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, 1/8; 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, 1/6%; No. 2 Grade, 1/4, No, 3 Grade, 1/2; Inferior, 10 Mid. to 1/2 % pei 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, 1/6V^; No. 2 Grade, 1/5 V 2; No. 3 Grade, 1/3 V 2 per lb. Com mencing July 1, 1944, prices were tentatively fixed at: No. 1 Grade, 1/4%; No. 2 Grade, 1/3%; No. 3 Grade, 1/1 % per lb.

Fiji

Mid-April. Mid-May. Mid-June.

Emperor Mines . .. bll/9 bll/9 bll/9 Loloma s20/s20/- Mt. Kasl . sl/9 sl/9 sl/9 Bulolo G.D

New Guinea

.. bl08/- bl08/bl08/- Guinea Gold blO/11 blO/11 N.G.G., Ltd .. b3/b3/6 b3/9 Oil Search s5/6 s5/4 Placer Dev b80/b80/- Sandy Creek ... sl/6 sl/6 Sunshine Gold . .. s7/6 s7/6 s7/6 Cuthbert’s

Papua.

bl3/9 sl5/- Mandated Alluvials b4/6 b4/6 b4/6 Orlomo Oil S2/6 s2/6 Papuan Aplnaipl . s3/6 s3/6 s3/3 Yodda Goldfields . N.Q.

N.Q.

London Price on— January 6. 1933 .

Rubber

Para, per lb.

Plantation Smoked, per lb.

July 7 1 71 H December 8 .. .

J. lid i ns/.H January 5, 1934 .

July 6 *.U /|U 4.28d

7 Hah

December 28 .. .

January 4. 1935 . 5d !; 5d i.uoa 6 x /«d July 5 ... .

Otbu

December 6 .. . i /a a January 3, 1936 June 5 6%d .. 6Hd 71A/I December 4 .. ., 4 /4U 9 1-16d January 8, 1937 .

June 4 December 3 .. .

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9%d January 7, 1938 .

July 1 4 /au 7d 71/. rf December 2 .. . 1 740 8d 8’/ad g i' 4 d January 8. 1£39 .

July 7 December 1 .. . 1 1 y a d January 5, 1940 .

July 5 11.6 7 /ad 12 3 ,4d December 6 .. ..

January 3, 1941 .

February 7 March 7 12d 12.47%d 12.5%d I3%d 14 V«d 14.0%d 13.5%d 13 7-16d 13ttd 13%d 13 11-Ud 13%d April 4 15d May 2 June 6 July 4 17d August 1 September 6 .. .

October 6 October 10—Price officially fixed at ..