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OUR Apia correspondent repor early in January that 3,500 t of copra and 600 tons of coi beans were awaiting shipment fr that port, only a part of which \ likely to be cleared during month.
The Weybank for the Uni Kingdom, and Thorsisle for United States were to load later the month, and another Be freighter was expected in Febru; to load both copra and cocoa the UK.
The October-December cocoa c: is now harvested in Samoa, £ prospects are rather poor for March-April crop. Continuous 1 weather has turned flowers £ pods black.
Late December, first grade coi beans were being sold to mai English buyers at around £Stg.J FOB Apia. American offers w difficult to obtain.
Prospects for the 1955 ban£ crop appear bright, with large ar on Savaii and Upolu now com into bearing. An export figure 350,000 cases is predicted.