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 —
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 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 F ebruary 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 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 15 0
July 13
... £8 0 0 £8 17 6
London Price on — Para per lb.
Plantation Smoked per lb.
February 10 . .. 4^d. 2?id.
March 10 .. 4*id. 2/gd.
April 14 .. 4%d. 2.34d.
May 5 . .. 454$d. 2.81d.
June 2 .. 5/ 2 d. 3.56d.
July 7 . .. 5Hd. 3.71d.
August 4 . .. Stfd. 4d.
September 1 . .. 5d. 3.78d.
October 13 . .. 4/ 2 d. 4d.
November 10 . .. 4#d. 4.09d.
December 8 . .. 4Vsd. 4.05-id.
January 5, 1934 . .. V/ 4 d. 4.28d.
February 2 . .. 4J/ 2 d. 4.84d.
March 6 . .. 5d. 5.15d.
April 6 . .. 5d. 5.43d.
May 4 . .. 5Ud. 7d.
June 1 .. .. 5/ 2 d. 654d.
July 6 . .. 5^d. 7.06d.
August 3 ... . .. 5j/ 2 d. 7.18d.
September 7 .. .. 5/ g d. md.
October 5 .. .. 5-4d. md.
October 12 . .. 5J4d. 7d.
November 16 .. .. 5^d. 6^d.
November 30 .. .. 3'Ad. 6/ 2 d.
December 7 .. .. 5d. 6Hd.
December 28 6/4d.
January 4, 1935 .. .. 5d. 65id.
January 11 .. .. 5d. 65id.
January 18 .. .. 4^d. 6.45id.
January 25 .. .. md. 65id.
February 1 .. .. 4^d. 6^id.
February 8 .. .. 45id. 65-id.
February 15 .. .. 43/gd. 65id.
February 22 .. .. 4V»d. 65-id.
March 1 .. .. 4S/ S d. 6.1?id.
March 8 .. .. 4§4id. 6j-id.
March 15 .. .. 45-id.
S^gd.
March 22 .. .. 4^d. 5/4d.
March 29 .. .. 4Hd. 5.6?id.
April 5 .. .. 45-id. 5.45id.
April 12 .. . 45/id. 55id.
April 19 .. .. 454d. 5 ll/16d.
April 26 .. .. 454d. sy 4 d.
May 3 .. .. 4V 4 d. 5 9/16d.- May 10 .. . 4V 4 d. 5 ll/16d.
May 17 .. .. VAd. 6d.
May 24 .. VAd. 6d.
May 31 .. . . 47/gd. 5 5/7d.
June 7 .. .. 5d. 6d.
June 14 .. .. 5d. 6 l/16d.
June 21 .. .. Sd. 6 l/16d.
June 28 .. .. 5d. 6d.
July 5 .. .. 5d.
S?id.
July 12 .. .. 5d. 5^d.
July 19 .. .. 4%d. 5 13-16d.
Plantation, Hot-air Dried, Rabaul. Per ton c.i.f.
South Sea, Sun-Dried, Per ton c.i.f.
London. Price on — 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 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 15 0 November 30 .. £8 7 6 £9 2 6 December 7 . .. £8 15 0 £9 12 6 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 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 June 28 £10 0 0 £10 10 0 July 5 £9 15 0 £10 5 0 July 12 £9 12 6 £10 5 0 July 19 £9 17 6 £10 17 6
Rubber
Plantation Smoked per lb.
London Price on — Para per lb.
January 1, 1932 4y a d. 3 5/16d.
February 5 3ftd. .. 27^d.
March 4 3Hd. 2 5/16d.
April 1 3#d.
VAd.
May 13 m d. 1 13/16d.
June 10 3^d. 1 ll/16d.
July 22 V/sd. 1 15/16d.
August 5 .. 2%d.
September 2 5 Mid. ■ • 27^d.
October 14 5d. 2.40Hd.
November 11 5d. 2.65^d.
December 2 5d. 2.59d.
January 6, 1933 4^d. 2.43d.