A RISE IN GROSS PROFIT FROM £36,851 (ABOUT $185,000) TO £59,267 (ABOUT $257,000), WAS REPORTED BY THE PALESTINE POTASH COMPANY FOR 1936. THE COMPANY REPORTED IT WAS ABLE TO FILL ALL ORDERS SATISFACTORILY, THOUGH PROFITS WERE AFFECTED SOMEWHAT BY THE ARAB REVOLT.
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