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 .. .. 4%d . . 2.43d July 7 . 5 3 Ad . . 3.71d January 5, 1934 . . . . 4y 4 d . . 4.28d July 6 , sy 2 d . . 7.06d January 55, , 1940 . . .. 13d . . 11.6 7 / 8 d January 4, 193555 .. .. 5d . . 6%d July 5 5d . . 7y 8 d January 3. 1936 . . .. 6%d . . 6%d June 5 9d . . 7V 4 d January 8, 1937 .. .. 1/2 . . lOVad June 4 lid . . 9 s /ad

January 7, 1938 ?y 4 d . . 7d July 1 6%d . . 7y 4 d January 6, 1939 7d . . 8 Vsd July 7 7%d . . 8V 4 d January 5, 1940 .. 13d . . 11.6%d July 5 15d . . 12 %d January 3. 1941 13d . . 12.47 7 / 8 d April 4 15d . . 14V 8 d June 6 .. .. 16y 2 d . . 13.5 5 /ad August 1 17d . . isy 2 d October 10 —Price officially fixed at . . 13%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%