From Samoa
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Increased Banana Export: From Samoa Cocoa Still Slow to Move
From Our Own Correspondent
Apia, Nov. 11. I
ON her first call at Apia, sine Suva’s January hurricane too! her from the Pacific run, MV Matu in November lifted 8,000 cases o bananas from this port.
The Tofua a month ago took on! about half of this quantity. Th improvement is due mainly to th breadfruit crop coming in now, thu releasing bananas ordinarily used fo food by the Samoans.
There are still fairly large stock of Samoan cocoa beans on hand ii Apia sheds as overseas buyers ii USA and UK have been cautious o late to make firm offers.
It is probable, however, that buy ing will again begin in January am February when cocoa manufacturer have to replenish their stocks afte the Christmas period.
Smaller parcels of cocoa have re cently been disposed of for price varying from £.220 to £240.