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Mr. Ralph S. Hosmer, 



Supt. of Forestry, 



Honolulu, Hawaii. 



Dear Sir,— Your esteemed favor of the 11th inst. is before us, and we 

 should think that copra could be produced in your Islands in commercial quantities 

 and made a pretty important and valuable article of commerce. 



The best copra is made by drying the meat of the coconut in houses or drying 

 machines heated by steam, although if the climate is a sufficiently dry one, 

 sun drying produces very good results if the meat is kept clean. The grading 

 depends on the dryness, cleanness, and sweetness of the meat. The market price 

 varies considerably ; we have seen it as low as $50'00 or 152*00, and as high as 

 $85*00, per long ton. The present price in London is about $80*00 or $81*00 per ton. 



There is no market at present in this country, unless possibly with the 

 American Linseed Company, avIio have a mill in San Francisco, and we would 

 suggest your writing to them. We trust you will be successful in stimulating 

 some interest in this product, as it is one rapidly growing in importance, and 

 it would hardly be possible to overload the market. 



Yours very truly, 



India Repining Company, 



W. H. MAGOFFIN, 



Treasurer/ 



—The Hawaiian Forester and Agriculturist. 



