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tribution of the product may be seen from the following table, 

 which shows the prices of the various products in the foreign 

 markets, principally London. 



Table IX. — Market value in pesos per kilogram of desiccated coconuts. 





Dec. 30, 

 1913. 



Apr. 30, 

 1913. 



Shredded. , 



0. 30-0. 33 

 0. 33-0. 35 

 0.36-0.38 

 0.29-0.32 



0.32-0.33 

 0.35-0.36 

 0.38-0.40 

 0. 31-0. 33 



Chips ^ - - _ _ 



Threaded . 



Granulated - - .____.___ _ „ _ 





Table X shows the estimated cost in Ceylon of a plant capable 

 of handling 90 tons of desiccated coconut per year.* 



Table X. — Estimated cost in Ceylon of a plant capable of handlivg 90 tons 



roof and pillars, 

 structural work, 



of desiccated coconuts per year. 



Buildings. 



Nut stores (iron roof, brick walls, and floors) 



Superintendent's dwelling 



Office 



Storehouses for fuel and material 



Storehouse for copra and parings 



Tool house and forge 



Chopping and shaving shed (iron 



brick floors, and trough) 

 Desiccating factory (iron roof and 



brick wall, 17 by 30 meters) 

 Engine room 

 Packing room 

 Copra drying kiln 

 Carpenter's and box maker's shed 



Total 



Machinery. 



Engine, oil or gas, 50 B. H. P. 



8 double desiccators 



2 disintegrators 



2 sifters 



Plummer blocks (shafting) 



Belting 



Trolleys and rails 



Electric light plant 



Tools 



Spare parts, etc. 



Total 



Pesos. 



2,800 

 3,400 



600 

 2,000 

 2,000 



680 



2,800 



16,000 



1,400 



1,400 



1,400 



680 



35,160 



Fesos. 



14,000 



18,400 



2,700 



660 

 2,000 



500 



400 

 2,400 



300 

 2,000 



43,360 



* Quoted from Rutherford, Planters' Note Book. Colombo, Ceylon (1913) , 



