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The production of coprah varies greatly on the different islands.

From Two Years with the Natives in the Western Pacific by Speiser, Felix

The actual work a coprah trader has to do is very small, amounting to little besides waiting for the natives who bring the coprah or the fresh nuts, to weigh them and sell his goods.

From Two Years with the Natives in the Western Pacific by Speiser, Felix

The products of the islands are coprah, coffee, corn, cocoa and, of late years, cotton.

From Two Years with the Natives in the Western Pacific by Speiser, Felix

We touched at Port Sandwich, and then steamed along the coast of Malekula, calling every few miles at some plantation to discharge goods, horses, cattle and fowls, and take on maize or coprah.

From Two Years with the Natives in the Western Pacific by Speiser, Felix

While the crew was loading the coprah and landing a quantity of goods, the host started his beloved gramophone for the general benefit, and a fearful hash of music drifted out into the waving palms.

From Two Years with the Natives in the Western Pacific by Speiser, Felix