oct. — dec. 1857.] Oils of Southern India. 



the Presidency, the price of this oil varies from Rs. 1-5-0 to 

 Us. 6-0-0 per maund of 25 lbs. In South Arcot it is procurable at 

 Rs. 27-12-5 per candy. 



The prices per maund at the undermentioned stations, for the 

 quarter ending 31st October 1854, were as follows : 



E. A. p. 



Madura 5 8 3 



Mangalore 4 18 



Nagpore 112 0 



Palamcottah.., 4 12 0 



Paulghaut 3 7 0 



Samulcottah 2 10 8 



Secunderabad... 2 3 11 



Trichinopoly, 4 18 



Vellore 314 0 



Vizagapatam, 3 2 0 



B. A. 



8 

 7 

 2 

 8 

 0 



Arcot 3 



Bangalore 3 3 



Bellary 3 



Berhampore 2 



Cannanore 6 



Cuddapah 2 13 



Jaulnah 2 6 



Jubbulpore 1 5 



Madras , 3 14 



Masulipatam. .. . 3 0 



In England this oil is chiefly used for the manufacture of soap, 

 and for burning in Table lamps, for which it is better suited than 

 Cocoanut oil, owing to the lower temperature at which it congeals, 

 although the light it gives is not so bright. In India it is chiefly 

 used in cooking, for anointing the body, for making soap, for burn- 

 ing in lamps, &c. by the dyer to brighten and fix his colors. 



The following tables will show the quantity and the destinations 

 of the exports of this oil. 



Year 1847-8. 

 Oil.... Gals. 19,520 Rs. 14,776 

 Seed. ..Qr. 17,518 Rs. 160,134 



Year 1852-4. 



Gals 119,180 Rs. 73,635 



Gwt ....1,198,079 Rs. 693,760 



Year 1848-9. 

 Oil.... Gals. 52,721 Rs. 36,294 

 Seed, Cwt. 1,44,125 Rs. 299,412 

 Year 1854-5. 



Gals 17,139 Rs. 12,720 



Cwt 167,324 Rs. 431,726 



Seed. Oil. 

 Exported to the United Kingdom Cwt. 12,713 Gals. 42,043 



Ceylon 590 — 2,968 



France 2,87,225 



Pegue 741 — 19,698 



Bombay 113 



Malacca 33 — 3,593 



Travancore 148 



Mauritius and Bourbon., ,„„, ,..,,,» —4,232 



