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also become an object of speculation, for, although the trees had suf- 

 fered greatly from bad weather in April, the consequent shortness in 

 the result of the harvest cannot have been the only cause of the 

 upward movement which finally brought the price of this article to 

 about 1 80 marks, against 125 marks in the previous year. Our quotat- 

 ions of the newly pressed product had to be raised in proportion to 

 the increased market-price of the raw material. 



Angelica Oil. According to our experience, the Thuringian oils 

 of angelica -root show in their properties some deviations from the 

 distillates prepared by ourselves. The cause of the disparity, which 

 is characterised by a comparatively low specific gravity and high rotat- 

 ory power, may possibly be found in the less perfect distilling plant 

 of the rural producers. We observed in Thuringian oils, as the lowest 

 value of the specific gravity, 0,8542 (15 ), and as the highest rotation 

 «d ~\- 3 6° io'. On the other hand, the constants of the distillates 

 produced by us lay within the following limits: d^o 0,8659 to ^736; 



a D +24°2 , to +32° 35'. 



Anise Oil. The reports on this year's anise-harvest in Russia 

 vary very considerably. Whilst from one quarter the results are 

 characterised quantitatively as favourable, other informants state that 

 the fields have greatly suffered from hail-storms and heavy rains, and 

 that in consequence the result cannot be called satisfactory. Yet the 

 reports almost throughout agree in this, that the seed is small and 

 dark- coloured. As might be expected, in view of the continued un- 

 rest, many interested parties have refrained this year for obvious 

 reasons from visiting the market which was held at Krasnoje on 

 September 10 th , so that the reports received on the progress of the 

 latter do not allow of a correct view of the actual state of the market. 

 On the whole, many complaints are heard about the quality, as the 

 anise, owing to the rain, turns out very dark, and moreover is said 

 to give a yield of oil equal to only two -thirds of that of last year. 

 In consequence of the lack of visitors, business at Krasnoje was very 

 dull, the more so, as the few buyers present assumed an attitude of 

 expectancy. Since then, the Russian oil producers have raised their 

 quotations of anise oil and of anethol, which shows that they are by 

 no means satisfied with the harvest. 



It is stated that this year about 4800 desjatins have been under 

 cultivation, against 4000 last year, and the average result is estimated 

 at about 30 pood per desjatin. The total crop would therefore amount 

 to about 140000 pood, or about 20000 pood more than in 1905. 

 In face of this splendid result, the firm tendency must be attributed 

 solely to the deficiency in the quality. The news received from the 

 second aniseed - market confirm on the whole the foregoing report, 

 although the quality of the seed then offered was less defective. 





