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.
Copra
South Sea. South Sea. Plantation.
Smoked, to Genoa Sun-Dried Hot-air Dried, London and Marseilles to Lon'don. Rabaul.
Price on— Per ton, c.i.f. Per ton, c.i.f. Per ton, c.i.f.
Rubber
May 3 .. .. 4Hd. 5 9/16d.
June 7 6d.
Ct /.a July 5 5d August 2 .. .. 4J4d. sy 4 d.
September 6 .. .. .. .. 4m. sy 2 d.
October 4 .. .. 5d. 5.8 l / 2 d. 6V s d.
November 1 December 6 .. .. 6^d. 6Hd.
January 3, 1936 .. .. 6J4d. • 7$4d ey 2 d.
February 1 7 3/16d. 7Hd.
February 28 .. .. 8!4d.
March 6 March 27 .. .. S'Ad. . 8yd .. ?y 2 d. .. 7y 2 d.
April 3 .. .. 8^d.
April 17 .. .. 9d. 7%d.
April 24 . 9d 7 9/16d. 7 15/32d. 7 7/16d.
May 1 . 9d May IS May 22 7Hd.
May 29 7 5/16d.
June 5 7%d.
June 12 .. .. 9Jd. 6.32d.
June 19 .. .. 9J4d. .. 7gd.
June 26 .. .. 9j4d. 7.53Jd.
July 3 .. .. 9%d. 7Y A d.
July 10 .. .. 9^d. .. 7Hd.
July 17 .. .. 9V A d. 7 ll-16d.
July 24 .. .. 9V 4 d. 7^d.
July 31 .. .. 10l4d. 7 ll/16d.
August 7 7m.
August 14 7m.
August 21 .. .. 10/ 2 d. 7 9/16d.
August 28 .. .. 10/ 2 d. 7 ll/16d.
September 4 . .. I0y 2 d. 7 11/16d.
September 11 .. .. .. .. 10/ 2 d. 7 ll/16d.
September 18 .. .. .. .. 10^d. 7 ll/16d.
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 Aug. 21 ., , £13 5 0 £13 15 0 £14 17 6 Aug. 28 .. , £13 5 0 £13 15 0 £15 0 0 Sept. 4 .. £13 2 6 £13 10 0 £14 12 6
Sept.
11 .. £13 5 0 £13 17 6 £15 0 0 Sept. 18 .. £13 5 0 £14 0 0 £15 0 0
South Sea, Plantation.
Sun-Dried Hot-air Dried.
London to London Rabaul Price on — 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 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 0 0 £14 15 0
February 12 ,
. .. £14 10 0 £14 15 0 March 25 . .. £14 17 6 £15 0 0 April 29 . .. £14 15 0 £14 17 6 May 20 17 6 £14 0 0
June 17
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 0 0 £13 12 6
February 3
. .. £12 5 0 £12 7 6 March 3 . .. £11 7 6 £11 10 0 April 28 10 0 £10 12 6 May 26 . .. £11 2 6 £11 5 0
June 30
6 £11 0 0 July 21 2 6 £11 5 0 August 4 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 6 £8 0 0 May 18 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 15 0 £8 15 0 December 28 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 0 £11 15 0 May 3 .. £11 17 6 £12 12 6 June 7 .. £11 15 0 £12 7 6 July 5 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 November 1 .. £12 17 6 £14 0 0 December 6 6 £14 0 0
Jan. 3, 1936 £13 2 6 £13 15 0 £15 0 0 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 15 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 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 ( 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 May 1 .. £11 10 0 £11 IS 0 £12 10 e May 8 .. £11 7 6 £11 15 0 £12 7 6 May 15 .. £11 15 0 £12 2 6 £12 15 o May 22 .. £11 15 0 £12 15 0 £13 a o May 29: Market closed during Whitsun holiday s.
June 5 .. £11 10 0 £12 0 0 £12 17 6
London Plantation Para Smoked Price on— per lb.
Per lb.
January 6, 1933 .. . .. 4J4d. 2.43d.
February 10 . .. 4>4d. 2~/id.
March 10 • 4Jjjd. 2%d.
April 14 . .. 4^d. 2.34d.
May 5 2.81d.
June 2 . .. 5^d. 3.56d.
July 7 . .. 5^d. 3.71d.
August 4 . .. S'/ 3 d. 4d.
September 1 3.78d.
October 13 .. .. . .. 4'/ 2 d. 4d.
November 10 .. .. • •• 4^d. 4.09d.
December 8 .. .. . .. 446d. 4.0Ad.
January 5, 1934 .. . . .. 4'Ad. 4.28d.
February 2 ■ .. 4Ad. 4.84d.
March 6 . .. 5d 5.15d. 7d.
May 4 . .. Stfd.
June 1 ey A d.
July 6 7.06d.
August 3 . .. 5/;d.’ 7.18d.
September 7 • • • S'Ad 7H d. 6 Ad.
October 5 . .. 5'Ad.
November 16 December 28 . .. 5Ad. . .. 5d. 6'Ad. 6Ad. 6Hd.
January 4. 1935 . .. 5d.
February 1 • • • 4^d. 6*Ad.
March 1 • •• 4%d.
e^i^d.
April 5 • •• 4^d. 5.4^d.