Market Quotations

Range of Prices

l \'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.

Sir Raphael Cilen-to, Director General of Public Health in Australia, visited Rabaul, New Guinea, during July to re port to the Federal Government on health conditions in the town, following the recent volcanic eruptions.

Rubber

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

January 6, 1933 4 |d. 2.48d.

July 7 ... 5fd. 3.71d.

December 8 — 4fd. 4.0fd.

January 5, 1934 4 id. 4.28d.

July 6 ... B|d.

T.Obd.

December 28 ... ... Bd.

Bid.

January 4. 1935 ... 6d.

B|d.

July 5 ... ... — Bd. 7|d.

December 6 ... 6 id.

Bfd.

January 3, 1936 — 62d.

Bid.

June 5 9d. 7id.

September 4 — 10}d. 7 H/lid.

December 4 -.. 1/- 9 1/lid.

January 8. 1937 1/2 10id.

February 5 1/2 10id.

March 5 ... iiid. 11 l/32d April 2 . ... i/- ... 1/1 15/16 May 7 ... nid. 10|d.

June 4 lid. 9 5-8d.

June 11 ... w ... 10id. 9 3-8d.

June 18 10id. 9 H-16d.

June 25 10id. 9 7-8d.

July 2 ... lOd. 9 H-16d.

July 9 lOd. 9 3-8d.

July 16 lOd. 9id.

July 23 ... lOd. . 8 7-8d.

July 30 ... lOd. 8 7-8d.

Aug. 6 — 9id. 9 l-16d.

Aug. 13 ... 9 id. 8 7-8d.

Aug. 20 — 9Jd. ... 82d.

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 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 6 0 January 6, 1933 .. £13 ft 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 e March SO £7 7 6 £8 0 0 April 27 £7 7 6 £8 0 0 May 18 ... £7 15 0 £8 12 « June 15 £8 0 0 £8 12 ( July 6 £7 17 6 £8 15 0 August 8 £8 0 0 £8 17 < .September 7 £7 12 6 £8 15 0 October 6 £8 0 0 £9 0 0 November 2 £7 16 0 £8 15 0 December 28 £9 0 0 £9 12 6 January 4. 1935 £9 6 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 16 0 May 3 ... £11 17 6 £12 12 6 June 7 £11 15 0 £12 7 6 July 5 £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 £16 0 0 Feb. 7 ... £13 0 0 £14 0 0 £16 0 0 Mar. 6 fli 15 0 £12 15 0 £13 0 0 April 8 £12 7 6 £13 5 ft £18 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 £18 10 0 Aug. 7 £12 17 6 £13 7 6 £14 7 < Sent. 4 £18 2 6 £13 10 0 £14 12 6 Oct. 2* £18 7 6 £13 10 0 £14 10 0 Nov. 6 £16 10 0 £15 2 6 £16 K 0 Dec. 4 £19 7 6 £19 7 6 £20 7 6 Jan. 8. *37 £22 12 6 £22 12 6 £28 12 « Jan. 29 ... £19 15 0 £19 15 0 £20 10 0 Feb. 5 £19 0 ft £19 0 0 £19 15 0 Feb. 26 ... £18 15 0 £19 0 0 £19 16 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 « Apr. 2 £19 0 ft £19 15 0 £20 15 0 Apr. 9 ... £18 5 0 £19 0 0 £20 ft 0 Apr. 16 ... £17 0 0 £17 10 0 £18 10 0 Apr. 23 £17 0 0 £17 10 ft £18 10 0 Apr. 30 ... £16 0 0 £16 15 Q £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 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 16 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 July 23 £15 July 30 £15 12 2 6 6 £15 12 £15 2 6 6 £16 12 6 £16 0 0 Aug. 6 £15 Aug. 13 £15 Aug. 20 £14 2 0 10 6 0 0 £15 2 £15 2 £14 12 6 6 6 £15 17 6 £15 17 6 £15 7 6