Market Quotations

riMIE Pacific Islands Monthly makes a A close check of the prices quoted for Islands produce; and we regularly publish the range of prices during each month, including the last avail able quotation 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, 1932 , £14 0 0 £14 15 0 March 25 £14 17 G £15 0 0 June 17 £13 2 6 £13 5 0 September 2 £13 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 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 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, 1936 £9 6 0 £10 6 0 March 1 £12 2 6 £12 16 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 6 0 August 2 £9 16 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.

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 £15 0 0 Feb. 7 £13 0 0 £14 0 0 £15 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 6 Sept. 4 £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 £15 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 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 £15 2 6 £15 17 6 Aug. 27 £14 0 0 £14 0 0 £14 15 0 Sept. 3 £13 6 0 £13 6 0 £14 0 0 Sept. 17 £13 12 6 £13 15 0 £14 12 6 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

July 7 5 id. 3.71d.

December 8 — 4 id. 4.0|d.

January 5, 1934 — — 4ld. 4.2Hd.

July 6 — . 6£d. 7.06d.

December 28 — — 6(1. fiid.

January 4, 1935 6<1. fifd.

July 6 — Bd. 7|d.

December 6 . . . bid. filld.

January 3, 1936 6 }d. fiid.

June B — »u.

U d.

December 4 1/- 9 1/1 fid.

January 8, 1937 1/2 10id.

March 5 ... iiid. 11 l/32d April 2 ... i/- 1/1 16/16 June 4 lld. 9 5-8d, Aug. 6 9*d. , 9 1-1fid.

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

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

Nov, 5 8d. 7id.

Dec. 3 7*d. 7id.

Jan. 7, 1938 .. . 7‘/ 4 d. ., 7d.

Jan. 14 .. 7y 8 d. .. 7y 8 d.

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

Jan. 28 .. .. .. 7d. .. 7V 8 d.

Feb. 4 .. 6%d. .. 6 7 /ad.

Feb. 18 .. 6 3 /«d. 7 l-16d.

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

Mar. 4 .. . 6d. 7y 8 d.

Mar. 11 .. 6d. . . 7d.

Mar. 18 .. 5 3 / 4 d. . . 6%d.

Mar. 25 ., 5 3 / 4 d. . , 6 l-16d.

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

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

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

April 29 5%d. sy 2 d.

May 6 .. 5y 8 d. sy 8 d.

May 13 .. 5 5 / 8 d. 5 7 / 8 d.

May 20 5 5 /«d. 5 7 /ad.

May 27 . 5|d. 5 7-16d.

June 3 .. 5gd. 5 9-16d.

June 10 5^d. fid.

June 17 .. fid. 5 31/32d.

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 £18 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 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 £10 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 May 27 .. £10 0 0 £10 0 0 £10 15 0 June 3 £9 15 0 £9 15 0 £10 12 6 June 10 £9 15 0 £9 15 0 £10 10 0 June 17 £9/12/6 £9 12 6 £10 7 6

Rubber

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

January 6, 1983 - - - 4Jd. 2.48d.