Quotations For Mining

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, I/6V2; No. 2 Grade, 1/4; No. 3 Grade, 1/2; Inferior, lOVad. 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 per lb., “Ex-Bond” in Australia.

rui Mid-May.

Mid-June.

Mid-July.

Emperor Mines . .. bll/bll/bll/- Loloma .. bl9 4la bl8/6 bl8/6 Mt. Kasl bl/3 bl/3 bl/3 Bulolo G.D

New Guinea

.. b90 - b90/b90/- Guinea Gold .slO/6 blO/3 sll/- N.G.G., Ltd b2/iy 2 b2/4 Oil Search b4/3 b4/- Placer Dev b66/3 b66/3 Sandy Creek ... .. bl/6 sl/6 bl/2 Sunshine Gold . .. b5/9 b6/b6/9 Cuthbert’s

Papua

.. bl2/6 bl2 9 bl3/5 Mandated Alluvials b4 s4/3 b4/6 Orlomo Oil sl/6 bl/8 Papuan Aplnalpl . b4/b4/s4/- Yodda Goldfields . bl/9 bl/9 N.Q.

RUBBER Plantation

London Para.

Smoked.

Price on— per lb. per lb.

January 6, 1933 . 4 3 Ad . 2.43d July 7 3.71d December 8 . . . 4.0 9 Ad January 5, 1934 . 4.28d July 6 5‘Ad . 7.06d December 28 .. . 5d . 6*Ad January 4, 1935 . 5d . 6 3 Ad July 5 5d . 7 7 Ad December 6 .. . 6 3 Ad January 3, 1936 6 3 Ad June 5 9d . 7‘Ad December 4 . . . . 1/- . 9 l-16d January 8, 1937 . 1/2 . lOVad June 4 lid . 9 5 Ad December 3 .. . 7‘Ad . 7‘Ad January 7, 1938 . 7‘Ad . 7d July 1 7‘Ad December 2 .. . 7‘Ad . 8d January 6, 1?39 . 7d . 8‘Ad July 7 8‘Ad December 1 .. . 12d . 11‘Ad January 5, 1940 . 13d . 11.6 7 /«d July 5 15d . 12 3 /4d December 6 .. . , 13d . 12d January 3, 1941 . 13d . 12.47’Ad February 7 .. .. 13d . 12.5*/,d March 7 15d . 13 s /ad April 4 15d . 14 Vtd May 2 16‘/ad . i4.oy.d June 6 16*/ad . 13.5 s /«d July 4 17d . 13 7-16d August 1 17d . 13‘Ad September 5 .. . (No quote) 13%d October 6 .. ... 13 11-lfld October 10—Price officially fixed at .