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experiments in the presence of numerous people interested in the 
subject. 
qnem through my machine, with two workmen, 100 kilos. of green 
stems, more or less with leaves, in 12 minutes. This is equivalent to 
5,000 kilos. of green stems (and assumiug the rate of yield at 5 per cent. 
of dry ribbons) i: about 550 pounds (avoir.) of dry ribbons per day of 
h the fu orkmen necessary to 
The intricate nature of my machines, to which you allude, i is only 
apparent. ‘They consist Shave of tte MEE parts of crushers 
€ rollers, Par] 10 or 12 kilos. each, so arranged that they can 
asily taken in and out. es work Fi puttin g ap these machines is very 
seine, and the ey can be easily regulated by anyone. 
he little power required to drive my machines deber tape horse- 
power) clearly indicates that the several parts are not heavy to move, 
and that there is really nothing in them cumbersome or involving strain 
on the fibre ue in other — machines hitherto produsi. 
The co Pu my machine (for nw green Ramie pem. will 
— » 807. to 100/., with a royalty, which is not yet fixed. 
Directeur de la Société « La 
D. Morris, Esq. Ramie Francaise." 
At the date of the publication of Mr. Morris's report, the demand for 
Ramie ribbons in the London market was so slight that the prices quoted 
may possibly have offered little inducement for embarking in Ramie 
growing in the Colonie 
The information received from RE Ide and Christie, in a letter 
daroa 29th October 1889, was as follow 
ere is very little inquiry for rivbons at present, and we do not 
à think they would fetch more than 8/. to 102. per ton. We may 
- confie our cireular report by simply dee Nothing. doing." 
“ There are some parcels of highly prepared Ramie in London just 
now, some of Indian and some of English manufacture, the values of 
which range from 2 Lt o 50/. E Those are on sale, but the 
Since that time, however, it appears that a Singers peligro 
has taken place in the price of Ramie ribbons, f an 
Christie, in a letter dated the 5th November le. were able to report as 
follows :— 
* During the past week some considerable investment 
* has | taken place in Ramie; the who!e stock i m ^ gri of n has 
