Rubber

Plantation

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

London Para.

Smoked Price onper lb. per lb.

January 8, 1933 .. .. ... 4 3 / 4 d 2.43d July 7 .. .. .. 6%d 3.71d January 5, 1934 .. .. ... 4Vid 4.28d July 6 .. .. .. 5ttd 7.06d January 4, 1935 .. .. ... 5d 6Hd July 5 . ... 5d 7%d January 3, 1936 . . . .. . 6%d 6Hd June 5 .. ... 9d 7V*d January 8, 1937 .. .. .. lOVid June 4 ,. .. .. lid 9%d January 7. 1938 .. .. ... 7>/«d 7d

July 1 .. 7V 4 d January B, 1838 7d av,d July 7 .. 8 Vid January 5, 1940 13d .. 11.6%d July 5 .. , .. \2V*6 January 3, 1941 . .. 12.47 7 / B d April 4 .. .. 14 i' 8 d June 6 .. . . 13.5%d August 1 .. 13‘/id 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 .. 1/6% l/5Vi l/3Vi July. 1944 1/4 Vi 1/3 Vi 1/1 y 2