New Hebrides Exports
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NEW HEBRIDES copra exports in 1955 amounted to 24,092 metric tons and yielded £A1,406,000, an average of about £ASB/5/- per metric ton or about £AS9/5/- per long ton, f.o.b.
Best post-war year for copra tonnage was 1951, with 27,746 metric tons worth £A2,682,r?9. In the first half of 1956, exports totalled 14,794 metric tons, promising rather better for 1956, though prices are lower Average price so far this year: £A46/7/- per long ton. approxi mately.
Quantities and values of other NH exports in the 1955 calendar year, compared with the previous year, are:
The output of cocoa and coffee shows a steady increase in recent years. Total value of main exports
in 1955 was £1,420,405 .sterling, as compared with £1,645,868 sterling in the previous year. Lower copra and cocoa prices accounted largely for the decline.
1955 1954 Metric Value Metric Value Tons £Stg.
Tons £Stg.
Cocoa 781 160,254 735 271,749 Coffee 456 74,869 163 38,581 Wool . . 1.8 504 1 6 546 Hides , . 23 1,203 38 3,142 Sandalw'd 140 15,976 65 7,304 Trochus . . 122 29,902 98 15,581 Groundnuts 5.4 246 19.4 1,605 Burg. Shell 52 13,120 18 3,011