The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930

Pacific Islands Monthly, 21 December 1936Vol. VII, No. 5

Market Quotations

p. 79 · 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.

March 1 . , .. 4 |d. 6.1 |d.

April 5 .. 4|d. 5.4gd.

May 3 . . 43d. 5 9/16d.

June 7 . . 5d. 6d.

July 5 . . 5d. 7id.

August 2 . . . . 4?d. 53d.

September 6 .. 4gd. 5|d.

October 4 . . 5d. 5.8|d.

November 1 . . 5gd. 6|d.

December 6 . . 63d. 6§d.

January 3, 1936 . . 63d. 6|d.

February 1 . . 73d. 7 3/16d.

March 6 . . 8|d. 7 Jd.

April 3 . . 83d. 7 Jd.

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

June 5 . . . . 9d. 7Jd.

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

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

August 7 . . . . 10 Jd. 7|d.

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

September 4 . . 10 Jd. 7 ll/16d.

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

September 18 . . 10 Jd. 7 ll/16d.

September 25 . . lOJd. 73d.

October 2 . .. 10 Jd. 73d.

October 9 . . . 10id. 7gd.

October 16 . . . 10 Jd. 7gd.

October 23 . . . lOJd. 7|d.

October 30 . . . lOgd. 83d.

November 6 .. 103d. 8 7/16d.

November 13 . .. lid. 8 9/16d.

November 20 .. 11 Jd. 8 ll/16d.

November 27 8|d.

December 4 .. 1/- 9 l/10d.

December 11 ■ • 1/U 9Jd.

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 Nov. 27 . £18 15 0 £18 15 0 £19 15 0 Dee. 4 . £19 7 6 £19 7 6 £20 7 6 Dec. 11 . £20 5 0 £20 5 0 £21 5 0

Rubber

Plantation London Para Smoked Price on per lb. per lb.

January 6 . 1933 . . 4|d. 2.43d.

February 10 . . . 43d. 2Jd.

March 10 . . 4id. 2 Jd.

April 14 .. 4 id. 2.34d.

May 5 .. 4gd. 2.81d.

June 2 . . . . 5|d. 3.56d.

July 7 .. 5gd. 3.71d.

August 4 . . 5Jd. 4d.

September 1 . . . 5d. 3.78d.

October 13 . 4 id. 4d.

November 10 . 4gd. 4.09d.

December 8 .. 4 id. 4.0gd.

January 5, 1934 i ’. .. 43d. 4.28d.

February 2 . . 4Jd. 4.84d.

March 6 . . 5d. 5.15d.

May 4 . . 53d. 7d.

June 1 . . . . 5Jd. 6|d.

July 6 . . 5id. 7.06d.

August 3 . . 5id. 7.18d, September ?’ ! . . 5 Jd. 7gd.

October 5 .. 5Jd. 6 Jd.

November 16 .’ . . 5 Jd. 6Jd.

December 28 . . . 5d. 63d.

January 4. 1935 . . 5d. 6gd.

February

1 . . 4|d. 6 Jd.

Copra

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 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 Mav 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 o’

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 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 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 i to London.

Rabaul.

Pric« on— Per ton, c :.i.f.

Per ton, c :.i.f.

Per ton, c.i.f.

Jan. 3. ’36 £13 2 6 £13 i 15 0 £15 0 0 Feb. 7 . . £13 0 0 £14 . 0 0 £15 0 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 1 5 0 £13 17 6 May 1 .. £11 10 0 £11 15 0 £12 10 0 May 22 . £11 15 0 £12 ; 15 0 £13 0 0 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 6 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