Market Quotations
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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.
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Mr. T. Costelloe, M.M., died in the Colonial War Memorial Hospital, Suva, Fiji, on January 1 at the age of 48. Born in England, he went to Fiji as a youth and engaged in various occupations until the Great War broke out. He fought in France with Fiji’s Second Contingent, gaining the Military Medal for gallantry as a stretcher bearer on the field. Re turning to Fiji In 1919, he took up dairy farming at Tailevu, eventually disposing of his interests there to go to the Tavua district.
October 4 . .. Sd. 5.8^d.
October 11 . .. 5%d. 6.09^d.
October 18 . .. 5^d. .. 6^d.
October 25 . .. sy 4 d. 6 7/16d.
November 1 . .. sy/sd.
6jid.
November 8 . .. ey 2 d. 6 15/32d.
November 15 . .. ey 2 d. 6 7/16d.
November 22 . .. 6y 2 d. .. 6*4d.
November 29 6 5/16d.
December 6 . .. ey 4 d. .. 6j£d.
December 13 . .. 6^d. 6 5/16d.
December 20 . .. 6Hd. 6j£d.
December 27 . .. 6Hd. 6 13/32d.
January 3. 1936 .. . . .. 6jid. .. 6y 2 d.
January 10 . .. 6Hd. 6 ll/16d.
January 17 .. .. . . .. 7d. .. 6^d.
November 29.. .. .. £13 2 6 £14 7 6 December 6 .. .. .. .. £12 17 6 £14 0 0 December 13 .. .. £13 5 0 £14 7 6 December 20 .. .. £13 7 6 £14 10 0 December 27 .. .. £13 10 0 £14 12 6 January 3, 1936 .. .. .. £13 15 0 £15 0 0 January 10 .. .. .. .. £13 15 0 £15 2 6 January 17 .. .. .. .. £14 5 0 £15 7 6
London Para Plantation Smoked Price on — per lb. per lb.
January 6, 1933 .. . .. 2.43d.
March 10 . .. 2'Ad.
May 5 . 4tfd. .. 2.81d.
July 7 . .. 3.71d.
August 4 . .. 4d.
September 1 .. .. . 5d. 3.78d.
October 13 . 4^d. 4d.
November 10 .. .. . 4^d. 4.09d.
December 8 .. .. . 4Ad. 4.0^d.
January 5, 1934.. .. . 4J4d. .. 4.28d.
February 2 .. .. . 4J/ 2 d. 4.84d.
March 6 . Sd. 5.15d.
May 4 . 554d. .. . 5^d. 7d.
June 1 6 l Ad.
July 6 . 5^d. 7.06d.
August 3 . 5^d. 7.18d.
September 7 . .. 7Hd.
October 5 . .. 67Ad.
November 16 .. .. . 5y$d. .. ey A d.
December 28 .. .. . 5d. 6'Ad.
January 4, 1935 . 5d. 63/ 8 d.
January 18 . 4^d. 6.4^d.
February 1 .. .. . 4Hd. .. 6^d.
February 22 .. .. . 4Vsd. .. 6^d.
March 1 . .. 6.1^d.
March 29 • 45^d. 5.6%d.
April 5 . 4^d. 5.4^d.
April 26 . 444d. 5J4d.
May 3 . 4Hd. 5 9/16d.
May 31 . 4?/ 8 d. .. 5 5/7d.
June 7 . 5d. 6d.
June 28 . Sd. 6d.
July 5 . Sd.
S^d.
July 19 . 47Ad. .. 5 13/16d.
July 26 . 4^d. $Ad.
August 2 . .. 5J4d.
August 16 ■ 4^d. 5Hd.
August 23 • 47/ s d.
SAd.
August 30 . 47^d. 5 ll/16d.
September 6 .. .. . 47/ 8 d. .. 5'Ad.
September 13 .. .. . 4^d. 5Ad.
September 20 .. .. . 47^d. 5.46^d.
September 27 ... .. .. 4]4d. ..
S.6^d.
Plantation, South Sea, Hot-air Dried, London Sun-Dried Rabaul Price on — Per ton c.i.f.
Per ton c.i.f.
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 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 IS 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 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 J une 28 .. £10 0 0 £10 10 0 July 5 0 £10 5 0 July 12
July 19
.. £9 12 6 6 £10 5 £10 17 0 6 July 26 .. £9 15 0 £10 IS 0 August 2 .. £9 15 .. £9 10 o £10 15 £10 10 o August 9 0 0 August 16 .. £9 10 .. £9 15 o £10 15 £10 IS ft August 23 0 0 August 30 .. £9 12 6 £10 12 6 September 6 .. .. £9 17 6 £10 17 £10 17 £11 7 g September 13 .. .. £9 17 6 g
September 20 ..
.. £10 10 0 6 September 27 .. .. .. £10 12 6 £11 12 £12 7 f.
October 4 .. £11 7 6 o 6 October 11 6 £13 5 0 October 18 0 £14 0 0 October 25 .. £12 2 6 £13 2 6 November 1 6 £14 0 0 November 8 . £12 10 o £13 15 £14 2 ft November 15 0 6 November 22 .. £13 2 6 £14 5 0