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 — Para per lb.
Plantation Smoked per lb.
Janaary 18 .. .. 4?Ad. 6.4^d.
January 25 .. .. 4Hd. 6^d.
February 1 .. .. 4Ud. 6^d.
February 8 .. .. 4*$d. 6^d.
February 15 .. .. 4^d. 6tfd.
February 22 .. .. 4Hd. .. 6^d.
March 1 .. .. 454d. 6.1^d.
March 8 .. .. 4&d. 6%d.
March 15 .. Sftd
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 January 25 .. .. £11 10 0 £12 5 0 February 1 .. .. £11 12 6 £12 2 6 February 8 .. .. £12 0 0 £12 15 0 February 15 .. .. £12 0 0 £12 15 0 February 22 .. .. £12 2 6 £12 17 6 March 1 .. .. £12 2 6 £12 IS 0 March 8 .. .. £12 2 6 £12 12 6 March 15 .. .. £10 15 0 £11 5 0
London Price on—
Rubber
Para per lb.
Plantation Smoked per lb.
January 1, 1932 February 5 W. 3 S/16d. 3fcd. 2Hd.
March 4 3&d. 2 S/16d.
April 1 3**d. md.
May 13 3^d. 1 13/16d.
June 10 3Hd. 1 ll/16d.
July 22 3Hd. 1 15/16d.
August 5 4d. 2Hd.
September 2 SHd. 2Hd.
October 14 Sd. 2.40Hd.
November 11 Sd. 2.6SHd.
December 2 Sd. 2.59d.
January 6, 1933 4Hd. 2.43d.
February 10 4Hd. 2Hd.
March 10 4«d. 2Hd.
April 14 4Hd. 2.34d.
May 5 4^d. 2.81d.
June 2 SHd. 3.56d.
July 7 SHd. 3.7ld.
August 4 sy,d. 4d.
September 1 5d. 3.78d.
October 13 4Hd. 4d.
November 10 4Hd. 4.09d.
December 8 4Hd. 4.0Hd.
January 5 1934 4Hd. 4.28d.
February 2 4*/ 2 d. 4.84d.
March 2 4.93d.
March 16 5d.
S.lSd.
April 6 5.43d.
May 4 SHd. 7d.
May 18 6.18d.
June 1 SHd. 6Hd.
June 15 SHd. 6Hd.
June 22 554d- 6Hd.
July 6 7.06d.
July 20 S^d. 6.88d.
July 27 SHd. 7d.
August 3 SHd. 7.18d.
August 17 SHd. 7Hd.
August 31 SHd. 7Hd.
September 7 SHd. 7Hd.
September 21 SHd. 7.31d.
September 28 SHd. 7.31d.
October 5 SHd. 6Hd.
October 12 7d.
October 26 6Hd.
November 2 6Hd.
November 16 SHd. 6Hd.
November 23 SHd. 6Hd.
November 30 6Hd.
December 7 6^gd.
December 14 6% d.
December 21 6.31Hd. 6Hd.
December 28 January 4, 1935 6Hd January 11 6Hd.
London. Price on —
Copra
Plantation, Hot-air Dried, Rabaul. Per ton c.i.f.
South Sea, Sun-Dried. 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 29 .. .. £14 IS 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 6 £11 5 0
June 30
.. .. £10 17 6 £11 0 0 July 21 .. .. £11 2 6 £11 5 0 August 4 0 £10 12 6 September 29 ... £9 7 6 £9 10 6 October 20 ... £8 15 0 £9 0 0 November 3 ... £9 10 0 £9 15 0 December 1 ... £8 12 6 £9 0 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 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 .. .. £7 17 6 £8 12 6 June IS .. .. £8 0 0 £8 12 6 July 6 .. .. £7 17 6 £8 IS 0 July 13 .. .. £8 0 0 £8 17 6 July 20 6 £8 15 0 August 3 .. .. £8 0 0 £8 17 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 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 IS 0 £8 12 6 November 2 .. .. £7 15 0 £8 IS 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