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 o. 1933 .. .. ... 4%d 2.43d July 7 .. .. .. 5Hd 3.71d January 5, 1934 .. .. .. .. 4V«d 4.28d July 6 . . .. .. 6Vad 7.06d January 4, 1935 .. .. ... 6d 6%d July 5 .. ... 5d 7%d January 3. 1936 . . . 6»/4d 8Hd June 5 .. .. .. 9d 7V«d January 8, 1937 .. .. ... 1/2 .. 10M»d June 4 .. .. .. lid 9Hd January 7. 1938 .. . . ... 7Vid 7d

July 1 .. 7y<o January 8, 1939 8Vkd July 7 ..

SVid January 5, 1940 13d .. 11.6 7 /«d July 5 .. 15d .. 12 3 / 4 d January 3, 1941 . .. 12 47 7 / 8 d April 4 . . .. l4V«d June 6 .. 16»/ a d .. 13.5»4d August 1 17d .. 13Vfcd October 10- -Price officially fixed at .. 13 3 / 4 d

Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 September, 1943 . 1/6 % 1/4 1/2 September, 1944 . 1/6% 1/5 % 1/3% July, 1944 . .. . 1/4% 1/3% 1/1%