Market Quotations
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Range of Prices
r V*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.
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 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 £13 17 6 £14 0 0 December 16 £14 2 6 £14 5 0 January 6, 1933 £13 0 0 £13 12 6 March 3 £11 7 6 £11 10 0 June 30 ... — £10 17 6 £11 0 0 September 29 £9 7 6 £9 10 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 i Sea.
South Sea.
Plantation.
Smoked, to Genoa Sun-i Dried Hot-air Dried.
London and Marseilles. to London.
Rahaul.
Price on- — Per ton.c.i Lf. 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 6 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 Oct. 2 £13 7 6 £13 10 0 £14 10 0 Nov. 6 £15 10 0 £15 2 6 £16 5 0 Dec. 4 £19 7 6 £19 7 6 £20 7 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 n 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 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 gH £15 0 0 £15 5 0 £16 5 0 May 21 £14 15 0 £15 12 6 £16 12 6 May 28 £15 12 6 £15 15 0 £16 15 0 June 4 £15 15 0 £15 12 6 £16 12 6 June 11 £15 7 6 £15 15 0 £16 15 0
June 18 £15 2 6 £15 7 6 *£16 5 0 June 25 £14 10 0 £14 15 0 £15 12 6 July 2 £14 15 0 £14 17 6 £15 15 0 July 9 £15 5 0 £15 5 0 £16 5 0 July 16 £15 5 0 £15 5 0 £16 2 6 *The quote of Rabaul plantatio n hot-air dried copra for June 18 was incorrectly cabled from London as £16/15/0, and published as such in the June P.I.M.
The amended price was £16/5/-.
Rubber
Plantation London Para Smoked Price on— per lb. per lb.
January 6, 1933 . 4fd. 2.43d.
July 7 ... - 5|d. 3.71d.
December 8 — — 4fd. 4.0|d.
January 5, 1934 4id. 4.28d.
July 6 - 5id- 7.06d.
December 28 ..._ _.. 5d. 6*d.
January 4, 1935 — — 5d. 6|d.
July 5 — — Bd. 7|d.
December 6 — 6|d. tt|d.
January 3, 1936 6|d. 6*d.
June 5 ._ — 9d. 7id.
September 4 — ... lOJd- 7 ll/16d.
December 4 — - 1/- ... 9 l/16d.
January 8, 1937 1/2 10id.
February 5 1/2 lOld.
March 5 ..._ ... lUd. 11 l/32d April 2 1/- 1/1 15/16 May 7 ... ll^d. lOfd.
June 4 lid. 9 5-8d.
June 11 10id. 9 3-8d.
June 18 lOld. 9 ll-16d.
June 25 lOid. 9 7-8d.
July 2 lOd. 9 ll-16d.
July 9 lOd. 9 3-8d.
July 16 lOd. ... 9id.