West Samoa Benefits

om Cocoa Price Rise

is fortunate that a substantial rise in the price of cocoabeans in the world markets was an nced at a time when Samoa’s Da crop had just been harvested . at least part of the crop can r be sold at the higher prices, eginning of November, the cocoa :e in New York rose from 22 cents lb to 33 cents per lb and the d. price at Apia for Ist grade quoted middle of November at veen £Stg.3oo and £Stg.32o per and with £lO less for second ie. be present crop has nearly all e in. Most of it has been iped to English buyers, iven fair weather conditions, a e cocoa crop is expected for be nng of next year, ext year’s copra will be sold to lever, the price to be based on market rate for Philippine copra, ie banana industry shows a wel e improvement in exports to Zealand during recent months, s confidently expected that it be possible to ship 20,000 cases lamoan bananas every fortnight he end of the year. 3cent shipments have been as fol : Tofua, August, 15,811 cases; ua, September, 16,317 cases; La, September, 17,149 cases; ua, October, 15,534 cases; Tofua, )ber, 17,372. : the various banana districts, ta (Upolu South Coast) and sa (Upolu) show the greatest sases in exports.