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movement should occur, it is possible that in spite of the existence of 

 plentiful quantities of pure oil the peppermint oil market may have sur- 

 prises in store. The position has already become firmer for some weeks 

 past, and the prices are beginning to tighten. Owing to the large extent 

 of our stocks, we have so far been able to avoid an increase in the 

 quotations, but we shall probably soon be compelled to follow the ten- 

 dency of the American market. 



We append a table giving details of the peppermint oil exports from 

 the United States during the past five years: — 





1905 



1906 



1907 



1908 1909 



Exports to: 

















! ! 



















II , 







lbs. 



dollars 



lbs. 



dollars 



lbs. 



dollars 



lbs. 



dollars lbs. 



dollars 



Europe 

 Austria-Hungary 







50 



130 







1152 



! 



2339! 



414 



672 



Belgium 



590 



2150 



300 



900 



392 



850 



— 



— 



1 164 



2312 



France 



423 



1435 



4576 



11757 



11851 



37056 



9968 



21468 



5060 



8334 



Germany I 



Italy 1 



Netherlands ! 



27210 



102694 



35855 



99464 



61785 



209967 



58532 



156987 



57310 



118023 



142 



490 



232 



535 



874 



2529 



460 



897 



354 



720 



473 



1641 



1652 



4790 



1180 



3747 



1528 

 236 



3774! 



2120 



4488 



European Russia 



535 j 



— 



Spain ; 



— 



— 



— 



— 



23 



64 











Sweden ! 



Z 



z 



23 



75 











236 



425 



Turkey in Europe . . . . ! 





United Kingdom 

 England i 



3001 

















(81232 

 5008 



128166 



Scotland 



10219 



26166 



74058 



67015 



232228 



65786 



162265 



8436 



Ireland 



















I — 



— 



North America : 





Canada 



2537 



7912 



1702 



4185 



1428 



3860 



1346 



2622 



2646 



4022 



Newfoundland 6j Labrador 



33 



76 



40 



103 



42 



119 



49 



122 



49 



95 



Mexico 



— 



— 



90 



270 















West Indies 























British 



116 



427 



132 



405 



141 



422 



188 



503 



287 



611 



Cuba 



100 



283 















71 



168 



Danish 



— 



— 



5 



20 















South America 





Argentine 1 



155 



511 



585 



1749 



827 



2503 



375 



772 



800 



1418 



Brazil 















41 



102 



— 



— 



Chile 



36 



122 



— 



— 



88 

 23 



225 



81 



— 



z 



24 



— 



British Guiana 



48 



Uruguay 



16 



58 



87 



272 



118 



352 



132 



341 1| 106 



232 



Asia 























East Indies, British 

























393 



1496 



70 



230 



269 



559 



75 



161 



— 



— 



Hong Kong 



— 



— 



40 



153 















Australia 























British 























Australia 8j Tasmania 

 New Zealand 



} 1715 



5502 



2523 



7085 



J 1402 

 1 264 



3722 



798 



1127 

 297 



3022 



845 



3571 

 1140 



7361 

 2361 



Africa 























British South Africa . . . 



13 



44 



23 



80 







325 



800 



219 



426 



Total 



36953 



135060 



74151 



206261 



147722 



499082 



141617 



357555 



161811 



288318 



Recapitulation 























Europe 



31839 

 2786 



118629 

 8698 



68854 

 1969 



191709 

 4983 



143120 

 1611 



486441 

 4401 



137662 

 1583 



348265 

 3247 



152898 

 3053 



271576 



North America 



4896 



South America 



207 



691 



672 



2021 



1056 



3161 



548 



1215 



930 



1698 



Asia 



393 



1496 



110 



383 



269 



559 



75 



161 



— 



— 



Australia 



1715 

 13 



5502 



44 



2523 

 23 



7085 

 80 



1666 



4520 



1424 

 325 



3867 

 800 



4711 

 219 



9722 



Africa 



426 



