Market Quotations
pp. 79-80 · Read in the full issue
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.
Mr. William Flannery is acting as head teacher at Poid village, Moa Island, in Torres Strait, pending the appointment of a permanent officer by the Aboriginal Department of the Queensland State Gov ernment.
March 1 . 4f£d 6.1^d.
April 5
5 .Vsd.’
May 3 .. .. 4**d. 5 9/16d.
June 7 .. .. 5d. 6d.
July 5 sm.
August 2 .. .. 4^d. sy 4 d.
September 6 ... .. .. 4%d.
S'Ad.
October 4 .. .. 5d.
S.S'ad.
November 1 ... 6Vsd.
December 6 ... .. .. 6V 4 d. 6||d.
January 3 1936 .. .. .. 6Hd. 6'/ 2 d.
February 1 ... .. .. 7H d. 7 3/16d.
March 6 7'Ad.
April 3 .. .. &y 4 d. 7/ 2 d.
April 24 7 9/16d.
May 1 7 15/32d.
May IS .. .. 9d. 7 7/16d.
May 22 .. .. 9d. 7^d.
May 29 .. .. 9d. 7 5/16d.
June 5 .. .. 9d. 7'Ad.
June 12 .. .. 9Jd. 6.32d.
June 19 .. .. 9'Ad. 78d.
T une 26 .. .. 9 x / 4 d. 7.53Jd.
July 3 .. .. 9%d. 7Hd.
July 10 .. .. 9Xd. 7Hd.
July 17 .. .. 9Hd. 7 11-16d.
July 24 .. .. 9^d. . . 7Hd.
July 31 7 ll/16d.
August 7 7Hd.
August 14 .. .. W'Ad. 7Hd.
August 21 .. .. 10'Ad. 7 9/16d.
August 28 .. .. ]oy 2 d. 7 ll/16d.
September 4 .. .. .. .. 10^d. 7 ll/16d.
September 11 .. .. .. .. W'Ad. 7 ll/16d.
September 18 .. .. .. .. WAd. 7 1l/16d.
September 25 . .. 10'Ad. 7Hd.
October 2 . .. lOHd. 7V 4 d.
October 9 . .. 10^d.
October 16 , .. 10^d. 7m.
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 Sept. 25 . . £13 5 0 £13 15 0 £14 15 0 Oct. 2 .. , £13 7 6 £13 10 0 £14 10 0 Oct. 9 .. . £13 10 0 £13 12 6 £14 12 6 Oct. 16 .. , £13 15 0 £14 0 0 £15 0 0
Rubber
Plantation London Para Smoked Price on— per lb.
Per lb.
January 6. 1933 2.43d.
February 10 2V%d.
March 10 .. .. 2'Ad.
April 14 .. .. 2.34d.
May 5 4Hd. 2.81d.
June 2 ... 3.56d.
July 7 ...
Slid. 3.71d.
August 4 5^d. 4d.
September 1 3.78d.
October 13 4d.
November 10 4.09d.
December 8 4^d. 4.0$id.
January 5, 1934 4Hd. 4.28d.
February 2 4.84d.
March 6 5.15d.
May 4 ...
S^d. 7d.
Tune 1 .. .. 6%d.
July 6 ... sy 2 d. 7.06d.
August 3 .. .
S'Ad. 7.18d.
September 7 .. , October 5 .. . : ;; §& md. 6Hd.
November 16 5*/£d. 6'Ad.
December 28 5d. 6*4 d.
January 4. 1935 .. .. 5d. 654d.
February 1 .. , 4^d. .. 6^d.
London
Copra
South Sea, Sun-Dried to London Plantation.
Hot-air Dried, Kabaul Price on— Per ton, c.i.f. . .. £14 7 6 Per ton, c.i.f.
January 16, 1931 £14 12 6 .February 27 . .. £14 12 6 £14 17 6 March 27 . .. £14 10 0 £14 12 6 April 24 £13 17 6 May 29 .. .. £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 15 0 November 27 . .. £13 10 0 £13 15 0 December 18 £14 10 0 January 1, 1932 . .. £14 0 0 £14 15 0
February 12
. .. £14 10 0 £14 15 0 March 25 £15 0 0 April 29 £14 17 6 May 20 .. .. £14 0 0 June 17 .. .. £13 5 0 July 1 ... . .. £13 5 0 £13 7 6 August 12 £14 0 0 September 2 .. £14 0 0 October 7 £14 7 6 November 11 .. £14 7 6 £14 10 0 December 16 £14 5 0 January 6, 1933 .. £13 0 0 £13 12 6 February 3 .. £12 7 6 March 3.. .. .. £11 7 6 £11 10 0 April 28 .. .. £10 12 6 May 26 .. .. £11 5 0 June 30 .. .. £11 0 0 July 21 .. .. £11 5 0 August 4 £10 12 6
September 29
.. £9 7 6 £9 10 6 October 20 £9 0 0 November 3 .. £9 10 0 £9 15 0 December 1 .. £9 0 0 January 5, 1934 .. £8 0 0 £8 7 6
February 16
.. £7 17 6 £8 10 0 March 30 £8 0 0 April 27 .. ..
May 18 .. .. .. £7 7 6 £8 0 0 £8 12 6 June 15 .. .. £8 12 6 July 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 £8 15 0 December 28.. .. £9 0 0 £9 12 6 January 4, 1935 .. £9 5 0 £10 5 0 February 1 .. £12 2 6 March 1 .. £12 2 6 £12 15 0
April 5 .. ..
£11 15 0 May 3 .. .. .. £11 17 6 £12 12 6 June 7 .. .. £12 7 6 July 5 .. .. £10 5 0 August 2 £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 .. .. £12 17 6 £14 0 0 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 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 *eb. 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 .. f 12 10 0 £13 5 0 £14 0 0 Apr. 17 .. £12 5 0 £12 17 6 £13 15 P Apr. 24 .. £11 17 6 £12 2 6 £13 0 0 May 1 .. £11 10 0 £11 15 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 IS 0 £12 15 0 £13 n n May 29: Market closed during Whitsun holidays.
June 5 .. £11 10 0 £12 0 0 £12 17 6 T une 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
The steamers Nauru Chief and La perouse, which have traded between Australia and the Islands for many years, have been sold to Eastern buyers. The Nauru Chief is going to Hong Kong and the Laperouse to Japanese shipbuilders.