Pacific Islands Monthly
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Pacific Islands Monthly, 18 March 1947Vol. XVII, No. 8

Rubber

p. 82 · Read in the full issue

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

Plantation

London Price on- January 0, July 7 ..

January 5, July 6 ..

January 4, July 5 ..

January 3, 1933 .. ..

Para, per lb. ... 4 3 /id Smoked per lb. 2.43d 1934 .. .. 1935 .. .. .. .. B%d ... 4V 4 d ... 5 Vad ... 5d 3.71d 4.28d 7.08d «Hd 1936 ... 5d ... 6%d 7%d 6Hd June 5 ..

January 8, June 4 January 7. 1937 .. .. 1938 .. .. .. .. 9d ... 1/2 ... Hd ... 7V4d 7V4d .. lOVid 9Hd 7d

July i e%d .. 7V4«i January 8, 1539 7d .. 8V«d July 7 7»/.d .. 8V«d January 5, 1940 13d 11.6 7 / a d July 5 isd .. iay 4 d January 3, 1941 13d .. 12.47 7 / 8 d April 4 15d .. 14V«d June 6 IBVid .. 13.5%d August 1 17d ,. 13Vid October 10—Price officially fixed at .. 13 3 / 4 d

Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 September, 1943 . 1/6 »/ 2 1/4 1/2 September, 1944 .

I/6V2 1/5 y 2 l/3«/2 July, 1944 . .. . l/4y a 1/3 V 2 I/I1/2

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