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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 September 1952Vol. XXIII, No. 2

Cocoa Price Falls

p. 100 · Read in the full issue

APIA, August 17 YJfORLD market cocoa prices ha ** lately shown a falling tenden and Samoan cocoabeans have be quoted as low as £240 stg. to £2 stg. per ton for Ist. grade.

According to American market ] ports, the future development of t market will greatly depend on t next incoming cocoa crop in W< Africa and in the meantime no gn fluctuations of prices are expech The cocoa crop in Samoa has ji begun and promises to be a go one.