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 August 18:

Coffee.

Robusta, f.a.q., imported from Java, on firm conversion of exchange, July, 1933, to June, 1934, shipment, c.i.f., Sydney, per cwt., 36/-.

Robusta, as above, based on 12 gulden to Aus tralian £, fluctuations at date of shipment on buyer’s account, 30/-.

Arabian (Aden) Hodeidah No. 1 (pure), c.i.f., Sydney, per cwt., 68/-.

Djibouti, Longberry Harrar Extra, 67/-; No. 1, 65/6; No, 2, 63/6.

Importers of Robusta coffee from Java pay the following charges; As above, per cwt., 36/-, remitting 25J per cent. exchange, 9/-; duty, 4d. per lb., 37/4; primage, 10 per cent., 3/7; landing charges, 1/-; total, 87/11 per cwt., equal to 9%d. per lb., landed cost. Coffee imported from Papua and New Guinea would escape ex change and duty equal to 46/4 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-August were, per lb.: Prime Sama rang, 5d.; prime Japara, 5Jd.

Cocoa.

Accra, good fermented, 29/9 per cwt.

Mr. F. L. Jones, of Vanikoro, Solomon Islands, who has been on furlough in Sydney for three months, is booked for home by the August “Mataram”.

Mr. Chris. Sorensen, of the staff of Morris, Hedstrom, Ltd., has been trans ferred from the Ba to the Tavua branch, Fiji.