Quotations For Mining

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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, 1/6%; No. 2 Grade, 1/4; No. 3 Grade, 1/2; Inferior, 10 %d. to 1/2% 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%: No. 3 Grade, 1/3% 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-July Mid-Aug.

Mid-Sept.

Emperor Mines . .. bll/9 bll/9 bll/9 Loloma bl9/6 b24/- Mt. Kasl sl/9 sl/9 sl/9

New Guinea

Bulolo G.D .. bl08/bl08/bl08/- Guinea Gold ,.. blO/11 blO/11 blO/11 N.G.G., Ltd s3/2 s3/5 Oil Search s5/s5/5 Placer Dev b80/b80/- Sandy Creek ... .. sl/6 sl/5 sl/6 Sunshine Gold . .. s7/6 b5/9 b6/9

Papua.

Cuthbert’s .. bl5/3 S15/3 bl5/3 Mandated Alluvials b4/6 s3/s3/0 Orlomo Oil .. s2/8 b2/8 b3/3 Papuan Apinalpl s3/l s3/2 s3/6 Yodda Goldfields N.Q.

N.Q.

N.Q.

London

Rubber

Para.

Plantation Smoked.

Price on— per lb. per lb.

January 6. 1933 . 2.43d July 7 3.71d December 8 .. .. 4.0 s /«d January 5. 1934 . 4Vid 4.28d July 6 5Vad 7.06d December 28 .. . 5d .. 6V 4 d January 4, 1935 . 5d 6%d July 5 .. . .. . 5d .. 7 7 /ad December 6 . . .. 6 3 / 4 d 6Hd January 3, 1936 6 3 / 4 d .. 6%d June 5 7V 4 d December 4 .. .. 9 1-16(T January 8, 1937 . 1/2 .. lOVad June 4 lid 9%d December 3 .. .. 7Vid 7 l /ad January 7, 1938 .

VAd 7d July 1 6 3 / 4 d 7V 4 d December 2 .. . 7Vad 8d January 6, . 7d 8Ved July 7 7%d 8»/ 4 d December 1 .. . 12d . . UVad January 5. 1940 . 13d .. 11.6 7 /sd July 5 15d .. 12 3 / 4 d December 6 .. .. .. .. « 13d .. 12d January 3, 1941 . 13d .. 12.47 7 / B (J February 7 .. .. 13d . . 12.5 5 /ad March 7 15d .. 13 5 /ed April 4 15d .. 14Vsd May 2 16Vid . . 14.0%d June 6 16‘/ a d .. 13.5%d July 4 17d .. 13 7-16<J August 1 17d .. 13Vid September 5 .. . (No quote) 13%d October 8 .. .. 13 11-180 October 10—Price officially fixed at . . 13%d