The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930

Pacific Islands Monthly, 15 February 1939Vol. IX, No. 7

Market Quotations

pp. 71-72 · Read in the full issue

Jan. 28 .. . £11 17 6 £12 0 0 £12 15 0 Feb. 4 . . . £11 2 6 £11 10 0 £12 7 6 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. 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. 29 . £10 17 6 £11 0 0 £12 0 0 May 6 . £10 17 6 £10 17 6 £11 17 6 May 27 . . £10 0 0 £10 0 0 £10 15 0 June 3 . . £9 15 0 £9 15 0 £10 12 6 July 1 . . £9 17 6 £9 17 6 £10 17 6 Aug. 5 . £9 15 0 £9 15 0 £10 15 0 Aug. 12 . £9 12 6 £9 12 6 £10 12 (j Aug. 19 . £9 15 0 £9 15 0 £10 15 (l Aug. 26 . £9 10 0 £9 10 0 £10 12 6 Sept . 2 . £9 10 0 £9 10 0 £10 10 0 Sept . 9 . £9 5 0 £9 5 0 £10 5 0 Sept. 16 . £9 10 0 £9 10 0 £10 10 0 Sept. 23 . £9 7 6 £9 7 6 £10 7 6 Sept. 30 . £9 7 6 £9 7 6 £10 7 6 Oct. 7 . . £9 2 6 £9 2 6 £10 2 6 Oct. 4 . . £9 5 0 £9 5 0 £10 5 0 Oct. 21 . . £9 5 0 £9 5 0 £10 5 0 Oct. 28 . . £9 0 0 £9 0 0 £10 0 0 Nov. 4 . . £8 12 6 £8 12 6 £9 10 0 Nov. 11 £8 15 0 £8 15 0 £9 15 0 Nov. 18 . £9 2 6 £9 5 0 £10 2 6 Nov. 25 . £9 7 6 £9 7 6 £10 5 0 Dec. 2 . £9 5 0 £9 5 0 £10 2 6 Dec. 9 . £9 10 0 £9 12 6 £10 10 0 Dec. 16 £9 7 6 £9 7 6 £10 2 6 Dec. 23 £9 10 0 £9 10 0 £10 5 0 Dec. 30 £9 7 6

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£10 2 6

London Price on— January 1, 1932 March 25 .. .

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South Sea, Plantation, Sun-dried Hot-air Dried, to London Rabaul Per ton, c.i.f. Per ton, c.l.f, .. £14 0 0 £14 15 0 . .. £14 17 6 £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 March 3 .. . £13 0 0 £11 7 6 £13 £11 12 10 6 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 March 30 .. . £8 0 0 £7 7 6 £8 £8 7 0 6 0 June 15 .. . £8 0 0 £8 12 6 September 7 .. £7 12 6 £8 15 0 December 28 . £9 0 0 £9 12 6 January 4, 1935 March 1 .. £9 5 0 £12 2 6 £10 £12 5 15 0 0 June 7 £11 15 0 £12 7 6 September 6 .. £9 17 6 £10 17 6 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.r.

Jan. 3, ’36 £13 2 6 £ !*3 15 0 £14 0 0 Mar. 6 . . £11 15 0 £12 15 0 £13 0 0 June 5 . . £11 10 0 £12 0 0 £12 17 b 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 £15 2 6 £16 5 0 Dec. 4 . . £19 7 6 £19 7 6 £20 7 6 Jan. 8, ’37 £22 12 6 £22 12 6 £23 12 6 Mar. 5 . . £19 0 0 £19 5 0 £20 0 0 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 Sept. 3 . . £13 5 0 £13 5 0 £14 0 0 Oct. 1 . . £14 15 0 £14 17 6 £15 12 6 Nov. 5 . . £13 10 0 £13 10 0 £14 5 0 Dec. 3 . . £12 10 0 £12 12 6 £13 7 6 Jan. 7, ’38 £12 12 6 £12 15 0 £13 12 6

November 5 . .. 7>/ 4 d. • • 7y 2 d.

December 3 ..

January 7, 1938 .. .. 7d.

February 4 .. . .. 6 7 / a d.

March 4 .. 7y a d.

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

May 6 . . .. 5 5 /ad.

June 3 .. . 5 9-16d.

July 1 .. 7»/ 4 d.

August 5 . 7 ll-16d.

September 2 ..

October 7 ..

Oct. 14 .. .. 7 15/16d . . 8%d. . 8 17-32d Oct. 21 ,. .

October 28 .. 8%d R3/-H November 4 • • 0/811

O N 1 Oa

November 11 .

• O (-Xoq

.. 8 3 / a d.

November 18 .. .. .. 8d.

November 25 . . . 8d.

December 2 .. . . 8d.

December 9 .. .. .. 7.9%d.

December 16 .. .. 7y 4 d. .. 8d.

December 23 .. .. 7d. .. 8y a d.

December 30 .. .. 7H. 8V 4 d.

January 6, 1939 .. . .. sy a d.

January 13 . . .. 7 15-16d.

January 20 .. .. 8d.

January 27 .. . .. 7 ll-16d.

February 3 7 7 / a d.

February 10 .. .. 7 ll-16d.

Jan. 6, ’39 £9 12 6 £9 15 0 £ 10 10 0 Jan, 13 .. £9 10 0 £9 12 6 £10 7 6 Jan. 20 £9 7 6 £9 10 0 £10 5 0 Jan. 27 £9 7 6 £9 10 0 £10 5 0 Peb. 3 .. .. £9 10 0 £9 12 6 £ 10 10 0 Feb. 10 .. £9 7 6 £9 10 0 £10 10 0

Rubber

London Plantation Para.

Smoked.

Price on— per lb. per lb.

January 6, 1933 .. 2.43d.

July 7 .. .. 3.71d.

December 8 .. .. 4.0%d.

January 5, 1934 .. 4.28d.

July 6 .. .. 7.06d.

December 28 . .. 6y 4 d.

January 4, 1935 . . .. 5d. .. 6%d.

July 5 .. .. 7%d.

December 6 . . .. 6%d.

January 3, 1936 .. ey 2 d.

June 5 9d. .. 7y.d.

December 4 1 .. .. 9 l-16d.

January 8, 1937 .. .. 1/2 .. ioy 2 d.

June 4 .. .. 9 5-8d.

September 3 . .. 9 l-16d.

October 1 . .. 9y 2 d. .. 8 9-16d.