英语词汇“copra”造句的方法、技巧、例句及翻译-英语例句辞典

Now I brought out the stores I had put by month after month—rice and dhal and ghee, jars of oil, betel leaf, areca nuts, chewing tobacco and copra. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Clunies-Ross was an empire builder and brought in Malay, Chinese, Papuan and Indian workers to harvest copra – they were the first Muslims on the islands. History, harmony, and the only Muslim island in Australia | Ben Stubbs 2017-01-28T05:00:00Z

And because copra can be harvested with nothing more than a machete, it puts cash directly into the hands of those who need it most. T Magazine: Water World 2010-11-19T20:34:00Z

The Germans at the time were interested in the islands for their natural resources, most notably copra, or dried coconut, which can be used to make soap and a variety of other products. Review | A stolen South Seas treasure that helps reveal colonial crimes 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z

The Nicobarese began drying coconut flesh into copra, which they bartered with private traders or local cooperatives for rice, sugar, kerosene, cloth and other goods not produced on the islands. How Disaster Aid Ravaged an Island People 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z

And he has become involved in production of copra, the dried kernel of coconut which is used to extract oil for cooking, hair oils, shampoo, margarine and detergents. Waiting for the tide to turn: Kiribati's fight for survival 2017-10-22T04:00:00Z

The main products are copra – the dried inner meat of the nut, used for oil – and the husk, which provides a vital source of fibre. The Coconut Could Be on the Verge of Collapse 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z

Traditional livelihoods were destroyed by the testing: the US Department of Energy bans the export of fish and copra – dried coconut flesh used for its oil – on the grounds of lingering contamination. This dome in the Pacific houses tons of radioactive waste – and it's leaking 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z

Coconut chips are made by slicing up the meat of the coconut, or "copra," and then toasting it until it's golden. New Products Made With Coconut: All They're Cracked Up to Be? 2013-09-19T15:06:00Z

It is the chief point of exportation for a very rich province, which produces sugar, indigo, Indian corn, copra, and especially rice. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z

This made the average sack of copra worth about A$200 – a large sum on Kiribati. Waiting for the tide to turn: Kiribati's fight for survival 2017-10-22T04:00:00Z

Most of the cocoanut sent to other countries, however, is in a form known as copra. How We are Fed A Geographical Reader 2012-02-07T03:00:10.237Z

They have been the means of developing sugar and copra industries which would not otherwise have been established upon anything like their present scale. Down Under With the Prince 2012-01-29T03:00:07.103Z

Artificial heat does not produce good copra, and besides is expensive to apply. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z

Danao has a comparatively cool and healthy climate, is the centre of a rich agricultural region producing rice, Indian corn, sugar, copra and cacao, and coal is mined in the vicinity. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z

But opposition MPs believe the doubling of the copra price will mean that people sacrifice their healthy subsistence lifestyle in favour of the more profitable copra production. Waiting for the tide to turn: Kiribati's fight for survival 2017-10-22T04:00:00Z

From the copra an oil is pressed which is used in the manufacture of soap. How We are Fed A Geographical Reader 2012-02-07T03:00:10.237Z

When I've got a cargo of copra ready I send it by a native boat. The Nameless Island A Story of some Modern Robinson Crusoes 2011-10-08T02:00:20.880Z

Making copra is one of the most paying enterprises in the Philippines, but it requires capital to be laid out several years beforehand, unless a plantation can be bought to start with. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z

The chief exports are sisal fibre, rubber, hides and skins, wax, ivory, copra, coffee, ground-nuts and cotton. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z

Men who can tell you the capital of Patagonia, where copra comes from, and who discovered the cotton-gin. The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon and other humorous tales 2011-09-17T02:00:25.067Z

Suddenly he turned, and was running back up the beach toward a shed full of drying copra. Caybigan 2011-08-31T02:01:21.780Z

His wealth of copra and other valuable native products had vanished. The Nameless Island A Story of some Modern Robinson Crusoes 2011-10-08T02:00:20.880Z

Previous to 1890, the quantity of copra exported was so small that no record was kept of it. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z

"From the security measures I don't think we're going to find anything more secret than a copra plantation." The Image and the Likeness 2011-08-23T02:00:33.617Z

You have got all our copra on board, and a good stock of native trumperies, and I should recommend you to be off, both for your own sake and ours. The Lost Heir 2011-08-07T02:00:09.367Z

Next morning we were off again, steaming for the other side of the island, where we stayed two days shipping copra. Stevenson's Shrine The Record of a Pilgrimage 2011-07-18T02:00:23.520Z

These particular vessels had been only a month at Great Nicobar, and a fortnight at this place, obtaining copra and rattan, but already several members of the crews were incapacitated from hard work. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z

I do not deal with copra because it nearly all goes to Europe, principally to Marseilles. The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 2011-06-29T02:00:28.167Z

Solomon Islands can still count on strong demand for palm oil and copra -- the dried white flesh of the coconut used to make coconut oil -- even as its exports of timber and fish wane. Solomons' gold mine set to reshape South Pacific nation 2011-04-29T13:49:40Z

They paid us for our fishing and our copra, and never did us any harm. The Lost Heir 2011-08-07T02:00:09.367Z

At two, if not three, of the Fijian group, we were to ship copra and sugar; and report had said that the Fiji Islands were more lovely than the Samoan. Stevenson's Shrine The Record of a Pilgrimage 2011-07-18T02:00:23.520Z

Java and Sumatra, containing about three-fourths of the total population of the colony, are self-supporting as regards food, besides producing for European consumption large quantities of tobacco, tea, coffee, sugar, cinchona, tin, rubber, and copra. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z

Rather longer out than I expected, but didn't do badly after all; had some trading among the islands; cocoa-nut oil has gone up, and the copra I got will pay handsomely.' A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z

They are covered with palm groves, and they export cocoa-nuts and copra. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) From the First Battle of Ypres to the End of the Year 1914 2011-02-23T03:00:28.797Z

The cocoanut furnishes two distinct commercial products—the dried meat of the nut, or copra, and the outer fibrous husk. The Cocoanut With reference to its products and cultivation in the Philippines

The last two furnish large supplies of food to the natives, some copra is exported, and sago factories, mostly in the hands of Chinese, prepare sago for the Dutch and British markets. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John"

Hats, baskets, cloths and rope are woven and are exported to a limited extent; small quantities of copra are also exported. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea"

They're ready and willing to take our goods, and their raw material—oil, copra, fruit, ever so many things that they are only too glad to sell—would pay a handsome percentage on the outlay. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z

Hemp, tobacco, sugar and copra are the most important exports. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt"

The exportation of copra is detrimental to the best interests of the planter, tending to enrich the manufacturer and impoverish the grower. The Cocoanut With reference to its products and cultivation in the Philippines

Tobacco, Indian corn 285 and cacao are produced to a limited extent; and rice, alcohol, sugar and copra are exported. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades"

The house at his back was trim, broad, and comfortable, and in the storeroom underneath lay thousands of dollars' worth of assorted trade goods, all of which would eventually become copra and great wealth. Where the Pavement Ends

Try to obtain oil or copra to the amount of £500 for her. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z

The chief products of the group are cocoanuts, fruits, coffee and copra. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright"

The production of copra requires the labor of the planter’s hands only. The Cocoanut With reference to its products and cultivation in the Philippines

It had once been the private yacht of an American copra planter on Basilan who, alas, had been murdered by his Moro field hands. The Pirates of Shan

Karaki left the shade of the copra shed where he had been waiting an hour or more and came forward to receive the sagging bulk that was thrust out of doors. Where the Pavement Ends

Of late years "copra" has taken the place of the oil. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z

She had carried a cargo of trade stuffs south and was returning to Singapore by way of Brisbane, laden with copra and pearl shell. The Portal of Dreams

On the other hand, copra may be sold or shipped in boxes, bags, sacks, and bales, or it may even be stored in bulk in the ship’s hold. The Cocoanut With reference to its products and cultivation in the Philippines

It is obtained by pressure or boiling from the kernels, which are first broken up into small pieces and dried in the sun, when they are known as copperah or copra. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher"

Under his netting the agent dreamed happily of big copra shipments and bonuses. Where the Pavement Ends

The yam season being over, and the copra trade at a standstill, we gave up the cutter and settled for a while on shore. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z

Liners did not ply the tepid waters for which we were bound: waters ridden by no commerce save the peddling of copra and pearl shell and beche-de-mer. The Portal of Dreams

On the other hand, packages of copra may be adjusted to meet all emergencies, and the planter can thus take advantage of the market conditions which may be denied to the oil maker. The Cocoanut With reference to its products and cultivation in the Philippines

It is estimated that 1000 full-sized nuts will yield upwards of 500 ℔. of copra, from which 25 gallons of oil should be obtained. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher"

He had counted absolutely on meeting the ship—some small schooner, one of those flitting, half-piratical traders of the copra islands that can be hired like cabs in a dark street for any questionable enterprise. Where the Pavement Ends

Try to obtain oil and copra to the amount of £500 for the vessel. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z

Each had a share of copra, her peculium, to dispose of for herself. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25)

