. Agricultural bulletin of the Straits and Federated Malay States. New series. Agriculture; Agriculture. 134 COCONUTS. It 1901 and 1902 were the most properous years the island has seen as regards prices realized for its Coconut products, the year [903 has the pre-eminence of having exported the largest amount of all its products within the last ten years, and perhaps even be- fore, Coconuts in the shell, alone being about two millions below the largest number ever exported. The figures are as follows:— Coconut oil cwts. 665,357 ; Copra cwts. 721,575 (cwts. 281,710 above the previous highest)
. Agricultural bulletin of the Straits and Federated Malay States. New series. Agriculture; Agriculture. 134 COCONUTS. It 1901 and 1902 were the most properous years the island has seen as regards prices realized for its Coconut products, the year [903 has the pre-eminence of having exported the largest amount of all its products within the last ten years, and perhaps even be- fore, Coconuts in the shell, alone being about two millions below the largest number ever exported. The figures are as follows:— Coconut oil cwts. 665,357 ; Copra cwts. 721,575 (cwts. 281,710 above the previous highest) ; Desiccated nuts 17,485,369 lbs., nuts in the shell 13,129,346; Rope cwt. 20,638; Yarn cwts. 92,124; Fibre cwts. 132,203. Your best customers have been the United Kingdom, America, Germany, and Russia. The United Kingdom took three fourths of the oil, and most of the yarn and fibre also 11 million pounds desiccated Coconuts and 9 millions of the Coconuts in shell. Germany is first in Copra and Poonac, and Belgium is a close second in Poonac. These two countries took cwts. 290,750, leaving only cwts. 9,222 for all other countries. Russia is a close second in Copra. America is second in desiccated Coconuts with close on 2 miFion pounds. America is also second in Coconut oil. As usual Singapore took almost all the rope, leaving only cwts. 301 out of 20,638. Prices from last year have dropped all round. Coconut oil from Rs. to Rs. per cwt. Copra from Rs. 52 to Rs. 46 per candy. Desiccated nuts from 18 cents to 15 cents per lb. Poonac from Rs. 80 to Rs. 70 per ton. Prices however keep well above those ruling four or five years ago, and may be considered satisfactory in the face of the large increase in output in the different products. The manufacture of Coconut Butter is reported to be well under way, and it is hoped the enterprise will be successful. Your Committee has not Learned that many are cul- tivating the sensitive plant as a nitrogen producer; land owners ar
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