36 THE ALUMNI JOURNAL 



DRUG MARKETS OF THE WORLD.* 



By Mr. Albert Plaut. 

 [Continued.) 



Next in importance is Amsterdam. It is headquarters for: 



Coca Cocoa 



Cinchona Cubebs 



Gum Benzoin Mace 



Nutmegs Areoa Nuts 



Cassia Fistula Caraway Seed 

 Dutch Cocoa Butter 



After Amsterdam comes Trieste, a very large market for Medi- 

 terranean products and those of Asia Minor. Chief among these 



are : 



Gum Arabic Gum Mastich 



Gum Myrrh Styrax 



Olive Oil Sage 



Insect Flowers Bay Leaves 



Cuttle Bone 



Leghorn is important in a few items : 



Olive Oil Orris Root 



Castile Soap Juniper Berries 



Ban in Italy specializes in : 



Olive Oil Anise Seed 



Messina in Sicily is headquarters for the Messina Essences: 

 Oil Orange Oil Bergamot 



Oil Lemon 

 and also exports Manna and Orange Peel. 



Bordeaux in France has the unique distinction of being the most 

 important market for just one article: Vanilla Beans. All the 

 beans grown in the French Islands in the Indian Ocean are 

 traded in there. 



Liverpool is peculiar in being headquarters for seeds of all 



kinds : 



Anise Canary 



Foenugreek Coriander 



Fennel Dill 



*Read at the January Meeting of the New York College of Pharmacy. 



