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interested, but also indicates that the purchasing power has been strengthened 

 by the general economic improvement, inasmuch as the contracts referred 

 to are devoid of all speculative characteristics. 



The Reciprocity Treaty with Canada, which was adroitly brought in 

 by President Taft in January of this year, remains as yet in suspense: 

 its fate will be decided in the session of Congress to be convened for 

 the month of April. Our New York branch-house is interested in the 

 matter to this extent that it is proposed in the treaty to reduce the 

 import duty payable in Canada upon essential oils produced in the United 

 States, from 10 to 7 1 /2°/o ad valorem; a proviso which is expected to lead 

 to an increased trade in these goods between the United States and her 

 important neighbour. 



Values of the Imports and Exports of Essential Oils into and 

 from the United States in the half-years from July/December 



1910 and 1909. 







Imports 





Export 



s 







1910 



1909 



1910 



1909 









s 



$ 



( 



Peppermint Oil 



s 



12 645 



$ 

 16833 



July 



{ 



Duty-free 



47 970 



67 656 



July 



Other indigenous oils 



26 206 



18390 



Dutiable 



47 281 



33 067 



Foreign oils duty-free 



4138 



3844 













| 



„ „ dutiable 



2 970 



1 174 













[ 



Peppermint Oil 



12 753 



7411 



August 



{ 



Duty-free 



150 607 



147 444 



August | 



Other indigenous oils 



23 674 



23512 





Dutiable 



60 037 



42 093 



Foreign oils duty-free 



3208 



1588 













I 



„ „ dutiable 



3608 



1098 













i 



Peppermint Oil 



54655 



16 360 



Sept. 



{ 



Duty-free 



110378 



77 650 



\ 



Other indigenous oils 



33001 



22374 



Dutiable 



36 999 



42 602 



Sept. j 



Foreign oils duty-free 



3320 



1 162 













( 



„ „ dutiable 



939 



2113 













| 



Peppermint Oil 



60 845 



32 601 



October 



{ 



Duty-free 



130 909 



58 743 



October J 



Other indigenous oils 



32 219 



34309 





Dutiable 



55232 



46 049 



Foreign oils duty-free 



2 348 



4454 













I 



„ „ dutiable 



1481 



1415 













r 



Peppermint Oil 



26442 



43063 



Nov. 



{ 



Duty-free 



189326 



101 428 





Other indigenous oils 



31413 



38 054 





Dutiable 



70103 



57 038 



Nov. J 



Foreign oils duty-free 



4 937 



2198 















„ „ dutiable 



724 



1504 













| 



Peppermint Oil 



26 077 



21234 



Dec. 



( 



Duty-free 



159 463 



94368 



Dec. | 



Other indigenous oils 



32 827 



24 357 





Dutiable 



77 532 



67 515 



Foreign oils duty-free 



4206 



1225 













I 



„ „ dutiable 



810 



1 168 



Total value of Imports in the 2 n <* half-year 1910 $ 1 135 737 

 „ n „ „ „ 2"d „ „ 1909 „ 835 653 



Exports 



2nd 

 2nd 



1910 



1909 



405 416 

 321941. 



