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and indiarubber. The total value would be about 
91. He had other goods warehoused at the wharf 
besides these. He was shown some pepper and 
some sago, and he believed he had goods warehoused 
there similar in appearance and quality. He should 
not consider the gutta-percha, indiarubber, sago, or 
pepper as sweepings. By Mr. Geoghegan : He did 
not authorise the police to take the prisoner into 
custody. He had stored things at the wharf for many 
years. Samples were allowed to be sold, and often 
accumulated for months before they were bold. He could 
not say if the indiarubber and gutta-percha were his pro- 
perty. He did not prosecutein this case. Mr. Andrew De- 
vitt, a colonial broker, of 6, Mincing Lane, stated he knew 
nothing about the affair. Iu answer to Mr. Sayer, 
chief clerk, the witness said he had seen some gum 
in the hands of the police. There was about 6 cwt. 
or 7 cwt. of it, and the value would be 101. or 151. 
That quantity might have been made up of samples. 
He was a broker, and his merchants had gum stored 
at the wharf. The wharfingers might have the right 
to sell the gum. The gum changed hands every day. 
He acted as broker to Messrs. Redfern & Alexander, 
and they had gum at the wharf. By Mr. Geoghegan : 
Samples of gum would amount to tons in a short 
time. What he saw was certainly not sweepings. 
Samples were sold without the proceeds being accoun- 
ted for to the merchants. George Morris, a sampler, 
of 42, Arabin Road, Brockley, stated he was employed 
at the Orane Wharf. He drew the samples from the 
packages including tapioca and gum. A clerk then 
came from the office and took them away. His name 
was Partridge, and he was clerk of the wharf. The 
samples were drawn by the prisoner's orders. He also 
drew samples of pepper, gutta-percha, and indiarubber. 
He should say the samples he drew were the property 
of the wharf. The goods that were seized by the police 
were entirely made up of samples and sweepings. Mr. 
Lushington said he could not help saying there was a 
good deal of unwillingness shown in the case by those 
from the wharf. Thomas Handley, foreman at the New 
Orane Wharf, said he delivered the parcels seized by the 
police from the wharf to the vans by direction of the 
prisoner. The parcels consisted of samples, and 
the whole of them came from the sampling floor. 
The coffee in the bag produced was mixed with dirt. 
He agreed with the last witness as to the ac- 
cumulations of samplings. George Dix, a colonial 
broker and dealer in drysaltery produce, of 9, Min- 
cing Lane and 18, Assembly Place, Mile End Road, said 
he purchased a quantity of goods from Messrs. Cousins 
&; Co. ou September 4th. He made the purchase per- 
sonally, and gave certain prices for particular goods. 
Prisoner told him the goods were sweepings. He 
received the invoice produced by post. On September 
4bh he paid the accused 46Z Os lOd by cheque, and 
made it payable to the New Crane Wharf. He should 
think the cheque was an open one. He believed he was 
dealing with the wharf, and he paid fair prices for 
sweepings. With the exception of that cheque, the 
prisoner did not receive any money from him. Mr. 
Lushington remanded the prisoner again in order that 
thepolice might communicate with thePublic Prosecutor. 
Ho would accept the same bail as before, viz. two 
sureties in 100Z each and himself in 2001 for his re- 
appearance. — Chemist and Druggist, Sept. 22nd. 
DRUG TRADE REPORT. 
London, Sept. 27th. 
Cinchona.— The supply of cinchona bark offered at 
Tuesday's auctions was considerably larger than that 
offered ut. any recent public sale. It consisted of 
Packages Packages 
2,288 of which 1,785 were sold 
003 do 535 do 
10 do 10 do 
2,649 do 72G do 
Ceylon bark 
East Indian bark 
Java bark 
South American bark 
Total ... 5.G10 3,050 
tho quantity actually disposed of, thus actually ex- 
ceeding tint sold at any previous auctions this year. 
At tho eoii.hicncomciit, prices appeared to bo slightly 
easier, but gradually the competition became more 
lively, until it slackened again towards -the close of 
the auctions. On the whole, the last sale prices were 
almost maintained, at least no appreciable change 
can be reported, and the unit is generally placed at 
2d to 2\A. The following are the approximate quan- 
tities purchased by the principal buyers :— 
lb. 