By this time the moisture has been so thoroughly expelled that the copra is now ready to be sacked or baled and stored away for shipment or use. The Cocoanut With reference to its products and cultivation in the Philippines

She had been gathering copra and shell among the islands long before such things came into common use, though Dan had invested his modest savings in her only a year before. Astounding Stories, July, 1931

Doubtless there were fortunes to be made in pearl and copra; doubtless others not more gifted than himself had climbed in the island world to be queen’s consorts and king’s ministers. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XIX (of 25) The Ebb-Tide; Weir of Hermiston

He was jawing away about watered copra and a sight of foolery. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25)

Sails were seen steering from its mouth; now it would be a whale-boat manned with native rowdies, and heavy with copra for sale; now perhaps a single canoe come after commodities to buy. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25)

Second in value only to the copra, this product has been allowed to go to waste. The Cocoanut With reference to its products and cultivation in the Philippines

I would take nothing but copra, you see; and so I’ve got the blooming lot in specie—all but two short bills on ’Frisco. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25)

While it is probable that any roller with sufficient weight could be used, that employed in the pandan districts of Laguna is the primitive “iluhan” by which sugar-cane and copra are also crushed. Philippine Mats Philippine Craftsman Reprint Series No. 1

You haven’t got one pound of copra but what you made with your own hands, like a negro slave. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25)

The mystery of the copra trade tormented me, as I sat and watched the profits drip on the stair and the sands. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25)

In very dry seasons the nuts shrunk somewhat in size and the copra in weight, but the yield of nuts never fell below 200, and only once had amounted to 220. The Cocoanut With reference to its products and cultivation in the Philippines

With copra at the price it is, they ought to be willing to bear their share of the loss; and so I’ve told them again and again. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25)

The number produced per week runs probably into the thousands, of which about 75 per cent are made of coarse straw and are intended for use in drying palay, copra, etc. Philippine Mats Philippine Craftsman Reprint Series No. 1

There was no call for Uma to say to me: “He no ’fraid Ese now, come bring copra.” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25)

Every one called in consequence, save such as might be prosecuting a South Sea quarrel, hingeing on the price of copra and the odd cent, or perhaps a difference about poultry. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25)

So you see you are to have another holiday from copra! The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25)

He had seen the end of sandalwood, the end of oil, and the beginning of copra; and he was himself a commercial pioneer, the first that ever carried human teeth into the Gilberts. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25)

But there was copra in plenty; only one other trader and him a boozer; quite a bit of pearl shell, and Tom's book showing how he had cleared thirty-three hundred dollars in a year. Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas

You’re to have the copra, and I’m to go to the devil and shake myself. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25)

The trees grew pleasantly spaced upon a hilly sward, here and there interspersed with a rack for drying copra, or a tumble-down hut for storing it. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25)

Agriculture, employing about one-third of the working population, provides the economic base with major exports made up of copra and citrus fruit. The 2008 CIA World Factbook

Outside of minerals we lack jute, copra, flax fiber, raw silk, tea, coffee, spices, etc. The Geneva Protocol

"I sha'n't let him off with less than twenty tons of copra for my girls' school; and he'll have to apologize, too, and swear on a shark's head to behave for a year." Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas

Of course we could get no labour, being all as good as tabooed, and the two women and I turned to and made copra with our own hands. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25)

Something else had to be found; and there was one person at one end of the town who was at least not interested in copra. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25)

Agriculture - products: coconuts; fish Industries: fishing, tourism, copra Industrial production growth rate: The 2008 CIA World Factbook

Leonetta did not know what "copra" was, but she thought it sounded sufficiently like a precious metal to suggest immense wealth. Too Old for Dolls A Novel

"I have brought you forty bags of copra," said Jack. Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas

When they found him, the next day, he was clean crazy—carried on all the time about somebody watering his copra. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25)

I would not have taken copra in a gift: how to express that quality by my dinner-table bearing? The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25)

Agriculture - products: fruits, copra, vegetables; eggs, pork, poultry, beef Industries: US military, tourism, construction, transshipment services, concrete products, printing and publishing, food processing, textiles Industrial production growth rate: The 2008 CIA World Factbook

Wallis and Futuna imports food - particularly sugar, rice, and beef - fuel, clothing, machinery, and transport equipment, but its exports are negligible, consisting of copra and handicrafts. The 1996 CIA World Factbook

Jack made his way across the street to the store where he usually sold his copra. Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas

“You see you get copra,” she said, the same as you might offer candies to a child. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25)

The supercargoes, whose business it is to keep tally of the copra at three pounds a month and a percentage, are rarely in the palace; and two at least are in the other islands. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25)

Small-scale industry is limited to handicrafts, tuna processing, and copra. The 2008 CIA World Factbook

The principal sources of revenue come from sales of copra, postage stamps, souvenir coins, and handicrafts. The 2001 CIA World Factbook

Not long after, Jack sailed into Apia with a load of copra and his letter for the outgoing mail. Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas

And he made for Buncombe, and I had to hold them apart; and there was Adams in the middle, gone luny again, and carrying on about copra like a born fool. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25)

It exports large quantities of hemp and copra, and imports rice, petroleum, and cotton-goods. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon"

Agriculture, employing about one-third of the working population, provides the economic base with major exports made up of copra and citrus fruit. The 2008 CIA World Factbook

An immense cargo of copra and rattan fills a fleet of boats and rafts. Through the Malay Archipelago

Of course it's an old story now, going back to the days before the bottom had dropped out of copra, and there was still money to be made in beach-la-mar and fungus. Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas

The MacArthurs claimed the copra of Fasitotai on a district mortgage of three hundred dollars. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25)

He paid the natives what he liked for their copra, and he paid in goods and whiskey. The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands

Agriculture employs two-thirds of the labor force and furnishes 90% of exports, featuring coconut cream, coconut oil, and copra. The 2008 CIA World Factbook

The wharves are filled with bales of copra, mother-of-pearl shells, plumage of native birds, dried fish, bundles of rattan, and precious woods from the primeval forests of the interior. Through the Malay Archipelago

The Evangel of Hope never stayed any longer than to land a few stores and hymn books for the pastor and take off what copra and shell he had acquired by way of church subscriptions. Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas

He forbade mortgages of copra, a frequent source of trickery and quarrel; and to clear off those already contracted, passed a severe but salutary law. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25)

Well, there was a lot of canned stuff that he wanted over, an' he's got some copra. The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands

So far, it is not grown in any large numbers, and although there is a ready sale for the ripe nuts, there is no attempt to make copra or to utilise the coir. Fruits of Queensland

One of the chief exports of the island is copra, which is the meat of the cocoanut, picked and dried at a certain stage of its growth. Some Reminiscences of old Victoria

They had only been passing by, for copra; and the story I told them was a shocking one. All the Brothers Were Valiant

Looking far before, and with a wisdom beyond that of many merchants, he had condemned the single dependence placed on copra for the national livelihood. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25)

It is for you, so that you can walk in comfort and carry your copra in comfort. The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands

Dear Sir,—You have forgotten that you have not yet made any arrangements with me about the freight of your oil and copra. Concerning "Bully" Hayes From "The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories" - 1902

In front of nearly every native hut can be seen copra drying on mats, and it is always taken in at night away from the dew. Some Reminiscences of old Victoria

They all possessed either plenty of money or copra, and Evers did a remarkably good, though illegal business, and sold them over a hundred rifles. "Pig-Headed" Sailor Men From "The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories" - 1902

Rubber, sugar, hemp, and copra are the natural products of the country near the coast. The Great White Tribe in Filipinia

It seemed to me absurd that the copra should be taken away from here in sacks and the oil extracted in America. The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands

Most of them had large quantities of oil and copra—this also was shipped. Concerning "Bully" Hayes From "The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories" - 1902

Pensioning off his other wife, he took the young girl himself and sold the mother to the local chief for a ton of copra. The Ebbing Of The Tide South Sea Stories - 1896

She was an American vessel, and had come to buy copra from, and land goods for, the local trader. The Call Of The South 1908

Another, covered with the dust of travel, laden with bananas, hemp, and copra from a distant barrio, is being driven by a fellow in a nipa hat, straddling the heavy load. The Great White Tribe in Filipinia

With copra at the price it is now. The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands

As he talked he kept stroking his beard, and directing sullen glances at the crew, who were still working hard at hoisting in the bags of copra. Tessa 1901

Hans, however, was the "warmest" man of the two, and thought he should be the honoured man, especially as he had the larger quantity of copra and other island produce to sell Packenham. Rodman The Boatsteerer And Other Stories 1898

Yet there was a fortune there, as its present German owners know, for the great chain of islands is covered with coco-nut trees which yield many thousands of pounds' worth of copra annually. The Call Of The South 1908

I boarded the Equator while she was among the islands cruising for copra, and in due time we reached Apemama and dropped anchor in the lagoon near the king's boat fleet. The Life of Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson

It smelt strongly of paraffin and of the copra which was its usual cargo. The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands

They grow bananas, pineapples, peanuts, and lemons for the Australians, copra and tobacco for the British, and rice, taro, and garden vegetables for themselves. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania

