540885 kilos, value 16064650 francs in 1897 
540513 „ „ 16366645 „ „ 1898 
440800 „ ,, 13 169000 „ „ 1899 
498000 „ „ 15214406 „ „ 1900 
There has again been a very brisk trade this year with the United 
States of America, where the consumption of essential oils increases 
from year to year. The manufacture of toilet -soaps and perfumes 
in that country is in a very flourishing condition. In 1902 the following 
quantities of essential oils were imported: — 
Oil of 
bitter almonds . 
8370 pounds, 
value 
10520 
anise 
79810 
yy 
yy 
93520 
)> jy 
the Aurantiaceae 
99886 
yy 
yy 
I6665I 
lemon .... 
391485 
yy 
yy 
282092 
caraway .... 
1 14206 
yy 
yy 
13582 
cinnamon 
83558 
yy 
yy 
49436 
yy yi 
citronella 
643033 
yy 
yy 
II843O 
yy 'J 
2 606979 
yy 
yy 
137006 
yy >5 
lavender and spike 
124075 
yy 
yy 
I I469I 
?' 5? 
neroli .... 
7761 
yy 
yy 
64963 
yy yy 
orange .... 
79 160 
yy 
yy 
IO4I59 
?5 yy 
rosemary 
38414 
yy 
yi 
180I9 
yy yy 
rose 
58759 
yy 
yy 
257530 
thyme .... 
40080 
yy 
yy 
25944 
Other 
essential oils 
185855 
yy 
n 
307728 
In most countries across the seas, the economic situation is about 
the same as at the time of our April Report. A matter of great im- 
portance for the trade with the Far East, is the opening of postal 
communication by the Transiberian railway via Port Arthur, which 
has already led to a saving of several days as compared with the 
transmission by sea, and which will reduce the time still further when 
a regular express-service has also been established on the Asiatic portion 
of the route. 
The sale of our products in Germany and Austria has been normal. 
The movement against the abuse of alcohol has brought the manu- 
facture of so-called non-alcoholic beverages to the front, — a question 
whose solution is not at all simple. Our trade with the other civilised 
countries of Europe was very animated, the more so as it was sup- 
ported by favourable conditions in the prices of a few of the most 
important articles of this branch. 
The abnormal weather-conditions which prevailed during the summer 
in various countries producing vegetable and other raw materials for 
our industry, have only in a few individual cases exerted an unfavourable 
