June i, 1888.] THE TROPICAL 
AGRICULTURIST. 
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of this, he is uow doing his best to make up for lost 
time, arul laat week's record would be hard to beat 
if it goes on as it is doing ! The storms of this year, 
although not quite up to Dacca tornado form, have 
been quite bad enough ; and many gardens will re- 
member the liail for many a long day to come. One 
garden espcci-illy being so badly cutas to quite make 
the difference between a good profit and paying working 
expenses. Monoomookh, the principal steamer station 
on the Kushiara river, had something like a tornado ; 
all the buildings nearly have disappeared, and of the 
saw-millsall that remains is bare poles. The corrugated 
iron sheets of the roof were blown clean across the Muu- 
noo river; twisted and torn into shreds ; large numbers 
of empty boxes were smashed by the lumps 
of ico which fell ; and in one case one lump went 
clean through the iron roof of a factory ! To call 
this hail would be a misnomer. Pigs, deer and 
other wild animals were killed outrighti and had 
the storm occurred during the day, there is no 
knowing what mortality there might have been 
amongst the coolies. On one garden in the after- 
noon a coolie woman, who was plucking, was killed 
by lightning, and several others iu the vicioity 
were i»jured. On all sides nothing is heard but 
lamentation over coolies' lines, and leaf-houses that 
were. — Indian Planters' Gazette. 
DRUGS AND BARK TRADE REPORT. 
(From the Chemist and Dniggist, April 21st.) 
Annatto. — The demand is extremely slack. Ceylon 
seed iu good upply, but barely saleable at the last 
figures — 2£d to 3d per lb., according to quality. Bra- 
zilian roll without inquiry ; a rather dry and dark par- 
cel was brought iu at Is 2d per lb. 
Aiikca Nuts. — At today's auctions 70 bags from 
Colo- bo sold at 10s per cwt. for the entire parcel. 
QaluHBA. — Although our stock is a very heavy one, 
inferior qualities being especially well represented, 
holders do not seem willing to submit to further reduc- 
tions. An offer of 40s was declined for a parcel of good 
yellow washed root, which was bought in at 45a per 
cwt. Some fair mixed root, all sizes, partly wormy, 
sold at 22s, the remainder of the parcel being bought 
in at 25s per cwt. Forty-eight bales very dark wormy 
root found a buyer at Is per cwt. 
Cinchona. — Large shipments arrived from Ceylon at 
the end of la9t week, and the exports from the island 
seem again to be somewhat on the increase. At today's 
auctions nearly the whole of the ciuchonas offered 
were of South Amorictin origin, and the bulk belonged 
to the varieties for which fancy prices, quite out of 
proportion to alkaloidal value, are paid. A newly- 
arrived parcel of Hat yellow Cnlisaya bark sold at 2s 2d 
per lb. for 6ue bright anil partly very bold but some- 
what papery bark, rougher anil softer lots realising 1* 
10d,aud damages from Is 3d to Is 9d per lb. Twelvo 
bales cultivated Bolivian Calisuya, in fiat but thin aud 
rather unsightly pieces, were bought in at 2s 2d per lb. 
Another parcel, which did not look like genuine Oali- 
saya, is said to be held at Is 9.1 to 2s per lb. Six 
bales Maracaibo (imported via llavrt ) sold at 7d to 
9d per lb. fur sound, and 5d to Od per lb. tor damaged 
bark. Small dull quillv damaged red bark (imported 
t>i« Hamburg) sold at 'J.I per lb.; Loxa, according to 
quality, at Is dd to 2s Id ; and Himiwco in quill at lid 
to Is 4d per lb. 
Coca Lkaves.— Several parcels were offered, but 
only 1 1 bales of the Trurillo eharactor sold at 3d to 0 per 
lb. for broken aud ni.li ,«i) quality. A single bale 
bright green but broken bails held at Is Gl per Ih. 
nominally. Fair Iluanoco leaves were bought iu at Is 
Id per Hi. nominally, while for a very common lot, 
though offered "without reservo," no bid at all could 
bo obtain- d. The pared of ordinary .>i> a leaves offered 
at a recent auction was again bought in. 
(Junius. — A fair demand exist", and the last quotations 
are well maintained. Three t>ags grininn , bo' v r\ 
small berries, -. id to contain 2" per cent of stn!k, are 
priced at 21" per cwt. Another lot of the same k i ml, 
but minus lb" stalk*, sold at the r.ito of 23/ i.ls per 
cwt., tho sulUs alone subsequently bringing dis per 
cwt. Two bags rather bold brown berries (imported 
via New York) also sold, at Ml 10s per cwt. 
