The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930

Pacific Islands Monthly, 21 May 1935Vol. V, No. 10

Market 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 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 2 6 March 15 £10 15 0 £11 5 0 March 22 . .. £10 15 0 £11 10 0 March 29 £11 10 0 £11 17 6 April 5 . .. £10 15 0 £11 15 0 April 12 , .. £10 15 0 £11 17 6 April 19 .. £10 15 0 £11 17 6 April 26 . .. £11 5 0 £12 7 6 May 3 , .. £11 17 6 £12 12 6 May 10 . .. £12 2 6 £12 17 6 May 17 . .. £12 0 0 £12 12 6

London Price on—

Rubber

Para per lb.

Plantation Smoked per lb.

January 1, 1932 45*d. 3 5/16d.

February 5 3Kd. •• 2Hd.

March 4 2 5/16d.

April 1 3Hd. ..

IJid.

May 13 1 13/16d.

June 10 3tfd. .. 1 ll/16d.

July 22 3?*I. .. 1 1S/1 id.

August 5 4d.

VAd- September 2 Stfd. .. 2J<d.

October 14 5d. 2.40tfd. 2.65Hd.

November 11 5d.

December 2 Sd. 2.59d.

January 6, 1933 W- .. 2.43d.

February 10 *'Ad. 2J4d.

March 10 AHd. .. w.

April 14 4J*d. 2.34d.

May 5 4*d. .. 2.81d.

June 2 S'Ad. .. 3.56d.

July 7 5* d. 3.71d.

August 4 S'Ad. 4d.

September 1 5d. 3.78d.

October 13 4^d. 4d.

London Price on— November 10 December 8 January 5, 1934 February 2 Para per lb. .. .. 5d.

Plantation Smoked per lb. 4.09d. 4.0*4. 4.284. 4.84d. 5.15d. .. .. 5d. , , 5.43d, .. .. 5*4. m 7d. .. .. 6d. 6.184. .. .. 5*d. 8£ 6*d.

Tune 15 June 22 .. .. 5*d.

July 20 August 3 .. .. 5*d. .. .. 5*d. .. .. 5*d. .. .. S*d. 7.06d. 6.88d. 7.184. 7*4.

August 31 September 7 September 21 September 28 .. .. 5*d. .. .. 5*d. .. .. 5*4. .. .. 5*d. 7*4. 7*4. 7.314. 7.31d. 6*4. .. .. 5jJd. 7d. .. .. 5*d. 88: it §}d! 6 31144. 6*(T 6*4. 6*4.

November 2 November 16 November 30 December 7 December 14 December 21 December 28 January 4, 1935 .. .. s*d. .. .. S*d. .. .. 5d. .. .. 5d. .. .. 5d. .. .. 5d. .. .. 5d. .. .. 5d. , , .. .. 4*d. m 6.4*4.

February 1 February 8 February 15 February 22 March 1 March 8 March 15 March 22 March 29 April 5 April 12 April 19 May 3 May 10 May 17 .. .. 4*4. .. .. 4*4. .■ .. 4*4. .. .. 4*4. •• 6*4. 6*4. 6*4- 88: 6.1*4. 6*4.

P 5.6*4. 5.4*4. 5*4. 5 11/164. 5*4. 5 9/16d. 5 11/164. 6d.

Copra

Plantation, Hot-air Dried, Rabaul. Per ton c.i.f.

South Sea, Sun-Dried. Per ton c.i.f.

London. Price on— January 19, 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

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 21 .. .. £11 2 6 £11 5 0 August 4 .. .. £10 10 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 .. .. £7 7 6 £8 0 0 May 4 .. .. £7 12 6 £8 5 0 May 18 .. .. £7 15 0 £8 12 6

June 1

£7 17 6 £8 12 6 June 15 ... £8 0 0 £8 12 6

July 6

£7 17 6 £8 15 0 July 13 .. .. £8 0 0 £8 17 6 August 3 ... £8 0 0 £8 17 6 August 24 .. .. £7 17 6 £8 17 6 September 76 ... £7 12 6 £8 15 0 September 146 .. .. £7 15 0 £8 17 6 September 216 ... £8 0 0 £9 0 0 September 28 ... £8 5 0 £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 .. .. £8 7 6 £9 2 6 December 7 .. .. £8 15 0 £9 12 6