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Sandalwood Oil, East Indian, About 10 per cent, less wood 

 was placed on sale during the last auctions than in 1907. As was to 

 be expected, little desire for buying was shown, and as, moreover, the 

 Government at first fixed limits which were entirely out of the question, 

 not much more than half of the quantity offered was sold, mostly to 

 native dealers. Further details with regard to the prices as compared 

 with the previous year may be gleaned from the table on page 84. 



Altogether about 991 tons remained unsold, and nothing was now 

 for it but to endeavour to obtain limits. This, however, also resulted 

 only partly in business, as the exporters kept themselves very much 

 aloof in consequence of the depressed state of trade in Europe and 

 the United States, and as the offers made ranged very considerably 

 below the ideas of prices entertained by the Government. Finally, however, 

 a few important transactions were concluded at low quotations, and 

 perhaps those concerned in India will learn from the results of the 

 present season the lesson that it is not advisable to ride the high 

 horse too much at the very beginning of the auctions. 



The prices of East Indian sandalwood oil remained unchanged 

 last winter, and the end of the continued cutting of prices has been 

 that certain firms have been compelled to vacate the field. In this 

 article only the manufacture on a true wholesale scale, with the most 

 modern and rational appliances — such as are to be found in our 

 works — can be made to pay. In the extension of our factory, 

 which has recently been completed, we have had special regard to 

 the considerable enlargement of our plant for distilling sandalwood, 

 and we are therefore now equipped to meet successfully with all 

 competition. 



K. Bode 1 ) makes a communication on the constituents and proper- 

 ties of East Indian Sandalwood oil. His short paper passes in review 

 our present knowledge of the production, properties and composition 

 of sandalwood oil, and should be of interest to all who wish to make 

 themselves rapidly acquainted with what is best worth knowing about 

 the article. 



For the reactions of eksantalal, see Aldehydes, p. 128. 



Schinus Oil. In our previous April Report 2 ) we gave some par- 

 ticulars of two schinus oils of Mexican origin. In the meantime we 

 have received another such oil from Mexico, the properties and con- 

 stants of which are briefly recorded here: pale yellow, d^o 0,8492, 

 a v + 56 27', np 20 o 1,47616. Even with absolute alcohol it only at first 



*) Apotheker Ztg. 24 (1909), 17. 

 2 ) Report April 1908, 121. 



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