Copra-Cocoa Prosperity
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in Western Samoa
From Our Own Correspondent APIA, November 20.
TWO Bank liners, Ernebank and Comlie bank loaded during the first half of the month 2,000 and 1,600 tons of copra and some cocoa for the British Ministry of Food.
For the first time in years the Apia copra sheds were completely cleared by the shipments.
The copra crop is coming in now and promises to be an excellent one, as weather conditions have been exception ally favourable. Latest price quoted is about £270 Stg. per ton f.o.b. Apia.
Importers of Apia were greatly dis appointed when the last Matua left a large transshipment of English and Con tinental goods behind at Suva. Passenger and cargo services of the Union Steamship Company are proving more and more Inadequate for the needs of Western Samoa and it is doubtful whether even the larger Tofua will be able to cope with freights and passengers now offering here.