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, including the last available quotation before going to press.

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Mr. G. D. Casbolt, of Messrs. W. R. Car penter and Co. Ltd., Rabaul, returned to New Guinea from Sydney by the June Montoro.

London Price on— South Sea, Plantation, Sun-Dried Hot-air Dried, to London Rabaul Per ton, c.i.f. Per ton, c.i.f.

January 16, 1931 . .. £14 7 6 £14 12 6 February 27 . .. £14 12 6 £14 17 6 March 27 . .. £14 10 0 £14 12 6 April 24 . .. £13 15 0 £13 17 6 May 29 . .. £10 17 6 £11 0 0 June 26 . .. £11 IS 0 £11 17 6

July 31

. .. £11 5 0 £11 7 6 August 28 . .. £11 2 6 £11 5 0 September 25 .. . . .. £12 15 0 £12 15 0 October 30 . .. £13 10 0 £13 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

May 20 . .. £14 15 0 £14 17 6 . .. £13 17 6 £14 0 0 June 17 . .. £13 2 6 £13 5 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

South Sea.

South Sea. Plantation.

Smoked, to Genoa. Sun-Dried Hot-air Dried.

London and Marseilles to London.

Rabaul.

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

Feb. 14 . . £13 0 0 £13 15 0 £14 15 0 Feb. 21 . . £13 5 0 £14 0 0 £14 17 6 Feb. 28 . . £12 15 0 £13 12 6 £14 5 0 Mar. 6 . . £11 15 0 £12 15 0 £13 0 0 Mar. 13 . . £12 12 6 £13 0 0 £13 15 0 Mar. 20 . £12 2 6 £13 0 0 £13 12 6 Mar. 27 . £12 5 0 £13 5 0 £13 17 6 Apr. 3 . £12 7 6 £13 5 0 £13 17 6

Apr. 9 .

£12 10 0 £13 5 0 £14 0 0 Apr. 17 . . £12 5 0 £12 17 6 £13 15 0 Apr. 24 . . £11 17 6 £12 2 6 £13 0 0 May 1 . £11 10 0 £11 IS 0 £12 10 0 May 8 . . £11 7 6 £11 15 0 £12 7 6 May IS . . £11 15 0 £12 2 6 £12 15 0 May 22 . . £11 15 0 £12 15 0 £13 0 0 May 29: Market closed during Whitsun holidays.

June 5 . . £11 10 0 £12 0 0 £12 17 6 June 12 . . £11 10 0 £12 0 0 £13 0 0 J une 19 . . £11 15 0 £12 5 0 £13 5 0 June 26 . . £12 2 6 £12 10 0 £13 12 6 July 3 . . £12 0 0 £12 10 0 £13 10 0 July 10 . . £12 10 0 £12 IS 0 £13 15 0 July 17 . . £12 17 6 £13 2 6 £14 2 6

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Plantation London Para Smoked Price onper lb.

Per lb.

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

February 10 ... .. .. 4%d. 27Ad.

March 10 .. .. 4^d. 2'/ t d.

April 14 .. .. 4*4d. 2.34d.

May 5 .. .. .. 4&1. 2.81d.

June 2 .. .. .. sy 2 d. 3.56d.

July 7 .. .. .. Stfd. 3.71d.

August 4 .. .. 5/ 3 d. 4d.

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

October 13 .. .. 4>4d. 4d.

November 10 .. .. .. .. 4tfd. 4.09d.

December 8 ... .. .. 4tfd. 4.0**d.

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

February 2 .. .. .. .. 4/ a d. 4.84d.

March 6 .. .. 5d. 5.15d.

May 4 .. .. .. 5Hd. 7d.

June 1 .. .. .. S'M. 6Ad.

July 6 .. .. .. 554d. 7.06d.

August 3 .. ... 5/ a d. 7.18d.

September 7 .. .. .. .. 5*d. 7Hd.

October 5 .. .. sy A d. 6J%d.

November 16 .. .. .. .. 5'Ad. ey A d.

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

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

February 1 .. .. .. .. 4*id. 6><d.

March 1 .. .. 4H<i. e.nAd.

April 5 .. .. .. AHd. 5.4*d.

May 3 .. .. .. iHd. 5 9/16d.

June 7 .. .. ,. 5d. 6d.

July 5 .. .. .. 5d.

VAd.

August 2 .. .. 4^d. sy A d.

September 6 W. 5'Ad.

October 4 .. .. 5d.

S.8'Ad.

November 1 ... .. .. 5^d. 6Ad.

December 6 ... .. .. 6Hd. 6Hd.

December 27 .. .. .. .. ey 4 d. 6 13/32d.

January 3. 1936 .. .. .. 6-Kd. 6'Ad.

January 17 .. .. 7d. 6Hd.

January 24 .. .. 7d. 7d.

January 31 .. .. 7^d. 6 15/16d.

February 7 .. .. ?y 4 d. 7 3/16d.

February : 21 ... .. .. 8^d. 7Hd.

February 28 ... .. .. 8'Ad. 7Hd.

March 6 .. .. 8'/ 4 d. 7'A d.

March 13 .. .. sy 2 d. 7 13/32d.

March 20 .. .. 83^d. ?yd.

March 27 .. .. 8Ad. 7VA.

April 3 .. .. sy 4 d. 7'Ad.

April 9 .. . 9d. .. 7 9/16d.

April 17 .. .. 9d. 7Hd.

April 24 .. .. 9d. 7 9/16d.

Mav 1 .. .. .. 9d. 7 15/32d.

May 8 .. .. 9d. 7'Ad.

May 15 .. .. 9d. 7 7/16d.

May 22 .. .. 9d. 7Hd.

May 29 .. .. 9d. 7 5/16d.

June 5 .. .. 9d. 7'Ad.

June 12 .. .. 9id. 6.32d.

June 19 .. .. 9Ad. 7gd.

June 26 .. .. 9'/ 4 d. 7.534d.

July 3 .. .. 9'Ad. 7Vxd.

July 10 .. .. 9Ad. 7y 4 d.

July 17 .. .. 9^d. 7 ll-16d.

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 IS 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 February 1 .. £11 12 6 £12 2 6 March 1 £12 2 6 £12 IS 0 April 5 .. .. £10 15 0 £11 15 0 May 3 £11 17 6 £12 12 6 June 7 .. .. £11 15 0 £12 7 6 July 5 .. .. £9 IS 0 £10 5 0 August 2 £9 15 0 £10 15 0 September 6 £9 17 6 £10 17 6 October 4 £11 7 6 £12 7 6 October 18 £13 0 0 £14 0 0 November 1.. £12 17 6 £14 0 0 November 8.. £12 10 0 £13 15 0 November IS.. £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 December 20 £13 7 6 £14 10 0 December 27 £13 10 0 £14 12 6 Jan 3, 1936 £13 2 6 £13 15 0 £15 0 0 Jan. 10 .. £13 0 0 £13 15 0 £15 2 6 Jan. 17 .. £13 5 0 £14 5 0 £15 7 6 Jan. 24 .. £13 12 6 £14 12 6 £15 IS 0 Jan. 31 .. £13 15 0 £14 15 0 £15 IS 0 Feb. 7 .. £13 0 0 £14 0 0 £15 0 0