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green leaves), harvested when the trees have been cut, will yield 40 catties 

 (53 1 /s lbs.) of oil. The value of the oil is estimated at $ 1.40 to $ 3.— 

 Mexican ($0.59 to $1.27 American currency), per catty. Ten thousand 

 trees will yield 2000 catties (2667 lbs.) of bark worth $ 160 to $ 260 Mexican 

 ($67,68 to $109,98) per 1000 catties. Ten thousand catties (13 333 lbs.) 

 of wood, after being burnt, will yield 50 catties (66 7^ lbs.) of "soda", which 

 is used as medicine. A site near the Han River has been selected as a 

 nursery, and under the supervision of a specialist seeds and saplings have 

 been procured from Foochow and Lo-ting-chow. The company estimates 

 that by 1918 it will have a plantation of 800000 trees, and that only seven 

 labourers will be required to tend a plantation of 100 000 trees, their 

 wages amounting to from $ 50 to $ 60 Mexican ($ 21,15 to $ 25,38) per 

 man per year. According to a recent newspaper report the sub-prefect 

 of Kaying, accompanied by the shareholders, paid a visit of inspection 

 to the plantation, much to the satisfaction of the neighbours, and found 

 that of the seeds already bought about 70 p. c. had sprouted. 



We have thought it right to bring this (in parts very obscure) report 

 to the notice of our readers, in particular because information from the 

 cassia-growing districts with regard to the conditions of production is so 

 very scare. The estimate of the wages strikes us as being of special 

 interest, for according to it a Chinese labourer would earn from 85- to 

 105/- of our money yearly. For the rest we must, of course, await the 

 further development of the undertaking before it will be possible to judge 

 whether it will in any way affect the cassia oil market. 



Celery Oil. We hear that the French celery seed crop has turned 

 out a very scanty one, and that prices are being realised which are quite 

 out of proportion to the previous value of the article. We have con- 

 sequently already been compelled to advance our quotations for the oil, 

 and as it seems certain that great scarcity will make itself felt within the 

 next few months, we regard a further material rise in the market as more 

 than probable. 



Chamomile Oil, German. Although the chamomile crop, especially 

 in Hungary, has this year been very plentiful, and there was every reason 

 for expecting very low prices for the distilling material, values nevertheless 

 maintained their position owing to the brisk demand, and in the circum- 

 stances there is no question of any reduction in the quotation of our 

 pure distillate. Moreover, the time of collection, especially in Germany, 

 was very restricted owing to the abnormal drought, and at its conclusion 

 a corresponding improvement in the market became perceptible, more 

 particularly in the growing districts in Hungary. 



Chamomile Oil, Roman. Owing to the exceptional heat and drought 

 which have visited England this summer in common with other countries, 

 it was impossible for the English chamomile cultures to develop in a 



