Market Quotations

Range of Prices

1 1 *nE 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, Plantation, Sun-Dried Hot-air Dried.

London to London Rabaul Price on— Per ton, c.i.f.

Per ton , c.i.f.

January 1, 1032 £14 0 0 £14 16 0 March 25 £14 17 6 £15 0 0 June 17 £13 2 6 £13 6 0 September 2 ... £13 17 6 £14 0 o 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 £0 7 6 £9 10 0 December 1 £3 12 6 £9 0 9 January 5, 193 I £8 0 0 £8 7 6 March 30 £7 7 6 £8 0 9 April 27 £7 7 6 £8 0 0 June 15 £8 0 0 £8 12 « July 6 £7 17 6 £8 15 0 Autrust 3 £8 0 0 £8 17 6 September 7 £7 12 6 £8 16 0 October 6 £8 0 0 £9 0 0 November 2 £7 15 0 £8 16 9 December 28 £9 0 0 £9 12 6 January 4, 1935 £9 6 0 £10 6 9 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 • 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.l.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 ._ £11 16 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 • Sept. 4 £13 2 6 £13 10 0 £14 12 « Oct. 2 ... £13 7 6 £13 10 0 £14 10 0 Nov. 6 £15 10 0 £15 2 6 £16 K 0 Dec. 4 — £19 7 6 £19 7 6 £20 7 6 Jan. 8. ’37 £22 12 € £22 12 « £23 12 • Jan. 29 ... £19 15 0 £19 15 0 £20 10 e Feb. 5 £19 0 0 £19 0 0 £19 IB 0 Feb. 26 £18 15 0 £19 0 0 £19 16 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. 30 ... £16 0 0 £16 15 0 £17 15 0 May 7 £16 0 0 £16 12 6 £17 12 6 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 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 17 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 6 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 6 £13 17 6 Nov. 26 ..._ £12 7 6 £12 7 6 £13 2 6 Dec. 3 ... £12 10 0 £12 12 6 £13 7 6 Dec. 10 £12 17 6 £13 0 0 £13 17 6

Rubber

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

January 6 . 1985 4 Jd. 2.48d.

July 7 — B|d. 3.71d.

December 8 ... 4|d. 4.0|d.

January 5. 1934 — 4id. 4.28d.

July 6 ... 6*d. 7.06d.

December 28 ... .. Bd. •id.

January 4 , 1935 .. — 5d, <fd.

July 5 ... „ - . 6d. 7fd.

December 6 - ... — 6Jd. «w.

January 3, 1936 , — 6jd. 6id.

June 5 ... 9d. 7id.

December 4 ■ - — V- 9 1/lfd.

January 8, 1937 — 1/2 10id.

February 5 — 1/2

ioid.

March 5 4 ... Hid. „ 11 l/32d April 2 ... 1/l/l 15/16 May 7 ... iiid. 103d.

June 4 lid. 9 B-8d.

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

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

Sept. 3 .. ... „... 9Jd. .. 9 l-16d.

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

Oct. 8 ... ... ... 9id. .. 8d.

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

Oct. 22 ... ... 8id. 7 H/16d.

Oct. 29 «... «... ... 8id. 7id.

Nov. 5 ... 8d. 7}d.

Nov. 12 ... 7|d. ««« 7fd.

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

Nov. 26 ... 7id. ««« 7id.

Dec. 3 ... 7id. 7id.

Dec. 10 «„„ ... 7 Jd. 7id.