is 
"Eran the dpiive it is seen She ‘the price of bergamot of 
“year will in all Bee reach a high level. , 
a: export of Deena oil, see Se of this sane a ; co “ woe 
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Lemon Oil.—The market at present has at its disposal considerable ‘ 
of the existence of which there is no doubt; but the quantity. cannot be ‘given 
figures, since the oil owners ae ae about Hes supplies. a 
give promise of a plentiful heya the idnde: in the east oe ‘Sicily, se: 
appear to be less fortunate, yet in spite of this, a harvest slightly above — 3 
average is hoped for. The long-continued drought of nearly nine months: alone 
occasions re (ik tea a: 
usual quantity of water this summer; and the height of the groundwater has. = ink | 
- greatly. 
of the lemons has been retarded. If the rain keeps off much longer the fruit may 
suffer from disease, and the yield of oil be reduced. ae 
In judging the probable cost pies of lemon oil of the new harvest we come t 
the following considerations. fod le PES ea? oa 
The development of the social conditions of the new time has” a east ie 
Italy, kept pace with that of the rest of the civilised world; the ‘results and — 
influence of which on industry at last begin to make themselves felt and ae a 
decisive rdle. cast een 
Here also wages: have risen tremendously, and the hours of wort Baer shorlereuel ' 
increased prices for coal, wood, metal; in short, every expense with which the produc | : 
tion of oil was hitherto burdened, and not least the increase in the fruit prices” 
occasioned by the same conditions; all these make it impossible that | the et of 
lemon oil will be able to sink to its pre-war level. ie ae 
With present conditions, the opinion in producing circles. is, that thes et cost of 
lemon oil from the new crop will be hardly less than 10 lire per Sicilian pound ¢ of 
317 grammes. : eae ee 
Reproduction of lemon oil during recent years, see aes Report. ie 
Re information over adulteration of lemon oil, see p. 31 of this Report. 
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Mandarin Oil.—The mandarin trees blossomed very profusely, but in the me 
time a lot of the undeveloped fruit has fallen off. Yet the veges crop ro 
be a very good one. : ; is é 
Already very high prices have been paid foe the hanging fruit; a 
-ments for the eae of the new oil ee not been conglud ete Fae 
of-the rate of exchange abroad. and on the. markets here, in fixing 1 
essential oils of South Italy. Se ald in 
