Market Quotations

Range of Prices

r 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 quotOr tion before going to press.

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Mrs. R. H. Green, wife of Rev. Green, who has worked for 16 years for the Methodist Mission at Lakeba, Fiji, sailed from Sydney by the Mariposa on March 31. At Suva, her husband joined the vessel and together they continued on to America, en route to England.

September 6 ... - 4|d. 6id.

October 4 • ... 5d. 5.8id.

November 1 — 5 id. «|d.

December 6 6|d. 6fd.

January 3, 1936 6^d. 6id.

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

March 6 ... 8|d. 7id.

April 3 ... — 8 |d. 7id.

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

June 5 ... — 9d. 7id.

July 3 ... — 9|d. 7|d.

August 7 ... 10id. 7fd.

September 4 ... 10id. 7 H/16d.

October 2 ... 10id. 7|d.

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

November 13 — lid. 8 9/16d.

November 20 ... ... ll|d. 8 H/16d.

November 27 — 1/- 8|d.

December 4 ... — 1/- 9 l/16d.

December 11 — 1/1* 9id.

December 18 — 1/1 9 15/16d.

December 24 1/1 10 l/16d.

December 31 — 1/2 10gd.

January 8. 1937 ... 1/2 lOid.

January 15 1/2 10 15/16d.

January 22 ... 1/2 10id.

January 29 1/2 10id.

February 5 ... 1/2 10.Id.

February 12 ... 1/2 10|d February 19 1/- 10|d.

February 26 ... 1/- 10|d.

March 5 ... Hid. 11 l/32d March 12 ... Hd. 11 9/16d.

March 19 ... Hid. ■ i/oi March 26 Hid. 1/0 15/16 April 2 ... ... -... 1/- 1/1 15/16 April 9 ... 1/l/0i April 16 1/lid.

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 6 £20 12 6 Mar. 19 £19 12 6 £19 17 6 £20 17 6 Mar. 26 £19 5 0 £19 15 0 £20 15 0 Apr. 2 £19 0 0 £19 15 0 £20 15 0 Apr. 9 £18 5 0 £19 0 0 £20 0 0 Apr. 16 £17 0 0 £17 10 0 £18 10 0

London Price on— January 6, 1933 Para per lb. 4 2d. ...

Plantation Smoked per lb. 2.43d.

February 10 -... 42 d 2|d.

March 10 m 2id.

April 14 „ ... 4|d. ... 2.34d.

May 5 ... 4 2d 2.81d.

June 2 ... 5 2d 3.56d.

July 7 5|d 3.71d.

August 4 -... 5 |d 4d.

September 1 5d 3.78d.

October 13 — 42d. 4d.

November 10 ... 4fd 4.09d.

December 8 4 2d. ... 4.0|d.

January 5, 1934 — 4|d. ... 4.28d.

February 2 ... ... 4|d. ..._ 4.84d.

March 6 ... ... 5d 5.15d.

May 4 ... 53d 7d.

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

July 6 ... 52d. 7.06d.

August 3 ... 5|d. ... 7.18d.

September 7 5 |d. ... 7|d.

October 5 — 5id. 6|d.

November 16 ...~ 5|d 6id.

December 28 ... 5d. 6 jd.

January 4, 1935 ... 5d. 6|d.

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

March 1 ... 4|d 6.lid.

April 5 ...„ 4|d 5.4§d.

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

June 7 5d. ... 6d.

July 5 ... 5d 7|d.

August 2 •— ... 4|d 5fd.

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 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 I 0 0 June 17 ... £13 2 6 £13 5 0 July 1 ... £13 5 0 £13 1 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 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 £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 Marseille.' ?. 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 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 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