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The U. S. Consul at Malaga 1 ) reports that about twelve years ago the 

 preparation of essential oils was taken up there, and although, judging by 

 the value of the output, the business is one of the less important of the 

 new branches of industry which have arisen in the locality, it is apparently 

 one of the most successful and promising. There are at Malaga five works 

 engaged in the preparation of essential oils, and two of these have been 

 equipped with up-to-date steam-distilling plant and are managed by German 

 chemists. The whole of the output is exported, and all the processes of 

 distilling, hand-pressing and "enfleurage" are carried out on strictly scien- 

 tific lines. The industry is remarkable for the variety of its productions, 

 among which are the following: oils of anise, lemon, geranium, neroli, 

 pennyroyal, rosemary, spike, red thyme and juniper. Although herbs and 

 flowers for the preparation of essential oil are very little grown, there is no 

 scarcity of raw material, and distilling can be carried on all the year round. 



The local custom-house statistics show that the productivity of the 

 chemfcal industry of the district has grown considerably within the past 

 three years. In the year 1908 the exports amounted to about 38260 kilos, 

 in 1909 to 89800 kilos, and in 1910 to as much as 145130 kilos. The 

 principal part of the exports is absorbed by France, Germany, Great 

 Britain and Cuba. Artificial essential oils are also being prepared on a 

 small scale. 



Russia, which is an important consuming-market for our articles, affords 

 no occasion for special comment. It is only necessary to call attention 

 to the fact that in this country competition is very keen, and is not always 

 conducted on honourable lines. 



There is nothing of material importance to record with regard to 

 business in the Balkan-States. Roumania is steadily developing into a 

 market for our manufactures which is worthy of serious attention, and 

 the conditions of credit in this country have ameliorated; confidence in 

 Turkey, on the other hand, will not be fully restored until the regret- 

 table war with Italy has come to a termination. Unfortunately there is 

 at present no sign of this. According to the Reichs-Gesetzblatt, the official 

 Gazette of Germany, the Commercial Treaty between Turkey and Germany 

 of 26 th August 1890, and the Supplementary Agreement of 25 th April 1907 

 belonging to that Treaty, both of which were due to expire on March 13 th , 

 have been provisionally extended by mutual agreement until 24 th June 1914. 

 In Servia there has been a very gratifying development in the sale of 

 I Articles of our branch, and the knowledge necessary for the proper ap- 

 preciation of our standard of quality is gradually making way there. We' 

 quote from the Chemische Industrie 2 ) the following brief particulars con- 

 cerning the business in essential oils and perfumes in Servia in the 



*) Daily Consular and Trade Reports, 10. 2. 1911. 

 2 ) Chem. Industrie 35 (1912), 83. 



