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.

Mr. C. Whitney Carpenter, an Ameri can big-game hunter, and Mrs. Carpenter arrived at Sydney on May 18 by the Mariposa, bound for New Guinea on a holiday. They flew to Cairns to catch the steamer Montoro.

October 4 ... 6d. 6.83d.

November 1 5|d. 6|d.

December 6 ... 63d. ,. „ 6fd.

January 3, 1936 ... 63d. ... 63d.

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

March 6 — 8Jd. 1 7jd.

April 3 83d. 73d.

May 1 — ... 9d. .. . 7 15/32d.

June 5 — 9d. 73d.

July 3 9id. 73d.

August 7 „ ... 103d. ... 7gd.

September 4 103d. 7 ll/16d.

October 2 ... ... 103d. 73d.

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

November 20 113d. 8 ll/16d.

November 27 ... , 1/- 8|d.

December 4 „ . . 1/- _. T „ 9 l/16d.

December 11 1/1* — 93d.

December 18 • 1/1 9 15/16d.

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

December 31 . 1/2 T .„. lOgd.

January 8, 1937 1/2 103d.

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

January 22 1/2 103d.

January 29 1/2 10|d.

February 5 • 1/2 lOid.

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

V- 10|d.

February 26 1/- 10jd.

March 5 ... 113d. 11 l/32d March 12 lid. 11 9/16d.

March 19 ... ... , 113d. ■ 1/03 March 26 ... 113d. 1/0 15/16 April 2 - 1/- 1/1 15/16 April 9 .. 1/- 1/03 April 16 . 1/lid.

April 23 1/- 11 l/8d.

April 30 113d. lOd.

May 7 113d. 103d.

May 13 Hid. 10 ll/16d.

May 21 «... lid. 10 7/16d.

Mar. 26 £19 5 0 £19 15 0 £20 15 41 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 Apr. 23 £17 0 0 £17 10 0 £18 10 0 Apr. 30 £16 0 0 £16 15 0 £17 15 0 May 7 £16 0 0 £16 12 6 £17 12 6 May 14 £15 0 0 £15 5 0 £16 5 0 May 21 £14 15 0 £15 12 6 £16 12 6

Rubber

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

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

February 10 ... 43d. 23d.

March 10 4«d. 23d.

April 14 ... 43d. 2.34d.

May 5 4fd. 2.81d.

June 2 ... 53d. 3.56d.

July 7 ... , 5fd. 3.71d.

August 4 53d. ... 4d.

September 1 - 5d. ... 3.78d.

October 13 43d. ... 4d.

November 10 4fd. 4.09d.

December 8 , 4«d. 4.0|d.

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

February 2 .. 4§d. . Tl . 4.84d.

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

May 4 53d. 7'd.

June 1 . . 53d. , 63d.

July 6 , , . „ 53d. . 7.06d.

August 3 53d. 7.18d.

September 7 53d. 7Jd.

October 5 63d. . .. 6 Jd.

November 16 — 5|d. 63d.

December 28 ... ., 5d. - 63d.

January 4. 1935 -- 5d. 6fd.

February 1 4fd. 63d.

March 1 — 4|d. 6.l|d.

April 5 4 3d. 6.4fd.

May 3 43d. 5 9/16d.

June 7 — , , 6d. . 6d.

July 5 — ... 6d. — 7 id.

August 2 ... 43d. 5|d.

September 6 — — — — 4|d. — 63d.

Copra

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

Per ton, c.i i.f.

January 1, 1932 £14 0 0 £14 15 0 March 25 £14 17 6 £15 0 0 June 17 £13 2 6 £13 5 0 September 2 - TT1 „ ... £13 17 6 £14 0 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 . , r £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 T ... £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 r ... £9 12 0 £10 6 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. 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 16 r 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 e Feb. 5 — £19 0 0 £19 0 0 £19 IS 0 Feb. 12 £19 15 0 £19 16 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