Rubber

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.

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

London Fixed Price, per ton, c.I.f.

Hot-air: October, 1939—January, 1940 . ..

January-April, 1940 After April, 1940 , Plantation Sterling £12 7 6 13 5 0 12 17 6 Fiji Fixed Price, per ton, f.o.b., Fiji Currency: Plant’n February, 1942 ... £15 15 0 June, 1942 16 0 0 July, 1942 16 12 6 June, 1944 19 10 0 October, 1944 ... 20 0 0 December. 1945 .. 19 7 6 January, 1946 ... 18 5 6 August, 1946 ... 23 10 6 February, 1947 ... 29 15 6 June 9. 1947 ... 36 19 0

Fms

£14 15 0 15 0 0 15 12 6 18 0 0 18 10 0 17 17 6 18 0 0 23 5 0 29 10 0 36 13 6

Territory Of New Guinea

ANGPCB Fixed Price at Plantation: Hot-air Sept. 28, 1946 .. £22 5 0 Smoked £21 5 0 ANGPCB Fixed Price, Delivered ex Ships Slings: Hot-air Smoked Jan. 7, 1947 .. £28 0 0 June 17, 1947 ,. £31 £27 0 0 2 0 Increased prices announced on January 7 operated from December 1, 1946. Prices quoted are for copra delivered to ships’ slings, or to the Board’s warehouse.

Official Prices for NG Copra landed at Sydney.

Hot-air Dried January, 1947 £36 10 0 July, 1947 .. £51 5 0 Smoked £35 10 0 £50 5 0

London Price January .Inly 7 mg 1933

Rubber

Para, per lb. 4%d Plantation Smoked per lb. 2.43d 6%d 3.71d 5, 1934 4V 4 d 4.28d July 6 5M«d .. 7.06d In mi arv 4, 3^ 1935 1930 5d 6%d July 5 .

T an n n tv 5d 0y 4 d .. 7 7 /td .. 6%d u ttllUQl J June 5 January 9d 7V 4 d 8, 7. 1937 1938 1/2 .. lOMjd June 4 January lid 7V 4 d 9%d 7d

July 1 8%d .. 7V4& January 8. 1939 7d .. 8V«d July 7 7%d .. 8V«d January 5, 1940 13d .. 11.6 7 /«d July 5 15d .. 12%d January 3, 1941 13d .. 12 47 7 /«d April 4 I5d .. l4V«d June 6 16 ‘/ad .. 13.5»/«d August 1 17d .. 13‘/id October 10 —Price officially fixed at .. 13 3 /4d

Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 September, 1943 .. I/6V2 1/4 1/2 September, 1944 .. I/6V2 l/SVa 1/3% July, 1944 I/41/2 I/31/2 I/I1/2