Islands Produce
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DUE largely to shipping difficulties and to a shortage of supplies, there has been little activity in the Sydney market for Islands pro duce during the month. The following nominal quotations were obtained in mid-May:—
Coffee
New Caledonian: Arabica, £65 per ton (c.i.f.
Sydney). Robusta, £4B to £5O per ton (c.i.f.
Sydney).
New Hebrides: Robusta, £4B to £5O per ton (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, £BO (f.0.b., Apia).
New Hebrides: Quote No. 1: £6O (in store, Sydney). Quote No. 2: £55 to £57 (c.i.f.).
Accra: £65 (in store, Sydney).
Vanilla Beans
No firm quotations available.
Kapok
The market for Javanese kapok has been suspended since the Japanese occupied Dutch East Indies.
Cotton
New Caledonia: Quote No. 1: 9V2d. to lOd. lb. (c.i.f., Sydney). Quote No. 2: 9d. to 9y 2 d. (c.i.f., Sydney).
Ivory Nuts
No firm quotations available.
Trochus Shell
Recent sales in Sydney were as follows:—“A” grade, £7O per ton; “B”, £69; “C”, £59. In Suva, Fiji, in April, trochus was quoted by Suva merchants at £33.
Rice
As a result of war conditions in the Far East, the market for Rangoon rice has been suspended.
Green Snail Shell
No firm quotations available.
Pearl Shell
Thursday Is. MOP: No quotations available at present.
Fiji Pearl Shell: Suva merchants in April were offering £l4 per ton.