Market Quotations

Range of Prices

TTrr® 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.

Copra

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.

Rubber

London Price on— 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 6 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 March 30 ,,, £7 7 6 £8 0 0 April 27 £7 7 6 £8 0 0 June 15 £8 0 0 £8 12 6 July 6 £7 17 6 £8 16 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 16 0 May 3 £11 17 6 £12 12 6 J une 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

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 Apri 1 3 £12 7 6 £13 5 0 £13 17 G May 1 £11 10 0 £11 15 0 £12 10 0 June i 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 « 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. 29 £19 15 0 £19 15 0 £20 10 0 Feb. 5 £19 0 0 £19 0 0 £19 15 0 Feb. 26 £18 15 0 £19 0 0 £19 15 0 Mar. 5 £19 0 0 £19 5 0 £20 0 0 Mar. 26 £19 5 0 £19 15 0 £20 15 0 Apr. 2 £19 0 0 £19 15 0 £20 15 0 Apr. 16 £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 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 July 23 £15 12 6 £15 12 6 £16 12 6- July 30 £15 2 6 £15 2 6 £16 0 0 Aug. 6 £15 2 6 £15 2 6 £15 1.7 6 Aug. 13 £15 0 0 £15 2 6 £15 17 6 Aug. 20 £14 10 0 £14 12 6 £15 7 6 Aug. 27 £14 0 0 £14 0 0 £14 15 0 Sept. 3 £13 5 0 £13 5 0 £14 0 0

Sept. 10 £13 12 6 £13 15 0 £14 10 0 Sept. 17 ... £13 12 6 £13 15 0 £14 12 6 Sept. 24 £14 2 6 £14 5 0 £15 0 0 Oct. 1 £14 15 0 £14 17 6 £15 12 6 Oct. 8 £14 5 0 £14 5 0 £15 0 0 Oct. 15 £14 10 0 £14 10 0 £15 7 6

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

Plantation Smoked per lb. 2.43d.

July 7 — B*d. 3.71d.

December 8 — 4fd. 4.0|d.

January 5, 1934 — 4*d. 4.28d.

July 6 .._ BJd. 7.06d.

December 28 — Bd. 6id.

January 4. 1935 — 5d. 6|d.

July 5 — Bd. 7|d.

December 6 6fd. 6Sd.

January 3, 1936 . — 6fd. 6id.

June 5 — 9d. 7*d.

December 4 — 1/- 9 l/16d.

January 8, 1937 1/2 lOid.

Febniarv 5 1/2 lOid.

March 5 ... lUd. 11 l/32d April 2 ... . ... 1/- 1/1 15/16 May 7 ... ... iiid. 10fd.

June 4 ... ... lid. 9«-8d.

June 11 lOid. 9 3-8d.

June 18 ... lOid. 9 ll-16d.

June 25 ... 10$d. 9 7-8d.

July 2 ... lOd. 9 ll-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 ... 9 id. 9 l-16d.

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

Aug. 20 ... 9Jd. 8?d.

Aug. 27 ... ... 9 id. .. 8 15-16d.

Sept. 3 ... 9}d- . 9 l-16d.

Sept 10 ... 9id. 9 5-16d.

Sept. 17 , 9 id. . 9d.

Sept. 24 ... 9id. 8 13/16d.

Oct. 1 ... 9id. 8 9/16d.

Oct. 8 ... 9*d. . 8d.

Oct. 15 9d. 7 15/16d.