The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930

Pacific Islands Monthly, 24 October 1935Vol. VI, No. 3

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.

June 14 . .. £11 10 0 £12 2 6 June 21 £10 15 0 fit- 5 0 June 28 £10 0 0 £10 JO 0 July 5 .. £9 15 0 £10 5 0 July 12 .. 6 £10 5 0 July 19.. £9 17 6 £10 17 6 July 26 £9 15 0 £10 15 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 August 23 . . £9 15 0 £10 IS 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

20 .. .. .. £10 10 0 £11 7 6 September 27 .. .. .. £10 12 6 £11 12 6 October 4 .. £11 7 6 £12 7 6 October 11 .. £12 7 6 £13 5 0 October 18 .. £13 0 0 £14 0 (1

Rubber

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

January 1, 1932 February 5 .. 4^d. 3 5/16d. 3Hd. 2% d.

March 4 3Hd. 2 5/16d.

April 1 . .. .. 3^d.

IHd.

May 13 3H d. 1 13/16d.

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

July 22 3Hd. 1 15/16d.

August 5 .. . 4d. 2%d.

September 2 .

S%d. 2Hd.

October 14 5<L 2.40^d.

November 11 .. . 5d. 2.65jid.

December 2 .. . 5d. 2.59d.

January 6, 1933 4f4d. 2.43d.

February 10 .. .. 4 %d. 2Hd.

March 10 .. .. ... .. 4Hd. 2'/ s d.

April 14 2.34d.

May 5 ., 2.81d.

June 2 .. 3.56d.

July 7 .. .. 5Hd. 3.71d.

August 4 .. .. .. S'Ad. 4d.

September 1 .. .. 5d. ., 3.78d.

October 13 .. .. .. .. 4y a d. 4d.

November 10 ... .. 4Hd. . 4.09d. . December 8 .. .. 4^d. , , 4.0Xd.

January 5, 1934 .. .. .. 4'Ad. . . 4.28d.

February 2 .. .. .. .. 4y 3 d. , , 4.84d.

March 6 S.lSd.

April 6 .. .. 5d.

S.43d.

May 4 .. .. SHd. . . 7d.

June 1 .. .. sy 3 d. 6'Ad.

July 6 .. .. S'/ 3 d. , , 7.06d.

August 3 ... ... sy 3 d. 7.18d.

September 7 ... .. .. S'Ad. 7^d.

October 5 ... .. .. S'Ad. 6Jid.

November 16 ... .. S'Ad. 6V*d.

December 28 .. .. Sd. 6'Ad.

January 4, 1935 .. .. Sd. 6Hd.

January 18 .. . 6.4 Yid.

February 1 .. . „ 4%d. . . 6%d.

February 22 ... ... 4Hd. 6Hd.

March 1 . .. .. 4*id. e.vAd.

March 29 5.67Ad.

April 5 . . 5.4Hd.

April 26 .. .. 4Hd. sy 4 d.

May 3 4^d. . .

'S9/16d.

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

May 24 .. 4^d. . . 6d.

May 3J .. 47^d. 5 5/7d.

June 7 .. .. Sd. , . 6d.

June 14 Sd. 6 l/16d.

June 28 .. .. Sd. 6d.

July 5 ., . .

SHd.

July 12 Sd. 57Ad.

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

July 26 .. .. 47Ad.

SHd.

August 2 .. .. 4^d.

SHd.

August 9 .. .. 4^d.

SHd.

August 16 .. .. 47^d.

SHd.

August 23 ... .. 47/ 8 d.

SHd.

August 30 47^d. . . 5 ll-16d.

September 6 .. ., 4^d. sy 3 d.

September 13 .. ., ■ . • 4m.

SHd.

September 30 .. 4%d. 5.46^d.

September 27 .. . 4iid. . , 5.6^d.

October 4

S.Shd.

October 11 554d. 6.Q9Hd.

October 18 S'Ad. 6'Ad.

London.

Copra

Plantation, South Sea, Hot-air Dried.

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 17 6 June 26 ... .. .. £11 15 0 £11 17 6 August 28 .. .. £11 5 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 March 25 ... .. .. £14 17 6 £15 0 0 April 29 £14 15 0 £14 17 6

June 3 ■

£13 0 0 July 1 ... .. .. £13 5 0 £13 7 6 August 12 .. .. £14 0 0 September 2 .. .. £13 17 6 £14 0 0 October 7 £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 10 0 April 28 ... £10 12 6 May 26 ... £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 IS 0 £9 0 0 November 3 .. .. £9 10 0 £9 15 0 December 1 £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 IS .. ,. £8 12 6 July 6 ... £8 IS 0 August 3 .. .. £8 17 6 September 7 .. .. £7 12 6 £8 15 0 October 5 .. .. .. .. £8 0 0 £9 0 0 November 2 £8 15 0 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 25 .. .. £11 10 0 £12 5 0 February 1 .. .. .. £11 12 6 £12 2 6

February IS

.. £12 0 e £12 15 0

February 22

£12 2 6 £12 17 6 March 1 .. £12 2 6 £12 IS 0 March 8 .. £12 2 6 £12 12 6 March 29 ... .. £11 0 0 £11 17 6

April 5

.. £10 IS 0 £11 IS 0 April 12 £11 17 6

April 19

£10 IS 0 £11 17 6 April 26 ... £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 12 6 May 31 .. £11 10 0 £12 2 6 June 7 £12 7 6