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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. 1/6V 2 ; No. 2 Grade, 1/4; No. 3 Grade, 1/2; Inferior, 10y 2 d. to 1/2Va 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, I/6V2 ; No. 2 Grade, 1/5 y 2; No. 3 Grade, 1/3 y 2 per lb. Com mencing July 1, 1944, prices were tentatively fixed at: No. 1 Grade, 1/4 V 2 ; No. 2 Grade, 1/3 V 2 ; No. 3 Grade, 1/1% per lb.

Fiji

Mid-June.

Mid-July.

Mid-Aug.

Emperor Mines . .. bll/9 bll/9 bll/9 Loloma bl9/6 bl9/6 Mt. Kasi . sl/9 sl/9 sl/9 Bulolo G.D

New Guinea

.. bl08/ bl08/bl08/- Guinea Gold ... ... blO/11 blO/11 blO/11 N.G.G., Ltd s3/4 s3/2 Oil Search s5/s5/- Placer Dev b80/b80/- Sandy Creek ... .. sl/6 ' sl/6 sl/5 Sunshine Gold ., .. s7/6 s7/6 b5/9 Cuthbert’s

Papua.

.. s!5/bl5/3 si 5/3 Mandated Alluvlals b4/6 b4/6 s3/- Oriomo Oil s2/8 b2/8 Papuan Aplnaipl . s3/3 s3/l s3/2 Yodda Goldfields . N.Q.

N.Q.

N.Q.

Rubber

Plantation London Para.

Smoked.

Price on— per lb. per lb.

January 6. 1933 . 4 3 / 4 d . 2.43d July 7 3.71d December 8 . . . 4.0»/ed January 5, 1934 . 4V 4 d . 4.28d July 6 7.08d December 28 .. . 5d . 6V 4 d January 4, 1935 . 5d . 6%d July 5 7 7 /ad December 6 . . .. 6%d January 3, 1936 6 3 / 4 d . 6 3 /ad June 5 7»/ 4 d December 4 .. .. 1/- . 9 l-16d January 8, 1937 . 1/2 . lOVad June 4 lid . 9 s /sd December 3 .. . 7Vad . 7Vad January 7, 1938 . . 7VW . 7d July 1 7»/ 4 d December 2 .. . 7Vad . 8d January 6, 1939 . 7d . 8Vad July 7 7%d . 8>/ 4 d December 1 .. . 12d .

UVad January 5, 1940 . 13d . 11.6%d July 5 15d . 12 3 / 4 d December 6 .. .. 13d . 12d January 3, 1941 . 13d . 12.47 7 /«d February 7 13d . 12.5 5 /ad March 7 15d . 13 %d April 4 15d . 14Vad May 2 IGVid . 14.0%d June 6 13.5%d July 4 17d . 13 7-15d August 1 17d , 13V4d September 5 .. . (No quote) 13%d October 6 .. .. — . 13 11-1M October 10 — Price officially fixed at . 13%d