Market Quotations

r T k 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.

December 16 . £14 2 6 £14 6 0 January 6. 1983 £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 15 0 September 7 £7 12 6 £8 15 0 October 6 - £8 0 0 £9 0 0 December 28 £9 0 0 £9 12 6 January 4, 1935 £9 5 0 £10 5 0 March 1 £12 2 6 £12 15 0 April 5 £10 16 0 £11 15 0 May 3 — — £11 17 6 £12 12 6 June 7 £11 16 0 £12 7 6 July 5 — £9 12 0 £1U 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 Sea.

South Ses i.

Plantation.

Smoked, to Genoa Sun-Dried Hot-air DH*d London and Marseilles. to London.

Rab; 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 15 0 £16 0 0 Feb. 7 £13 0 0 £14 0 0 £15 0 o 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 £16 2 6 £16 6 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. 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 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 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 Dec. 17 .. £13 2 6 £13 2 6 £14 0 0 Dec. 24 .. £13 0 0 £13 0 0 £13 17 6 Dec. 31 .. £12 10 0 £12 12 6 £13 10 0 Jan. 7, ’ 38 £12 12 6 £12 15 0 £13 12 6 Jan. 14 .. £12 7 6 £12 12 6 £13 7 6 Jan. 21 .. £12 0 0 £12 12 6 £13 0 0

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South Sea, Plantation, London Sun-Dried Hot-air Dried, 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

London

Rubber

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

January 6, 1933 - _. 4 id. 2.43d.

July 7 - 5 |d. 3.71d.

December 8 — 4fd. 4.0fd.

January 5, 1934 — 4 id. 4.28d.

July 6 — Bid. 7.06d.

December 28 Bd. 6id.

January 4, 1935 — — 5d. 6»d.

July 6 — — Bd. 7$d.

December 6 — — 6 id. tt$d.

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

June 5 ... 9d. 7id.

December 4 1/- 9 l/16d.

January 8, 1937 ... 1/2 10id.

March 5 Hid. 11 l/32d April 2 - ... 1/- ... 1/1 15/16 June 4 ... lid. 9 5-8d.

Aug. 6 9 id. ... . 9 1-16.1.

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

Oct. 1 ... ... ...» 9id. 8 9/16d.

Oct. 8 ..._ ... 9Jd. .. 8d.

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

Oct. 22 8id, 7 ll/16d.

Oct. 29 ... 8|d. , 7id.

Nov. 5 ... ... 8d. 7id.

Nov. 12 7Jd. 7fd.

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

Nov. 26 ... ..._ 7id. 7id.

Dec. 3 7id. 7id.

Dec. 10 7 id. , 7id.

Dec. 17 .. . . 7!/4d. . .

IVtd.

Dec. 24 .. . . 7V 4 d. ., 7%d.

Dec. 31 .. .. 7V 4 d. . . 6%d.

Jan. 7, 1938 .. 7d.

Jan, 14 7Vsd.

Jan. 21 .. .. 7d. . , 7*/ 4 d.