Islands Produce

THE following quotations—mostly nominal— were obtained in Sydney in mid-March;—

Coffee

New Caledonian: Arabica: Quote No. 1: “A”

Grade 1/- per lb., “B” ll%d. (in store, Sydney).

Quote No. 2: £65 per ton, (c.i.f., Sydney).

Robusta, Quote No. 1: 9 7 /sd. (in store Sydney).

Quote No. 2: £4O to £42 (c.i.f., Sydney). Quote No. 3: £45 (c.i.f., Sydney).

New Hebrides: Robusta: Quote No. 1: £4l to £44 (c.i.f., Sydney). Quote No. 2: £42 to £45 (c.i.f., Sydney).

Java, Kenya and Mysore: No firm quotations available.

New Guinea and Papuan: No firm quotations available.

Cocoa

New Guinea cocoa beans: Quote No. 1: £6B per ton (in store, Sydney). Quote No. 2: £63 (in store, Sydney).

Western Samoa: Sales reported, Ist quality, £B6 (f.0.b., Apia).

New Hebrides: Quote No. 1; £6O (in store, Sydney). Quote No. 2: £55 to £57 (c.i.f.).

Quote No. 3: £5O (c.i.f.).

Accra: £65 (in store, Sydney).

Vanilla Beans

No firm quotations available.

Kapok

The market for Javanese kapok has been suspended.

Cotton

New Caledonia: Quote No. 1: OVad. to lOd. lb. (c.i.f., Sydney). Quote No. 2: 9d. to 9Vad. (c.i.f., Sydney).

Ivory Nuts

No firm quotations available.

Trochus Shell

In short supply, but market continues to firm.

Recent sales in Sydney as follows: “A” grade, £75 per ton; “B” £65; “C” £55. In Suva, Fiji, in February, trochus was quoted by Suva merchants at £33.

Rice

Market for Rangoon rice suspended.

Green Snail Shell

No firm quotations available.

Pearl Shell

Thursday Is. MOP: No quotations, at present.

Fiji Pearl Shell: Suva merchants in February were offering £l4 per ton.