Market Quotations

Range of Prices

The Pacific Islands Monthly makes a close check of the prices quoted for Islands produce; and it regularly publishes the range of prices during each month, including the last available quotation before going to press.

Mr. T. W. Hunt, who for many years was a member of the Suva staff of Messrs. Brown and Joske. Ltd.. Fiji merchants, died in Victoria in May.

London Price on— Para per lb. .. .. 5tfd.

Plantation Smoked per lb. 6J*d. .. .. 5Md. 7d. .. 5&1.

November 30 .. .. 5d. 6*4d. 88: .. .. Sd. .. .. Sd. 6 3lWd .. .. 5d. 6Vid January 4, 1935 January 11 .. .. 5d. .. .. 5d. 6Hd. 6Hd.

January 18 January 25 February 1 .. .. 4Hd. 6Mid. 6Hd. 6f*d. 6Hd.

February 15 February 22 March 1 March 8 March 15 March 22 March 29 April 5 April 12 April 19 April 26 May 3 May 10 May 17 May 24 May 31 June 7 .. .. SJd. .. .. 4^d. .. .. 4^d. .. .. 4^d. .. .. 5d. 6H* 6*d. 6.md. 6Vid. 5*&- 5Md- 5<6Hd- 5.4Hd. 5Hd- 5 ll/16d.

Skid. 5 9^16d. 5 1l/16d, 6d. 6d.

S S/7d. 6d.

June 14 June 21 .. .. 5d. .. .. 5d. 6 l/16d. 6 l/16d.

London Price on —

Rubber

Para per lb.

Plantation Smoked per lb.

January 1, 1912 W- 3 S/16d.

February 5 w. 2Wd.

March 4 W- 2 S/16d.

April 1 9N& md.

May 13 1 13/16d.

June 10 1 11/1W.

July 2 2 1 15/I6d.

August 5 4d. d- September 2 5*d. 2Hd.

October 14 Sd.

iSHi

November 11 December 2 5d. 2.59d.

January 6, 1933 4Md. 2.43d.

February 10 4*d. 2Md.

March 10 4Hd.

Md.

April 14 4Vid. 2.34d.

May 5 . 4Hd. 2.81d.

June 2 5tfd. 3.56d.

July 7 SHd. 3.71d.

August 4 5*d. 4d.

September 1 3d. 3.7Bd.

October 13 4Hd. 4d.

November 10 4Hd. 4.09d.

December 8 4fid. 4.0Hd.

January 5 1934 4«4d. 4.28d.

February 2 4/ a d. 4.84d.

March 16 5d. 5.1Sd.

April 6 5d. 5.43d.

May 4 SHd. 7<L June 1 5Hd. 6'A<L June 15 5^d. ty t ± July 6 S'/id- 7 06d.

July 20 SHd. 6,88d.

August 3 5Hd. 7.18d.

August 17 5>4d. 7^d.

August 31 S*d. 7Hd.

September 7 5tfd. 7Hd.

September 21 5tfd. 7.3 Id.

Copra

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

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

London. Price on — January 10, 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 Aurust 22 .. .. £11 2 6 £11 5 0 September 25 .. .. £12 IS 0 £12 15 0 October 30 .. .. £13 10 0 £13 15 0 November 27 .. .. £13 K) 0 £13 IS 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 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 31 .. .. £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 IS 0 December 1 .. .. £8 12 6 £9 0 0 January 5, 1934 .. .. £8 0 0 £8 7 6 February 16 ... £7 17 6 £8 10 0 March 30 ... £7 7 6 £8 0 0 April 27 .. .. £7 7 6 £8 0 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 IS 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 7 ... £7 12 6 £8 15 0 September 21 . . £800 £9 0 0 September 28 ... £8 5 0 £9 5 0 October 5 .. .. £8 0 0 £9 0 0 October 26 .. .. £7 15 0 £8 12 6 November 2 .. ,. £7 15 0 £8 15 0 November 16 ... £7 17 6 £8 IS 0 November 30 ... £8 7 6 £9 2 6 December 7 ... £8 IS 0 £9 12 6 December 21 .. .. £8 IS 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 .. .. £13 0 0 £12 15 0 February 15 .. .. £12 0 0 £12 15 0 February 22 .. .. £12 2 6 £12 17 6 March 1 .. .. £13 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 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 May 24 £12 0 0 £12 12 6 May 31 £11 10 0 £12 2 6 June 7 £11 15 0 £12 7 6 June 14 £11 10 0 £12 2 6 June 21 £10 15 0 £11 5 0