PRODUCTIOiS^ OF SWEET-OEAISTGE OIL. 



orange crop in the regions where this oil is produced and also by market 

 speculation. Table III gives the prices paid by jobbers, in January, 

 June, and December, for a period of 10 years for Italian hand-pressed 

 oil from Messina, Italy, deUrered in New York City.^ 



Table III. — -Prices of Italian hand-pressed sweet-orange oil, f. o. b. New York, for the 

 years 1905 to 1914, inclusive. 



Year. 



Price iwr pound. 



Year. 



Price per pound. 



January. 



June. 



December. 



January. 



June. 



December. 



1905 



SI. 521 

 1.974 

 1.987 

 2.149 

 1. 886 



81.744 

 1.947 

 2.068 

 1.501 

 1.399 



SI. 764 

 1.947 

 2.109 

 1.399 

 1.379 



1910 



1911 



1912 



1913 



1914 



SI. 338 

 1.541 

 1. 886, 

 2.616 

 2.636 



SI. 379 

 1.541 

 1.926 

 3. 569 

 1.947 



SI. 379 



1906 



1.906 



1907 



2.271 



1908 



3.042 



1909 



1.318 











Table IV gives the wholesale market prices for the Itahan hand- 

 pressed oil for a period of 10 years, as quoted in the Oil, Paint, and Drug 

 Reporter. These figures represent the high and low prices quoted at 

 the middle of each month. From Tables III and IV, therefore, can be 

 noted the difference between the prices paid the producer by the jobber 

 and the prices asked for the oil m the wholesale market. 



Table IV. — Monthly market quotations for Italian hand-pressed sweet-orange oil for the 

 years 1906 to 1915, inclusive. 



Month and price. 



January: 



Low 



High... 



February: 



Low. . . 



High... 

 March: 



Low 



High... 

 April: 



Low 



High... 

 May: 



Low. .. 



High... 

 June: 



Low 



mgh... 

 July: 



Low. .. 



High... 

 August: 



Low 



High... 

 September: 



Low. . . 



High... 

 October: 



Low . . . 



High... 

 November : 



Low . . . 



High... 

 December: 



Low . . . 



High... 



Year. 



1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 



S2.00 

 2.25 



2.10 

 2.25 



2.20 

 2.35 



2.10 

 2.25 



2.10 

 2.25 



2.10 

 2.25 



2.10 

 2.25 



2.20 

 2.35 



2.20 

 2.35 



2.20 

 2.35 



2.20 

 2.35 



2.15 

 2.20 



S2.10 

 2.30 



2.10 

 2.30 



2.15 

 2.25 



2.20 

 2.25 



2.10 

 2.25 



2.10 

 2.25 



2.40 

 2.50 



2.25 

 2.35 



2.25 

 2.35 



2.30 

 2.50 



2.45 

 2.60 



2.40 

 2.60 



§2.45 

 2.60 



2.40 

 2.60 



2.25 

 2.50 



2.20 

 2.40 



2.10 

 2.25 



1.80 

 2.00 



1.70 

 1.90 



1.65 

 1.90 



1.70 



1.90 



1.60 

 1.90 



1.65 

 1.90 



1.65 

 1.90 



$2.50 

 3.00 



2.10 

 2.25 



2.00 

 2.25 



L90 

 2.10 



1.80 

 2.00 



1.75 

 1.90 



1.80 

 2.00 



2.00 

 2.25 



1.90 

 2.10 



1.90 

 2.10 



2.00 

 2.10 



2.05 

 2.20 



82.20 

 2.25 



2.20 

 2.40 



2.25 

 2.50 



2.25 

 2.50 



2.25 

 2.50 



2.20 

 2.50 



2.20 

 2.50 



2.20 

 2.50 



2.15 

 2.25 



2.15 

 2.25 



2.15 

 2.26 



2.20 

 2.25 



S2.25 

 2.30 



2.25 

 2.30 



2.25 

 2.30 



2.20 

 2.25 



2.20 

 2.30 



2.25 

 2.35 



2.35 

 2.40 



2.45 

 2.60 



2.55 

 2.70 



2.50 

 2.60 



2.40 

 2.60 



2.40 

 2.50 



$2.40 

 2.50 



2.45 

 2.60 



2.55 

 2.65 



2.45 

 2.60 



2.45 

 2.60 



2.45 

 2.50 



2.45 

 2.60 



2.45 

 2.60 



2.60 

 2.70 



2.60 

 2.75 



2.60 

 2.70 



2.65 

 2.75 



82.70 

 3.00 



2.90 

 3.25 



3.00 

 3.25 



2.90 

 3.10 



3.00 

 3.15 



3.25 

 3.50 



3.50 

 3.75 



3.75 

 4.00 



3.90 

 4.25 



4.00 

 4.25 



3.40 

 3. .50 



3.20 

 3.40 



S3. 00 

 3.25 



2.75 

 3.00 



2.65 

 2.80 



2.60 

 2.80 



2.30 

 2.35 



2.20 

 2.40 



2.15 

 2.30 



4.00 

 4.25 



3.25 

 3.75 



1.80 

 2.00 



1.60 



1.75 



1.50 

 1.75 



$L60 



L7o 



1.55 

 L75 



1.50 

 L60 



L55 

 L60 



1.65 

 L85 



L75 

 2.00 



2.00 

 2.25 



1.85 

 2.00 



L80 

 2.15 



L75 

 2.00 



1.65 

 L75 



L85 

 1.90 



1 Haven, J. K . Essential oils in Italy. In Amer. Perfumer, v. 10, no. 7, p. 175. 1915. 