An old carronade lying in the corner of the copra house was dragged out, cleaned, and loaded with a heavy blank charge. Rodman The Boatsteerer And Other Stories 1898

The larger building—a shed it properly was; a sprawling wide-eaved barracks of a shed—was for the storing of copra, the chief article for export produced on Good Friday Island. From Place to Place

The Moro boy had seen the Japanese trade whole shiploads of copra for the shiny stuff, so, when he had found some in the sand one day, he had gathered it. The Adventures of Piang the Moro Jungle Boy A Book for Young and Old

Crimpdom eyed and tempted me, but it was always with whales or seals, and never with pearls or copra. The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance

The export of copra, or dried cocoanut, is a leading industry, and the Philippine Islands produce a large part of the world's product. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania

Old Hutton had returned to his station, and Blackett was returning with a boatload of copra from a village across the bay. Rodman The Boatsteerer And Other Stories 1898

They are on the spot, and week by week, blown in by monsoon or southeast trade, the schooners come to anchor, cargo'd with copra, ivory nuts, pearl-shell, hawksbill turtle, and thirst. A Son Of The Sun

Plenty shell, plenty copra, plenty old ship ’tuff. King o' the Beach A Tropic Tale

A heavily laden breeze identified unmistakably several long buildings as copra warehouses. Terry A Tale of the Hill People

They have also established a considerable trade in copra, sago, pearl shell, and cocoa-fibre mats. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania

It is the shipping point of the Federated Malay States, where 65 per cent. of the world's tin is produced, as well as a great amount of rubber and copra. The New York Times Current History, A Monthly Magazine The European War, March 1915

Her run was in the Banks and Santa Cruz groups and to the northwest among the several isolated atolls where his native traders collected copra, hawksbill turtle, and an occasional ton of pearl shell. A Son Of The Sun

The coco-nut palm plantations yield copra of excellent quality, and the bark of the mangrove trees is exported for tanning purposes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria"

—A place so rich as that, unknown, uncharted!—reeking with copra, not to mention other wealth—fairly asking to be sold and turned over to a government, to a syndicate, to develop it! Foe-Farrell

The thick husk yields a fibre that is much used in making coarse mats; the dried meat of the nut is the copra of commerce. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania

A man might have been made by copra or by pearls—or by blackbirding. The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story

There isn't a schooner-load of copra a year in the place. A Son Of The Sun

The exports, which include the larger part of the external trade of Uganda, are chiefly copra, hides and skins, grains, potatoes, rubber, ivory, chillies, beeswax, cotton and fibre. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria"

Captain Scraggs and McGuffey had never been in the South Seas, but they had heard that a fair margin of profit was to be wrung from trade in copra, shell, cocoanuts, and kindred tropical products. Captain Scraggs or, The Green-Pea Pirates

Most of the rice is consumed on the island; however, copra, or dried cocoanut, is an export, and its sale brings enough money to the natives to purchase the cloth and other goods needed. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania

Schooner now fitting out in San Francisco to visit the Islands for cargo of copra, pearls, sandalwood, spices, etc. The Smiling Hill-Top And Other California Sketches

He has levied a store tax, a copra tax, and a tobacco tax. A Son Of The Sun

Numerous articles on copra and other oils appear in U.S. Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries

Semi-tropical products, such as maize, coffee, cotton, and millet, can be raised on an almost unlimited scale on the plateau; while rice, rubber, sisal, and copra are raised in the two lower belts. World's War Events Volume 3 Beginning with the departure of the first American destroyers for service abroad in April, 1917, and closing with the treaties of peace in 1919.

The principal exports of the island are coffee, rice, nutmegs, cloves, dammer, copal, rattan, copra, tobacco, trepang, and tortoise-shell; coffee greatly outranking all the other products. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania

It is a beautiful land for copra, flowers, and cabbages. Round the World in Seven Days

When the copra tax was levied, I lowered the purchasing price accordingly. A Son Of The Sun

Before the war Germany got half of the Egyptian cottonseed and half of the Philippine copra. Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries

There was a trader—a man who bought copra and pearls. The Ragged Edge

Now they were come, bringing back the copra dried and sacked. White Shadows in the South Seas

A little earlier it used to be stipulated that the "meat" was not to be copra, goat's-flesh, which was considered to be food fit only for servants. Saracinesca

Though Feathers of the Sun compels the traders to buy copra at the old price, the people sell not, for they will have none of the paper money. A Son Of The Sun

During the ten years before the war, the production of copra in the German islands more than doubled and this was only the beginning of the business. Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries

Everything goes—the copra for oil, the fibre of the husk for rope, and the shell for carbon. The Ragged Edge

Here in the islands, where work is offered to unwilling natives, the employers curse their lack of power to drive them to the copra forests, the kilns and boats. White Shadows in the South Seas

I came here but to stay four months and trade for copra; then the ship was to call and take me to Ponapé, in the far north-west. By Rock and Pool on an Austral Shore, and Other Stories

This is not to write a new chapter on the geographical distribution of the pig, for they were of the humdrum domestic variety, and had doubtless appertained to the copra gatherer's establishment. Spanish Doubloons

Half of the copra raised in the British possessions was sent to Germany and half of the oil from it was resold to the British margarin candle and soap makers at a handsome profit. Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries

The odour of coconut prevailed, delicately but abidingly; for, save for the occasioned pleasure junket, The Tigress was a copra carrier, shell and fibre. The Ragged Edge

To get this “Cause of Wonder Sleep,” of more delight than kava, the Marquesan was taught to hoe and garner cotton, to gather copra and even to become the servant of the white man. White Shadows in the South Seas

Successful encouragement has been given to colonisation, and good exports of gold pearl-shells, copra, &c., are made. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge

The most reasonable hypothesis seemed to be that he had belonged to the copra gatherer, and was for some reason left behind on his master's departure. Spanish Doubloons

Now these islands have been divided up among Australia, New Zealand and Japan, and these countries are planning to take care of the copra. Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries

"How would you like a job on a copra plantation?" he asked, irrelevantly to the thoughts crowding one another in his mind. The Ragged Edge

Then when 'e 'ad got the copra, 'e 'd steal a 'undred or two Kanakas and sell 'em in South America. White Shadows in the South Seas

Beneath her hatches she was crammed and jammed with pearl-shell and copra. Brown Wolf and Other Jack London Stories Chosen and Edited By Franklin K. Mathiews

About the clearing were the signs of recent habitation, yet I knew that the old German who had had the copra concession here had been gone for some time. Spanish Doubloons

From her share of the Samoan Islands Germany got a million dollars' worth of copra and we might get more from ours. Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries

All at once he recollected the fact that McClintock's copra plantation was down that way, somewhere in the South Seas; had an island of his own. The Ragged Edge

Bill, he's whatever he says he is, all right—but he can sail a schooner, buy copra and shell cheap, sell goods to the bloody natives, and bring back the money to the owners. White Shadows in the South Seas

Hang it! you shall talk," I said to myself; and then aloud, "Tell me all about copra. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, April 23, 1919

My mind continued to dwell upon the unknown figure of the copra gatherer. Spanish Doubloons

The Philippines now lead the world in the production of copra, but Java is a close second and Ceylon not far behind. Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries

The upturn in economic growth came from an increase in copra production and a good fish catch. The 1993 CIA World Factbook

These had been gathered by climbers and left thus to be collected for drying into copra. White Shadows in the South Seas

And we traded and salved wherever a dollar promised in the way of pearl and pearl shell, copra, beche de mer, hawkbill turtle shell, and stranded wrecks. Stories from Everybody's Magazine

All rights and privileges, such as harvesting the copra crop, are strictly conserved by the republic. Spanish Doubloons

The copra is half fat and can be cheaply shipped to America, where it can be crushed in the southern oilmills when they are not busy on cottonseed or peanuts. Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries

The major export earners are fruit, copra, and clothing. The 1993 CIA World Factbook

I must know more people, and not people like priests and these copra dealers. White Shadows in the South Seas

Wallis and Futuna imports food - particularly sugar and beef - fuel, clothing, machinery, and transport equipment, but its exports are negligible, consisting of copra and handicrafts. The 1995 CIA World Factbook

What would he say if he ever discovered that he might have brought away a harvest of gold instead of copra from the island? Spanish Doubloons

The MacArthurs claimed the copra of Fasitotai on a district mortgage of three hundred dollars. A Footnote to History Eight Years of Trouble in Samoa

Wallis and Futuna imports food, fuel, clothing, machinery, and transport equipment, but its exports are negligible, consisting of copra and handicrafts. The 1993 CIA World Factbook

I could load the ships with copra and cotton and coffee.” White Shadows in the South Seas

The upturn in economic growth came from an increase in copra production and a good fish catch. The 1992 CIA World Factbook

When he heard about the business in hand, he seemed interested at once; the affair seemed to appeal to him more than if it had been a purely commercial matter, much as copra and pigs. The Blue Lagoon: a romance

Looking far before, and with a wisdom beyond that of many merchants, he had condemned the single dependence placed on copra for the national livelihood. A Footnote to History Eight Years of Trouble in Samoa

The bulk of export earnings comes from the sale of coconut oil and copra. The 1993 CIA World Factbook

