The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930

Pacific Islands Monthly, 15 September 1939Vol. X, No. 2

Market Quotations

p. 70 · Read in the full issue

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South Sea, Plantation, Sun-dried Hot-air Dried, London to London Rabaul Price on— Per ton, c.l.f.

Per ton, c.l.f.

January 1, , 1932 £14 0 0 £14 15 0 June 17 ., £13 2 6 £13 5 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 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 , . £9 5 0 £10 5 0 March 1 £12 : 2 6 £12 15 0 June 7 .. £11 15 0 £12 7 6 September 6 . . . . £9 17 6 £10 17 6 December ( S .. .. £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.l.f. Per ton, c.l.f. Per ton.c.l.l.

Jan. 3. '36 £13 2 6 £13 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 0 Sept. 4 . , £13 2 6 £13 10 0 £14 12 6 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 Sept. 3 . . £13 5 0 £13 5 0 £14 0 0 Dec. 3 . . £12 10 0 £12 12 6 £13 7 6 Jan. 7. '38 £12 12 6 £12 15 0 £13 12 6 Peb. 4 . ., £11 2 6 £11 10 0 £12 7 6 Mar. 4 .. £10 17 6 £11 0 0 £12 0 0 Apr. 1 .. £10 10 0 £10 12 6 £11 10 0 May 6 £10 17 6 £10 17 6 £11 17 6 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 Sept. 2 . £9 10 0 £9 10 0 £10 10 0 Oct. 7 . , £9 2 6 £9 2 6 £10 2 6 Nov. 4 . . £8 12 6 £8 12 6 £9 10 0 Dec. 2 . . £9 5 0 £9 5 0 £10 2 6 Jan. 6, ’39 £9 12 6 £9 15 0 £10 10 6 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 Peb. 10 .. £9 7 6 £9 10 0 £10 10 0 Peb. 17 £9 15 0 £10 0 0 £10 17 6

Feb. 24 . . £9 17 6 £10 2 6 £11 0 0 Mar. 3 . £10 0 0 £10 2 6 £11 0 0 Mar. 10 . £9 17 6 £10 2 6 £11 0 0 Mar. 17 . . £9 15 0 £9 17 6 £10 17 6 Mar. 24 . £9 15 0 £9 17 6 £10 17 6 Mar. 31 . £9 12 6 £9 15 0 £10 15 0 April 6 . £9 12 6 £9 15 0 £10 15 0 April 14 £9 10 0 £9 12 6 £10 12 6 April 21 £9 10 0 £9 12 6 £10 12 6 April 28 £9 17 6 £10 0 0 £11 0 0 May 5 . . £10 0 0 £10 5 0 £11 0 0 May 12 . £10 5 0 £10 10 0 £11 5 0 May 19 . £10 5 0 £10 7 6 £11 2 6 May 26 . . £10 7 6 £10 10 0 £11 7 6 June 2 . . £10 7 6 £10 10 0 £11 7 6 June 9 . . £10 5 0 £10 10 0 £11 7 6 June 16 . £9 15 0 £10 0 0 £10 17 6 June 23 . £9 10 0 £9 15 0 £10 15 0 June 30 . £9 5 0 £9 7 6 £10 7 6 July 7 .. £9 2 6 £9 7 6 £10 5 0 July 14 . . £9 0 0 £9 5 0 £10 0 0 July 21 . £8 15 0 £8 17 6 £9 12 6 July 28 . . £9 0 0 £9 2 6 £10 0 0 Aug. 4 £9 2 6 £9 5 0 £10 5 0 Aug. 11 . . £9 2 6 £9 5 0 £10 5 0 Aug. 18 . £&• 0 0 £9 2 6 £10 2 6 Aug. 25 . £9 5 0 £9 7 6 £10 7 6 Sept. 1 . £9 10 0 £9 12 6 £10 12 6 Sept. 8 . — —

London

Rubber

Para.

Plantation Smoked.

Price on— per lb. per lb.

January 6, 1933 4%d. .. 2.43d.

July 7 .. 3.71d.

December 8 .. 4.0%.

January 5, 1934 4 Mid. .. 4.28d.

July 6 . . 7.06d.

December 28 . .. 6Mid.

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

July 5 .. 7 7 /ad.

December 6 .. 6%d.

January 3, 1936 .. 6Mad.

June 5 9d. .. 7Mid.

December 4 .. 9 l-16d.

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

June 4 .. 9 5-8d.

December 3 7Mid. .. 7 Mad.

January 7, 1938 .. 7d.

March 4 6d. .. 7Mad.

July 1 6%d. .. 7 Mid, October 7 .. . 8d. .. 8%d.

December 2 . . 7 Mid. . . 8d January 6, 1939 7d. .. 8 Mad.

February 3 .. .. 6y„d. .. 7"Mad.

March 3 .. .. 7 Mid. .. 8 5-lfld.

April 6 7d. .. 8d.

May 5 7 Mid. .. 7 15/16d.

May 12 7 Mid. .. 7 31-32d.

June 2 .. 8 5-16d.

July 7 7%d. . . 8 Mi July 14 7%d. .. 8Mid.

July 21 7 Mad. .. 8%d.

July 28 7 Mid. .. 8%d.

August 4 ., .. 7%d. 8 Mad.

August 11 .. ..

August 18 . . . . 7%d. .. 8%d.

August 25 .. .. 8%d. .. 7%d.

September 1 .. ., — .. — September 8 . . . 9 Mad. .. 9V a d.-10d