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The entertainment provided was bounteous, and particularly- 

 enjoyable was the entertainment given by the Commercial Travel- 

 ers' Auxiliary. 



The Travelers have noyv a membership of 136. They elected 

 the following officers: President, Geo. B. Neely ; vice-president, 

 H. P. Snow; secretary and treasurer, R. W. De Puy; executive 

 committee, D. M. Woodard, C. P. Dickinson, M. R. Mandelbaum. 

 — Merck's Report. 



WHALE OIL IN GERMANY. 



Imports and Prices. 



In answer to an inquiry, Consul-General Robert P. Skinner, of 

 Hamburg, furnishes the following information concerning whale 

 and other fish oils in Germany : 



Whale oil in Germany is used principally in the tanning trade, 

 and to some extent for illuminating purposes. It comes packed 

 in petroleum barrels, and the prices are understood to be for goods 

 delivered in Hamburg warehouse, duty paid. Prices have reached 

 as much as $10 per 220 pounds c. i. f. Hamburg. Business from 

 the United States is done on the consignment basis, sales being 

 efifected after the goods have been inspected by the buyers. Prices 

 vary, according to quality and color, on refined and crude oil, and 

 are subject to rapid fluctuations, which vary with the prices of 

 Japanese fish oil, of which Hamburg imports large quantities. 



Importations of all classes of fish oil at Hamburg, according to 

 the latest available figures, were as follows in 1907: Quantity, 

 26,430 tons, valued at $2,578,352, of which 1,864 tons, valued at 

 $169,554, were from the United States. The share of Japan in the 

 total imports was 8,696 tons, valued at $809,283. 



The other countries from which Hamburg imports fish oil are 

 Newfoundland, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, Fiji and Friendly 

 islands. Great Britain, Norway, Spain. Denmark, France, Belgium, 

 Sweden, Portugal and the Netherlands. 



The prices in June were as follows, per 220 pounds, landed 

 weight, cash, less i per cent, discount: No. o, $8.33 to $8.80; No. i, 

 $8.09 to 8.33; No. 2, $7.61 to $7.85; No. 3, $6.90 to $7.14; No. 4, 

 $5.71 to $5.95. 