He took the corpse on his back and carried it to his hut in the upper valley of Hana-menu as I would carry a sack of copra. White Shadows in the South Seas

The major export earners are fruit, copra, and clothing. The 1992 CIA World Factbook

A tall Cape Horner that looked almost a twin sister of the ill-fated Northumberland was discharging iron, and astern of her, graceful as a dream, with snow-white decks, lay the Raratonga discharging copra. The Blue Lagoon: a romance

He forbade mortgages of copra, a frequent source of trickery and quarrel; and to clear off those already contracted, passed a severe but salutary law. A Footnote to History Eight Years of Trouble in Samoa

The principal sources of revenue come from sales of copra, postage stamps, souvenir coins, and handicrafts. The 1993 CIA World Factbook

That I had not been given the vaguest idea what our first landfall would be was indicative of the secrecy maintained by these traders in the competition for copra. White Shadows in the South Seas

Small-scale industry is limited to handicrafts, fish processing, and copra. The 1992 CIA World Factbook

When they found him, the next day, he was clean crazy—carried on all the time about somebody watering his copra. Island Nights' Entertainments

Wallis and Futuna imports food, fuel, clothing, machinery, and transport equipment, but its exports are negligible, consisting of copra and handicrafts. The 1991 CIA World Factbook

Production of less important crops, such as coffee, copra, and palm kernels, has also declined. The 1993 CIA World Factbook

No doubt they would die soon, as so many do when exiled, but Grelet's copra crop would profit first. White Shadows in the South Seas

Wallis and Futuna imports food, fuel, clothing, machinery, and transport equipment, but its exports are negligible, consisting of copra and handicrafts. The 1992 CIA World Factbook

He was jawing away about watered copra and a sight of foolery. Island Nights' Entertainments

She has a bit of property down by Taravao, just before you come to the peninsula, and with copra at the price it is now you could live quite comfortably. Moon and Sixpence

Cocoa, copra, sugar and sweet potatoes are other important products of the district. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28

Such a woman of her age, about twenty-two years, does the work of a man, makes copra, fells trees, lifts heavy stones, and is a match for the average man in strength. White Shadows in the South Seas

The principal sources of revenue come from sales of copra, postage stamps, souvenir coins, and handicrafts. The 1992 CIA World Factbook

And he made for Buncombe, and I had to hold them apart; and there was Adams in the middle, gone luny again, and carrying on about copra like a born fool. Island Nights' Entertainments

For some minutes there was an exchange of courtesies and some local gossip about the island, the prospects of copra and the vanilla crop; then we came to the object of my visit. Moon and Sixpence

Wallis and Futuna imports food, fuel, clothing, machinery, and transport equipment, but its exports are negligible, consisting of copra and handicrafts. The 1994 CIA World Factbook

Splitting cocoanut husks in copra making process Cutting the meat from cocoanuts to make copra White Shadows in the South Seas

The bulk of export earnings comes from the sale of coconut oil and copra. The 1992 CIA World Factbook

You’re to have the copra, and I’m to go to the devil and shake myself. Island Nights' Entertainments

His latter end was probably as a small copra trader in the South Seas; but that is unknown. The Gray Dawn

Small-scale industry is limited to handicrafts, fish processing, and copra. The 1994 CIA World Factbook

Now he was old and had retired up the valley to the home he had long established there beside his copra furnace and his shrine of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. White Shadows in the South Seas

Production of less important crops, such as coffee, copra, and palm kernels, has also declined. The 1992 CIA World Factbook

“You see, you get copra,” she said, the same as you might offer candies to a child. Island Nights' Entertainments

The trading-schooner Southern Cross, Captain Martin Bascomb, skipper, put into San Francisco yesterday with a cargo of copra from the South Sea Islands. T. Haviland Hicks Senior

The bulk of export earnings comes from the sale of coconut oil and copra. The 1994 CIA World Factbook

His fourth, a woman of twenty years, sat in the shelter of a copra shed nursing a six-months' infant. White Shadows in the South Seas

Of the Solomon Islands, where he spent the few healthy months of the year growing coco-nuts for copra and developing a pearl fishery. The Mountebank

“Why, how many tons of copra may they make in this district?” asked the missionary. Island Nights' Entertainments

The wharf had appeared deserted, and I gave them a start by crawling from underneath the awning I had made from the copra bag. The White Waterfall

The upturn in economic growth came from an increase in copra production and a good fish catch. The 1994 CIA World Factbook

As the meats begin to dry, they shrink away from the shell and are readily removed, being then copra, the foundation of the many toilet preparations, soaps and creams, that are made from cocoa-oil. White Shadows in the South Seas

Labour was cheap, the world was shrieking for copra, the transport difficulty would soon adjust itself---and then a dazzling reward. The Mountebank

Of course we could get no labour, being all as good as tabooed, and the two women and I turned to and made copra with our own hands. Island Nights' Entertainments

We would not have traded wives for ten tons of copra though Moolitonu, who was my best man, explained that this was perfectly possible in case we were not satisfied. The Cruise of the Kawa

Production of less important crops, such as coffee, copra, and palm kernels, has also declined. The 1994 CIA World Factbook

As it rains much in the Marquesas, the drying is often done in ovens, though sun-dried copra commands a higher price. White Shadows in the South Seas

For instance, in islands abounding in water power, why ship copra in bulk to England or the United States, instead of crushing it locally and exporting the oil, which would occupy one-tenth of the cargo-space? Here, There and Everywhere

You haven’t got one pound of copra but what you made with your own hands, like a negro slave. Island Nights' Entertainments

The boots have to take their chance, if they do not happen to fit the copra trader. Following the Equator — Part 1

The principal sources of revenue come from sales of copra, postage stamps, souvenir coins, and handicrafts. The 1994 CIA World Factbook

You could sail around from one island to another, me taking pictures and you getting copra and—and pearls and things from the natives in trade for 'em. Cape Cod Stories

He would learn some Kiplingy trade that would teach him the use of astonishingly technical tools, also daring and the location of smugglers' haunts, copra islands, and whaling-stations with curious names. Our Mr. Wrenn, the Romantic Adventures of a Gentle Man

There was no call for Uma to say to me: “He no ’fraid Ese now, come bring copra.” Island Nights' Entertainments

The trader, a tall, thin, pyjama-clad man, came down to the water's edge, waved his long arm, and then turned back and sat down on a bag of copra. By Reef and Palm

The major export earners are fruit, copra, and clothing. The 1994 CIA World Factbook

After a stay of a day here, I sailed in a small schooner which carried copra from several of the Outlying islands to Levuka. Wanderings among South Sea Savages and in Borneo and the Philippines

He knew that here were swarthy little Japanese with teas and silks, dusky Kanakas with copra, and Alaskan liners carrying gold and returning miners. The Vision Splendid

Doubtless there were fortunes to be made in pearl and copra; doubtless others not more gifted than himself had climbed in the island world to be queen's consorts and king's ministers. The Ebb-Tide

We started weighing and shipping the copra next day. By Reef and Palm

The beautiful cocoa-nut palm was plentiful, so much so that I wondered why there were no settlers to collect "copra," or dried cocoa-nut, for oil. The Cruise of the Cachalot Round the World After Sperm Whales

He was his mother's supercargo, and his business was to comb all the Paumotus for the wealth of copra, shell, and pearls that they yielded up. South Sea Tales

Dad was cut up when he learned that the French charged an export duty on copra—he called it medieval—but he liked the land. Adventure

The tender tips of the fallen palms were likewise eaten, while the thousands of coconuts were husked and split and sun-dried and smoke-cured into copra to be sold to the next passing trader. Jerry of the Islands

He would buy a schooner—one of those yacht-like, coppered crafts that sailed like witches—and go trading copra and pearling among the islands. Martin Eden

With copra at the price it is, they ought to be willing to bear their share of the loss; and so I've told them again and again. The Wrecker

At times he served as boat's crew in the whale boats, when they brought in copra from distant beaches or when the white men went out to dynamite fish. South Sea Tales

He spent his evenings poring over accounts, or making endless calculations based on cheaper freights for copra and on the possible maximum and minimum market prices for that staple of commerce. Adventure

By and by, the schooners full of copra and beche-de-mer and our trees empty of cocoanuts, the three skippers and that mate called us all together for a big talk. South Sea Tales

Also, having made all our cocoanuts into copra, there was a famine. South Sea Tales

He had seen the end of sandal wood, the end of oil, and the beginning of copra; and he was himself a commercial pioneer, the first that ever carried human teeth into the Gilberts. The Wrecker

Twice a year a little schooner called to collect copra. South Sea Tales

Sheldon went on with the daily round, clearing bush, planting cocoanuts, smoking copra, building bridges, and riding about his work on the horses Joan had bought. Adventure

And we traded and salved wherever a dollar promised in the way of pearl and pearl shell, copra, beche-de-mer, hawkbill turtle shell, and stranded wrecks. South Sea Tales

When I sit down to talk over the freight on copra, I don’t care to have proposals of marriage sandwiched in. Adventure

I would take nothing but copra, you see; and so I've got the blooming lot in specie—all but two short bills on 'Frisco. The Wrecker

