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In view of the exorbitant quotations for both varieties of geranium 

 oils the problem naturally became of immediate interest of discovering a 

 substitute which, at a moderate price, would as nearly as possible reproduce 

 the effect of the odour of geranium oil. Almost without exception, the 

 numerous substitutes which have been placed on the market under various 

 fancy names by other firms have failed to fulfil the latter condition. It 

 has therefore been to us a source of particular satisfaction to have been 

 able to place upon the market, in the form of our Geranium Oil Substitute, 

 a product which, coupled with a very moderate price, answers all the 

 requirements which consumers have a right to expect from a synthetic 

 geranium oil of real usefulness. We will not omit here to call attention 

 to this novelty, and we shall be glad, by furnishing samples, to enable 

 our friends to form their own opinion of the article. 



Ginger Oil. It has been very difficult during the last few months 

 to procure raw material suitable for distilling purposes, hence the prices 

 have kept at their former level. For the present there are no indications 

 of any improvement in the position, and it will therefore be necessary to 

 be prepared for a continuance of the high values. The market is certainly 

 decidedly firm and those who now cover their requirements for the next 

 few months may escape the necessity of having to pay considerably more 

 afterwards. 



The principal countries of production of the ginger which is consumed 

 in Europe are the West Indies, India, Java, Japan and Sierra Leone 1 ). The 

 subjoined table shows the exports of ginger from Jamaica, Sierra Leone 

 and India and the imports into the United Kingdom, Hamburg and Austria- 

 Hungary: — 



Exports from 



1906 



1907 



1908 



1909 



1910 



Sierra Leone 2 ) 



Jamaica 3 ) 



India 3 ) 



Cwt 



Value . . . . £ 

 Average price 

 per cwt. . . £ 



Cwt 



Value . . . . € 

 Average price 

 per cwt. . . £ 



Cwt. ....... 



Value . . . . £ 



Average price 

 per cwt. . . £ 



*) Bull. Imp. Inst. 10 (1912), 118. 



2 ) To 31 s * December. 



3 ) To 31st March. 



11584 



10 880 



}* 



94 



19 802 

 27 722 



1,4 



88118 

 83 516 



0,95 



12 369 

 11579 



0,936 



18 009 

 39 620 



2,2 



48 353 

 64 481 



1,3 



12 733 

 11871 



0,932 



15 890 

 46 289 



2,9 



49 368 

 74 037 



15 



14 438 

 14147 



0,98 



20 708 

 44 071 



2,2 



64 649 

 96 732 



1,5 



21860 

 33 288 



1,52 



20 996 

 37181 



1,8 



65 544 

 107 464 



1,64 



