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The shipments have consequently more than trebled during the 

 last two years. 



Although the reports have now for some weeks been somewhat 

 firmer, we cannot believe in the prospect of an early change in the 

 prices in an upward direction. 



Of Java lemongrass oil large parcels have also come on offer, 

 but owing to its deficient solubility this kind finds only few buyers, 

 as long as good Cochin oil can be had in abundance. It follows 

 that the producers will probably derive very little pleasure from this 

 article in the present year. 



Linaloe oil. The Hamburg importers, who still control the trade 

 in this article, must recently have noticed that the consumers are not 

 prepared to pay the prices asked by them, and as a consequence a 

 certain depressed tone has come over the market which, it is hoped, 

 will soon be followed by a change in the prices. Up to a few weeks 

 ago, the supplies had with admirable dexterity been kept exactly pro- 

 portionate to the demand, but since the notions of prices have gone 

 beyond 17 marks, the interested parties seem to have lost all affection 

 for this article. Cayenne linaloe oil, now as before, remains scarce. 



From the reports of our representative, Mr. Carl Seyffert, travel- 

 ling in Central and South America, we obtained particulars on the 

 origin and production of Mexican linaloe oil, which have partly been 

 confirmed and supplemented by observations made by Dr. Fernando 

 Altamirano 1 ), Director of the Instituto Medico Nacional of Mexico, 

 with whom Mr. Seyffert had repeated conferences. The most 

 interesting parts of these reports may follow here: — 



Mexican linaloe oil is obtained from the districts Oaxaca, Puebla, 

 Guerrero, Morelos, Michoacan, down to Colima. A special centre of 

 production is the course of the Rio Balsa, also called Rio Mescala. 

 Of the places or municipal districts in which the distillation is 

 carried on, may be mentioned : — 



Oaxaca: Cuicatlan, Calihualac, Ingenio de la Pradera. 



Puebla: Chiautla, Chi la, Coacalco, San Juan del Rio, Tzicatlan, 

 Tulzingo, Teotlalco, Jolalpa, Coctzala, Ixcamilpa, Ocotlan, Huehue- 

 piaxtla, Axutla, Huachimantla, Atopoltitlan. 



Guerrero: Olinala (hence the original name of the oil olinaloe), 

 Cualac, Iguala, Tepecuacuilco, Xalitla, Atzcala, Balsas, Cazalapan. 



Morelos: Hacienda Calderon. 



The oil is obtained from two different trees greatly resembling 

 each other, of the species Burse?'a, viz., from the one called 

 in Spanish linaloe, and from the copal Union. The former is 



*) Comp. report of the Instituto Medico Nacional, Mexico, 1904, Jan. — March. 



