| Journal Call no. | HD9747.A8J48 |
|---|---|
| Article Title | Pearls : nucleus demand in China on the rise. |
| Is Part Of | Jewellery news Asia ; no.167, Jul 1998, p.72, illus. |
| Abstract | Prices of shells for producing nuclei for Akoya pearls decrease as demand in Japan drops, but shell prices for nuclei 10mm and up for South Sea pearls increase. James Peach, Chief executive officer of American Shell Company Incorporated in Nashville, Tennessee, the United States and director of United States Pearl Company Limited in Hong Kong, talks in the article about the demand for nuclei in China and the supply of shells in 1998. |