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the upward movement in prices which had been foreseen has become a 

 fact. This movement has already made itself felt in Europe and in 

 America, where, owing to the very lively demand, the upward tendency 

 has found additional support. Consumers who have followed our advice, 

 and have covered their requirements for the near future at the old prices 

 will have no cause for regret, for all the signs point to further advances 

 in value for some considerable time ahead. So far as quality is concerned, 

 great caution is advisable in buying, because it is difficult to examine the 

 supplies in the producing centres, and in view of the increased value of 

 the oil the natives are particularly interested in increasing their output. 

 It stands to reason, of course, that they will not be particularly scrupulous 

 in the ways and means adopted to achieve this end. As already mentioned 

 on a previous occasion, we have taken special measures to cover our 

 considerable requirements, and we are at any time in a position to offer 

 our customers the finest quality at the best possible prices. 



Caraway Oil. We will begin our report by bringing up to date tfae 

 statistics relating to the production which are published annually by the 

 Dutch Ministry of Agriculture. According to this authority the result of 

 the crop has been as follows: — 



1911 224 419 bales of 50 kilos each, 

 1910 179 812 

 1909 171447 



compared with 



The increase of the area under caraway during the past 3 years is 

 shown by the following table: — 



Province 



1909 

 Hectares 



1910 

 Hectares 



1911 

 Hectares 



Groningen 



2024 



50 



10 



2806 



276 



1131 



817 



2696 



68 



5 



2517 



252 



1291 



864 



3329 



Friesland 



Utrecht 



North-Holland 



62 



9 



2440 



South-Holland 



252 



Zealand 



North-Brabant 



1268 

 870 





7114 



7693 



8230 



The average yield per hectare was as follows: — 



1911 27,3 bales 



1910 23,3 „ 



1909 24,1 



We have already previously expressed the view, which is confirmed 

 by the above figures, that the crop of 1911 has constituted a record. 



