The market anes of orange. oil at the ou 
- Sicilian pound of 317 | gr. ! 
NES 
. t into t 
ment of the new production. | 54 
“ae Se When the new oil made its appearence, ‘the price sink} ! 
but already in November it went up again to 10 ge, and dina a 
me. 1917 and right- into December 1918, 3 
after the Armistice, occasioned a gradual ierease a the price during ¢ 1 
of 1919, and then from June on a rapid increase. et 
In May 1919, 11 lire; in June/July, 13 lire—14 lire; in August/Sept, is 
were paid. cae 
Unfortunately the harvest 1919/1920 turned ont to be only a ‘poor 
The greater demands for orange oil could < escape "the: nae 
which at once felt the presence of an attractive wiaecen ate for speculating, 
i not let it escape. : it ia? 
) Hence in October 1919, a mad movement in the Clans oil market com 
even 100 lire is paid for a small choice fab. we, ¥ 
¥ Firm sale prices for this oi! from then onward have not ‘opiate 
ey extraordinarily diminished ; and since then the Prices have been ruled | 
= AN 
to sell. | : g ie Rigi ates 
ae In general the average Boe RT the last months is sen 2 Py 
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