Market Quotations

Range of Prices

T *HE Pacific Islands Monthly makes a * close check of the prices quoted for Islands produce; and we regularly pub lish the range of prices during each month, including the last available quota tion before going to press.

Oct. 30 £14 15 0 £14 17 6 £15 16 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 Dec. 4 ... £19 7 6 £19 7 6 £20 7 6 Dec. 11 ... £20 5 0 £20 5 0 £21 5 0 Dec. 18 ... £20 15 0 £20 15 0 £21 15 0 Dec. 24 £21 0 0 £21 0 0 £21 17 6 Dec. 31 £21 12 6 £21 12 6 £22 12 6 Jan, 8, ' 37 £22 12 6 £22 12 6 £23 12 6 Jan. 15 £23 0 0 £23 5 0 £24 2 6 Jan, 22 £20 15 0 £21 0 0 £21 15 0 Jan. 29 £19 15 0 £19 15 0 £20 10 0 Feb. 5 £19 0 0 £19 0 0 £19 15 0 Feb. 12 £19 15 0 £19 15 0 £20 10 0 Feb. 19 £19 2 6 £19 5 0 £20 0 0

Rubber

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

January 6, 1933 4fd. ... 2.43d.

February 10 ... 4Jd. 2|d.

March 10 ..._ ... 4fd. - 2id.

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

May 5 .._ 4gd. 2.81d.

June 2 ... 5 id. 3.56d.

July 7 ... 5 gd- 3.7 Id.

August 4 5id. ... 4d.

September 1 ... 5d. 3.78d.

October 13 ... 4 id. 4d.

November 10 4fd. ... 4.09d.

December 8 ... ... 4id. ... 4.0|d.

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

February 2 ... 4id. — 4.84d.

March 6 5d. — 5.15d.

May 4 . ... 5|d. 7d.

June 1 ... 5id. 6 id.

July 6 — 5id. ..„ 7.06d.

August 3 „... 5 id. 7.18d.

September 7 5 id. — 7fd.

October 5 5Jd. 6|d.

November 16 — 5Jd. 6|d.

December 28 — 5d. 6id.

January 4, 1935 ... — 5d. 6|d.

February 1 4|d. 6*d.

March 1 4|d. 6.lid.

April 5 4 |d. 5.4id.

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

June 7 5d. 6d.

July 5 5d. 7Jd.

August 2 ... — 4|d. 5id.

September 6 ... 4*d. 6*d.

October 4 ... ..._ 5d. 5.8*d.

November 1 — 5Jd. 6Jd.

December 6 — 6Jd. 6Jd.

January 3, 1936 ,,, — 6 id. 6*d.

February 1 — 7id, 7 3/16d.

March 6 ... ... 8 id. 7*d.

April 3 8 id. 7*d.

May 1 — 9d. 7 15/32d.

June 5 — 9d. 7id.

July 3 — 9 id. 7id.

August 7 ... 10id. 7fd.

September 4 ..„ 10*d. 7 ll/16d.

October 2 ... ... 10*d. 7|d.

October 16 ... 10*d. 7|d.

October 23 ...„ ... 10*d. 7Jd.

October 30 — 10fd. 8id.

November 6 ... 10 |d. 8 7/16d.

November 13 — lid. 8 9/16d.

November 20 — Hid. 8 ll/16d.

November 27 — 1/- 8|d.

December 4 ri . 1/- 9 l/16d.

December 11 1/1* 9|d.

December 18 - 1/1 9 15/16d.

December 24 .._ 1/1 10 l/16d.

December 31 — 1/2 lOfd.

January 8, 1937 ... 1/2 10Jd.

January 15 1/2 10 15/16d.

January 22 ... 1/2 10Jd, January 29 „.. 1/2 10id.

February 5 ... 1/2 lOid.

February 12 1/2 10 id.

February 19 1/- — 10?d.

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 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 o 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 o December 1 £8 12 6 £9 0 o 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 6 £8 0 0 £9 0 o November 2 £7 15 0 £8 15 o December 28 £9 0 0 £9 12 g January 4, 1935 £9 5 0 £10 5 o 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 o August 2 September 6 October 4 November 1 - — £9 15 £9 17 £11 7 £12 17 0 6 6 6 £10 15 £10 17 £12 7 £14 0 0 6 6 o December 6 £12 17 6 £14 0 o South Sea.

South Sea.

Plantation.

Smoked, to Genoa Sun-Dried Hot-air Drlf>r?

London and Marseilles to London.

Rabaul. .Trice 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 o Feb, 7 £13 0 0 £14 0 0 £15 0 o Mar. 6 £11 15 0 £12 15 0 £13 0 o April 3 £12 7 6 £13 5 0 £13 17 G May 1 £11 10 0 £11 15 0 £12 10 0 June 5 £11 10 0 £12 0 0 £12 17 6 July 3 £12 0 0 £12 10 0 £13 10 0 Aug, 7 £12 17 6 £13 7 6 £14 7 6 Sept. 4 £13 2 6 £13 10 0 £14 12 6 Sept. 11 £13 5 0 £13 17 6 £15 0 o Sept. 18 £13 5 0 £14 0 0 £15 0 0 Sept. 25 £13 5 0 £13 15 0 £14 15 0 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 ...

Oct. 23 .„ £13 £13 £13 £14 7 10 15 7 6 0 0 6 £13 10 £13 12 £14 0 £14 10 0 6 0 0 £14 10 £14 12 £15 0 £15 7 0 6 0 6