July i, 1881.] 
THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. 
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and will not be used, to the same extent, to bolster 
np inferior Chinese kinds. 
There is yet another point. It is generally ad- 
mitted now that India cannot vie with China in the 
production of coarse cheap teas. In short, that, if 
success is sought, quantity must give way to quality. 
As regards fine teas, none can heal us, in fact none 
can make as good as we can. Speaking generally, 
planter* this year are picking finer than they have 
done hitherto. This of couise w II lower the produce ; 
indeed, so much so, I doubt if the fifty millions 
alluded to abovo will reach the United Kingdom this 
seasou. 
Brighter days ure therefore dawning, and 1 think 
the dividend columns of Tea Companies in the spring 
of 1882 will not show so many ominous "nils" as 
they present now. E. M. 
Note. — We irust our correspondent, who is an 
authority on the subject of tea, i^ right in Ins expecta- 
tion that the prices will ri e, but our own hopes in that 
respect are not quite so sanguine.— Eu. F. of I. 
. To coffee planters, it is certainly important news 
that the experiments with !he drying system of Mr. 
Van Maanen, made in the presence of a commission 
of experts, have led to the most satisfactory result*. 
In 22 hours, the drying of a quantity amounting h 
50 piculs of coffee was accomplished," and the cost 
of the same was not more than 6 cents per picul. 
Should it turn out that coffee dried in this way 
continues of good quality on arrival in Europe, Van 
Maanen's mode will soon be adopted everywhere, 
for the expense of putting up the apparatus is com- 
paratively small.— Samarang ZondagMad, 8th May. 
NETHER LANDS 
CINCHONA ANJ 
(From the Straits 
Cinchona Culture. — F 
cinchona barks intended I 
IJDIAN NFiWS : 
>ATE COFFEE. 
meg, 28th May. ) 
ii a description of the 
sale hi the Netherlands 
from the crop of 1880 amounting to HW0S0 half 
kilogrammes, it appears that the proportion of quinine 
in the many varieties differ grratly. As an exam- 
ple, wc subjoin the product, first quality, of the 
■irubr 
The pi 
i the Has! 
Pahudiana 
H. J. 
Mala war 
in the 
Schuhkraft 0.!) 
alis 2 6, in tin 
iana 7.9 per c 
Java Cincho 
interest that M 
lish at Amsterdam, a ste; 
paration of sulphate of f 
Saving been bought. Sc 
are in America three, O 
France, England, and I 
manufactories of this defi 
to be built will, therefore 
binds and the seventh ii 
2nd M«y. 
The Surabaya Hanch 
furl her particulars regard 
man noticed that the ] 
default i 
substitut 
th 
quinine amounted 
disaya 1.5, in the 
1.8, in the Ofh'cin- 
id in the Lerlger- 
(krland, 7th April, 
hear with great 
it intends to estab- 
nctory for the pre- 
aleo, and in 
each of the 
manufactory 
i the Nether- 
,via Baijblad, 
th 
following 
A French- | 
Persia, in 
CEYLON AT THE MELBOURNE 
EXHIBITION. 
COMPLETE LIST OF AWARDS TO CEYLON. 
JURY 1.— FINE ARTS. 
II. — A. M. and .1. "Ferguson, Colombo, engraved and 
lithographic maps. 
JURY 3.— EDUCATION. 
III. — A.M. and J. Ferguson, Colombo, maps, itc- 
IV. — School of the Church Mission, C otta, technical and 
special schools; A. C. Dixon, maps, &c. 
JURY 4. — BOOKS AND STATIONERY, 
Commended.— Government Agent, Kandy, styles and hook-: 
A. M. and J. Ferguson, printed books ; Rev. C. de Alwis, 
printed books. 
IV.— Ceylon Government, printing. 
JURY 5. - P HOTOG R A P II Y . 
I— W. L. If. Skecn & Co., Colombo, landscape and build- 
ing photograph-, bronze. 
II.— L. E. Douffet, landscape and building' photographs. 
JURY '•.-FlRXITURE. 
II. — D. F. De Silva, carved ebony stand an 1 pair of 
ebony couches. 
Ill — Don Andris, Galle, two carved ebony loumriucr 
chairs. 
IV. — A. C. Sumps, lounging chair and teapoy. 
JURY 11. -GOLDSMITHS' WORK 
I. — Ceylon Government, Colombo, goldsmiths' and 
silversmiths' work, servic- ; Government .4gent, Kandy, 
goldsmiths' and silversmiths' work, silver. 
II. — J. Ii. Gomes, Mudaliyar, goldsmiths' and silver- 
smiths' work. 
III. — D. F. De Silva, goldsmiths' and silversmiths' 
work ; P, B, Halipano, Ratemahatmeya, goldsmiths' and 
ted 
■smiths" 
and with an Englishman manuf; 
date coffee. A speculator bough 
and succeeding in getting out 
England. This patent was made o\ 
which secured lights in other coun 
Germany, these patent rights 
Companies for sums that fortl 
original English Company its ca 
caused a groat rise and a bri- k S] 
with an eye, above all, to the sal 
in o'her lands, especially Amerii 
Companies had undertaken to tii 
shares. The rising of the shares 
tho product is in demand. As sc 
abates, the affair will again sink 
profits made will consist of th< 
people will have Buffered fr 
. Compi 
In Era 
oth 
ecouped the 
'his naturally 
the 
tin- gambling 
thing, and the 
3 losses which silly 
who buy shines 300 
D. J. Werasiri, goldsmiths' and silver- 
; J. B. Gomes, gems and precious 
vapura Jayesinghe, gold hairpin 
tmeya, goldsmiths' and silver- 
iris," gold and silver jewellery ; 
sane, gold and siher jewellery : 
ai.-hami, ivory charms for chains. 
"ILDING MATERIALS, 
h Kyle, Colombo, concrete. 
(IEDICINAL BARKS, 
ncbona bark , Lee, Hedges, & <'.,. 
I & Co., cinchona bark ; T. C. 
•, cinchona bark ; Delmege, Reid 
tr. Trimen, Di ector < f Royal 
illeetion of medicinal herb , r"ot-. 
per cent above par. From d»te coffee itself no profit 
can be made, for I he art'ele is nothing more or les9 
than an iidultcr ition of genuine eott'ee numely 7") 5 .s 
burned dates an(125°/ e Coffee. It is said that the 
French- English Company has n manufactory ut Kur- 
rachec, but m> bites app ftr to be there." — Ibid, 3rd 
May. 
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tea Muda]iyar, medicinal oils, 
r vernment, Colombo, Hal re-in: 
inina harks. 
ANCY GOODS, 
nbo, dressing cases, work-boies 
[II.-D. A.T 1>. 
I Ion. Mention.— C 
Dissai aika, Mudalij 
JURY 
I. — 1) F, D. Silva 
bronze. 
II. — Don Adrian Wijonarayano, Galle, dressing cases, 
work-boxc, 4c. : D. J. Werasiri, Guile, fancy articles, curv- 
ing. Are. 
ill.— .\ W Snbedinmi. Galle, dressing ca'es, wcrfc-bose», 
