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Savin Oil. After a prolonged period of interrupted supplies we have at last — 
succeeded in discovering a few wagons of raw material of good quality at advantageous — 
prices, and we have therefore been able to resume the distillation ourselves. Our 
own oil is prepared with the most up-to-date plant and compares favourably with the 
oil distilled abroad. 
Shiu Oil. The German Consul at Kobe’) reports on shiu oil, which is related 
to linaloe oil, but is by no means equal to it in value. According to a communication 
by the Monopoly Bureau at Kobe, the oil is said to be prepared in Japan at the present 
time at the rate of from 1500 to 1600 lbs. per month. Formerly two grades of the oil 
were differentiated, namely A (decamphorised) and B (containing camphor), but at 
present only the B grade is still being prepared. The colour of this oil, however, 
varies from water-white to a somewhat clearly-defined yellow. The output, it is said, 
could be increased if the demand should warrant it; almost the whole of it is sent 
abroad in the unrefined state. One Japanese firm, according to its own statements, 
exported last year about 20000 Ibs. of the oil. The selling-price in London could not 
be ascertained in Kobe. 
It is a remarkable fact that we have been unable to discover what becomes of 
these fairly considerable quantities of shiu oil in Europe. 
Spearmint Oil. According to the information gathered by our New York firm 
the last crop has yielded about 10000 Ibs. of oil more than that of 1912. The increase 
in consumption, however, is equal to this surplus, and any reduction in prices during 
the summer therefore appears to be out of the question. The stocks which are still 
left are in the hands of firms with sufficient capital, which will of course take care 
to keep up the market. Since the beginning of the present year the turnover has 
only been small. 
Spike Oil. When it was discovered that the crop had failed owing to the drought, 
pure French oils reached a price of from 14.— fcs. to 15.— fes. But as, of course, at 
these fancy prices it was only possible now and then to find buyers among those who 
use the oil “for certain purposes”, and were therefore not compelled to buy economi- 
cally, business was restricted within very modest limits. Spain has supplied large 
quantities of excellent oil, possessing similar properties as the French oil, but here 
also, owing to the brisk demand from the South of France, the prices were run up 
to a considerable extent. At present the market is firm for qualities above reproach, 
but oil which has been adulterated with oils of camphor and rosemary can, as is 
always the case, be had at any desired figure, and many firms seem to regard it as 
a point of honour to supply their customers with such concoctions. (which each 
customer could manufacture more cheaply for himself), under a guarantee of purity. 
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Star Anise Oil. During the past six months the prices of oil with a high sol. pt. 
have ranged round about 5/3 p.lb., and the trade for current requirements was 
generally very brisk. Only quite lately has the market begun to sag a little, as the 
arrivals from the interior of China have greatly increased, and as neither in Europe 
nor in the United States there is any trace of strong desire to buy. As a result the 
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