The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930

Pacific Islands Monthly, 17 April 1935Vol. V, No. 9

Clarket Quotations

p. 79 · 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.

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 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 15 0 March 8 . .. £12 2 6 £12 12 6 March 15 , .. £10 15 0 £11 5 0 March 22 . .. £10 15 0 £11 10 0 March 29 .. £11 0 0 £11 17 6 April 5 .. £10 15 0 £11 15 0 April 12 £10 15 0 £11 17 6

Plantation Smoked per lb.

London Price on— Para per lb.

November 10 .. .. aha. 4.09d.

December 8 .. .. aha. 4.0^d.

January 5, 1934

.. .. Aha.

4.28d.

February 2 .. .. A%A. .. 4.84d.

March 2 .. .. AHd. 4.93d.

March 16 .. .. 5d.

S.lSd.

April 6 5.43d.

May 4 .. .. 5HA. .. 7d.

May 18 .. .. 6d. 6.18d.

June 1 6'AA.

June 15 .. .. 5/ 2 d. .. 6'AA.

June 22 .. .. 5'AA. .. 6HA.

July 6 .. .. 5'AA. .. 7.06A.

July 20 .. .. 5'AA. 6.88d.

July 27 .. .. 5'AA. .. 7d.

August 3 ■ ■ .. 5'AA. 7.18d.

August 17 .. .. 5HA. .. 7 'Ad.

August 31 .. .. 5%A. 7HA.

September 7 .. .. 5'AA. .. 7HA.

September 21 .. .. 5'AA. .. 7.31A.

September 28 .. .. 5>4d. 7.31d.

October S .. .. 5'AA. .. 6%A.

October 12 .. .. 5'AA. 7A.

October 26 .. .. 5'AA. .. 6 HA.

November 2 .. .. 5'Ad. .. 6 HA.

November 16 .. .. 5'AA. .. 6y 4 d.

November 23 .. .. 5'AA. .. 6'AA.

November 30 .. .. .. 6'AA.

December 7 .. .. Sd. 6HA.

December 14 .. .. 5d 6'AA. 6.31'AA.

December 21 December 28 6'AA.

January 4, 1935 .. .. Sd. 6HA. 6HA. 6.AHd.

January 11 . 5d January 18 • •• 47^d.

January 25 6HA.

February 1

• Aha.

6'AA.

February 8 • •• 4^d. 6HA.

February 15 6HA.

February 22 6HA.

March 1 ■ .. 4^d. 6.V4A.

March 8 March 15 March 22 6'AA. 5HA.

Ct A A

March 29 5.6^d.

April 5 • .. ;;

5.Aha.

5HA.

April 12

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 February 27 .. .. £14 7 6 £14 12 6 £14 17 6 March 27 .. .. £14 10 0 £14 12 6 April 24 £13 17 6 May 29 £11 0 0 Tune 26 £11 17 6 July 31 £11 7 6 Ausrust 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 £14 0 0 June 3 .. .. £12 17 6 £13 0 0

June 17

£13 5 0 July 1 £13 7 6 August 12 .. .. £13 17 6 £14 0 0 September 2 .. .. £13 17 6 £14 0 0 October 7 £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 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 £11 0 0

July 21

£11 5 0 August 4 £10 12 6 September 29 • • £9 7 6 £9 10 6 October 20 £9 0 0 November 3 £9 15 0 December 1 £9 0 0 January 5, 1934 £8 7 6 January 19 £8 2 6

February 16

£8 10 0 February 23 £8 7 6 March 2 £7 15 0 £8 10 0 March 30 £7 7 6 £8 0 0 April 6 £7 15 0 April 27 £8 0 0 May 4 £8 5 0 May 11 £8 10 0 May 18 £8 12 6 June 1 £8 12 6 June 15 £8 0 0 £8 12 6 July 6 £7 17 6 £8 15 0

July 13

£8 17 6 August 3 £8 0 0 £8 17 6 August 17 £7 15 0 £8 15 0 August 24 £8 17 6

September 7

£8 15 0 September 14 £8 17 6 September 21 £8 0 0 £9 0 0

September 28

£9 5 0 October 5 £8 0 0 £9 0 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 £9 2 6

London Price on—

Rubber

Para per lb.

Plantation Smoked per lb.

January 1, 1932 4j*d. 3 5/l6d.

February 5 3Hd. 2Hd.

March 4 Slid. 2 5/16d.

April 1 3^d. md.

May 13 W. 1 13/16d.

June 10 3Hd. 1 ll/16d.

July 22 37/ a d. 1 15/16d.

August 5 2j/£d.

September 2 5 z Ad. 2tid.

October 14 5d. 2.40^d.

November 11 5d. 2.65JR Decembef 2 5d, 2.59d.

January 6, 1933 4J4d. 2.43d.

February 10 4^d. 2j/ a d.

March 10 4*id. 2^d.

April 14 4'Ad. 2.34d.

May 5 4Hd. 2.81d.

June 2 5'Ad. 3.S6d.

July 7 3.71d.

August 4 4d.

September 1 5d. 3.78d.

October 13 4J^d. 4d.