Quotations For Mining

July, 1943. —Papuan rubber under Australlar Government control. Fixed prices, payable or 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 a» follows: No. 1 Grade, I/6V2: No. 2 Grade, 1/4: No. 3 Grade, 1/2; Inferior, lOVzd. to 1/2 Vi pe? 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, 1/6Vi; No. 2 Grade, I/5V2; No. 3 Grade, l/3Vz per lb. Com mencing July 1, 1944, prices were tentatively fixed at: No. 1 Grade. 1/4V 2 ; No. 2 Grade, 1/3Vi; No. 3 Grade, l/iy 2 per lb.

Fiji

Mid-Nov.

Mid Dec.

Mid-Jan.

Emperor Mines ... bl3/bl3/bl3/- Loloma b24/9’ b23/9 b25/6 Mt. Kasl sl/9 sl/9 sl/9

New Guinea

Bulolo G.D bl08/bl08/bl08/- Guinea Gold bll/7 S12/6 sll/9 N.G.G., Ltd s3/6 s3/5 s3/6 Oil Search s5/5 s5/6 s5/6 Placer Dpv b88/b88/b88/- Randy Creek sl/6 sl/7 sl/8 Sunshine Gold ... s8/3 s8/3 s8/3 Cuthbert's

Papua.

bl5/3 bl5/3 bl5/3 Mandated Alluvials s3/6 s3/6 s3/6 Orlomo Oil s3/4 s3/4 s3/4 Papuan Aplnaipl . b4/b4/~ b4/- Todda Goldfields N.Q.

N.Q.

Rubber

Plantation London Para.

Smoked Price on— per lb. per lb.

January 6, 1933 . 4y«d 2 43d .Iulv 7 3.71d December 8 . . . 4.0 9 /«d January 5, 1934 . 4V 4 d 4.28d July 6 5‘/ad 7.08d December 28 . . . 5d 6V4d January 4, 1935 . 5d 6Hd July 5 5d 7 7 /sd December 6 , 6%d 6%d January 3. 1936 6 3 4d 6%d June 5 9d 7‘/id December 4 1 - 9 l-iet 1 January 8, 1937 . 1/2 10‘/ad June 4 lid 9 9 4d December 3 .. . 7Vad 7‘/ad January 7. 1938 7‘/id 7d July 1 7 V 4 d December 2 .. . 7Vad 8d January 6, 1£39 . 7d 8Vad July 7 7%d 8‘/4d December 1 .. . 12d 11 ‘/ad January 5, 1940 . 13d 11.6 7 /«d July 5 15d 12 3 /4d December 6 .. .. 13d 12d January 3, 1941 . 13d 12.47%<* February 7 .. .. 13d 12.5 9 /ed March 7 15d 13 9 iid April 4 15d 14V B d May 2 16V*d

H.Ov.D

June 6 13.5%d July 4 17d 13 7-16d August 1 ... 17d 13Vid September 5 . . . (No quote! 13%d October 6 — 13 11-16^ October 10— Price officially fixed at l3»/-d