Rubber

Plantation

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

London Para.

Smoked.

Price on— per lb. per lb.

January fl, 1933 4>Ad .. 2.43d July 7 5%d .. 3.71d December 8 4%d .. 4.0»4d January 6, 1934 4V 4 d .. 4.28d July 6 5Vad .. 7.08d December 28 5d .. 6‘Ad January 4, 1935 fid .. 8%d July 5 fid .. 7%d December 8 8%d .. 6%d January 3, 1936 . 6%d .. 6%d June 5 9d .. lV*d December 4 1/- .. 9 1-16<J January 8, 1937 1/2 .. lOVad June 4 lid .. 9%d December 3 7Vad .. 7‘Ad January 7, 1938 7‘Ad ., 7d July 1 6%d .. !V*d December 2 IVad .. 8d January 6, 1939 7d .. 8'4d July 7 7%d ..

SV*d December 1 12d ..

HM«d January 5, 1940 13d .. ll.8%d July 5 15d .. 12%d December 6 13d .. 12d January 3, 1941 13d .. 12.47%d February 7 13d .. 12.5*4d March 7 15d .. 13%d April 4 ifid .. 14V4d May 3 . 16‘/ad .. 14.0V.d June 6 . 16V4d .. 13.5*/gd July 4 17d .. 13 7-18d August 1 17d .. 13\4d September 5 . (No quote) I3%d x October 6 — 13 11-ltd October 10 —Price officially fixed at .. 13%d