29 — 



CCHO 



C-CHO 



H 2 C 



H 2 C 



H 2 C CH 3 



Perillic aldehyde. 



In addition to cineol, of which the presence was ascertained by us, 

 the oil contains d-limonene, identified by preparing the tetrabromide 

 (m.p. 103 to 104°). 



Cananga Oil. Various reports of impending scarcity which obtained 

 currency in the course of the summer having proved unfounded, the 

 position of the article may be described as unchanged, and as we have 

 been able to enlarge our already considerable stock by advantageous 

 purchases, we believe ourselves to be justified in stating that the present 

 range of prices will probably remain stable within the near future. 



Caraway Oil. It may be said for certain that caraway is the only 

 important raw material of our industry which has not suffered from the 

 abnormal conditions of the weather this year, — at any rate so far as the 

 quantitative yield of the crop is concerned. As early as the middle of 

 June, the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture reported that everywhere the cara- 

 way crop was looking healthy and thick, in the province of Noord Holland 

 it was even described as being "very good". A further report published 

 by the same Department on july 15 gives the area under caraway this 

 year as 8236 hectares, compared with 7692 in 1910 and 7114 in 1909. Up 

 till that date the plants had developed well and in many parts threshing 

 was about to begin. The yield as well as the appearance of the caraway 

 was thoroughly satisfactory, and the crop was described as "good", in 

 Groningen as "good to very good". According to information gathered 

 by our correspondents the yield per hectare is said to have been from 

 40 to 50 bales, and the total yield at least 20000 bales. The preliminary 

 conditions for a reduction in price were therefore in existence, and the 

 market did, in fact, recede to about 11 Fl. per 50 kilos. Soon, however, 

 a brisk turnover for future delivery caused the position to become firmer, 

 especially in view of the expectation that the caraway plantations will be 

 greatly restricted next year. The farmers assert that when caraway does 

 not fetch more than 11 Fl., other produce pays them better, and they 

 therefore intend again to take up other crops. The result of the caraway 