And for weeks we toiled at catching beche-de-mer and curing it, in gathering the cocoanuts and turning them into copra. South Sea Tales

“My dearest wish is the success of Berande,” Joan had just said, apropos of a discussion about the cheapening of freights on copra to market. Adventure

单词	copra
例句	copra Now I brought out the stores I had put by month after month—rice and dhal and ghee, jars of oil, betel leaf, areca nuts, chewing tobacco and copra. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Clunies-Ross was an empire builder and brought in Malay, Chinese, Papuan and Indian workers to harvest copra – they were the first Muslims on the islands. History, harmony, and the only Muslim island in Australia \| Ben Stubbs 2017-01-28T05:00:00Z And because copra can be harvested with nothing more than a machete, it puts cash directly into the hands of those who need it most. T Magazine: Water World 2010-11-19T20:34:00Z The Germans at the time were interested in the islands for their natural resources, most notably copra, or dried coconut, which can be used to make soap and a variety of other products. Review \| A stolen South Seas treasure that helps reveal colonial crimes 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z The Nicobarese began drying coconut flesh into copra, which they bartered with private traders or local cooperatives for rice, sugar, kerosene, cloth and other goods not produced on the islands. How Disaster Aid Ravaged an Island People 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z And he has become involved in production of copra, the dried kernel of coconut which is used to extract oil for cooking, hair oils, shampoo, margarine and detergents. Waiting for the tide to turn: Kiribati's fight for survival 2017-10-22T04:00:00Z The main products are copra – the dried inner meat of the nut, used for oil – and the husk, which provides a vital source of fibre. The Coconut Could Be on the Verge of Collapse 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z Traditional livelihoods were destroyed by the testing: the US Department of Energy bans the export of fish and copra – dried coconut flesh used for its oil – on the grounds of lingering contamination. This dome in the Pacific houses tons of radioactive waste – and it's leaking 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z Coconut chips are made by slicing up the meat of the coconut, or "copra," and then toasting it until it's golden. New Products Made With Coconut: All They're Cracked Up to Be? 2013-09-19T15:06:00Z It is the chief point of exportation for a very rich province, which produces sugar, indigo, Indian corn, copra, and especially rice. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z This made the average sack of copra worth about A$200 – a large sum on Kiribati. Waiting for the tide to turn: Kiribati's fight for survival 2017-10-22T04:00:00Z Most of the cocoanut sent to other countries, however, is in a form known as copra. How We are Fed A Geographical Reader 2012-02-07T03:00:10.237Z They have been the means of developing sugar and copra industries which would not otherwise have been established upon anything like their present scale. Down Under With the Prince 2012-01-29T03:00:07.103Z Artificial heat does not produce good copra, and besides is expensive to apply. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z Danao has a comparatively cool and healthy climate, is the centre of a rich agricultural region producing rice, Indian corn, sugar, copra and cacao, and coal is mined in the vicinity. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z But opposition MPs believe the doubling of the copra price will mean that people sacrifice their healthy subsistence lifestyle in favour of the more profitable copra production. Waiting for the tide to turn: Kiribati's fight for survival 2017-10-22T04:00:00Z From the copra an oil is pressed which is used in the manufacture of soap. How We are Fed A Geographical Reader 2012-02-07T03:00:10.237Z When I've got a cargo of copra ready I send it by a native boat. The Nameless Island A Story of some Modern Robinson Crusoes 2011-10-08T02:00:20.880Z Making copra is one of the most paying enterprises in the Philippines, but it requires capital to be laid out several years beforehand, unless a plantation can be bought to start with. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z The chief exports are sisal fibre, rubber, hides and skins, wax, ivory, copra, coffee, ground-nuts and cotton. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z Men who can tell you the capital of Patagonia, where copra comes from, and who discovered the cotton-gin. The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon and other humorous tales 2011-09-17T02:00:25.067Z Suddenly he turned, and was running back up the beach toward a shed full of drying copra. Caybigan 2011-08-31T02:01:21.780Z His wealth of copra and other valuable native products had vanished. The Nameless Island A Story of some Modern Robinson Crusoes 2011-10-08T02:00:20.880Z Previous to 1890, the quantity of copra exported was so small that no record was kept of it. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z "From the security measures I don't think we're going to find anything more secret than a copra plantation." The Image and the Likeness 2011-08-23T02:00:33.617Z You have got all our copra on board, and a good stock of native trumperies, and I should recommend you to be off, both for your own sake and ours. The Lost Heir 2011-08-07T02:00:09.367Z Next morning we were off again, steaming for the other side of the island, where we stayed two days shipping copra. Stevenson's Shrine The Record of a Pilgrimage 2011-07-18T02:00:23.520Z These particular vessels had been only a month at Great Nicobar, and a fortnight at this place, obtaining copra and rattan, but already several members of the crews were incapacitated from hard work. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z I do not deal with copra because it nearly all goes to Europe, principally to Marseilles. The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 2011-06-29T02:00:28.167Z Solomon Islands can still count on strong demand for palm oil and copra -- the dried white flesh of the coconut used to make coconut oil -- even as its exports of timber and fish wane. Solomons' gold mine set to reshape South Pacific nation 2011-04-29T13:49:40Z They paid us for our fishing and our copra, and never did us any harm. The Lost Heir 2011-08-07T02:00:09.367Z At two, if not three, of the Fijian group, we were to ship copra and sugar; and report had said that the Fiji Islands were more lovely than the Samoan. Stevenson's Shrine The Record of a Pilgrimage 2011-07-18T02:00:23.520Z Java and Sumatra, containing about three-fourths of the total population of the colony, are self-supporting as regards food, besides producing for European consumption large quantities of tobacco, tea, coffee, sugar, cinchona, tin, rubber, and copra. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z Rather longer out than I expected, but didn't do badly after all; had some trading among the islands; cocoa-nut oil has gone up, and the copra I got will pay handsomely.' A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z They are covered with palm groves, and they export cocoa-nuts and copra. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) From the First Battle of Ypres to the End of the Year 1914 2011-02-23T03:00:28.797Z The cocoanut furnishes two distinct commercial products—the dried meat of the nut, or copra, and the outer fibrous husk. The Cocoanut With reference to its products and cultivation in the Philippines The last two furnish large supplies of food to the natives, some copra is exported, and sago factories, mostly in the hands of Chinese, prepare sago for the Dutch and British markets. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" Hats, baskets, cloths and rope are woven and are exported to a limited extent; small quantities of copra are also exported. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" They're ready and willing to take our goods, and their raw material—oil, copra, fruit, ever so many things that they are only too glad to sell—would pay a handsome percentage on the outlay. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z Hemp, tobacco, sugar and copra are the most important exports. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" The exportation of copra is detrimental to the best interests of the planter, tending to enrich the manufacturer and impoverish the grower. The Cocoanut With reference to its products and cultivation in the Philippines Tobacco, Indian corn 285 and cacao are produced to a limited extent; and rice, alcohol, sugar and copra are exported. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" The house at his back was trim, broad, and comfortable, and in the storeroom underneath lay thousands of dollars' worth of assorted trade goods, all of which would eventually become copra and great wealth. Where the Pavement Ends Try to obtain oil or copra to the amount of £500 for her. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z The chief products of the group are cocoanuts, fruits, coffee and copra. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" The production of copra requires the labor of the planter’s hands only. The Cocoanut With reference to its products and cultivation in the Philippines It had once been the private yacht of an American copra planter on Basilan who, alas, had been murdered by his Moro field hands. The Pirates of Shan Karaki left the shade of the copra shed where he had been waiting an hour or more and came forward to receive the sagging bulk that was thrust out of doors. Where the Pavement Ends Of late years "copra" has taken the place of the oil. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z She had carried a cargo of trade stuffs south and was returning to Singapore by way of Brisbane, laden with copra and pearl shell. The Portal of Dreams On the other hand, copra may be sold or shipped in boxes, bags, sacks, and bales, or it may even be stored in bulk in the ship’s hold. The Cocoanut With reference to its products and cultivation in the Philippines It is obtained by pressure or boiling from the kernels, which are first broken up into small pieces and dried in the sun, when they are known as copperah or copra. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" Under his netting the agent dreamed happily of big copra shipments and bonuses. Where the Pavement Ends The yam season being over, and the copra trade at a standstill, we gave up the cutter and settled for a while on shore. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z Liners did not ply the tepid waters for which we were bound: waters ridden by no commerce save the peddling of copra and pearl shell and beche-de-mer. The Portal of Dreams On the other hand, packages of copra may be adjusted to meet all emergencies, and the planter can thus take advantage of the market conditions which may be denied to the oil maker. The Cocoanut With reference to its products and cultivation in the Philippines It is estimated that 1000 full-sized nuts will yield upwards of 500 ℔. of copra, from which 25 gallons of oil should be obtained. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" He had counted absolutely on meeting the ship—some small schooner, one of those flitting, half-piratical traders of the copra islands that can be hired like cabs in a dark street for any questionable enterprise. Where the Pavement Ends Try to obtain oil and copra to the amount of £500 for the vessel. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z Each had a share of copra, her peculium, to dispose of for herself. