RUBBER Plantation

Copra

Copra Prices During World War Ii

The copra market was controlled by Govern ments from outbreak of war in 1939 until the end of the war in 1945. Controls are still being exercised in the post-war period.

London Fixed Price, per ton, c.1.f., Plantation Hot-air: Sterling October, 1939 —January, 1940 ... £l2 7 6 January-April, 1940 13 5 0 After April, 1940 12 17 6 Fiji Fixed Price, per ton, f.0.b., Fiji Currency:

Australian Fixed Price, per ton, f.0.b., Islands Port, Australian Currency: Hot-air Sun-dried Smoked April, IS'42 .. Tentative £24.

July, 1943 .. £l5 10 0 £l5 0 0 £l4 10 0 October, 1943 18 10 0 18 10 0 17 10 0 July, 1944 .. 19 0 0 19 0 0 18 0 0 August, 1946 . (Unofficial) £22/10/- Hot-air Smoked...

Sept. 28 .. .. £22 5 0 £2l 5 0 Prices paid for copra are tentative and are reviewed at six monthly intervals, when final prices are determined for deliveries during the preceding six months. The final prices for six months ending June, 1946, are in process of being determined.

Official Prices for NG Copra landed at Sydney.

Hot-air Dried Smoked August, 1946 . £3O 10 0 £29 10 0

Papuan Rubber Prices Under Australian Government Control—Payable on Plantation or Nearby Port, per lb., Australian Currency:

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Pms

February, 1942 .. £15 15 0 £14 15 0 June, 1942 . . . 16 0 0 15 0 0 July, 1942 .. .. 16 12 6 15 12 6 June, 1944 . . 19 10 0 18 0 0 October, 1944 . . .. 20 0 0 1-8 10 0 December, 1945 19 7 6 17 17 6 January, 1946 . 18 5 6 18 0 0 August, 1946 23 10 6 23 5 0 (Practically all producers received from 30/to 60/- more per ton on realisation.)

RUBBER Plantation

London Para. Smoked.

Price on— per lb. per lb, January 6. 1933 4 3 /4d .. 2.43d July 7 .. .. 5%d 3.71d January 5, 1934 4V4d .. 4.28d July 6 5 Vad . . 7.06d January 4. 1935 Bd .. 6%d July 5 Sd 7 /« d

January 3, 1936 6%d 6%d June 5 9d 7V«d January 8. 1937 . 1/2 .. lOVad June 4 lid 9%d January 7, 1938 . 7V«d 7d July 1 7Vid January 6. 1939 . 7d 8Vad July 7 7 3 /ad 8V 4 d January 5. 1940 . 13d .. 11.6%d July 5 . 15d .. 12 3 /»d January 3, 1941 . 13d .. 12.47 7 / a d April * I5d .. 14Vad June 6 16V 2 d .. 13.5 9 /ed August 1 . 17d .. 13M«d October 10- -Price officially fixed at . . 13%d

Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 September, 1943 . 1/6 Vi 1/4 1/2 September, 1944 . i/ey 2 1/5 y 2 1/3 y 2 July, 1944 ... 1/4 Vz 1/3 y 2 i/i y 2