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THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. 
[March i, 1894. 
Vanilla. — The market is dull. We have to quote 
the sale of a few lots good quality at R18 to R19 
per kilo. Aa we mentioned iu our last, the total 
outturn of the crop will not exceed 5,000 kilos. 
We quote nominally : 
Ist quality R20 to R21 per kilos 
2nd „ 18 „ 19 „ 
Good to Middling 14 „ l.O „ 
Vanillons 8 to „ 9 
CoFFEB : 224 bags from Bombay, 47 from Colombo 
and 22 from Seychelles.— t'OM>/i<;-tia< Ouxette,JaM.. 11. 
INDIAN TEA NOTES AND NEWS. 
Our Morianie correspoaderit writes on 20'iti January 
1894: — Prnnini; now fiiiiabod ia most gardens aud 
deep boelnff and building; the or(l«r of tbe day. 
Oar Uehra Dun currespondeat writex on 22a<l Jan- 
uary 1894:— The last three (Uys we have had 258 
inohea of raia, which baH done good to both ti^aand 
the Kabi orops. We may now hope for a good rpi ing 
crop, and as aoon aa it cleat.s we iuttnd increasing 
our hoeing " uireks ' 
Our Dam Dim correspondeut writes on 23rJ Jan- 
nary 18U4 :— Pruning is nuw in full ewing and mont 
gardens will have this work finished about tbe middle 
of February. On old estates exteunions are not co 
general this year though several new gardens are 
being opened out, nearly all to the east uf the dii- 
trict ; tbe weather still remains very dry, ooldish 
uud hazy. — Indian Flantem' Gazette. 
THE AMSTERDAM CINCHONA MARKET. 
Amsterdam, Jan. 11. 
All tbe analyses for the oinohona-batk sales to be 
held here on January 2.'>th have been completed. 
The manufacturing birk contains 22 tons sulphate of 
quinine, or 4'61 p?r cant on the average. About 3 
tons contain 1-2 per cent, 58 tons 2-3 per cent, 114 
Ions 3-4 per cent, 144 tons 4-5 per cent, 77 tons 
5-6 per cent, 43 tons G-7 per cent, 22 tuns 7-8 per 
cent, 9 tons 8-9 per cent, 1 ton 9-10 per cent, and 2 
tons 11-12 per cent sulphate of quinine. — Chemist and 
J>iuggist, 
NATAL TEA SEASON. 
Mr. G. W. Drummond, of Kearaaey, sends the fol- 
lowing report : — As regard.s the tea industry iu this 
district, December came in like a lion but went out like 
a Iamb, and the lamb-likeness still continues, owing to 
the very changeableneas of the weather thia feason. 
The young rising flushes have been ripaatedly checked 
by sudden cold winds, accompanied sometimes by 
heavy rain from the south-east. By the end of January, 
half the tea season may be considered over, and if it 
turns oatts be a poor month estimates will not be 
reached, and the 650,000 lb. (or 70G,000 lb. if wea'her 
favourable) for N^tal will become a vanishinc qa&nt ty. 
In five or six weeks' time, however, 1 shall be better 
able to inform you what the outlook for the whole 
season is likely to be. We are ahead up to date, but 
nothing to boast of, except a distinct improvement in 
quality of tea. — Natal Mercury, Jan. 15. 
LONDON REPORTS ON TRAVANCORE 
PRODUCE. 
TRAVANCORE TEA. 
(From Party & Pasteur, Limited- Report of the 
Colonial Markets for the week ending Jan. If, 1894.) 
Bon Ami was the beat Tea offered thia week, the 
broken pekoe being remarkably thick in liquor. 
Brighton broken pek .e, also, was coloury and thick, 
but did not possess the strength of the former. 
For the rest prices remewn unchanged, except that 
occasionally a slight improvement was noticeable 
fpr the better stylea of pekoe. 
Bon Ami Isl^d, 
8}d ■ 
Arnakal ild, 
9id 
Brighton lljd 
Kuduwa Kar- 
num 9id, 
6^d 
Venbenard s^d, 
7jd 
Stagbrook 'id 
Fairfield O^d 
Parvithi 9d 
Pbushurst 7|d 
Nagamally 
CaradyGoody Bid 
Unas 
6id 
8id 
5id 
Gd 
6id, 
bid 
7d 
Od 
5id 
O^d 
4id 100 cha. 9id 
iii, 165 do Mi 
4id 
6d 27 1-eha. 7id 
Ud,5id 17H cha. 
5d S2 do 
7d 
5|d 
5d 
5id 
... CI do C^d 
4)1 5U do 6|d 
90 J-chs. md 
6|d 130 ches. ti|d 
6id, 
4id 
5id, 
do 
35 do 
Cid 
Muschiston and Iuver<<au1d, pekoe 6d. 
Soi TH Wv.NAAij Tka.— Perrindotty, bro. mixed 6d 
Total 1,121 packages, averaging 7d per lb. 
INDIAN TEA SALES. 
(From U'lttton, SibDiorp <k Co.'i Tea Jltport.) 
Calcitta, Jan. ;ilst, 1694. 
There was a good general demand in the sales 
held on the 2.>th instant : allowing for the diflerenc* 
iu the rate of exchange there was no maleriaJ 
change in values except that good liquoring teas 
of all grades, specially pekoes, were again iu strung 
request and realised ratner higher prices. 10,6()5 pack- 
ages changed bands. 
The average price of the 10,665 packages sold lb 
A.s. 6-0 or about 7d per lb. as compared witn 
n,.502 packages sold on the 2nd February 1m9;i at 
As. 8-6 or nearly 93d per lb. and 14,328 packa^jes 
sold on the 2ud February 1892 at As. 6-0 or about 
8d per lb. 
The Exports from 1st May to 29th January from 
here to Great Britain are 109,732,406 lb. as com- 
pared with 102,618,4101b. at the corresponding period 
last ^eason and 103,243,186 lb. in 1891. 
NoTB.— Last sale's average was As. C-0 or about 
7jd per lb. 
Exchange.— Document Bille 6 months' sight, la 2Jd. 
Freight.— Steamer £1-17-6 per ton of 50 c. ft. 
(From n'illiam Moran <£ Co.'t Market Report.) 
Calcutta, Jan. 31st, 1891. 
On the 25th instant 11,32a chests « ere offered and 
10,906 cheats sold. There was rather more spirit 
in the biddings aud prices showed some slight im- 
provement. There will be no sale this week. 
LIBERIAN COFFEE IN SELANGOR. 
Some of the Liberian coffee aardens look in very 
fairly good condition but there is room for the rxer- 
cise of tbe personal influence of the District Ofiaoer, 
in connsellirg tbe native planters to keep their 
gar Jens free of we'ds, to prune their trees not to 
plant too cloiely and not to expect crops of sugar- 
cane, plantaiDP, tapioca, Indian corn and sirih from 
one aud the eame bit of land. As to the topping of 
coft'ee, there is tbe authority of Mr. T. H. Hill to the 
i-ffect that it i-i better n t to fop. Throughout the 
District of Ulu Selaagor a considerable quantity of 
land is beins taken up by foreign Malays for coffee 
and gacdv-'n yt linee and tor padi planting and it 
will rep y tha Diotriot OfiBcer and Assistant Distr ct 
OfiScers to encourage and advice them so tar as they can. 
ThBse foreigners say that they prefer to come inland 
to taking up padi land in the Coast Districts for the 
reason that they find a iea.r\y local maket in a mining 
district which is not to be f mni in tbe Coast Districts 
wheie there is no mininij: population.— O^-ia^ Report. 
