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

July 1 8%d .. 7V4fl January 6, 1939 7d . 8V»d July 7 7%d .. 8V«d January 5, 1940 13d .. 11.8 7 /.d July 5 15d .. I2%d January 3, 1941 13d .. i2.47 7 /.d April 4 15d .. 14 Ved June 6 16»/ 2 d .. I3.5%d August 1 17d .. UVid October 10—Price officially fixed at .. 13 3 / 4 d

Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 September, 1943 . 1/61/2 1/4 1/2 September, 1944 . i/6 y 2 I/51/2 I/31/2 July, 1944 . .. . 1/41/2 I/31/2 1/1 i/a