OlXS (Essential). — Cinnamon oil steady at Is 3d to 
Is 9d for fair to good oil. Citronella dull at 15-16thd 
per oz. for native brands. Cajajjut not in much de- 
mand. A parcel was bought iu today at 3s 6d per 
bottle. Lemongrass steady at ljd per oz. ; today lfd 
was refused for 27 cases from Cochin. Nutmeg oil 
bought iu at 3id per oz. Peppermint firmer for H.G.H., 
which is not obtainable under 10s Gd per lb, on the 
spot. Cooking's Japanese oil is quoted at 5s 3d per 
lb. Menthol crystals are quoted at 7s per lb. for Cook- 
ing's, other brauds offering below that figure. Otto of 
rose is exceedingly firm at the last quotations. Of 
Ylang-ylang, G bottles, 11J oz. each, " Sartorius " 
brand, sold today without reserve at 53 to 5s 9d per oz., 
which, if the quality is geuuiue, is probably the lowest 
price on reoord for this brand; another lot of ordinary 
ylang sold at from 2s 3d to 2s Gd per oz. 
Vanilla. — A report is current that a considerable 
shipment has been lost in a steamer between Marseilles 
and Loudon, and it isalso said that the coming crop 
will be a very bmall one. Nevertheless, prices remain 
very low, although some slight improvement was appar- 
ent today. Tho 97 tins offered today were nearly all 
sold at 19s 6d for good 7§ to 8} inch, 14s to 17s for fair 
7 to 8 inch, and from 4s to 10s for foxy to gi od beans 
of various lengths. 
Patohouly Leaves. — No less than 130 bales, mostly 
of recent import, were offered for sale. There was not 
a single bale among the parcel ol really fine quality, and, 
with the exception of 8 bales dusty, discoloured and 
stalky leaves, which sold at 3d for sound aud ljd to 2id 
per lb. for damaged, the wbo'e was bought in at 
nominal rates. Many lots were very stalky and sandy 
or mixed with spurious leaves. 
THE DUTCH MARKET. 
Amsterdam, April 18th. 
Cinchona. — The next auctions here will be held on 
May 3rd and will consistof 449 cases aud 1,276 biles Java 
bark, and 8 bales Ceylon bark, subdivided as follows : — 
Succirubra : Quills, 249 cases ; broken quills and chips, 
16 cases 132 bales ; root, 5 cases 55 bales. C. Schuh- 
knift: Quills, 11 cases; broken quills and chips, 43 
bales ; root, 30 bales. Ledgcriana : Quills, 12 cases 14 
bales; broken quills and chips, 87 cases 702 bales ; root, 
19G bales. OJicinalis : Broken quills aud chips, 93 
bales Hybrid: Quills, G9 cases; broken quills and 
chips, 6 bales. Ceylon, broken quills aud chips, 8 
bales, weighing together about 130 tons, of which 
about 76J tons are manufacturers' bark, containing the 
equivalent of about 5,900 lb., or about 3J per cent sul- 
phate of quiuiue, and about 53i tons druggists' bark. — 
Chemist ami Druggist, April 21st. 
NETHERLANDS INDIA NEWS. 
(Translated for tho Straits 27 »»««.) 
The inflow of planters and capital from Java to 
British North Borneo, under the attraction of the 
1'beral laud regulations iu force there, has alarmed 
the Netherlands India Government. Hitherto, iu the 
Netherlands provinces iu Borneo, obstructive legislation 
has worked against European settlement on the wide 
stretches of waste laud iu that quarter. So matters 
stood until the 27th March. On that day, all of a 
sudden, the Java Government Gazette made publio an 
Ordinance to regulate the leasing of waste land in S. 
E.Borneo. Tho measure, a ha t one at the best, is not 
likely to lessen materially the " rush " to British 
North Borneo. Then', land may ho had on a 999 
years lease at a low price, and I nominal quit rent, 
Government liborality iu n-ighb Hiring Dutch Bon >■ > 
stops short of such pr.igrrs-.iv id- as The N. I. au'h.-ri- 
ties will only hear of 75 year ItMBda at quit r Dl Ol 
one guilder per one aero and three quarters. Other 
taxation will follow as a matter ut course and .'.t the 
expiration of the lease tho Dover anient n-suuu I DOS- 
session. Under these circnmstaiues, to conduct a* 
estate in Dutch 1'. irneo, 750 acres iu area would tskj 
135,000 guilders to i-|m-ii i.p against only 2,000 in Stilish 
North EoZMOi so far as regards price and quit rout 
