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.

May 1 .. £11 10 0 £11 IS 0 £12 10 0 May 8 .. £11 7 6 £11 15 0 £12 7 6 May 15 .. £11 15 0 £12 2 6 £12 15 0 May 22 .. £11 15 0 £12 IS 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 June 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 15 0 £13 15 0 July 17 £12 12 6 £13 2 6 £14 2 6 July 24 .. £12 15 0 £13 5 0 £14 5 0 July 31 .. £12 10 0 £13 0 0 £13 17 6 Aug. 7 .. £12 17 6 £13 7 6 £14 7 6 Aug. 14 .. £13 0 0 £13 10 0 £14 10 0

September 7 .. .. .. .. 5*d. 7fid.

October 5 .. .. 5yd. 6Jid.

November 16 .. .. .. 5^d. (>y 4 d.

December 28 .. .. .. .. 5d. ey 4 d.

January 4, 1935 .. .. 5d.

February 1 .. .. 4^d. eyd.

March i .. .. 4^d. 6.VAd.

April 5 .. .. 4^d. 5.4^d.

May 3 5 9/16d.

Tune 7 .. .. 5d. 6d.

July 5 S^d.

August 2 sy 4 d.

September 6 .. .. .. .. 4«d. syd.

October 4 5.8}*d.

November 1 .. .. S7^d. 6Hd.

December 6 .. .. 6Xd. 6fid.

January 3, 1936 .. .. ey 4 d. 6yd.

February 7 .. .. 7Hd. 7 3/16d.

February 21 .. .. ■ • .. syd. 7#d.

February 28 .. .. .. .. 8yd. 7}id.

March 6 .. .. 8%d. 7yd.

March 13 .. .. 8yd. 7 13/32d.

March 20 .. .. 8Hd. 7'/A.

March 27 .. .. 8Hd.

' 7'Ad.

April 3 7yd.

April 9 7 9/16d.

April 17 75^d.

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

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

May 8 .. .. 9d. 7yd.

May 15 7 7/16d.

May 22 .. .. 9d. 7m. 7 5/16d.

May 29 June 5 .. .. 9d. 7yd.

June 12 .. .. 9Jd. 6.32d.

June 19 .. .. 9'Ad. 73d.

June 26 .. .. 9^d. 7.53Jd.

July 3 .. .. 9«4d. 7Hd.

July 10 .. .. 9^d. 7VA.

July 17 . .. 9*4d. 7 ll-16d.

July 24 . .. 9 y 4 d. 7^d. 7 ll/16d.

July 31 . .. 10J4d.

August 7 . .. 10/ 2 d. .. 7m.

August 14 .. .. 10^d. .. 7m.

London Price on — January 16, 1931

Copra

South Sea, Sun-Dried to London Per ton, c.i.f. .. .. £14 7 6 Plantation, Hot-air Dried, Rabaul Per ton, c.i.f. £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 15 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 IS 0 December 18 .. £14 5 0 £14 10 0 January 1, 1932 .. £14 10 0 £14 IS 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 .. 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 February 3 .. .. £12 5 0 £12 7 6 March 3.. .. .. £11 7 6 £11 10 0 April 28 .. .. 0 £10 12 6 May 26 .. £11 2 6 £11 5 0

June 30 .. ..

6 £11 0 0 July 21 6 £11 5 0

August 4 ..

0 £10 12 6 September 29. . £9 7 6 £9 10 6 October 20 0 £9 0 0 November 3 .. £9 10 0 £9 IS 0 December 1 .. £8 12 6 £9 0 0 January 5, 1934 0 £8 7 6

February 16 ..

6 £8 10 0 March 30 6 £8 0 0 April 27 .. .. 6 £8 0 0 May 18 .. .. 0 £8 12 6 June 15 .. .. 0 £8 12 6 July 6 .. .. 6 £8 IS 0 August 3 0 £8 17 6 September 7 .. 6 £8 15 0 October S £8 0 0 £9 0 0 November 2 .. 0 £8 IS 0 December 28.. 0 £9 12 6 January 4, 1935 £9 5 0 £10 5 0 February 1 .. 6 £12 2 6 March 1 .. £12 2 6 £12 IS 0 April 5 .. .. 0 £11 15 0 May 3 .. .. 6 £12 12 6 June 7 .. 0 £12 7 6 July 5 .. .. 0 £10 S 0 August 2 0 £10 15 0

September 6

6 £10 17 6 October 4 6 £12 7 6 November 1.. , 6 £14 0 0 November 22.. 6 £14 S 0 December 6 ., 6 £14 0 0 December 13 0 £14 7 6 December 20 .. £13 7 6 £14 10 0 December 27 0 £14 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.

Jan 3, 1936 £13 2 6 £13 15 0 £15 0 0 Jan. 10 .. £13 0 0 £13 IS 0 £15 2 6 Jan. 17 .. £13 5 0 £14 5 0 £15 7 6 Jan. 24 .. £13 12 6 £14 12 6 £15 15 0 Jan. 31 .. £13 IS 0 £14 15 0 £15 IS 0 Feb. 7 .. £13 0 0 £14 0 0 £15 0 0 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 IS 0 £12 15 0 £13 0 0 Mar. 13 .. £12 12 6 £13 0 0 £13 IS 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 i Apr. 9 .. £12 10 0 £13 5 0 £14 0 0 Apr. 17 .. £12 5 0 £12 17 6 £13 15 o Apr. 24 .. £11 17 6 £12 2 6 £13 0 0

Rubber

Plantation London Para Smoked Price on— per lb.

Per lb.

January 6, 1933 4tfd. 2.43d.

February 10 4'Ad. 27Ad.

March 10 .. .. 4*d. 2Hd.

April 14 4'Ad. 2.34d.

May 5 4*d. 2.81d.

June 2 S'Ad. 3.56d.

July 7 SHd. 3.71d.

August 4 .. ..

S'Ad. 4d.

September 1 5d. 3.78d.

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

November 10 .. 4tfd. 4.09d.

December 8 4*d. 4.0Hd.

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

February 2 4/ a d. 4.84d.

March 6 .. ..

Sd.

S.lSd.

May 4 5f*d. 7d.

June 1 S'Ad. 6Xd.

July 6 S'Ad. 7.064.

August 3 .. ..

S'Ad. 7.18d.