Coffee and Kapok.

Many planters in New Guinea and Papua are experimenting with coffee and kapok, with an eye on the Australian market, and we have arranged to publish Australian quotations in future. New Guinea and Papuan coffee, entering Australia, would be free from duty and exchange.

The following quotations were given on March 13: —

Coffee.

Robusta, f.a.q., imported from Java, on firm conversion of exchange, c.i.f.. Sydney, per cwt., 52/-.

Robusta, as above, based on 9 gulden to Aus tralian f, fluctuations at date of shipment on buyer’s account, 48/-. - Arabian (Aden) Hodeidah No. 1 (pure), c.i.f., Sydney, per cwt., 79/-.

Djibouti, Longberry Harrar Extra, 74/-; No. 1, 73/-: No. 2, 72/-; pure, 72/-.

Mysore B, 70/-; triage 64/-.

Importers of Robusta coffee from Java pay the following charges: As above, per cwt., 48/-; remitting 25 i per cent, exchange, 12/-; duty, 4d. per lb., 37/4; primage, 10 per ctnt., 4/8; landing charges, 1/-; total, 103/- per cwt., equal to 11d. per lb., landed cost. Coffee imported from Papua and New Guinea would escape ex change and duty equal to 49/4 per cwt.

Kapok.

Australian supplies now imported from Java.

Based on an exchange conversion of 9 gulden to Australian £, the Australian c.i.f. prices cur rent in mid-January were per lb.: Prime Sama raug, 4ifd.; prime Japara, 5¼d.

Cocoa.

Accra, good fermented, per cwt., 30/-.

Trinidad, good plantation, per cwt., 35/-.

The severe storm early in March made further breaches in the wreck of the “Adler” as it lay on the reef at Apia, it is not expected that the wreck will sur vive the next heavy storm.