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, lOVfcd. to I/2V2 per lb. Tentative thereafter.

In September, 1944, the following new prices, covering the period October 1, 1943, to June 30, 1944, were proclaimed; No. 1 Grade, 1/6Vi; No. 2 Grade, 1/5 Vb; No. 3 Grade, 1/3 V 2 per lb. Com mencing July 1, 1944, prices were tentatively fixed at: No. 1 Grade, 1/4 V 2 ; No. 2 Grade, 1/3Vi: No. 3 Grade, l/iy 2 per lb.

rui Mid-Nov.

Mid-Dec.

Mid-Jan.

Emperor Mines . .. bll/9 bll/9 bll/9 Loloma b22/6 bl9/3 Mt. Kasl bl/8 sl/8 sl/8 Bulolo G.D

New Guinea

.. b99/- S99/b97/6 Guinea Gold ... ... bll/4 sll/6 blO/9' N.G.G., Ltd ... b2/4V 2 b2/4 b2/2»/ 2 Oil Search .. b5/7 s5/3 b5/4 Placer Dev b73/b73/- Sandy Creek ... .. bl/3 sl/6 sl/6 Sunshine Gold . .. b7/3 s7/8 s7/6 Cuthbert’s

Papua

bl2/6 bl2/6 Mandated Alluvials s5/s5/- S4/- Orlomo Oil ... s3/- S3/- Papuan Aplnalpl . s3/6 s3/6 b3/4 Yodda Goldfields . N.Q.

N.Q.

London Price on— January 6. 1933

Rubber

Para, per lb.

Plantation Smoked per lb.

July 7 1 fTI/l December 8 .. .

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4 05 /LA January 5, 1934 • 4.U71U July 6 • t.*oU December 28 ..

January 4, 1935 5d ! . j.uoa 6V 4 d «a' a July 5 .. o vsa December 6 . i 78(1 January 3. 1936 U71U

R3La

June 5 .. ..

O /8U n iah December 4 .. . i /4U 9 1-16* lOVad 9 6 /sd n i/^a January 8, 1937 .

June 4 .. ..

December 3 .. .

January 7, 1938 July 1 I /3U 7d n ia a December 2 .. .

January 6, 1939 .

July 7 • 74 a 8d 8Vad o iah December 1 .. , O 74 a H l /ad 11.6 7 /ad 12 3/4 d January 5, 1940 .

July 5 *.

December 8 .. ..

January 3, 1941 .

February 7 .. ..

March 7 12d 12.47 7 /ed 12.5 5 /§d 13%d April 4 14 V a d May 2 H.oy*d June 6 ISVad 13.5%d 13 7-i6d July 4 August 1 13Vid 13%d 13 ll-16d 13%d September 5 .. .

October 6 October 10—Price officially fixed at ..