The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930

Pacific Islands Monthly, 25 May 1938Vol. VIII, No. 10

Market Quotations

p. 77 · Read in the full issue

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.

Jan. 14 TVs d. .. 7Vad.

Jan. 21 7d. . 7V 4 d.

Jan. 28 7d. .. 7Vad.

Feb. 4 6%d. .. 67ad.

Feb. 18 6%d. .. 7 l-16d.

Feb. 25 ... 6d. .. 7 3-16d.

Mar. 4 6d. .. 7>/ad.

Mar. 11 6d. .. 7d.

Mar. 18 53/ 4 d. .. 6%d.

Mar. 25 ,. ..

April 1 5 5 /ad. .. 5 7-16d.

April 8 ... 5 5 /ad. .. 5 13-16d.

April 22 . . . 5%d. .. 6 3-16d.

April 29 .. . . 5 5/ 8 d. .. 5Vad.

May 6 5 3 ad. . . 5 3/ ad.

May 13 5%d. . . 5 7 /ad.

May 20 . . . 53'ad. .. 5 7 / 8 d.

Feb. 18 £10 12 6 £11 0 0 £11 15 0 Feb. 25 . £11 2 6 £11 5 0 £12 5 0 Mar. 4 £10 17 6 £11 0 0 £12 0 0 Mar. 11 .. £10 15 0 £11 0 0 £12 0 0 Mar. 18 . £10 15 0 £11 0 0 £12 0 0 Mar. 25 .. £10 12 6 £10 15 0 £11 12 6 Apr. 1 £10 10 0 £10 12 6 £11 10 0 Apr. 8 £10 12 6 £10 15 0 £11 12 6 Apr. 14 £10 15 0 £10 17 6 £11 15 0 Apr. 22 £10 17 6 £11 0 0 £12 0 0 Apr. 29 £10 17 6 £11 0 0 £12 0 0 May 6 £10 17 6 £ in 17 6 £11 17 6 May 13 .. £10 15 0 £10 15 0 £11 15 0 May 20 £10 15 0 £10 15 0 £11 15 0

Rubber

Plantation London Para Smoked Price onper lb. per lb.

January 6, 1988 4*d. 2.43d.

July 7 — 6|d. - „ 3.71d.

December 8 4|d. 4.0|d.

January 5, 1984 . 4jd. 4.28d.

July 6 . 5*d. 7.06d.

December 28 6d. 6Jd.

January 4, 1985 5d. . , 6|d.

July 5 Sd. 7|d.

December 6 6|d. «fd.

January 8, 1936 . 6|d. 6 id.

June 5 9d. 7Jd.

December 4 — — 1/- 9 l/l«d.

January 8, 1937 1/2 10id.

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

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

Sept. 3 ... 1M ... 9}d. 9 l-16d.

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

Nov. 5 ... 8d. 7*d.

Nov. 12 — 7 |d. 7fd.

Nov. 19 — 7|d. 6 15/16d.

Nov. 26 ... ... 7id. — 7Jd.

Dec. 3 — ?id. 7id.

Dec. 10 ... 7|d. 7id.

Dec. 17 .. 7‘/id. . . 7V 4 d.

Dec. 24 .. .. 7‘/ 4 d. . . 7V 4 d.

Dec. 31 .. .. 7‘/id. ey 8 d.

Jan. 7. 1938 .. 7 ‘/id. . . 7d.

Copra

South Sea.

Plantation, Sun-Dried Hot-air Dried, London to London Rabaul Price on— Per ton, c.i.f.

Per ton l, c.i.f.

January 1. 1962 £14 0 0 £14 15 0 March 25 £14 17 6 £15 0 0 June 17 . ,, £13 2 6 £18 6 0 September 2 — £13 17 6 £14 0 0 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 9 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 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, 1936 £9 5 0 £10 6 • March 1 £12 2 6 £12 15 0 April 6 . £10 16 0 £11 16 0 May 3 £11 17 6 £12 12 6 June 7 £11 15 0 £12 7 6 July 6 - £9 12 0 £10 6 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.I.f. Per ton.c.i.f.

Jan. 3, ’ 36 £18 2 6 £13 15 0 £15 0 0 Feb. 7 £13 0 0 £14 0 0 £15 0 0 Mar. 6 ... £11 16 0 £12 16 0 £13 0 0 April 8 £12 7 6 £13 5 0 £18 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 £18 2 6 £18 10 0 £14 12 6 Oct. 2 £18 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 £28 12 6 Feb. 5 ... £19 0 0 £19 0 0 £19 15 0 Mar. 5 ... £19 0 0 £19 5 0 £20 0 0 Apr. 2 £19 0 0 £19 15 0 £20 15 0 May 7 £16 0 0 £16 12 6 £17 12 6 June 4 £15 15 0 £15 12 6 £16 12 6 July 2 £14 15 0 £14 17 6 £15 15 0 Aug. 6 .._ £15 2 6 £16 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 16 0 Sept. 3 £18 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 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 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