Agents for Messrs. Bohringer & Sons 212,721 
„ Auerbach Quinine Works 141,307 
,, American auu French manufacturers 117,970 
Messrs. Howards & Sons ... 70,448 
Agents for the Brunswick Works ... 45,735 
„ Jobst & Zimmer's Works... 29,401 
Mr. Thos. Whiffen ... 19,214 
Sundry buyers ... ... 4,080 
Bark unsold .. ... 394,655 
Total quantity in sale ... 1,030,191 
South American Bark.— The heavy quantity offered 
was almost wholly made up of cultivated Bolivian 
Calisaya quills and Cuprea bark, no fewer than 1,714 
packages of the latter, mostly of old import, but 
some of which has only recently been landed, being 
placed in sale, A fair proportion of this Cuprea bark 
was sold. 1883 import — Suund 4jd ; damaged, 3id to 
4d. 1882 import— Sound 3d ; damaged 1 Jd to 2£d. 
For a parcel of new Cuprea 4d was refused, 4Jd per 
lb. being named as the price, while other parcels are 
held at 2§d to 3|d per lb. Two cases very long 
heavy quill, catalogued as Cuprea bark (imported via 
Hamburg), remained uusold, not even Id per lb. being 
obtainable. For Bolivian Calisaya in quills good prices 
were paid. A new arrival of 45 serons, all damaged, 
part badly, sold in one lot at Is 3d per lb., the highest 
price paid for any lob at the auctions ; for another 
fine lot of sound quilis Is 4d per lb. was refused. 
Other parcels sold as follows : — Very bold split quill 
Is ; sound silvery, rather weak 9d to lid ; thin broken 
5d to 7d ; damaged 4d to lOd per lb. For a parcel of 
Pitayo bark (1880 import] of rather dubious appear- 
ance 3|d was refused. An offer of 3d was also declined 
for a parcel of Soft Columbian bark (1883-84 import) 
3|d being required for this. 
East Indian Bark.— The assortment was a rather 
large one and of good average quality, the bulk sell- 
ing as follows: — Original chips, mixed with quill, 
partly damaged 2£d to 4d ; fine ditto 7d ; renewed 
sound 7Jd to 8d ; damaged 6J to 8d ; shavings, good 
bright 4it to 4Jd ; branch 4d ; and a considerable 
parcel of the well-known NCO brand shipped from 
Madras at lid to Is for fine renewed bright; and 
7d to lOJd for smaller. Succirubra realised : Original 
chips 3d ; renewed chips, quilly mixed, sound 4§d ; 
damaged 3|d ; root 3d to 3Jd ; renewed shavings 3d ; 
natural ditto, dull 2Jd ; small bright quilly 3|d to 4d ; 
quill, weak to good broken renewed 3|d to7£dperlb. 
Of Java Bark only ten packages were offered and 
sold at 6§d per lb. for Ledgeriana root and chips ; 
and 4Jd for long weak damaged quill. The next 
Amsterdam cinchona sales will be held on October 
4th, and include about 330,0001b. Java bark, of which 
about 275,000 lb. are quinine manufacturers' bark, 
containing about 185,000 oz. sulphate of quiuine, or 
an average of 4 J per cent. 
Cinnamon. — The upward movement in spices has 
affected this article, of which the stock is rapidly 
diminishing, and it is said that nearly 500 bales Oeylou 
have recently changed hands at an advance over the 
recent public auction rates. — Chemist and Druggist. 
TEA IN AUSTRIA. 
We have been favoured by Mr. Marinitsch with 
the following Report on China teas supplied to 
the Trieste market and which cost there Is lid (for 
No. 3, valued at Is Id to is 5d) and Is Od (for No. 4, 
valued at lOd to lid) respectively, wholesale. 
Trieste is a free port, but all teas sent inland 
pay duty on leaving the town. This anomaly is 
shortly to be done away with, and customs duty is to 
be levied on produoe landing at Trieste, which will 
