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.

Miss Nellie Hullett, who has a long record of missionary service with the New Guinea Mission in Papua, returned to her station at Naniu by the Macdhui early in November.

Mr, Oscar M. Rondahl, of Kabakaul, New Guinea, married Miss Phyllis Cooper, of Burnside, South Australia, on October 12, at Adelaide. They sailed a week later for the East on a honeymoon by the Nieuw Holland. Mr. and Mrs. Rondahl will return to Rabaul in December.

June 7 . . 5 cl. 6d.

July 5 5d. 7 |d.

August 2 . . 4gd. 53d.

September 6 4 id. bid.

October 4 5d. 5.8 Jd.

November 1 5|d. 6|d.

December 6 63d. 6gd.

January 3, 1936 63d. 6^d.

February 1 73d. 7 3/16d.

March 6 . . 8 Jd. 7Jd.

April 3 83d. lid.

May 1 9d. 7 15/32d.

June 5 . . 9d. 73d.

July 3 . . . 9|d. 73d.

July 17 93d. 7 1 l/16d.

July 24 . . • •. 93d. 7 |d.

July 31 10*d. 7 1 l/16d.

August 7 . . lOJd. 7 |d.

August* 14 . 10Jd. 7 |d.

August 21 . 10£d. 7 9/16d.

August 28 . 10|d. 7 1l/16d.

September 4 lOJd. 7 ll/16d.

September 11 10|d. 7 ll/16d.

September 18 10Jd. 7 1 l/16d.

September 25 lOJd. 73d.

October 2 *. 10|d. 73d.

October 9 . 10|d. 7 id.

October 16 . 10 Jd. 7 id.

October 23 . lOid. 7 id.

October 30 . 10gd. 8Jd.

November 6 103d. 8 7 / 16d.

November 13 . lid. 8 9/16d.

November 20 . 113d. 8 ll/16d.

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 Oct. 23 . £14 7 6 £14 10 0 £15 7 6 Oct. 30 . £14 15 0 £14 17 6 £15 15 0 Nov. 6 . £15 10 0 £15 2 6 £16 5 0 Nov. 13 . £16 0 0 £16 2 6 £16 15 0 Nov. 20 . £17 15 0 £17 17 6 £18 15 0

Rubber

Plantation London Para Smoked Price on — per lb.

Per lb.

January 6, 1933 43d. .. 2.43d.

February 10 43d. . . 2|d.

March 10 . . 4gd. .. 2 Jd.

April 14 . . . . 4id. .. 2.34d.

May 5 4gd. . . 2.81d.

June 2 5 Jd. . . 3.56d.

July 7 5 id. . . 3.71d.

August 4 5 Jd. . . 4d.

September 1 . . 5d. 3.78d.

October 13 . 4Jd. . . 4d.

November 10 43d. . . 4.09d.

December 8 4 id. .. 4.Old.

January 5, 1934 43d. . . 4.28d.

February 2 4|d. . . 4.84d.

March 6 5d. 5.15d.

May 4 53d. . . 7d.

June 1 5£d. . . 63d.

July 6 5id. . . 7.06d.

August 3 5Jd. . . 7.18d.

September 7 . . 5 Jd. . . 7gd.

October 5 . . 53d. . . 6 Id.

November 16 5 Jd. . . 63d.

December 28 6d. 63d.

January 4. 1935 5d. 63d.

February 1 ... 4 3d. .. 6|d.

March i 4id. . . 6.1|d.

April 5 4id. . . 5.43d.

May 3 4 3d. .. 5 9/16d.

Copra

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

Per ton, c.i.f.

January 16, 1931 . . £14 7 6 £14 12 6 February 2 7 £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 15 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 . . £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 0 0 £13 12 6 February 3 £12 5 0 £12 7 & 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 0 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 15 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 15 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 12 0 £10 5 0 August 2 . . £9 15 0 £10 15 0 September 6 . . £9 J7 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, ’36 £13 2 6 £13 ! 15 0 £15 0 0 Feb. 7 . . £13 0 0 £14 0 0 £15 0 0 Feb. 28 . . £12 15 0 £13 ; 12 6 £14 5 0 Mar. 6 . . £11 15 0 £12 : 15 0 £13 0 0 Mar. 27 . £12 5 0 £13 1 5 0 £13 17 6 April 3 . £12 7 6 £13 ; 5 0 £13 17 6 Apr. 24 . £11 17 6 £12 ; 2 6 £13 0 0 May 1 .. £11 10 0 £11 15 0 £12 10 0 May 22 . £11 15 0 £12 1 15 0 £13 0 0 May 28. Market closed during Whitsun holidays.

June 5 . . £11 10 0 £12 ; o 0 £12 17 6 June 12 . £11 10 0 £12 1 0 0 £13 0 0 June 19 . £11 15 0 £12 1 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 1 2 6 £14 2 6 July 24 . £12 15 0 £13 1 5 0 £14 5 0 July 31 . £12 10 0 £13 ; o 0 £13 17 6 Aug. 7 . £12 17 6 £13 7 6 £14 7 6 Aug. 14 . £13 0 0 £13 i 10 0 £14 10 0