Market Quotations

Range of Prices

* '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.

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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 £18 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 Jupe 30 — — £10 17 6 £11 0 0 September 29 f9 7 6 £9 10 0

December 1 £8 12 6 £9 0 0 January 5, 1934 £8 0 0 £8 7 € 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 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 16 0 £8 16 0 December 28 T , ... £9 0 0 £9 12 6 January 4, 1935 £9 5 0 £10 6 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 5 0 August 2 £9 15 0 £10 16 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.

Ra 1 aul.

Price on— Per ton.c.i.f. Per ton, c.i.f.

Per ton.c.i.f.

Jan. 3. ’36 £13 2 6 £13 16 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 Au«. 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 £16 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 « 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 u 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 6 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 Oct. 22 £13 15 0 £13 15 0 £14 10 0 Oct. 29 £13 15 0 £13 15 0 £14 10 0 Nov. 5 £13 10 0 £13 10 0 £14 5 0 Nov. 12 £13 5 0 £13 5 0 £14 5 0 Nov. 19 £13 2 6 £13 2 G £13 17 6

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

January 6, 1933 4|d. 2.4Sd.

July 7 — 5fd. 3.71d.

December 8 4fd. 4.0»d.

January 5, 1934 4Jd. 4.28d.

July 6 — Bid. 7.06d.

December 28 ... ... 5d. 63d.

January 4, 1935 6d. 6fd.

July 5 6d. 7|d.

December 6 — 6}d. «|d.

January 3, 1936 . 63d. 6|d.

June 5 9d. 7id.

December 4 — V- 9 1/ltd.

January 8, 1937 1/2 10id.

February 5 . 1/2 10id.

March 5 n^d. 11 l/32d April 2 ... i/- 1/1 15/16 May 7 md. 103d.

June 4 lid. —- 9 5-8d.

July 2 lOd. 9 ll-16d.

Aug. 6 9id. 9 l-16d.

Sept. 3 ... 9|d. ... 9 1-16d.

Sept 10 ... ... 91d. . 9 5-16d.

Sept. 17 9Jd. ... 9d.

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

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

Oct. 8 9id. .. 8d.

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

Oct. 22 Sid. 7 ll/16d.

Oct. 29 Sid. 7id.

Nov. 5 8d. 73d.

Nov. 12 7id. 78d.

Nov. 19 7Sd. 6 15/16d.