The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930

Pacific Islands Monthly, 24 September 1935Vol. VI, No. 2

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.

Mr. Roy Hagen, a member of the well known Hagen family, of New Caledonia, has been very ill in Noumea, following an attack of influenza.

September 7 .. .. . .. 5%d. 7H d.

October 5 ... . .. 5'Ad. 6m.

November 16 . .. 5H d. ey 4 d.

December 28 ... . .. 5d. 6'Ad.

January 4, 1935 .. . 5d. 6$4d.

January 18 .. .. .. .. 4**d. 6.4}id.

February 1 . .. 4Hd. 6y s d.

February 22 .. .. . .. 4^d. 6Hd.

March 1 .. .. 4^d. e.vAd.

March 29 .. .. 4**d. 5.67/sd.

April 5 .. .. 45^d. 5.4Hd.

April 26 . .. 4*4d. 5Ad.

May 3 . .. 4tfd. 5 9/16d.

May 17 . .. 4^d. 6d.

May 24 .. 4*id. . , 6d.

May 31 .. .. 4^d. . . 5 5/7d.

June 7 . .. Sd. 6d.

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

June 28 . .. Sd. 6d.

July 5 .. .. Sd.

S%d.

July 12 .. .. Sd.

Slid.

July 19 .. .. 4fcd. 5 13-16d.

July 26 . .. 4*id. 5Hd.

August 2 . .. 4ftd.

S^d.

August 9 . .. 4^d. 5Ad- August 16 . .. 4*Sd. 5Hd.

August 23 .. .. 47^d. 5Hd.

August 30 .. .. 47/Sd. 5 ll-16d.

September 6 .. .. .. .. 47^d. sy,d.

September 13 .. .. 4^d. 5Hd.

September 23 . .. 4ftd. 5.46%d.

Rubber

Plantation London Para Smoked Price on — per lb. per lb.

January 1, 1932 4^d. 3 S/16d.

February 5 2m.

March 4 3m. .. 2 5/16d.

April 1 ... 3H d. .. im.

May 13 .. ., 3m. .. 1 13/16d.

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

July 22 ... 3m. .. 1 15/16d.

August 5 2y 8 d.

September 2 3%d. .. 2m.

October 14 .. .. 2. 40Hd.

November 11 ..

Sd. 2.65Hd.

December 2 5d. 2.59d.

January 6, 1933 2.43d.

February 10 .. .. .. 2m.

March 10 .. . 4Hd. 2%d.

April 14 .. 2.34d.

May 5 2.81d.

June 2 S'/zd. .. 3.56d.

July 7 3.71d.

August 4 .. . 4d.

September 1 5d. 3.78d. 4d.

October 13 .. .

November 10 4f6d. 4.09d.

December 8 .. . 4.0^d.

January 5, 1934 . 4j4d! !! 4.28d.

February 2 .. . 4.84d.

March 6 5.15d. 5.43d. 7d.

April 6 5d May 4 sy 4 d.

June 1 ... sy 2 d. ey A d.

July 6 7.06d.

August 3 sy 2 d. ” 7.18d.

Copra

Plantation, South Sea, Hot-air Dried, London.

Sun-Dried. Rabaul.

Price on— Per ton c.i.f. Per ton c.i.f.

January 16, 1931 .. .. £14 7 6 £14 12 6 March 27 .. .. .. .. £14 10 0 £14 12 6 April 24 .. .. £13 15 0 £13 17 6 June 26 .. .. .. .. £11 15 0 £11 17 6 August 28 .. .. .. .. £11 2 6 £11 5 0 September 25 .. .. .. £12 15 0 £12 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 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 15 .. .. ,. .. £8 0 0 £8 12 6 July 6 ... .. .. £7 17 6 £8 IS 0 August 3 .. .. .. .. £8 0 0 £8 17 6

September 7

.. .. £7 12 6 £8 15 0 October 5 .. .. .. .. £8 0 0 £9 0 0 November 2 .. .. £7 15 0 £8 15 0 November 30 .. .. £8 7 6 £9 2 6 December 7 .. .. £8 15 0 £9 12 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 IS 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 IS 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 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 £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 £10 17 6 July 26 £9 15 0 £10 15 0 August 2 £10 15 0 August 9 £9 10 0 £10 10 0 August 16 £10 15 0 August 23 £9 15 0 £10 15 0 August 30 £9 12 6 £10 12 6 September 6 .. .. £9 17 6 £10 17 6

September 13 .. ..

£9 17 6 £10 17 6 September 23 .. .. £11 7 6