The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930

Pacific Islands Monthly, 18 July 1947Vol. XVII, No. 12

Rubber

p. 90 · Read in the full issue

Plantation

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

London Para.

Smoked Price on- 1>er lb. per lb.

January 3. 1933 .. .. ... 4%d 2.43d July 7 . .. .. 6%d 3.71d January 5, 1934 .. .. .. .. 4Vid 4.28d July 8 . ... 5V 2 d 7.06d January 4, 1935 .. .. ... 5d 6%d July 5 . ... 5d 7 T /«d January 3. 1936 . . . ... 6%d 6%d June 5 , ... 9d 7Vid January 8, 1937 .. . . ... 1/2 .. lOVii June 4 .. .. lid 9%d January 7. 1938 . . .. ... 7V 4 d 7d

July 1 .. 7V«d January 6, 1939 7d 8Vad July 7 . .

SVad January 5, 1940 13d .. n.ey.d July 5 .. .. 12 3 Ad January 3, 1941 . 13d .. 12,47%d April 4 .. . . 14V a d June 5 .. .. 13.5»/ad August 1 . 17d .. 13M,d October 10- -Price officially fixed at .. 13 3 /ad

Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 September, 1943 . 1/61/2 1/4 1/2 September, 1944 . 1/61/2 I/51/2 1/31/2 July, 1944 1/41/2 I/31/2 I/I1/2