1905 



1904 



8 9 548 



105877 



80780 



98897 



80157 



91 132 



68657 



74955 



53 032 



57932 



59726 



84286 



47219 



52586 



43339 



47074 



— 30 — 

 Essential oils, Sicilian and Calabrian. 



Our esteemed friend, Mr. Eduardo Jacob of Messina, reports 

 to us under date of 6 th September, as follows: — 



In my spring report I was already able to say that the export 

 of our essential oils, as compared with that of last year, had increased 

 not inconsiderably during the first two months. This increase has 

 continued, and only the high prices of the last two months have led 

 to a slackening of the export. It is interesting to compare this year's 

 figures with those of last year. 



The export amounted: — 



1906 



in January to kilos 109392 



„ February „ „ 83300 



„ March „ „ 85294 



„ April „ „ 80167 



,, May „ „ 9657 1 



„ June „ „ 75 46 



w J ul y » » 39396 



„ August „ „ 27184 



Total kilos 59 6 350 532 458 612737 



The present export is therefore but little short of that of 1904, 

 which year (leaving 1902 out of the question) shows the highest 

 export figures. The lion's share of the increase of 63 892 kilos, viz., 

 36947 kilos, belongs to the export to the United States. 



The progress of the trade in the individual essential oils is 

 represented by the following: — 



Bergamot Oil. The brisk business in the first months of this 

 year had prevented the accumulation of very large stocks locally, so 

 that the proprietors were in a position to sell their goods on the 

 market at a continuously firm price, without, however, thereby causing 

 any important advance; the prices only rose during the four months 

 March, April, May and June by about 1 mark, from 1 7,50 to 1 8,50 marks. 



In July, however, a decisive change came over the market. On the 

 one hand the stocks had meanwhile dwindled down very much, and on 

 the other the reports about the prospects of the harvest began to 

 assume a disconcerting tone. Under the influence of these reports the 

 owners of prompt oil first of all held off entirely, and then, after about 

 a week, appeared on the market demanding prices which were from 

 1 to 1,50 marks higher. Although the purchasers at first refused to 

 pay these prices of 19,50 to 19,75 marks, they were soon compelled 

 to give in, and after a short time a very brisk trade developed at 

 advancing prices, which meanwhile had risen to 20,50 marks. 



