Market Quotations

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, inchiding the last available quotation before going to press.

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 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 October 7 .. .. .. .. £14 5 0 £14 7 6 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 IS 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 IS ... £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 15 0 October 5 .. .. .. .. £8 0 0 £9 0 0 November 2 .. .. .. .. £7 IS 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 0 £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 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 6 £12 12 6 May 10 .. .. £12 2 6 £12 17 6 May 17 .. .. £12 0 0 £12 12 6

August 16 .. .. 4^d. 5H d.

August 23 .. .. 47/ 8 d. 5^d.

August 30 .. .. 4%d. 5 ll/16d September 6 .. . ► .. .. 47/ 8 d. sy 2 d.

September 13 .. .. 47/sd. 5Hd. j September 20 .. .. .. .. 47/sd. 5.46^d.

September 27 .. .. .. .. 47/sd. 5.6^d.

October 4 .. .. Sd. 5.8^d.

October 11 .. .. 5/ 4 d. 6.09^d.

October 18 .. .. 5j4d. 6j4d.

October 25 .. .. 5^d. 6 7/16d.

November 1 .. .. .. .. 57/sd. 6/»d- November 8 .. ., .. .. 6/ 2 d. 6 15/32d.

November 15 .. .. .. .. 6/ 2 d. 6 7/16d.

November 22 .. .. .. .. 6^d. 6j4d.

November 29 .. .. 6 5/16d.

December 6 .. .. 6/ 8 d.

December 13 .. .. .. 6Hd. 6 5/16d.

May 24 .. .. £12 0 0 £12 12 6 May 31 .. .. £11 10 0 £12 2 6 June 7 .. .. £11 IS 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 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 .. . 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 .. .. . 0 0 £14 0 0 October 25 .. .. . .. .. £12 2 6 £13 2 6 November 1 . .. £12 17 6 £14 0 0 November 8 ,. .. £12 10 0 £13 15 0 November 15.. .. . .. .. £13 0 0 £14 2 6 November 22 ,. .. £13 2 6 £14 5 0 November 29 ,. .. £13 2 6 £14 7 6 December 6 ,. .. £12 17 6 £14 0 0 December 13 .. . ,. .. £13 5 0 £14 7 6

Rubber

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

January 6, 1933 W. 2.43d.

March 10 .. .. 4f$d. 25*d.

May 5 2.81d.

July 7 5*d. .. 3.71d.

August 4 .. .. 5'Ad. .. 4d.

September 1 .. 5d. 3.78d.

October 13 .. .. 4'Ad. .. 4d.

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

December 8 4*$d. 4.0^d.

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

February 2 4'Ad. .. 4.84d.

March 6 .. .. 5d.

S.lSd.

May 4 5Md. .. 7d.

June 1 6'Ad.

July 6 .. .. .. .. 7.06d.

August 3 .. .. 554 d. 7.18d.

September 7 5'Ad. .. 7^d.

October 5 S'Ad. 6^d.

November 16 .. sy s d. 6*Ad.

December 28 . • 5d. 6'Ad.

January 4, 1935 5d. 6Hd.

January 18 .. .. 4?^d. 6.4Hd.

February 1 6%d.

February 22 4^d. 6yid.

March 1 .. .. 6.1fcd.

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

April 5 5.4Hd.

April 26 .. .. .. 5Hd.

May 3 5 9/16d.

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

June 7 6d, June 28 6d.

July 5 S^d.

July 19 5 13/16d.

July 26 47^d. 5V 4 d.

August 2 .. .. 4fcd. ..

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