Market Quotations

THE 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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Dec. 31 .. .. 7'Ad. .. 6 7 /ad.

Jan. 7. 1938 7'Ad. .. 7d.

Jan. 14 ... 7'/ad. .. 7Vad.

Jan. 21 .. .. 7d. .. 7Vid.

Jan. 28 7d. , . 7Vad.

Feb. 4 .. .. 6 3 Ad. . . 6 7 /ad.

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 o- 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 Jan. 28 ... £11 17 6 £12 0 0 £12 15 0 Feb. 4 . .. £11 2 6 £11 10 0 £12 7 6 Feb. 11 .. £10 17 6 £11 15 0 £12 0 0

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, 1982 £14 0 0 £14 16 0 March 25 £14 17 6 £16 0 0 June 17 £18 2 6 £18 5 0 September 2 £18 17 6 £14 0 6 December 16 £14 2 6 £14 6 0 January 6, 1933 £13 0 0 £18 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 • January 6, 1934 £8 0 0 £8 7 6 March 80 £7 7 6 £8 0 • April 27 . ... £7 7 6 £8 0 0 June IB £8 0 0 £8 12 4 July 6 £7 17 6 £8 16 0 September 7 £7 12 6 £8 16 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 16 0 April 5 . ... £10 16 0 £11 16 0 May 3 . . £11 17 6 £12 12 6 June 7 — £11 16 0 £12 7 6 July 5 £9 12 0 £10 i 0 August 2 £9 15 0 £10 16 0 September 6 £9 17 6 £10 17 6 October 4 £11 7 6 £12 7 « 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 n 0 £14 0 0 £16 0 0 Mar. 6 £11 15 ft £12 16 0 £13 0 0 April 8 £12 7 6 £13 5 0 £13 17 6 May 1 £11 10 ft £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 . . r £13 2 6 £13 10 0 £14 12 6 Oct. 2 £13 7 w £13 10 0 £14 10 0 Nov. 6 , £16 10 0 £16 2 6 £16 6 ft Dec. 4 £19 7 6 £19 7 6 £20 7 6 Jan. 8. *1 37 £22 12 6 £22 12 6 £28 12 6 Jan. 29 £19 15 0 £19 15 0 £20 10 ft Feb. 5 £19 0 0 £19 0 0 £19 15 0 Feb. 26 £18 IB 0 £19 0 0 £19 IB 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 16 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 6 0 July 16 ... £15 5 0 £15 5 ft £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 6 £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. ? £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 6 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 U Nov. 12 £13 5 0 £13 5 0 £14 5 0 Nov. 19 £13 2 6 £13 2 6 £13 17 5

London Price on— January 6, 1983 Para per lb. 4fd.

Plantation Smoke<l per ll> 2.43d.

July 7 ... — B|d. 3.71d.

December 8 4|d. 4.U|d.

January 5, 1984 — 4 id. 4.28d.

July 6 — — — B*d. 7.Ubd.

December 28 — — 6d. 6td.

January 4, 1985 — Bd. 6*d.

July 5 6d. 7 id.

December 6 — — 6Jd. b|d.

January 8, 1936 6|d. (jff'i- June 5 — — — 9d. 7 id.

December 4 — — - V- 9 l/16d.

January 8, 1937 1/2 10*d.

March 6 — — ... Hid. 11 l/32d April 2 — .. ... 1/- 1/1 15/16 June 4 — — „.. lid. 9 5-8d.

Aug. 6 9*d. 9 1-16d.

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

Oct. 1 — . 9*d. 8 9/16d.

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

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

Oct. 22 8id. 7 11/16d.

Oct. 29 ... ... 8id. 7id.

Nov. 5 — 8d. 7id.

Nov. 12 ...» — . ... 7|d. 7«d.

Nov. 19 — ... 7§d, 6 15/16d.

Nov. 26 ..„ 7id. 7id.

Dec. 3 — — ... 7id. 7*d.

Dec. 10 ... ... 7 Jd. 7id.

Dec. 17 7V 4 d.

Dec. 24 . . 7V«d.