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) By this time the moisture has been so thoroughly expelled that the copra is now ready to be sacked or baled and stored away for shipment or use. The Cocoanut With reference to its products and cultivation in the Philippines She had been gathering copra and shell among the islands long before such things came into common use, though Dan had invested his modest savings in her only a year before. Astounding Stories, July, 1931 Doubtless there were fortunes to be made in pearl and copra; doubtless others not more gifted than himself had climbed in the island world to be queen’s consorts and king’s ministers. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XIX (of 25) The Ebb-Tide; Weir of Hermiston He was jawing away about watered copra and a sight of foolery. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25) Sails were seen steering from its mouth; now it would be a whale-boat manned with native rowdies, and heavy with copra for sale; now perhaps a single canoe come after commodities to buy. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) Second in value only to the copra, this product has been allowed to go to waste. The Cocoanut With reference to its products and cultivation in the Philippines I would take nothing but copra, you see; and so I’ve got the blooming lot in specie—all but two short bills on ’Frisco. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25) While it is probable that any roller with sufficient weight could be used, that employed in the pandan districts of Laguna is the primitive “iluhan” by which sugar-cane and copra are also crushed. Philippine Mats Philippine Craftsman Reprint Series No. 1 You haven’t got one pound of copra but what you made with your own hands, like a negro slave. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25) The mystery of the copra trade tormented me, as I sat and watched the profits drip on the stair and the sands. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) In very dry seasons the nuts shrunk somewhat in size and the copra in weight, but the yield of nuts never fell below 200, and only once had amounted to 220. The Cocoanut With reference to its products and cultivation in the Philippines With copra at the price it is, they ought to be willing to bear their share of the loss; and so I’ve told them again and again. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25) The number produced per week runs probably into the thousands, of which about 75 per cent are made of coarse straw and are intended for use in drying palay, copra, etc. Philippine Mats Philippine Craftsman Reprint Series No. 1 There was no call for Uma to say to me: “He no ’fraid Ese now, come bring copra.” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25) Every one called in consequence, save such as might be prosecuting a South Sea quarrel, hingeing on the price of copra and the odd cent, or perhaps a difference about poultry. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) So you see you are to have another holiday from copra! The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) He had seen the end of sandalwood, the end of oil, and the beginning of copra; and he was himself a commercial pioneer, the first that ever carried human teeth into the Gilberts. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25) But there was copra in plenty; only one other trader and him a boozer; quite a bit of pearl shell, and Tom's book showing how he had cleared thirty-three hundred dollars in a year. Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas You’re to have the copra, and I’m to go to the devil and shake myself. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25) The trees grew pleasantly spaced upon a hilly sward, here and there interspersed with a rack for drying copra, or a tumble-down hut for storing it. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) Agriculture, employing about one-third of the working population, provides the economic base with major exports made up of copra and citrus fruit. The 2008 CIA World Factbook Outside of minerals we lack jute, copra, flax fiber, raw silk, tea, coffee, spices, etc. The Geneva Protocol "I sha'n't let him off with less than twenty tons of copra for my girls' school; and he'll have to apologize, too, and swear on a shark's head to behave for a year." Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas Of course we could get no labour, being all as good as tabooed, and the two women and I turned to and made copra with our own hands. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25) Something else had to be found; and there was one person at one end of the town who was at least not interested in copra. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) Agriculture - products: coconuts; fish Industries: fishing, tourism, copra Industrial production growth rate: The 2008 CIA World Factbook Leonetta did not know what "copra" was, but she thought it sounded sufficiently like a precious metal to suggest immense wealth. Too Old for Dolls A Novel "I have brought you forty bags of copra," said Jack. Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas When they found him, the next day, he was clean crazy—carried on all the time about somebody watering his copra. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25) I would not have taken copra in a gift: how to express that quality by my dinner-table bearing? The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) Agriculture - products: fruits, copra, vegetables; eggs, pork, poultry, beef Industries: US military, tourism, construction, transshipment services, concrete products, printing and publishing, food processing, textiles Industrial production growth rate: The 2008 CIA World Factbook Wallis and Futuna imports food - particularly sugar, rice, and beef - fuel, clothing, machinery, and transport equipment, but its exports are negligible, consisting of copra and handicrafts. The 1996 CIA World Factbook Jack made his way across the street to the store where he usually sold his copra. Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas “You see you get copra,” she said, the same as you might offer candies to a child. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25) The supercargoes, whose business it is to keep tally of the copra at three pounds a month and a percentage, are rarely in the palace; and two at least are in the other islands. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) Small-scale industry is limited to handicrafts, tuna processing, and copra. The 2008 CIA World Factbook The principal sources of revenue come from sales of copra, postage stamps, souvenir coins, and handicrafts. The 2001 CIA World Factbook Not long after, Jack sailed into Apia with a load of copra and his letter for the outgoing mail. Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas And he made for Buncombe, and I had to hold them apart; and there was Adams in the middle, gone luny again, and carrying on about copra like a born fool. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25) It exports large quantities of hemp and copra, and imports rice, petroleum, and cotton-goods. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" Agriculture, employing about one-third of the working population, provides the economic base with major exports made up of copra and citrus fruit. The 2008 CIA World Factbook An immense cargo of copra and rattan fills a fleet of boats and rafts. Through the Malay Archipelago Of course it's an old story now, going back to the days before the bottom had dropped out of copra, and there was still money to be made in beach-la-mar and fungus. Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas The MacArthurs claimed the copra of Fasitotai on a district mortgage of three hundred dollars. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25) He paid the natives what he liked for their copra, and he paid in goods and whiskey. The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands Agriculture employs two-thirds of the labor force and furnishes 90% of exports, featuring coconut cream, coconut oil, and copra. The 2008 CIA World Factbook The wharves are filled with bales of copra, mother-of-pearl shells, plumage of native birds, dried fish, bundles of rattan, and precious woods from the primeval forests of the interior. Through the Malay Archipelago The Evangel of Hope never stayed any longer than to land a few stores and hymn books for the pastor and take off what copra and shell he had acquired by way of church subscriptions. Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas He forbade mortgages of copra, a frequent source of trickery and quarrel; and to clear off those already contracted, passed a severe but salutary law. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25) Well, there was a lot of canned stuff that he wanted over, an' he's got some copra. The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands So far, it is not grown in any large numbers, and although there is a ready sale for the ripe nuts, there is no attempt to make copra or to utilise the coir. Fruits of Queensland One of the chief exports of the island is copra, which is the meat of the cocoanut, picked and dried at a certain stage of its growth. Some Reminiscences of old Victoria They had only been passing by, for copra; and the story I told them was a shocking one. All the Brothers Were Valiant Looking far before, and with a wisdom beyond that of many merchants, he had condemned the single dependence placed on copra for the national livelihood. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25) It is for you, so that you can walk in comfort and carry your copra in comfort. The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands Dear Sir,—You have forgotten that you have not yet made any arrangements with me about the freight of your oil and copra. Concerning "Bully" Hayes From "The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories" - 1902 In front of nearly every native hut can be seen copra drying on mats, and it is always taken in at night away from the dew. Some Reminiscences of old Victoria They all possessed either plenty of money or copra, and Evers did a remarkably good, though illegal business, and sold them over a hundred rifles. "Pig-Headed" Sailor Men From "The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories" - 1902 Rubber, sugar, hemp, and copra are the natural products of the country near the coast. The Great White Tribe in Filipinia It seemed to me absurd that the copra should be taken away from here in sacks and the oil extracted in America. The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands Most of them had large quantities of oil and copra—this also was shipped. Concerning "Bully" Hayes From "The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories" - 1902 Pensioning off his other wife, he took the young girl himself and sold the mother to the local chief for a ton of copra. The Ebbing Of The Tide South Sea Stories - 1896 She was an American vessel, and had come to buy copra from, and land goods for, the local trader. The Call Of The South 1908 Another, covered with the dust of travel, laden with bananas, hemp, and copra from a distant barrio, is being driven by a fellow in a nipa hat, straddling the heavy load. The Great White Tribe in Filipinia With copra at the price it is now. The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands As he talked he kept stroking his beard, and directing sullen glances at the crew, who were still working hard at hoisting in the bags of copra. Tessa 1901 Hans, however, was the "warmest" man of the two, and thought he should be the honoured man, especially as he had the larger quantity of copra and other island produce to sell Packenham. Rodman The Boatsteerer And Other Stories 1898 Yet there was a fortune there, as its present German owners know, for the great chain of islands is covered with coco-nut trees which yield many thousands of pounds' worth of copra annually. The Call Of The South 1908 I boarded the Equator while she was among the islands cruising for copra, and in due time we reached Apemama and dropped anchor in the lagoon near the king's boat fleet. The Life of Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson It smelt strongly of paraffin and of the copra which was its usual cargo. The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands They grow bananas, pineapples, peanuts, and lemons for the Australians, copra and tobacco for the British, and rice, taro, and garden vegetables for themselves. