Islands Produce
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Coffee
The following quotations were obtained on March 14: Robusta, f.a.q., imported from Java on firm conversion of exchange, c.i.f., prompt shipment Sydney, per cwt., 43/7; Robusta, as above, based on 9 gulden to Australian £, fluctuations at date of shipment on buyers’ account; shipment July-Dee., 1934, 36/6.
Arabian (Aden), Hodeidah No. 1 (pure), c.i.f.
Sydney, April shipment, per cwt., 71/-.
Longberry Harrar, April shipment No. 1, 64/9.
Importers of Robusta coffee from Java pay the following charges;—As above, per cwt., 43/7; re mitting per cent, exchange, 10/10; duty, 4d. per lb., 37/4; primage, 10 per cent., 4/4; landing charges, 1/-; total, 97/l per cwt., equal to P er , lb., landed cost. Coffee imported from Papua and New Guinea is free from exchange and duty equal to 47/2 per cwt.
Kapok
Based on an exchange conversion of 9 gulden to the Australian £, the Australian c.i.f. prices current during March were: Prime Samarang, 4 13-16 d. per lb; Prime Japara, per lb.
Cocoa
Price quoted for cocoa beans in Sydney on March 14 was £25 to £32 per ton.
Ivory Nuts
Ivory Nuts were quoted on March 13 at £6/5/per ton, f.o.b., Sydney.
Trocas Shell
Quotations for trocas shell obtained in Sydney from two different sources on March 14 were: (a) Trocas shell, No. 1 grade £91 Trocas shell, No. 2 grade £77 Trocas shell, No. 3 grade £63 (b) Trocas shell, No. 1 grade £92 Trocas shell,- No. 2 grade £78 Trocas shell. No. 3 grade £63 All quotes are f.0.b., and on the Australian £.
Green Snail Shell
Good quality green snail shell was quoted in Sydney in mid-March at £25 per ton.
Cotton
The London c.i.f. prices of cotton as quoted in the Sydney Morning Herald during the past month were: February 16, 6.34 d. per lb., March shipment; February 23, 6.34 d. per lb., March ship ment; March 2,6.28 d. per lb., April shipment; March 9,6.3 d. per lb., April shipment.
Rice
Rangoon rice, packed in 100lb. or 200lb. bags, £10/10/- per ton, f.o.b. Sydney.
Australian table rice, packed in 561 b. bags, £15/10/- per ton.