The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930

Pacific Islands Monthly, 20 November 1935Vol. VI, No. 4

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.

Rubber

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

January 6, 1933 4*d. .. 2.43d.

February 10 .. .. 4Jid. .. 2%d.

March 10 4f*d. .. m d.

April 14 4Hd. .. 2.34d.

May 5 4fid. .. 2.81d.

June 2 .. .. 3.56d.

July 7 .. ..

Skid. . • 3.71d.

August 4 Sj'ad. 4d.

September 1 5d. 3.78d.

October 13 4/ a d. 4d.

November 10 4f*d. .. 4.09d.

December 8 4**d. .. 4.0Hd.

January 5, 1934 4^d. 4.28d.

February 2 4J*d. 4.84d.

March 6 .. .. 5d.

S.lSd.

April 6 .. .. 5d. 5.43d.

May 4 .. ..

SVa d. •• 7d.

June 1 ... syid. 6kid.

July 6 ... sy a d. 7.06d.

August 3 S^d. 7.18d.

September 7 Stfd. .. 7*id.

October 5 Stfd. .. 6?id.

November 16 Skid. 6kid.

December 28 Sd. 6J4d.

January 4, 1935 January 18 5d. 6kid. 4Hd. .. 6.4psid, February 1 4*d. .. 6Jid.

February 22 4kid. .. 6Hd.

March 1 .. .. 4kid. .. e.md.

March 29 .. .. 4Hd. 5.6Hd.

April 5 ... .. 5.4Hd.

April 26 ... 4*4d. ..

Skid.

May 3 ... 4f4d. .. 5 9/16d.

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

June 7 6d.

June 28 5d. 6d.

July S Skid. 5 13-16d.

Skid.

July 19 July 26 ...

W. .. 4fcd. ..

August 2 4*id.

Skid.

August 16 47^d.

Skid.

August 23 .. .. 4j*d. ..

Skid.

August 30 .. .. ■■ 5 ll-16d.

September 6 W. ..

Skid.

September 13 .. 4J*d. ..

Skid.

September 20 .. 4Jid.

S.46Jid.

September 27 .. 47/ 8 d. .. 5.6?id.

October 4 .. ..

S.&Ad.

October 11 .. ..

Skid. .. 6.09kgd.

October 18 .. .. 5j4d. .. ey 4 d.

October 25 .. .. , Skid. .. 6 7-16d.

November 1 .. , 5&d. (Skid.

November 8 6'Ad. 6 15-32d.

November IS 6^d. 6 7-16d.

Copra

South Sea, Plantation, 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 June 26 ... .. .. £11 IS 0 £11 17 6 August 28 .. .. .. .. £11 2 6 £11 5 0 December 18 .. .. £14 5 0 £14 10 0 January 1, 1932 .. .. .. £14 10 0 £14 IS 0 March 25 .. .. .. .. £14 17 6 £15 0 0 April 29 £14 15 0 £14 17 6

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 IS 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 15 0 August 3 .. .. .. .. £8 0 0 £8 17 6 September 7 .. , ,. .. £7 12 6 £8 IS 0 October S .. .. £8 0 0 £9 0 0 November 2 .. , ,. .. £7 15 0 £8 15 0 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 15 £12 0 e £12 15 0

February 22 ..

£12 2 6 £12 17 6 March 1 £12 15 0 March 8 £12 2 6 £12 12 6 March 29 ... £11 0 0 £11 17 6 April 5 £11 IS 0 April 12 £11 17 6 April 19 £10 15 0 £11 17 6 April 26 ... £12 7 6 May 3 £12 12 6 May 10 £12 17 6 May 17 .. £12 0 0 £12 12 6 May 24 £12 12 6 May 31 £11 10 0 £12 2 6 June 7 £11 IS 0 £12 7 6

June 14

£12 2 6 June 21 £10 15 0 £11 5 0 June 28 £10 0 0 £10 10 0 July 5 £10 5 0 July 12 £9 12 6 £10 5 0 July 19 £9 17 6 £10 17 6 July 26 £10 15 0 August 2 £10 15 0 August 9 £10 10 0 August 16 £10 15 0 August 23 £10 15 0 August 30 £9 12 6 £10 12 6 September 6 .. ., £9 17 6 £10 17 6 September 13 .. .. £10 17 6 September 20 .. .. £10 10 0 £11 7 6

September 27 ..

.. £10 12 6 £11 12 6 October 4 £12 7 6- October 11 £13 5 0 October 18 .. £13 0 0 £14 0 fi October 25 £13 2 6 November 1 .. .. £14 0 0 November 8 .. .. £12 10 0 £13 15 0 November 15 .. .. £14 2 6