6'Ad.
December 7 6^d.
December 14 .. .. 5d. 6'Ad.
December 21 .. .. 5d. 6.31'Ad. 6'Ad.
December 28 .. .. Sd.
January 4, 1935 .. .. Sd. 6Ad.
January 11 6Vgd.
January 18 .. .. 4Hd. 6.4y s d
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 .. .. £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 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 March 3 .. .. £11 7 6 £11 10 0 April 28 .. .. £10 10 0 £10 12 6 May 26 .. .. £11 2 6 £11 5 0 June 30 .. .. £10 17 6 £11 0 0
July 7
£10 17 6 July 21 .. .. £11 2 6 £11 5 0 August 4 £10 12 6 August 18 .. .. £10 5 0 £10 7 6 September 1 £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 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 IS 0 £8 2 6
February 16
.. .. £7 17 6 £8 10 0 February 23 .. .. £7 12 6 £8 7 6 March 2 £8 10 0 March 30 £8 0 0 April 6 £7 15 0 April 27 £8 0 0 May 4 .. .. £7 12 6 £8 5 0 May 11 £8 10 0 May 18 £8 12 6 June 1 £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 £8 15 0
July 13
£8 17 6 July 20 .. .. £7 17 6 £8 15 0 July 27 £8 15 0 August 3 £8 17 6 August 10 .. .. £8 0 0 £9 2 6 August 17 . .. £7 15 0 £8 IS 0 August 24 £8 17 6
August 31
. .. £7 12 6 £8 15 0 September 7 £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 £9 0 0 October 12 . .. £8 5 0 £9 5 0 October 19 . .. £8 2 6 £9 2 6 October 26 £8 12 6 November 2 £7 15 0 £8 15 0 November 9 £7 12 6 £8 12 6 November 16 £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 December 21 . .. £8 15 0 £9 7 6 December 28 .. £9 0 0 £9 12 6 January 4, 1935 .. £9 5 0 £10 5 0
January 11
.. £10 10 0 £11 0 0
January 18
.. £12 0 0 £12 15 0