The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930

Pacific Islands Monthly, 14 October 1939Vol. X, No. 3

Market Quotations

p. 75 · Read in the full issue

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On October 7, at the Sydney Sports Ground, Pat Midden way (late of the Solomons) won the 100 and 220 yards N.S.W. championship for boys under 14 years. He now holds the 1939 title for both swimming and running.

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

C.i.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 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.l.f.

Per ton, c.l.f. Per ton.c.l.f.

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 Feb. 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 8 July 1 . . £9 17 6 £9 17 6 £10 17 6 Aug. 5 . . £9 15 0 £9 15 0 £10 15 0

July 7 .. .. 5%d. .. 3.71d.

December H .. .. 4%d. 4.0%.

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

July 6 . . 7.06d.

December 28 .. .. .. 5d. .. 6'/ 4 d.

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

July 5 .. 7 7 /sd.

December 6 .. .. 6%d. .. 6%d.

January 3, 1936 .. . 6%d. . . 6‘/ad.

June 5 .. .. 9d. .. 7V 4 d.

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

January 8, 1937 ., 1/2 lO'/ad.

June 4 . .. 9 5-8d.

December 3 .. .. 7 ‘/ad. .. 7*/ad.

January 7. 1938 .. . 7'/ 4 d. .. 7d.

March 4 . . .. 6d. .. 7Ved.

July 1 .. 7»/ 4 d.

October 7 .. .. 8d. .. 8%d.

December 2 7%d. . . 8d January 6, 1939 .. . 7d. .. 8'/ad.

February 3 6 7 /ad. . . 7’/ 8 d.

March 3 7'/ 4 d. .. 8 5-16d.

April 6 7d. .. 8d.

May 5 .. .. 7'/ 4 d. . . 7 15/16d.

May 12 . . 7 31-32d.

June 2 .. 8 B-16U July 7 8*/ 4 July 14 7%d. 8'/ 4 d.

July 21 7'/ad. 8%d.

July 28 8 3 / 4 d.

August 4 August 11 7%d. .. 8'/ad.

August 18 .. 8%d.

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

September 1 quoted] September 8 ... 9'/ad. .. 9*/ 2 d.-10d September 15 . . .. quoted] September 22 . . .. f not quoted] September 29 .. .. lid. .. 9'/ad.

October 6 lid. .. 9 9/16d.

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 e £9 15 0 £10 10 • 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 Feb. 3 .. £9 10 0 £9 12 6 £10 10 0 Peb. 10 £9 7 6 £9 10 0 £10 10 0 Feb. 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 16 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 £9 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 [not quoted!

Sept. 15 [not quoted| Sept. 29 . . ;not quoted!

Sept. 22 . [not quoted!

Oct. 6 . £11 15 0 [unquoted! £12 15 0

Rubber

Plantation London Para.

Smoked.

Price on— per lb. per lb.

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