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, l/6Vfe; No. 2 Grade, 1/4; No. 3 Grade, 1/2; Inferior, 10y 2 d. to 1/2 Va per lb. Tentative thereafter.

FUl Emperor Mines .

Mid-July. .. bll/- Mid-Aug. bll/- Mid-Sept bll/- Loloma Mt. Kasl hi/"? bl9/6 Hi /n bl9/6 sl/8 ui/ /

New Guinea

Bulolo G.D .. b90/b9t)/- Hin/i i b90/sll/b2/3 b5/3 Guinea Gold ...

N.G.G., Ltd .. b2/4 t>lU/ 11 b2/iy 2 b4/9 Oil Search Placer Dev b66/3 b66/3 Sandy Creek .,. bl/2 bl/3 Sunshine Gold . .. b6/9

Papua

b7/9 b7/3 Cuthbert’s bl3/9 bl4/6 Mandated Alluvials b4/6 s5/s5/-' b2/6 b3/9 Oriomo Oil Papuan Aplnaipl . s4/- \JA/ “ s3/6 Yodda Goldfields . N.Q.

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London Price on— January 6, 1933 July 7

RUBBER Plantation

Para. Smoked, per lb. per lb.

December 8 .. . 4 f)5/.rt January 5, 1934 July 6 Tt.U /#u 4.28d 7 flfirl December 28 .. .

January 4, 1935 July 5 5d .. 1 .UOll 6‘Ad 6%d 77/ofi December 6 .. . 1 /8U 6%d January 3, 1936 6 3 /«d • 6 3 /ad 7‘Ad June 5 December 4 .. . l/_ 9 1-18<J 10 Mid 9 8 Ad 7‘Ad 7d 7‘Ad January 8, 1937 .

June 4 December 3 .. . 1/2 .. 7i/ a d January 7, 1938 .

July 1 December 2 .. .

January 6, 1939 .

July 7 8d 8Vad 8‘Ad December 1 .. .

January 5, 1940 .

July 5 11‘Ad 11.6 7 Ad 12 3 Ad December 6 .. ..

January 3. 1941 .

February 7 .. ..

March 7 12d 12.47y»d 12.5 5 Ad 13%d April 4 15d 14 Mad 14.0%d May 2 June 6 16*/ad 13!5 9 Ad 13 7-16d 13‘Ad 13 %d 13 il-l«d 13%d July 4 August 1 September 5 .. .

October 6 October 10—Price officially fixed at ..