Rubber

Plantation

July, 1943.—Papuan rubber under Australian Government control. Fixed prices, payable on plantation, where no coastal shipment is in volved, or at port of shipment: No. 1 Grade, 1/5; No. 2 Grade, 1/4; No. 3 Grade, 1/2 per lb. These prices subject to circumstantial considerations.

In September, 1943,. prices were revised as follows: No. 1 Grade, l/6y 2 ; No. 2 Grade, 1/4; No. 3 Grade, 1/2; Inferior, 10y 2 d. to 1/2Va per lb. Tentative thereafter.

Government selling prices: No. 1 Grade, 1/11; No. 2 Grade, 1/10; No. 3 Grade, 1/8; Inferior, 1/3 to 1/7 pfer lb., “Ex-Bond” in Australia.

Another member of the RAF from Fiji has been killed: this time it is John May (rank not stated), formerly of the CSR Company’s staff at Lautoka. He trained in Canada and was killed in India.

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 s / a d January 5, 1934 4»/ 4 d . 4.28d July 6 . SVad . 7.06d December 28 5d . 6V 4 d January 4, 1935 5d . 6%d July 5 5d . 7%d December 6 6%d . 6%d January 3, 1936 . 6%d . 6%d June 5 9d . 7V 4 d December 4 1/- . 9 l-16d January 8, 1937 1/2 . lOVad June 4 lid . 9%d December 3 7‘/ad . 7Vad January 7, 1938 . 7Vid . 7d July 1 . , ?y 4 d December 2 . 7Vad . 8d January 6, 1939 7d . 8y a d July 7 7%d . sy 4 d December 1 12d . ny 2 d January 5, 1940 13d . 11.6 7 /«d July 5 15d . 123/ 4 d December 6 13d . 12d January 3, 1941 13d . 12.47 7 /ed February 7 13d . 12.5%d March 7 15d . 13%d April 4 15d . 14y a d May 2 . leVad . 14.0%d June 6 . 16Vad . 13.5%d July 4 17d . 13 7-16d August 1 17d . 13Vid September 5 . (No quote) 13%d October 6 — , 13 11-lld October 10—Price officially fixed at . 13%d