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products is clear from the fact that the total imports of essential oils 

 in 1903 amounted to: 



5436 poods, value 580984 roubles, 



33 „ rose oil, value 83295 roubles, 



of which from Germany: 

 2914 poods, value 3 12 531 roubles, 



10 „ rose oil, value 30260 roubles. 



The principal alterations in the Russian tariff, which came into 

 force on I st March, are: essential oils, hitherto 24, — roubles plus io°/ , 

 now 26,40 roubles, according to treaty 16,80 roubles. Essences and 

 fruit-ethers, hitherto 10,80 roubles, in future 25, — roubles, in bottles 

 30, — roubles. Extracts and pomades below 10 pounds from 13,60 

 to 52,50 roubles, according to treaty 36,75 roubles. Pomades in 

 vessels containing at least 10 pounds, according to treaty 15, — roubles 

 per pood gross. Vanillin, coumarin, heliotropin, from 2,25 to 24, — roubles, 

 according to treaty 16,80 roubles. Nitrobenzene from 2 , 2 5 to 4, — roubles ; 

 menthol, thymol and similar chemical products not specially enumerated 

 from 2,25 to 5, — roubles, according to treaty 4, — roubles per 

 pood gross. 



A unique case in the matter of tariffs is no doubt this, that 

 according to the new treaty with Bulgaria, the import duty on 

 essential oils, fruit- essences, and ethers, has been raised to 500 francs 

 per 100 kilos, whilst Germany has agreed by treaty to a reduced 

 tariff rate of 20 marks per 100 kilos for the importation of Bulgarian 

 rose oil! The German Plenipotentiary has rendered a bad service to 

 our Industry by agreeing to this. 



The statistics for Austria show the following figures: — 



Essential oils, imports in 1904: 



124445 kilos, value 1700000 krones; 

 Essential oils, exports in 1904: 



73300 kilos, value 573550 krones. 



The alterations in the Tariff, as far as our specialities are concerned, 

 are throughout unimportant, and are more for the purpose of rounding 

 off. The oils of which the import duties were raised are Austrian 

 products, and are of no importance for Germany. 



The new tariff of Switzerland also brings but few important 

 alterations. The import duty on camphor oil has been reduced from 

 2 to 1 franc. Safrol, which usually pays 45 francs, is admitted at 

 10 francs per 100 kilos on production of proof that it is to be used 

 for the manufacture of heliotropin. Some essential oils, such as clove, 

 lavender, spike, juniper, anise, lemon, peppermint, and cinnamon oils, 



