Word: 37c
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...part of the world's rubber is under British control. In 1922, the British Colonial office, headed by Winston Churchill, pursuaded Parliament to limit rubber production in the Empire and to reduce exportation to 60% of the normal production. The price of rubber promptly advanced from 15 to 37c. a pound...