The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930

Pacific Islands Monthly, 15 July 1941Vol. XI, No. 12

Market- Quotations

pp. 63-64 · Read in the full issue

May 5.. £10 00 £10 50 £11 00 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 IS 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

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Copra

South Sea, Plantation, Sun-dried 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 June 30 . £10 17 6 £11 0 0 December 1 .. .. £8 12 6 £9 0 0 January 5, , 1934 .. £8 0 0 £8 7 6 June 15 . £8 0 0 £8 12 6 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. jondon and Marseilles, to London. Rabaul ‘nee 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 iept. 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 tept. 3 . . £13 5 0 £13 5 0 £14 0 0 Dec. 3 . . £12 10 0 £12 12 6 £13 7 6 Fan. 7, ’38 £12 12 6 £12 15 0 £13 12 6 *eb. 4 . . £11 2 6 £11 10 0 £12 7 6 Jar. 4 . . £10 17 6 £11 0 0 £12 0 0 tpr. 1 . . £10 10 0 £10 12 6 £11 10 0 Jay 6 . . £10 17 6 £10 17 6 £11 17 6 tone 3 . . £9 15 0 £9 15 0 £10 12 6 toly 1 £9 17 6 £9 17 6 £10 17 6 tug. 5 . . £9 15 0 £9 15 0 £10 15 0 ept. 2 . . £9 10 0 £9 10 0 £10 10 0 )ct. 7 . . £9 2 6 £9 2 6 £10 2 6 Jov. 4 . . £8 12 6 £8 12 6 £9 10 0 )ec. 2 . . £9 5 0 £9 5 0 £10 2 6 an. 6, ’39 £9 12 6 £9 15 0 £10 10 0 'eb. 3 . . £9 10 0 £9 12 6 £10 10 0 'eb. 24 . £9 17 6 £10 2 6 £11 0 0 lar. 3 . . £10 0 0 £10 2 6 £11 0 0 [ar. 24 . £9 15 0 £9 17 6 £10 17 6 pr. 6 . . £9 12 6 £9 15 0 £10 12 6 pr. 28 . £9 17 6 £10 0 0 £11 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.

March 7 .. ..

March 14 .. .

March 21 .. .. 13 5 /a«i 13%* 14.4- March 28 .. .. 14.3 April 4 to 14 Vat i4y 8C April 11 to 14 V 4 . 14.3'; April 18 April 25 . . .. to 14%* 14.5. 14 Vat May 2 14.0 : May 9 . .. . 14%, May 16 . . . . 14Vai May 23 .. .. 14.0 £ May 30 .. .. 13%', June 6 to 13.5-

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UVw June 20 .. . 13.5 E 1 lA.il June 27 July 4 .. .. 1J 72 V 13 7- July 11 13%

Sept. 15 to 29.- -Not quoted.

Oct. 6 . . £11 15 0 [unquoted] £13 16 0 Oct. 12.—Fixed price based on £12/7/6 per ton. c.x.i., London, for plantation hot-air dried.

Jan. 8, 1940.—April 20, 1940.—Fixed price, for plantation. hot-air dried, £13/5/per ton, c.i.l., London.

April 20, 1940.— -Fixed price for plantation, hotair dried, £12/17/6 per ton, c.i.f.. London. oince then, quotations nominal, as above.

London

Copra

Price

Straits copra, sun-dried, was quoted by “The Economist” at £12/10/- per ton. c.i.f. . in London, throughout the first quarter of 1941.

Rubber

Plantation London Para.

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%d January 5, 1934 4‘/id . . 4.28d July 6 5‘Ad .. 7.06d December 28 .. 5d .. 6‘/ 4 d January 4, 1935 5d .. 6%d July 5 5d . . 7 7 /gd December 6 6 3 Ad ... 63/ad January 3, 1936 6%d . . 6%d June 5 9d . . 7‘/ 4 d December 4 ..

V- .. 9 l-16d January 8, 1937 1/2 .. 10‘/ 2 d June 4 lid .. 9 5-8d December 3 .. 7‘Ad .. 7‘/ad January 7. 1938 7 Vid .. 7d July 1 6%d .. 7‘Ad December 2 7‘/ 2 d .. 8d January 6, 1939 7d .. 8Vad July 7 7%d .. 8‘Ad December 1 .. 12d .. 11‘Ad January 5, 1940 13d 11.6 7 /ad February 2 13d .. ll 3 Ad March 1 .. .. 12%d .. 12‘Ad April 5 . . .. .. 12 3 / 4 d .. 10 7 / 8 d May 3 14d . . 11‘Ad June 7 15‘/ 2 d . . 12‘Ad July 5 15d .. 12%d August 2 .. .. 13‘/ad . . 13d September 6 .. 12d . . 12 3-16d October 4 . . .. 12d .. ll 7 /ad November 1 12d . . 11 13-16d December 6 13d .. 12d January 3, 1941 13d .. 12.47%d January 10 .. 13d .. 12‘Ad January 17 .. 13d .. 12‘Ad January 24 13d .. 12.4 3 /ad January 31 13d .. 12.5 5 /ad February 7 13d .. 12.5%d February 14 .. 13d .. 12%d February 21 .. , 13 ‘/ad .. 12.9%d February 28 .. , 14d .. 13.28‘Ad