The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930

Pacific Islands Monthly, 15 December 1939Vol. X, No. 5

Market Quotations

p. 74 · Read in the full issue

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.i.f.

Per ton, c.i.f.

Jan. 3, 1 36 £13 2 6 £13 15 0 £14 0 0 Mar. 8 . . £11 15 0 £12 16 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 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 O Oct. 7 . . £9 2 6 £9 2 6 £10 2 s Nov. 4 . £8 12 6 £8 12 6 £9 10 0 Dec. 2 . £9 5 0 £9 5 0 £10 2 6 Jan. «, ’39 £9 12 6 £9 15 0 £10 10 0 Jan. 13 £9 10 0 £9 12 6 £10 7 5 Jan. 20 .. £9 7 6 £9 10 0 £10 5 0 Jan. 27 . . £9 7 S £9 10 0 £10 5 0 Feb. 3 .. .. £9 10 0 £9 12 6 £10 10 0 Feb. 10 . . £9 7 6 £9 10 0 £10 10 0 Peb. 17 .. £9 15 9 £10 0 0 £10 17 6 Peb. 24 . . £9 17 6 £10 2 6 £11 0 o Mar. 3 .. £10 0 0 £10 2 6 £11 0 0 Mar. 10 . £9 17 6 £10 2 6 £11 0 o Mar, 17 .. £9 15 0 £9 17 6 £10 17 f Mar. 24 . . £9 15 0 £9 17 6 £10 17 f Mar. 31 .. £9 12 6 £9 IS 0 £10 IB • April 6 £9 12 6 £9 15 0 £10 15 O’

April 14 . £9 10 0 £9 12 6 £10 12 « 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 $ May 19 .. £10 5 0 £10 7 6 £11 2 c 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 6 0 £10 10 0 £11 7 8 June 16 . . £9 15 0 £10 0 0 £10 17 8 June 23 .. £9 10 0 £9 15 0 £10 15 0 June 30 . . £9 5 0 £9 7 6 £10 7 8 July 7 £9 2 6 £9 7 6 £10 5 o July 14 . . £9 0 0 £9 5 0 £10 0 o 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 o Aug. 11 .. £9 2 6 £9 5 0 £10 5 o Aug. 18 . . £9 0 0 £9 2 6 £10 2 8 Aug. 25 .. £9 5 0 £9 7 5 £10 7 8 Sept. 1 . . £9 10 0 £9 12 6 £ in 12 6 Sept. 8—Not quoted—outbreak of War.

Sept. 15 . [not quoted!

Sept. 29 , > . [not quoted] Sept. 22 . . [not quoted] Oct. 6 . . £11 15 0 [unquoted] £12 IS a Oct. 12— -Fixed price, until further notice. 1 based on £ 12/7/6 per ton, c.i.f., London fnr plantation hot-air dried.

Copra

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

January 1, 1932 . . £14 0 0 £14 15 0 June 17 . .. £13 2 6 £13 5 0 December 16 £14 2 6 £14 6 • 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

Rubber

London Plantation Para.

Smoked.

Price on— per lb. per lb.

January 6, 1933 .. .. 2.43d.

July 7 .. 3.71d.

December 8 . . 4.0%.

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

July 6 .. 7.06d.

December 28 .. .. .. 5d. .. 6V 4 d.

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

July 5 . .. 7%d.

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

January 3, 1936 . . . 63/ 4 d. .. 6%d.

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

December 4 .. 9 l-16d January 8, 1937 .. 1/2 .. 10%d.

June 4 .. 9 5-8d.

December 3 .. .. 7*/ad. .. 7Vad.

January 7, 1938 .. . 7»/ 4 d. .. 7d.

July 1 .. .. 6%d. .. 7%d.

December 2 7%d. . . 8d.

January 6, 1939 .. . 7d. .. 8%d.

February 3 6%d. .. 7%d.

March 3 7%d. .. 8 5-16d, April 6 7d. .. 8d.

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

May 12 .. 7 31-32d June 2 7*/ 4 d. .. 8 5-l«d July 7 .. 8% July 14 7%d. .. 8%d.

July 21 .. .. 7»/ 2 d. .. 8%d.

July 28 7»/ 2 d. .. 8%d.

August 4 7%d. .. 8%d.

August 11 7%d. .. sy 2 d.

August 18 7 5 / 8 d. .. 8%d.

August 25 .. 7%d.

September 1 September 8 .. .. 9y 2 d. .. 9y 2 d.-10d September 15 September 22 [not quoted] September 29 lid. .. 9y a d.

October 6 lid. .. 9 9/18d.

October 13 lid. .. lOVsd.

October 20 .. .. lid. .. 10%d.

October 27 lid. .. 10 13/16d November 3 lid. .. ioy 8 d.

November 10 .. .. ny 2 d. .. 11 3/16d.

November 17 .. .. ny 2 d. . . 10;03y 8 d.

November 24 .. .. HV 2 d. . . 11.5% d.

December 1 .. .. 12d. . . ll%d.

December 8 .. .. 13d. . . liy 8 d.