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.

Territory Of New Guinea

ANGPCB Fixed Price at Plantation: Hot-air Smoked Sept. 28, 1946 .. £22 5 0 £2l 5 0 ANGPCB Fixed Price, Delivered ex Ships Slings: Hot-air Smoked Jan. 7, 1947 .. £2B 0 0 £27 0 0 June 17, 1947 .. £3l 2 0 Nov. 23, 1947 .. £35 10 0 Increased prices announced on January 7 operated from December 1, 1946. All 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 Smoked January. 1947 £36 10 0 £35 10 0 July, 1947 .. £5l 5 0 £5O 5 0

London Fixed Price, per ton, Hot-air: c.I.f, ., Plantation Sterling October, 1939 —January, 1940 . .. £12 7 6 January-April, 1940 .. 13 5 0 After April, 1940 .. . 12 17 6 Fiji Local Buying Price, in Store, Fiji Currency.

Plant’n

Fms

June, 1942 16 0 0 15 0 0 July, 1942 16 12 6 15 12 6 June, 1944 19 10 0 18 0 0 October, 1944 .. .. 20 0 0 1-8 10 0 December, 1945 19 7 6 17 17 6 January, 1946 . .. 18 5 6 18 0 0 August, 1946 .. 23 10 6 23 5 0 February, 1947 . .. 29 15 6 29 10 0 June 9, 1947 .. 36 19 0 36 13 6 December 8, 1947 . 38 5 6 38 0 0

London Price ona 1933

Rubber

Para, per lb. 4»/ 4 d Plantation Smoked per lb. 2.43d * 6Hd 3.71d 1934 4V*d 4.28d July 6 BVfcd 7.06d 1935 5d 6%d January Till v 5 ... 5d 7%d u ui y u • 3 1936 6*/ 4 d 6Hd January Tun a S . .. 9d 7V 4 d JULic ti Q 1937 1938 1/2 .. lOttd January June 4 O' 7 lid 7V 4 d 9%d 7d J anuary

July l 8*4(1 .. 7*4(1 January 8, 1939 . 7d .. l L '»d July 7 7%d .. sy.d January 5, 1940 . 13d .. ll.8%d July 5 15d .. 12*4d January 3, 1941 . 13d .. 12.47y,d April 4 15d .. 14V«d June 6 16y 2 d .. 13.5%d August 1 17d .. 13M,d October 10—Price officially fixed at .. 13 3 /4d Papuan Rubber Prices Under Australian Government Control—Payable on Plantation or Nearby Port, per lb., Australian Currency: Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 September, 1943 1/6 y 2 1/4 1/2 September, 1944 1/61/2 I/51/2 i/3y 2 July, 1944 . .. 1/4V2 I/31/2 I/I1/2