January i, 1889] THE TROPICAL 
AGRICULTURIST. 
499 
To Insurance 
„ Balance curried down 
129 2 5 
974 1 11 
£18,-198 17 3 
To Interest on Loans, &c. ... (JOG 0 1 
To London Expenses (less 12/6 Transfer Fees) 
Directors' Fees, Secretary, Income Tax, 
and Genera) Oflice Expenses ... 968 12 6 
£1,568 12 7 
By Net Prooeed af Colibe sold in London 5,883 6 6 
„ do Bark do 2,234 12 4 
„ do Tea do 7,661 9 11 
„ do Oocoa do 1,070 15 4 
„ do Cardamoms do 161 5 9 
17,614 9 10 
„ Net Proceeds of Tea sold in Ceylon 321 17 5 
„ Estimated value of Bark not realised 562 10 0 
£18,498 17 3 
By Balance brought down ... 971 111 
„ „ carried to Profit and Loss Account 594 10 8 
£1,568 12 7 
Profit and Loss Account for the Year ending 
30th June 1888. 
£ 8 d 
To Divideud on Preference Shares due 30ch 
June 1887 ... ... 387 7 2 
,, Interim Dividend on the Ordinary Shares 
paid Julv 1887, for Year ending 30th 
June 1887 ... ... 3,000 0 0 
3,387 7 2 
„ Dividend on Preference Shares for half- 
year ending 3lst December 1887 406 5' 0 
,, Balance brought from Trading Account 594 10 8 
To Balance brought down 
4,388 3 4 
964 12 10 
By Balance brought from 18S6-7 Account 3,423 10 6 
„ Balance carried down ... 964 12 10 
£4,338 3 4 
DUUG TRADE REPORT. 
Lon Ion, December 8, 1888. 
Annatto.— No fewer thau 81 baskets Hrazillian Roll 
annatto were offered today, and holders would probably 
be glad of an opportunity to clear off the old lots, but 
ouly very low offers were obtainable, and Shd per lb. 
*M refused for a fairly good bright lot. Twenty-nine 
bnles good Ceylon seed" sold at 3M per lb. 
Cinchona. — A rather small" assortment of South 
American bark wag offered today, and tho inflated prices 
recently paid for certain varieties by foreigu buyers 
wore no longer obtainable. Guayaquil: fiue grey thin 
mugsy quill brought Is lid medium quality Is 7d to Is 
od, broken stout und split 9d down to 5d per lb. For 
bright broken Lima otdy 2jd per lb could bo obtained. 
For 18 serous so-called "cuzoo " bark, appearing in long 
thin bright yellow II it pieces with brown outer layer, 
Ll Od to 2s per lb is asked. 
iVo have submitted a samplo of tho West African 
bark which was recently offered for salo to analysis, 
and found it to bo of exceptionally rich < j 1 1 1 1 i t y ; it 
oontaiiii I 8 per cent of quinine and ciuchonidiuu and 
I i peroral "i dnohonine (pure alkaloids). 
The Board "I Trade Returns for November show the 
following results: — 
1886 1687 1888 
Imp >rts. 
In November rwt. 10,220 &069 14,821 
J»n. lat to Nov. ."loth „ 59,819 35,558 67,781 
In November value £ 129,010 138,699 1.(5,278 
Jan. 1st to Nov. 30U) £ 006,880 6.'U,077 526,111 
Exports. 
In November cwt. 10,060 8,341 11 553 
Jan. 1st to Nov. 30th „ 101,472 124,356 115,040 
In November value £ 38,310 19,092 31,795 
an. 1st to Nov. 30th £ 474,443 459,238 319,421 
The following figures show the exports of cinchona from 
Java during the last five seasons: — 
Seasons Private Government Total 
from July Planta- Plants- Total Equi- 
1 to Juno tions tions Amst. valent in 
30. Amst. lb. Amst. lb. lb. Euglishlb 
1883tol384 663,623 440,911 1,104,534 1,204,503 
84 85 776,510 419,460 1,195,970 1,304,193 
85 86 1,073,189 457,267 1,531,150 1,669,737 
86 87 1,569,842 660,433 2,230,275 2,432,132 
87 88 2,910,927 575,986 3,492,913 3,809,049 
Coca Leaves sold cheaply today. Ten bales of 
South American leaves, Huanoco character, good pale 
green and yellowish mived, sold at Is. per lb., and 
six ditto, more or less damaged, at lid. down to 
6£d per lb. Two consignments of Java coca leaves, 
just imported, were also brought to auction. Our of 
these consisted of 11 tin-lined boxes (25 lbs. each), 
the current seasou's crop of the " Soekamadgoe " plan- 
tation. Tnese leaves were of excellent green colour 
and good flavour, and apparently of the Truxillo 
character, but cut small: No bids were made for them, 
and the lot was bought in at 3s per lb. nominally, 
Is being solicited. The other parcel consisted of 
three packages of very common, small, and almost 
black leaves, such as have on one or two previous 
occasions been shipped from Java. For these not 
even 2d per lb. was obtainable. 
Cocaine. — It appears that two of the manufacturers 
are determined to undersell one another, for after 
the reduction in the price of one of the German 
brands noticed last week, Messrs. Howards U Sons 
sent out a circular on Tuesday reducing their quota- 
tion to 16s 3d, per oz. for bulk, and we hear of even 
lower prices from second hand holders. Other makers 
are holding aloof from competition at present. 
CrotON SEED remai ns steady, but there is no great im- 
provement noticeable in this article. A few lots were 
offered at the auctions today, f >r two of which, showing 
very dull quality, 15s. was mentioned as the lowest 
price, while a much brighter lot sold at 18s per cwt. 
Quinine is very sick. The German agents are 
not quoting at present, and the Euglish and French 
prices remain unaltered, though the B. Hf £>'. agents 
report one sale at Is 4d per oz. for December de- 
livery, but a second-hand lot is reported to have 
been sold today at Is 3Jd per oz. 
Oils (Essential).— Star-anise is still very firm in 
London, 6s 5d to Gs Od being the quotation, anil 
business is reported at the former figure. Qar/aput 
offer at 3s 4d per bottle for good quality. CitronMa. 
dull at §d to 15-ltiths d per oz. for nativo brands on 
the spot, and ever-growing shipments from Ceylon. 
Cassia has advanced to 3s od per lb. in London, and 
that prico is said to bo obtainable for small lots. 
Cablegrams from China this week quote 3s Id per 
lb. " e.i.f." terms, steamer shipment, which is a so 
dearer. All parcels arriving on the Hongkong market 
from the interior are readily bought up speculators ; 
there is no stock left there, and the native dealers 
rofuse to onter into contracts. Italian and French oils 
unchanged, with a prospect of a further advance in La 
vender at an early date. Ton casus good West Indian 
oil of Limes are held at 2s 4<l. per lb. Japanese 
Menthol is fully 6d to Od. per lb. dearer, und at todays 
auctions <1 cases sold at 4s 7d to 5s. per lb. for gooJ 
White OryStttls, and 3s 10d to Islid. for common grey 
old to damp crystals. -Fisher's'' brand oil of Patoh- 
oulj is held at Is lid. to 2s per oz. American oil of 
Peppermint reported very Grru in New York. Deal en 
here ask 1 Istld. per lb. for H.G. H. African Geranium 
oil is said to he much dearer, and it is feared that 
thl supply wi'l bo o.\hiuste I lone before tho nest 
crop can bo distil • d. As regards Mit chain oils bu»i- 
no--" in theso van. net is extremely dull for tho time 
of year. There is a good stock of both Peppermint 
