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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, 1/6%; 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, 1/3V 2 ; No. 3 Grade, 1/1% per lb.

Fiji

Mid-Aug.

Mid-Sept.

Mid-Oct Emperor Mines . .. bll/9 bll/9 bll/9 Loloma .. bl9/6 b24/s24/- Mt. Kasl . sl/9 sl/9 sl/9 Bulolo G.D

New Guinea

.. bl08/- bl08/bl08/- Guinea Gold ... ... blO/11 blO/11 bll/7 N.G.G., Ltd .. s3/2 s3/5 S3/31/2 Oil Search s5/s5/3 Placer Dev b8(f/b80/- Sandy-Creek ... .. sl/5 sl/6 sl/6 Sunshine Gold . .. b5/9 b6/9 b7/4 Cuthbert’s

Papua.

.. S15/3 bl5/3 bl5/3 Mandated Alluvials s3/s3/6 s3/6 Oriomo Oil .. b2/8 b3/3 s3/6 Papuan Aplnaipl . s3/2 s3/6 b4/- Yodda Goldfields . N.Q.

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N.Q.

Rubber

Plantation London Para.

Smoked.

Price on— per lb. per lb.

January 6, 1933 . 2.43d July 7 5%d . 3.71d December 8 .. .. 4%d , 4.0 s /ad January 5, 1934 . 4.28d July 6 5Vad , 7.06d December 28 . . . 5d .. 6>/4d January 4, 1935 . 5d 6%d July 5 5d .. 7 7 /«d December 6 . . .. 6 3 Ad 6%d January 3, 1936 63/ 4 d .. 6%d June 5 9d 7‘Ad December 4 .. .. 1/- 9 l-16c!

January 8, 1937 . 1/2 .. lOVad June 4 lid 9 5 /ad December 3 .. . 7Vad .. 7Vad January 7, 1938 . 714d 7d July 1 63/ 4 d 7V 4 d December 2 .. . 8d January 6, 1939 . 7d 8Vad July 7 8V 4 d December 1 .. . 12d .. ny a d January 5, 1940 . 13d .. 11.6 7 /ad July 5 15d .. 12%d December 6 .. . 13d .. 12d January 3. 1941 . 13d .. 12.47 7 /ad February 7 .. .. 13d .. 12.5 5 /ad March 7 15d . . 13%d April 4 15d . . 14y 8 d May 2 16Vid . . 14.0V.d June 6 16Vad .. 13.5»/«d July 4 17d .. 13 7-16d August 1 17d .. 13&d September 5 .. . (No quote) 13%d October 8 .. .. .. 13 11-lBd October 10—Price officially fixed at .. 13V 4 d