Cultivation in Malaya 5 i 



PORT OF SPAIN (TRINIDAD).' 



Total shipmt. Price2 Price 1 * Price* 



Nuts only Nuts Oil Copra 



Apr. 3,1911, Smooths 3,433,642 $29 $0.91 $4'3O 5 



Dec. 31, 1910, 12 ,, 19,768,223 26 1. 12 475 



3r, 1909, 12 19,158,513 23 0.80 4.25 



,, 31, 1908, 12 ,, 16,622,708 23 0.61 3.10 



Ceylon, on the other hand, in 1910, shipped 

 15,941,826 nuts in shell, against 20,609,864 nuts 

 during 1908, their best year. Prices ranged 

 from Rs.64 to 1^5.73.50, but in isolated cases 

 touched Rs.75. December saw prices at Rs.63 

 (per 1,000) at the mills. Those who manu- 

 factured desiccated coco-nut complained of the 

 prices realized during the early part of the 

 year, and though it rose later in sympathy with 

 oil and copra, it again fell to barely paying 

 point. The demand also went slack, so that the 

 mills either shut down or went slow. During 

 1910 26,171,159 Ib. desiccated were exported, 

 against 24,604,521 in 1909, and 26,486,222 Ib. 

 in 1908 the record year. 



According to Consular reports prices for 

 copra in Zanzibar in 1910 ranged between 

 45. 6d. (the lowest for indifferent quality) and 

 8s. 7d. (the highest price for good quality 



1 Ex Messrs. Gordon Grant and Go's circular. 



2 Per 1,000 nuts, " standard selected," peeled, and in 

 bags of 100 



3 Per gallon, cask included. 



4 Per 100 Ib. 



5 It will be noted that local prices for the various 

 products do not move in unison. On April 3, 1911, at 

 the prices mentioned, preference was naturally given to 

 selling the nuts in shell, when up to type. 



