Pacific Islands Monthly
The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930
Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 October 1957Vol. XXVIII, No. 3

Samoan Produce Notes

p. 43 · Read in the full issue

Page 4343

several weeks the London iT cocoa market has remained firm at £260 per ton for first grade Samoan, and £250 for second grade f.o.b. Apia.

The present crop a fairly good one and picking is coming to an end soon.

Banana shipments have shown improvement in quantity, if not in quality, and the last shipments have been approximately 16,000 to 17,000 cases per steamer. This improve ment is expected to continue and the space available in island steamers can be fully taken up.

Copra received in Apia sheds from outside districts is reported to show a distinct improvement of late.

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