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are probably connected with the circumstance that in view of the result 

 of the crop buyers at first manifested great reluctance in placing orders, 

 but were finally compelled to come into the market in order not to remain 

 bare of supplies. If no unforeseen incidents occur it is likely that the 

 prices will further recede, especially because recent advices depict the 

 present prospects for this year's summer-crop as very favourable. The 

 prices of clove oil were regulated in the course of the winter by the 

 position of cloves, but they were in part maintained owing to the develop- 

 ment of a fairly brisk business for delivery. Extremely low and purely 

 speculative offers proceeding from a certain quarter finally caused a feeling 

 of some uncertainty, but it remains to be seen whether these apparently 

 favourable offers will prove in the end to have been of advantage to the 

 consumers. We have our doubts on this point. 



The trade in clove-stems has also been fairly brisk. The bulk of this 

 article continues to be used in the manufacture of vanillin, but it appears 

 to us that just at present the price of clove-stems is too high in proportion 

 to that of cloves. 



In completion [of the already available statistical material we here 

 reproduce the Report on cloves supplied by the German Consulate at 

 Zanzibar. The report, which covers the year 1910, has made its appear- 

 ance with the customary delay 1 ). 



The exports of cloves from Zanzibar have been as follows: — 



Quantity (lbs.) Value (Rupees) 



1906 15105 760 5 349 545 



1907 18214668 5941817 



1908 14974872 3974398 



1909 20285001 4956 142 



1910 12 783 149 3 802 048 



The exports of cloves in 1910 amounted to 25,6% of the total exports. 

 The clove shipments were distributed as follows : — 



1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 



Quantity (lbs.) 



Europe 8939789 10457830 7197375 10638889 4800676 



U.S. A 717909 1102420 651780 2364940 1096215 



Asia 5355875 6553453 7051342 7193252 6758231 



Africa 92192 100965 74375 97920 128019 



t Value (Rupees) 



Europe 3176924 3387448 1894363 2596630 1323287 



U.S. A 238975 306061 184578 589911 303592 



Asia . . 1901368 2215262 1876332 1746728 2138243 



Africa 32278 33046 18725 22843 36926 



*) Deutsches Handelsarchiv, February 1912. 



