market Quotations
pp. 79-80 · 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.
May 4 .. sy 4 d. . . 7d.
June 1 , . 6'Ad.
July 6 . .. Stfd. 7.06d, August 3 . .. 5j4d. . . 7.18d.
September 7 .. .. . .. 5/ 8 d. 7Jid.
October 5 ... . .. SHd. 6%d.
November 16 . .. s%d. ey 4 d.
December 28 ... . .. 5d. 6'Ad.
January 4, 1935 .. . .. 5d. 6V s d.
January 18 .. .. .. .. 4Jid. 6.45id.
February 1 . .. 4f$d. 6Jid.
February 22 .. .. . .. 45-id. 6Jid.
March 1 .. .. 4 $id. e.n/%d.
March 29 .. .. 45/gd. 5.6Hd.
April 5 .. .. 45-id. 5.45id.
April 19 . .. *V 4 d. . . 5 ll/16d.
April 26 . .. 4Hd. 554d.
May 3 .. .. 4Hd. 5 9/16d.
May 10 .. . 4Hd. 5 ll/16d.
May 17 . .. 47/sd. 6d.
May 24 .. 4?id. 6d.
May 31 .. 4ftd. 5 5/7d.
June 7 . .. Sd. 6d.
June 14 .. .. 5d. 6 l/16d.
June 21 .. .. 5d. 6 l/16d.
June 28 ,. .. Sd. 6d.
July 5 .. .. 5d. 5?id.
July 12 .. .. Sd. 5Jid.
July 19 .. .. 4Jid. 5 13-16d.
July 26 .. .. 47/gd. 554d.
August 2 .. .. 4Hd.
S^d.
August 9 .. .. 4fcd. . . sy 4 d.
August 16 .. .. 4*id. syd.
London
Rubber
Para Plantation Smoked Price on— per lb. per lb.
January 1, 1932 4/ 8 d. .. 3 5/16d. v February 5 3^d. 2%d.
March 4 3fcd. 2 5/16d.
April 1 ... 3^d. md.
May 13 .. .. 3Vid. 1 13/16d.
June 10 .. .. 3^d. 1 ll/16d.
July 22 .. .. 3^d. 1 15/16d.
August 5 4d. 2'Ad.
September 2 5^d. 27/ a d.
October 14 .. ..
Sd. 2.40fid.
November 11 .. 5d. 2.6Sjid.
December 2 5d. 2.59d.
January 6, 1933 4J4d. 2.43d.
February 10 .. .. 4*4d. 27/Sd.
March 10 .. 4*6d. 2/gd.
April 14 4^d. 2.34d.
May 5 4^d. 2.81d.
June 2 sy 3 d. 3.56d.
July 7 3.71d.
August 4 .. . sy 2 d. 4d.
September 1 5d. 3.78d.
October 13 .. 4^d. 4d.
November 10 4f£d. 4.09d.
December 8 .. 4J*d. .. 4.0^d.
January 5, 1934 4}4d. 4.28d.
February 2 .. 4'Ad. 4.84d.
March 6 .. .. 5d.
S.lSd.
April 6 5d. 5.43d.
London.
Price on— January 16, 1931
Copra
Plantation, South Sea, Hot-air Dried, Sun-Dried. Rabaul.
Per ton c.i.f. Per ton c.i.f. .. .. £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 13 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 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 IS 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 September 7 £7 12 6 £8 15 0 October 5 £8 0 0 £9 0 0 October 26 £7 IS 0 £8 12 6 November 2 £7 IS 0 £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 IS £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 IS 0 £11 IS 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 July 26 .. .. £9 IS 0 £10 IS 0 August 2 .. .. £9 15 0 £10 15 0 August 9 .. .. £9 10 0 £10 10 0 August 16 .. .. £9 10 0 £10 15 0
A MEETING of the Australian Board of Missions was held in Sydney on Au gust 8 to commemorate the landing of the first missionaries in New Guinea (Papua) on August 10, 1891.
The Rev. F. R. Elder, who was in New Guinea for 20 years, spoke of changes in New Guinea since the mission had been at work.