Market Quotations

Range of Prices

THE 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..

Rev. A. P. Jennings, of St. Aidan’s Training College for native clergy and teachers which is maintained in Papua by the New Guinea Mission, arrived in Sydney on furlough by the Macdhui on March 11.

August 2 „ ... , „, J m. 5fd.

September 6 ... ... 4gd. 5id.

October 4 5d. 5.8id.

November 1 — ... 5*d. 6fd.

December 6 ... 63d. 6|d.

January 3, 1936 ... 6gd. 6id.

February 1 7gd. 7 3/16d.

March 6 ... 8id. 7id.

April 3 — ... ... 8gd. 7id.

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

June 5 ... 9d. 7}d.

July 3 ...«. 9Jd. ... 73d.

August 7 lOJd. 7 fid.

September 4 lOJd. ... 7 ll/16d.

October 2 ... ... 10id. ... 73d.

October 16 ... 10id. 7gd.

October 23 ... 10id. 7|d.

October 30 ...^ lOfd. 8Jd.

November 6 — ... „ ... 103d. 8 7/16d.

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

November 20 ... ...— lljd. 8 ll/16d.

November 27 1/- 8gd.

December 4 1 /- 9 l/16d.

December 11 ... 1/li 9Jd.

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

December 24 — ... 1/1 ... 10 l/16d.

December 31 ... 1/2 ... lOgd.

January 8. 1937 1/2 ... 10id.

January 15 ~..~ 1/2 ...~ 10 15/16d.

January 22 1/2 10gd.

January 29 ... 1/2 lOjd.

February 5 1/2 lOid.

February 12 1/2 103d February 19 ... ...

VlOgd.

February 26 1/lOgd.

March 5 11 id. 11 l/32d March 12 lid. ... 11 9/16d.

March 19 . Hid. • i/oi

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 u 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 Feb. 26 ... £18 15 0 £19 0 0 £19 15 0 Mar. 5 £19 0 0 £19 5 0 £20 0 0 Mar. 12 £19 7 6 £19 12 G £20 12 6 Mar. 19 £19 12 6 £19 17 6 £20 17 6

Rubber

London Price on — Para per lb.

Plantation Smoked per lb.

January 6, 1933 4fd. 2.43d.

February 10 4Jd. 2|d.

March 10 - 4fd. 2id.

April 14 . 4Jd. 2.34d.

May 5 — 4id. 2,81d.

June 2 - ...

Sid. 3.56d.

July 7 5|d. 3.71d.

August 4 — — 5jd. 4d.

September 1 5d. — 3.78d.

October 13 4Jd. 4d.

November 10 ... — — 4fd. 4.09d.

December 8 — — — 4gd. 4.0|d.

January 5, 1934 — — 4id. 4.28d.

February 2 — — — 4jd. 4.84d.

March 6 — — — — 5cl. 5.1Bd.

May 4 — — — 53d. 7d.

June 1 — — — — 5|d. 61d.

July 6 — — — — Bid. 7.06d.

August 3 — — — Bid. — 7.18d.

September 7 — — 5Jd. — 7§d.

October 5 — — — Bid. 6|d.

November 16 — — Bid. — 6}d.

December 28 - — 5d. 6jd.

January 4, 1935 — — Bd. 6|d.

February 1 — — — 4fd. 6id.

March 1 — — ... m. ..._ 6.1Jd.

April 5 - — m. 5.4|d.

May 3 — — — — 43d. 5 9/16d.

June 7 Bd. 6d.

July 5 — — — Bd. — 7|d.

London Price on—

Copra

South Sea, Sun-Dried to London Per ton, c.i.f.

Plantation, Hot-air Dried, Rabaul Per ton, c.i.f.

January 16, 1931 £14 7 6 £14 12 6 March 27 £14 10 0 £14 12 6 June 26 £11 15 0 £11 17 6 September 25 £12 15 0 £12 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 ci 2 5 0 n 2 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 6 £S 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.

Smoked, to Genoa South Sea. Plantation. , Sun-Dried Hot-air Dried, London, and Marseilles. to London.

Ra 1 aul.

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 Mar. 6 £11 15 0 £12 15 0 £13 0 0 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. 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 Nor. 13 £16 0 0 £16 2 6 £16 15 0 Nov. 20 £17 15 0 £17 17 6 £18 16 0 Nov. 27 ... £18 15 0 £18 15 0 £19 15 0 6 Dec. 4 £19 7 6 £19 7 6 £20 7 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 £31 12 6 £21 12 6 £22 12 6