— 7 — 
the after-effects of the Chinese war, and the reduced purchasing power 
of China for Japanese products 
India and Australia sent regular orders for requirements of a normal 
character. 
The total exports of essential oils from Germany were as follows : 
In 1898, 287 100 
351000 
380000 
388000 
kilos, value 
2 871 000 
3862000 
4634000 
4658000 
Marks 
The 
hand, 
value 
were 
5938000 
5 63 1 000 
5 192000 
Marks 
value 
„ 1900, 
„ 1901, 
total imports, on the other 
In 1899, 416000 kilos, 
„ 1900, 421000 „ 
„ 1901, 417000 „ 
The value of the export of German perfumed and toilet -soaps in 
1 90 1 again shows an increase. The latter is made up as follows: 
kilos 
Soap in tablets, including 
scented soap 
Fatty oils, scented 
Scents, not containing alcohol 
Liquid perfumes containing 
alcohol or ethers, including 
hair - washes , dentifrices 
and mouth-washes .... 
All other perfumes, not other- 
wise enumerated 
Soap and perfumes, insuffic- 
iently specified 
Total 
3877600 
14600 
10200 
I 467 900 
530400 
2 300 
Marks 
5429000 
168000 
10000 
8073000 
I 989000 
9000 
m 1 90 1 
kilos 5903000 
against in 
value Marks 15678000, 
1900 „ 15048000 
„ 1899 „ 15415000 
„ 1898 „ 12972000 
„ 1897 „ 1 1 714000 
„ 1896 „ 12549000 
In the spring, the values of almost all our articles were still going 
down, but during the last few months a decided change has come over 
the scene, chiefly owing to the universally abnormal weather-conditions, 
and at the present moment the prices of quite a number of important 
articles are briskly moving upwards, — a fact which has not been 
observed for a long time. 
In the following pages we refer, as usual, in a detailed manner, 
not only to our own work in our laboratories, but also to all other 
