Fiji Buying Prices
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Suva, May 25 THE following, taken from the "Fiji Times,” shows the prices current in Suva on the
date mentioned. The prices, of course, are given in Fiji currency, which is 12V 2 per cent, below sterling, and 12*/ 2 per cent. above Australian.
Copra (Plantation Grade) £lB/5/6 Copra (FMB Grade) £lB Copra sacks, each 2/7 Kerosene, per gallon 3/4 Flour, per 150 lb. sack 37/4V 2 Flour, per 4 lb l/l Sharps, per 140 lb. sack 34/10V 2 Sharps, 4 lb l/l Barbed Wire, ton lots £4O Trocas Shell, per ton £95 Benzine, per gallon 2/4 On January 28, the price for plantation grade copra was reduced to £ 18/5/6 per ton.
This price was decided upon by the Copra Committee. (These prices represent the price per ton paid to producers.)