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this oil the solid odourless constituents, which in the manufacture of 
the ordinary distillate pass over along with the latter, have been 
removed. For use in soap-perfumes, where a little more substance 
is desired, the concrete oil might perhaps be preferred for practical 
reasons, but for all other purposes the new liquid product is recom- 
mended. The high quotation of the latter is not by any means a 
fancy price, but fully agrees with the intrinsic value and the richness 
of this preparation. 
Angelica Oil. Our own cultivation of angelica-plants, extending 
over about 12 acres in the immediate vicinity of our factory, has 
yielded last year such a rich crop of roots as never before. For this 
reason we have, after many years' scarcity, once more an abundant 
stock of angelica oil at low prices. 
The method of distillation at our Works is most rational, as only 
such quantities of roots are gathered from day to day as can be 
submitted to distillation. By these means it is possible to prevent 
heating which in working up fresh roots causes so much trouble, and 
to produce an oil of unparalleled quality. 
Anise Oil, It is at the present moment too early to state with 
certainty, how on the whole the sale of Russian oil has been, and 
what stocks of this oil are still in existence, but a certain firmness of 
the market is unmistakable. The forced sales of large parcels of crude 
oil, which took place in the previous year, have now only occurred 
on a moderate scale, and the prices would already be decidedly higher, 
if it had not been for the fairly considerable quantities of oil of igoi 
which have been carried forward into the new season. The value of 
this article will chiefly depend on the weather-conditions prevailing dur- 
ing the next few months, but it appears to us that a decline of any 
consequence is out of the question, if only for this reason, that the 
present quotations are below the normal average value. 
The export of anise from Libau, the principal anise -shipping port 
of Russia, amounted 
in 1900 to 27518 poods, of which 7744 poods to Germany 
„ 1901 „ 18659 6004 „ 
but it is possible that more important quantities than the above have 
found their way direct by rail from the anise-districts into Germany. 
The anethol - manufacturers had no lack of raw material. The Rou- 
melian anise, already mentioned in our last Report, may possibly ac- 
quire some importance in the next few years. This anise yields a 
product of the highest quality, and should be preferred to the Russian 
seed on account of its purity. 
