Islands Produce

HpHE following quotations—mostly nominal— ■L were obtained in Sydney in mid-Febru ary:—

Coffee

Java: Robusta. f.a.q., imported on firm conversion of exchange, c.i.f., Sydney (Ster ling): Quote No. 1: 46/9. Quote No. 2; 45/3 Kenya, f.a.q., c.i.f., Sydney, per cwt. (Stg.): Quote No. 1: Grade “B”, 74/-: “C”, 68/-.

Mysore, f.a.q., c.i.f., Sydney, per cwt. Quote No. 1: Grade “A”. 74/-; Grade “B" 70 -■ Grade “C”, 66/-.

Arabian (Aden) Hodeidah, f.a.q., c.i.f., Sydney no. 1 quotation; 82/-.

NG and Papua: Quote No. 1: 93/ a d. per lb.

(delivered store, Sydney), medium quality S N y o dne 2 y). 9/4d - t 0 11<L * < d “ I Robusta, 9%d.-10d. Quote No. 2 (c.i.f. and e.' Sydney): Robusta, 4d. per lb.; Arabica, 6d per lb. Quote No 3 (c.i.f., Sydney): Arabica, Bd. per lb., Robusta, 4d. per lb. Quote No. 4 (c.i f Syd ney): Arabica, £56-£6O per ton; Robusta ’ £34- £4O per ton. Quote No. 5 (c.i.f., Sydney): Robusta, £39-£4l per ton.

New Hebrides (c.i.f., Sydney): Quote No. 1- £36 per ton. Quote No. 2: £39-£4l per ton. [Note: Importers of all coffees—except NG and Papuan pay additional charges, including exchange, duty (4.4 d. lb.), primage (11 per cent.), landing costs (1/- per cwt.), war duty (10 per cent.)]

Vanilla Beans

Tahiti; Quote No. 1 (c. & f., Sydney); Approxi mate market price, white label, 28/6 a lb.; green label, 21/- a lb. Quote No. 2 (c.i.f.

Sydney): White label" and yellow label, 32/6- 33/- per lb.

Kapok

No. 1 Quotation: Average Java, BVed. lb, c.i.f.; Prime Japara, 8 7-16 d. lb. c.i.f. (Prices sterling and subject to exchange 25y 2 %, duty 2d. per lb., 10% primage, 10% war duty, wharfage.)

Ivory Nuts

Sydney agents are not quoting for ivory nuts The last quotations indicated that a nominal rate was in the vicinity of £6/15/- to £7 ner ton.

Cotton

New Caledonian, c.i.f., Sydney. Quote No. 1* 9d. per lb. Quote No. 2: lOd.-lld. per lb. Quote No. 3 (delivered store, Sydney): lOd.-lld. (approximate market price) per lb.

Cocoa

New Guinea cocoa: Quote No. 1: £53 per ton Quote No. 2: £55-£59 per ton, Accra (West Africa): £5O per ton, c.i.f., Sydney.

New Hebrides cocoa (delivered store, Sydney): Quote No. 1: £55 per ton. Quote No. 2: £55 per ton. Quote No. 3: Ist Grade: £54-£56 per ton, c.i.f., Sydney. Quote No. 4: £5O-£54 per ton.

Western Samoan cocoa: Quote No. 1; £66- £7O per ton, c.i.f., Sydney.

Rice

Australian table rice, packed in 56 lb. bags, £2O per ton.

Rangoon rice, packed in 100 lb. bags, approx. £23-£24 per ton; 200 lb. sacks, approx. £23-£24 per ton,

Trochus Shell

Although there is little activity in the Trochus market, prices have a tendency to firm and sales were recently made at the following prices: (a) Small, £5B; med., £5O; large, £3O per ton. (b) “A” Grade, £6O; “B” Grade, £5l; “C”

Grade, £44 per ton.

Nominal Quotations: Quote No. 1: Good aver age mixed grades, £4B per ton. Quote No. 2: Mixed parcels, £5O. Quote No. 3: “A”, £57; “B”, £49’; “C”, £37. Quote No. 4: “A”, £54; “B”, £49; “C”, £37. Quote No. 6: Mixed par cels, £5O.

Green Snail Shell

Quote No. 1: £65 a ton. Quote No. 2: £66 a ton. Quote No. 3: £66/10/-. Quote No. 4: £5O-£55. Quote No. 5 (N. Hebrides, Solomon Is., N. Caledonian shell): £66/10/- a ton, f.o.b.

Quote No. 6: Good grade BSI shell, approxi mately £6O-£65 a ton, f.0.b., Sydney. Quote No. 7: £66-£67 a ton.

Pearl Shell

Thursday Is. Mother of Pearl shell, c.i.f., Sydney. Grade “AA”, £202 per ton; Grade “A”, £202; Grade “B”, £202; Grade “DD”, £128; Grade “D”, £117; Grade “E”, £7B.