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania An old carronade lying in the corner of the copra house was dragged out, cleaned, and loaded with a heavy blank charge. Rodman The Boatsteerer And Other Stories 1898 The larger building—a shed it properly was; a sprawling wide-eaved barracks of a shed—was for the storing of copra, the chief article for export produced on Good Friday Island. From Place to Place The Moro boy had seen the Japanese trade whole shiploads of copra for the shiny stuff, so, when he had found some in the sand one day, he had gathered it. The Adventures of Piang the Moro Jungle Boy A Book for Young and Old Crimpdom eyed and tempted me, but it was always with whales or seals, and never with pearls or copra. The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance The export of copra, or dried cocoanut, is a leading industry, and the Philippine Islands produce a large part of the world's product. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania Old Hutton had returned to his station, and Blackett was returning with a boatload of copra from a village across the bay. Rodman The Boatsteerer And Other Stories 1898 They are on the spot, and week by week, blown in by monsoon or southeast trade, the schooners come to anchor, cargo'd with copra, ivory nuts, pearl-shell, hawksbill turtle, and thirst. A Son Of The Sun Plenty shell, plenty copra, plenty old ship ’tuff. King o' the Beach A Tropic Tale A heavily laden breeze identified unmistakably several long buildings as copra warehouses. Terry A Tale of the Hill People They have also established a considerable trade in copra, sago, pearl shell, and cocoa-fibre mats. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania It is the shipping point of the Federated Malay States, where 65 per cent. of the world's tin is produced, as well as a great amount of rubber and copra. The New York Times Current History, A Monthly Magazine The European War, March 1915 Her run was in the Banks and Santa Cruz groups and to the northwest among the several isolated atolls where his native traders collected copra, hawksbill turtle, and an occasional ton of pearl shell. A Son Of The Sun The coco-nut palm plantations yield copra of excellent quality, and the bark of the mangrove trees is exported for tanning purposes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" —A place so rich as that, unknown, uncharted!—reeking with copra, not to mention other wealth—fairly asking to be sold and turned over to a government, to a syndicate, to develop it! Foe-Farrell The thick husk yields a fibre that is much used in making coarse mats; the dried meat of the nut is the copra of commerce. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania A man might have been made by copra or by pearls—or by blackbirding. The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story There isn't a schooner-load of copra a year in the place. A Son Of The Sun The exports, which include the larger part of the external trade of Uganda, are chiefly copra, hides and skins, grains, potatoes, rubber, ivory, chillies, beeswax, cotton and fibre. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Captain Scraggs and McGuffey had never been in the South Seas, but they had heard that a fair margin of profit was to be wrung from trade in copra, shell, cocoanuts, and kindred tropical products. Captain Scraggs or, The Green-Pea Pirates Most of the rice is consumed on the island; however, copra, or dried cocoanut, is an export, and its sale brings enough money to the natives to purchase the cloth and other goods needed. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania Schooner now fitting out in San Francisco to visit the Islands for cargo of copra, pearls, sandalwood, spices, etc. The Smiling Hill-Top And Other California Sketches He has levied a store tax, a copra tax, and a tobacco tax. A Son Of The Sun Numerous articles on copra and other oils appear in U.S. Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries Semi-tropical products, such as maize, coffee, cotton, and millet, can be raised on an almost unlimited scale on the plateau; while rice, rubber, sisal, and copra are raised in the two lower belts. World's War Events Volume 3 Beginning with the departure of the first American destroyers for service abroad in April, 1917, and closing with the treaties of peace in 1919. The principal exports of the island are coffee, rice, nutmegs, cloves, dammer, copal, rattan, copra, tobacco, trepang, and tortoise-shell; coffee greatly outranking all the other products. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania It is a beautiful land for copra, flowers, and cabbages. Round the World in Seven Days When the copra tax was levied, I lowered the purchasing price accordingly. A Son Of The Sun Before the war Germany got half of the Egyptian cottonseed and half of the Philippine copra. Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries There was a trader—a man who bought copra and pearls. The Ragged Edge Now they were come, bringing back the copra dried and sacked. White Shadows in the South Seas A little earlier it used to be stipulated that the "meat" was not to be copra, goat's-flesh, which was considered to be food fit only for servants. Saracinesca Though Feathers of the Sun compels the traders to buy copra at the old price, the people sell not, for they will have none of the paper money. A Son Of The Sun During the ten years before the war, the production of copra in the German islands more than doubled and this was only the beginning of the business. Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries Everything goes—the copra for oil, the fibre of the husk for rope, and the shell for carbon. The Ragged Edge Here in the islands, where work is offered to unwilling natives, the employers curse their lack of power to drive them to the copra forests, the kilns and boats. White Shadows in the South Seas I came here but to stay four months and trade for copra; then the ship was to call and take me to Ponapé, in the far north-west. By Rock and Pool on an Austral Shore, and Other Stories This is not to write a new chapter on the geographical distribution of the pig, for they were of the humdrum domestic variety, and had doubtless appertained to the copra gatherer's establishment. Spanish Doubloons Half of the copra raised in the British possessions was sent to Germany and half of the oil from it was resold to the British margarin candle and soap makers at a handsome profit. Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries The odour of coconut prevailed, delicately but abidingly; for, save for the occasioned pleasure junket, The Tigress was a copra carrier, shell and fibre. The Ragged Edge To get this “Cause of Wonder Sleep,” of more delight than kava, the Marquesan was taught to hoe and garner cotton, to gather copra and even to become the servant of the white man. White Shadows in the South Seas Successful encouragement has been given to colonisation, and good exports of gold pearl-shells, copra, &c., are made. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge The most reasonable hypothesis seemed to be that he had belonged to the copra gatherer, and was for some reason left behind on his master's departure. Spanish Doubloons Now these islands have been divided up among Australia, New Zealand and Japan, and these countries are planning to take care of the copra. Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries "How would you like a job on a copra plantation?" he asked, irrelevantly to the thoughts crowding one another in his mind. The Ragged Edge Then when 'e 'ad got the copra, 'e 'd steal a 'undred or two Kanakas and sell 'em in South America. White Shadows in the South Seas Beneath her hatches she was crammed and jammed with pearl-shell and copra. Brown Wolf and Other Jack London Stories Chosen and Edited By Franklin K. Mathiews About the clearing were the signs of recent habitation, yet I knew that the old German who had had the copra concession here had been gone for some time. Spanish Doubloons From her share of the Samoan Islands Germany got a million dollars' worth of copra and we might get more from ours. Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries All at once he recollected the fact that McClintock's copra plantation was down that way, somewhere in the South Seas; had an island of his own. The Ragged Edge Bill, he's whatever he says he is, all right—but he can sail a schooner, buy copra and shell cheap, sell goods to the bloody natives, and bring back the money to the owners. White Shadows in the South Seas Hang it! you shall talk," I said to myself; and then aloud, "Tell me all about copra. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, April 23, 1919 My mind continued to dwell upon the unknown figure of the copra gatherer. Spanish Doubloons The Philippines now lead the world in the production of copra, but Java is a close second and Ceylon not far behind. Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries The upturn in economic growth came from an increase in copra production and a good fish catch. The 1993 CIA World Factbook These had been gathered by climbers and left thus to be collected for drying into copra. White Shadows in the South Seas And we traded and salved wherever a dollar promised in the way of pearl and pearl shell, copra, beche de mer, hawkbill turtle shell, and stranded wrecks. Stories from Everybody's Magazine All rights and privileges, such as harvesting the copra crop, are strictly conserved by the republic. Spanish Doubloons The copra is half fat and can be cheaply shipped to America, where it can be crushed in the southern oilmills when they are not busy on cottonseed or peanuts. Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries The major export earners are fruit, copra, and clothing. The 1993 CIA World Factbook I must know more people, and not people like priests and these copra dealers. White Shadows in the South Seas Wallis and Futuna imports food - particularly sugar and beef - fuel, clothing, machinery, and transport equipment, but its exports are negligible, consisting of copra and handicrafts. The 1995 CIA World Factbook What would he say if he ever discovered that he might have brought away a harvest of gold instead of copra from the island? Spanish Doubloons The MacArthurs claimed the copra of Fasitotai on a district mortgage of three hundred dollars. A Footnote to History Eight Years of Trouble in Samoa Wallis and Futuna imports food, fuel, clothing, machinery, and transport equipment, but its exports are negligible, consisting of copra and handicrafts. The 1993 CIA World Factbook I could load the ships with copra and cotton and coffee.” White Shadows in the South Seas The upturn in economic growth came from an increase in copra production and a good fish catch. The 1992 CIA World Factbook When he heard about the business in hand, he seemed interested at once; the affair seemed to appeal to him more than if it had been a purely commercial matter, much as copra and pigs. The Blue Lagoon: a romance Looking far before, and with a wisdom beyond that of many merchants, he had condemned the single dependence placed on copra for the national livelihood. A Footnote to History Eight Years of Trouble in Samoa The bulk of export earnings comes from the sale of coconut oil and copra. The 1993 CIA World Factbook He took the corpse on his back and carried it to his hut in the upper valley of Hana-menu as I would carry a sack of copra. White Shadows in the South Seas The major export earners are fruit, copra, and clothing. The 1992 CIA World Factbook A tall Cape Horner that looked almost a twin sister of the ill-fated Northumberland was discharging iron, and astern of her, graceful as a dream, with snow-white decks, lay the Raratonga discharging copra. The Blue Lagoon: a romance He forbade mortgages of copra, a frequent source of trickery and quarrel; and to clear off those already contracted, passed a severe but salutary law. A Footnote to History Eight Years of Trouble in Samoa The principal sources of revenue come from sales of copra, postage stamps, souvenir coins, and handicrafts. The 1993 CIA World Factbook That I had not been given the vaguest idea what our first landfall would be was indicative of the secrecy maintained by these traders in the competition for copra. White Shadows in the South Seas Small-scale industry is limited to handicrafts, fish processing, and copra. The 1992 CIA World Factbook When they found him, the next day, he was clean crazy—carried on all the time about somebody watering his copra. Island Nights' Entertainments Wallis and Futuna imports food, fuel, clothing, machinery, and transport equipment, but its exports are negligible, consisting of copra and handicrafts. The 1991 CIA World Factbook Production of less important crops, such as coffee, copra, and palm kernels, has also declined. The 1993 CIA World Factbook No doubt they would die soon, as so many do when exiled, but Grelet's copra crop would profit first. White Shadows in the South Seas Wallis and Futuna imports food, fuel, clothing, machinery, and transport equipment, but its exports are negligible, consisting of copra and handicrafts. The 1992 CIA World Factbook He was jawing away about watered copra and a sight of foolery. Island Nights' Entertainments She has a bit of property down by Taravao, just before you come to the peninsula, and with copra at the price it is now you could live quite comfortably. Moon and Sixpence Cocoa, copra, sugar and sweet potatoes are other important products of the district. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 Such a woman of her age, about twenty-two years, does the work of a man, makes copra, fells trees, lifts heavy stones, and is a match for the average man in strength. White Shadows in the South Seas The principal sources of revenue come from sales of copra, postage stamps, souvenir coins, and handicrafts. The 1992 CIA World Factbook And he made for Buncombe, and I had to hold them apart; and there was Adams in the middle, gone luny again, and carrying on about copra like a born fool. Island Nights' Entertainments For some minutes there was an exchange of courtesies and some local gossip about the island, the prospects of copra and the vanilla crop; then we came to the object of my visit. Moon and Sixpence Wallis and Futuna imports food, fuel, clothing, machinery, and transport equipment, but its exports are negligible, consisting of copra and handicrafts. The 1994 CIA World Factbook Splitting cocoanut husks in copra making process Cutting the meat from cocoanuts to make copra White Shadows in the South Seas The bulk of export earnings comes from the sale of coconut oil and copra. The 1992 CIA World Factbook You’re to have the copra, and I’m to go to the devil and shake myself. Island Nights' Entertainments His latter end was probably as a small copra trader in the South Seas; but that is unknown. The Gray Dawn Small-scale industry is limited to handicrafts, fish processing, and copra. The 1994 CIA World Factbook Now he was old and had retired up the valley to the home he had long established there beside his copra furnace and his shrine of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. White Shadows in the South Seas Production of less important crops, such as coffee, copra, and palm kernels, has also declined. The 1992 CIA World Factbook “You see, you get copra,” she said, the same as you might offer candies to a child. Island Nights' Entertainments The trading-schooner Southern Cross, Captain Martin Bascomb, skipper, put into San Francisco yesterday with a cargo of copra from the South Sea Islands. T. Haviland Hicks Senior The bulk of export earnings comes from the sale of coconut oil and copra. The 1994 CIA World Factbook His fourth, a woman of twenty years, sat in the shelter of a copra shed nursing a six-months' infant. White Shadows in the South Seas Of the Solomon Islands, where he spent the few healthy months of the year growing coco-nuts for copra and developing a pearl fishery. The Mountebank “Why, how many tons of copra may they make in this district?” asked the missionary. Island Nights' Entertainments The wharf had appeared deserted, and I gave them a start by crawling from underneath the awning I had made from the copra bag. The White Waterfall The upturn in economic growth came from an increase in copra production and a good fish catch. The 1994 CIA World Factbook As the meats begin to dry, they shrink away from the shell and are readily removed, being then copra, the foundation of the many toilet preparations, soaps and creams, that are made from cocoa-oil. White Shadows in the South Seas Labour was cheap, the world was shrieking for copra, the transport difficulty would soon adjust itself---and then a dazzling reward. The Mountebank Of course we could get no labour, being all as good as tabooed, and the two women and I turned to and made copra with our own hands. Island Nights' Entertainments We would not have traded wives for ten tons of copra though Moolitonu, who was my best man, explained that this was perfectly possible in case we were not satisfied. The Cruise of the Kawa Production of less important crops, such as coffee, copra, and palm kernels, has also declined. The 1994 CIA World Factbook As it rains much in the Marquesas, the drying is often done in ovens, though sun-dried copra commands a higher price. White Shadows in the South Seas For instance, in islands abounding in water power, why ship copra in bulk to England or the United States, instead of crushing it locally and exporting the oil, which would occupy one-tenth of the cargo-space? Here, There and Everywhere You haven’t got one pound of copra but what you made with your own hands, like a negro slave. Island Nights' Entertainments The boots have to take their chance, if they do not happen to fit the copra trader. Following the Equator — Part 1 The principal sources of revenue come from sales of copra, postage stamps, souvenir coins, and handicrafts. The 1994 CIA World Factbook You could sail around from one island to another, me taking pictures and you getting copra and—and pearls and things from the natives in trade for 'em. Cape Cod Stories He would learn some Kiplingy trade that would teach him the use of astonishingly technical tools, also daring and the location of smugglers' haunts, copra islands, and whaling-stations with curious names. Our Mr. Wrenn, the Romantic Adventures of a Gentle Man There was no call for Uma to say to me: “He no ’fraid Ese now, come bring copra.” Island Nights' Entertainments The trader, a tall, thin, pyjama-clad man, came down to the water's edge, waved his long arm, and then turned back and sat down on a bag of copra. By Reef and Palm The major export earners are fruit, copra, and clothing. The 1994 CIA World Factbook After a stay of a day here, I sailed in a small schooner which carried copra from several of the Outlying islands to Levuka. Wanderings among South Sea Savages and in Borneo and the Philippines He knew that here were swarthy little Japanese with teas and silks, dusky Kanakas with copra, and Alaskan liners carrying gold and returning miners. The Vision Splendid Doubtless there were fortunes to be made in pearl and copra; doubtless others not more gifted than himself had climbed in the island world to be queen's consorts and king's ministers. The Ebb-Tide We started weighing and shipping the copra next day. By Reef and Palm The beautiful cocoa-nut palm was plentiful, so much so that I wondered why there were no settlers to collect "copra," or dried cocoa-nut, for oil. The Cruise of the Cachalot Round the World After Sperm Whales He was his mother's supercargo, and his business was to comb all the Paumotus for the wealth of copra, shell, and pearls that they yielded up. South Sea Tales Dad was cut up when he learned that the French charged an export duty on copra—he called it medieval—but he liked the land. Adventure The tender tips of the fallen palms were likewise eaten, while the thousands of coconuts were husked and split and sun-dried and smoke-cured into copra to be sold to the next passing trader. Jerry of the Islands He would buy a schooner—one of those yacht-like, coppered crafts that sailed like witches—and go trading copra and pearling among the islands. Martin Eden With copra at the price it is, they ought to be willing to bear their share of the loss; and so I've told them again and again. The Wrecker At times he served as boat's crew in the whale boats, when they brought in copra from distant beaches or when the white men went out to dynamite fish. South Sea Tales He spent his evenings poring over accounts, or making endless calculations based on cheaper freights for copra and on the possible maximum and minimum market prices for that staple of commerce. Adventure By and by, the schooners full of copra and beche-de-mer and our trees empty of cocoanuts, the three skippers and that mate called us all together for a big talk. South Sea Tales Also, having made all our cocoanuts into copra, there was a famine. South Sea Tales He had seen the end of sandal wood, the end of oil, and the beginning of copra; and he was himself a commercial pioneer, the first that ever carried human teeth into the Gilberts. The Wrecker Twice a year a little schooner called to collect copra. South Sea Tales Sheldon went on with the daily round, clearing bush, planting cocoanuts, smoking copra, building bridges, and riding about his work on the horses Joan had bought. Adventure And we traded and salved wherever a dollar promised in the way of pearl and pearl shell, copra, beche-de-mer, hawkbill turtle shell, and stranded wrecks. South Sea Tales When I sit down to talk over the freight on copra, I don’t care to have proposals of marriage sandwiched in. Adventure I would take nothing but copra, you see; and so I've got the blooming lot in specie—all but two short bills on 'Frisco. The Wrecker And for weeks we toiled at catching beche-de-mer and curing it, in gathering the cocoanuts and turning them into copra. South Sea Tales “My dearest wish is the success of Berande,” Joan had just said, apropos of a discussion about the cheapening of freights on copra to market. Adventure
随便看	Xerxes I Xerxes the Great Xhosa XI xi Xian xii XII XIII xiii Xinjiang Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region Xiphias Xiphias gladius xiphoid process Xiphosura XIV xiv xix XIX Xizang XL xl xli xlii