The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930

Pacific Islands Monthly, 15 January 1940Vol. X, No. 6

Market Quotations

p. 70 · Read in the full issue

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.i.f, . Per ton, c.i.f.

Per ton, c.i.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 6 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 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 0 Jan.27 £9 7 6 £9 10 0 £10 5 0 Feb. 3 . £9 10 0 £9 12 6 £10 10 0 Feb. 24 £9 17 6 £10 2 6 £11 0 0 Mar. 3 . £10 0 0 £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 £9 0 0 £9 2 6 £10 5 0 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- —outbreak of War.

Sept. 15 [not quoted] Sept. 19 [not quoted] Sept. 22 [not quoted] Oct. 6 . £11 15 0 [unquoted] £12 15 0 Oct. 12.- -Fixed price based on £12/7/6 per ton, c.i.f., London. , for plantation hot-air dried.

Jan. 8, ’40.- —Fixed price, until further notice. based ! on £ 13/5/ - per ton, c.i.f., London, for plantation hot-air dried.

London

Rubber

Para.

Plantation Smoked.

Price on— per lb. per lb.

January 6, 1933 4%d .. 2.43d July 7 5%d .. 3.71d December 8 .. . 4%d .. 4.0% January 5, 1934 4>/ 4 d 4.28d July 6 5*/ 2 d 7.06d December 28 5d ey 4 d January 4, 1935 5d 6%d July 5 5d .. 7y 8 d December 6 6%d 6%d January 3, 1936 6%d ey 2 d June 5 9d .. 7y 4 d December 4 . . , V- 9 l-16d January 8, 1937 1/2 .. ioy 2 d June 4 lid 9 5-8d December 3 . . . 7>/ 2 d .. 7y 2 d January 7, 1938 7V 4 d 7d July 1 6%d 7y 4 d December 2 .. . 7V 2 d 8d January 6, 1939' 7d sy 8 d February 3 .. . ey 8 d .. ?y 8 d March 3 7V 4 d 8 5-16d April 6 7d 8d May 5 7y 4 d .. 7 15/16d June 2 ?y 4 d 8 5-16d July 7 7%d 8%d August 4 7%d 8‘/ 2 d September 1 . . . [not quoted] September 8 . . . 9»/ 2 d 9»/ 2 d-10d September 15 September 22 , .

September 29 . . lid 9*/ 2 d October 6 . . . . lid 9 9/16d October 13 .. .. lid .. ioy 8 d October 20 . . .. lid .. 10%d October 27 . . .. lid . . 10 13/16d November 3 .. . lid .. ioy 8 d November 10 . . .

HV 2 d , . . 11 3/16d November 17 .. . llVad . . 10.03y 8 d November 24 .. . ny 2 d , ,. 11.5%d December 1 .. .. 12d , , . llV 2 d December 8 . . . . 13d . . ny 8 d December 15 . . . 13d . . 11.9%d December 22 .. . 13d . . 11.6y 8 d December 29 .. . 13d . . 11 . 65% d January 5 .. .. 13d . . n.ey 8 d January 12 .. .. . 8.8Vsd

Copra

South Sea, Sun-dried

Plantation,

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 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