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THE  TROPICAL  AQRICU LTU RIST, 
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BARK  AND  DRUG  REPORT 
(From  the  Chemist  and  Druggist.) 
London,  Jane 
16. 
Cinchona.— At  Tuesday’s  auctions  an  average  quantity 
of  bark  was  offered.  It  consisted  of 
Packages  Packages 
Ceylon  c!nchona 774of  which  774  were  sold 
East  Indian  cinchona. . 431  do  431  do 
South'Ameriean  cinchona  315  do  155  do 
Java  cinchona 42  do  42  do 
West  African  cinchona  441  do  355  do 
Total  ...  2,033  do  1,757  do 
There  was  nothing  very  remarkable  about  the  assort- 
ment o£  bark,  which  was  by  no  means  a good  one,  6jd 
per  lb  being  the  highest  price  paid,  while  the  average 
value  of  the  bark  sold  did  not  exceed  2£d  per  lb. 
It  is.  however,  worthy  of  note  that  West  African  bark 
which  until  two  or  three  years  ago  was  unknown,  con- 
stituted 17  per  cent  of  the  total  supply  on  Tuesday. 
Throughout  the  sa'es  1 he  tone  was  moderately  steady,  and 
prices  showed  no  change,  1 l-16thsd.  to  ljd  per  lb.  being 
the  uverage  unit. 
The  following  are  the  approximate  quantities  purchased 
by  the  principal  buyers  : - 
Lb. 
Agents  for  the  Mannheim  and  Amsterdam  works  75,5 3 
Agents  for  the  American  and  Italian  works  ...  68,921 
Agents  for  the  Auerbach  works  ...  ...  65,889 
Agents  for  the  Brunswick  works  ...  ...  59,599 
Agents  for  the  Frankfurt  o/M  and  Stuttgart  works  41,921 
Agents  for  French  works  ...  ...  7,125 
Messrs.  Howard  & Sons  ...  ...  4,520 
Sundry  druggists  ...  ...  30,262 
Total  quantity  of  bark  sold  ...  ...  35  >,784 
Bought  in  or  withdrawn  ...  ...  37,577 
Total  quantity  of  bark  offered 
391,361 
At  the  Amsterdam  auctions  last  week  the  richest  parcel 
offered  consisted  of  six  bales  crashed  Ledger  (about 
half  a ton  in  allj  representing  13'03  per  cent  of  sulphate 
of  quinine.  These  sold  at  82  cents  per  half-kilo  or  lsf 
2fd  per  lb.  Of  t ie  3,724  packages  offered,  over  one-h  al 
(a, 098',  represening  6,852  kilos  quin  ne  were  bought  in 
holders  refmiug  to  accept  a unit  of  less  than  6J  cents,, 
whereas  6 cents  w s the  highest  price  obtainable  Of 
pharmaceutical  barks  there  was  a very  good  selection, 
but  the  demand  for  this  variety  was  very  slack,  and  only 
a few  lots  found  buyers. 
THE  TEA  SEASON  AT  HANKOW. 
Hankow,  June  3, — The  steamer  “ Moyune”  left  this 
port  for  London  on  May  28th  taking  4,000  tons  of  the 
first  season’s  tea  at  £4  a ton  (if  home  in  35  days). 
She  shut  out  quite  1,000  tons  of  tea.  At  daylight  on 
May  30th  the  Russian  Volunteer  steamers  “Saratov” 
and  “ Petersburg”  followed  with  about  8,000  ton* 
more  for  Odessa.  It  will  ba  some  days  before  the 
“ Baulswers”  is  finished  loading  as  she  is  putting  it  in 
very  slowly,  in  fact  only  off  and  on.  Taking  it  on  the 
whole,  the  first  crop  this  year  has  certainly  not  been  a 
bad  one,  and  if  the  second  crop  is  better  still  we  shall 
do  fairly  well  considering  the  bad  times.  TheRussiin 
steamship  “ Orel”  is  here  loading  and  the  “ Nijui 
Novgorod”  aLo  for  Odessa  and  we  expect  yet  two 
more  Russians  to  visit  us  this  year  ; there  is  also  a 
rumour  that  one  Mutual  boat  and  the  “Pembrokeshire  ' 
are  already  on  their  wiy  to  this  port.  The  Haruour 
Master  has  his  hands  full  just  at  present  in  finding 
berths  for  all,  there  being  no  less  than  five  men-of-war 
in  port,  besides  qnite  a number  of  other  large  vessels, 
not  counting  a fleet  of  Shanghai  and  Ichang  river 
steamers.  The  usual  extra  officers  required  for  the 
assistance  of  the  ouidoor  staff  in  the  tea  season  nro 
here  and  at  work— Mercury . 
♦ 
TEA  IN  AUSTRALIA. 
The  Melbourne  Argus  of  June  14th  eays  : — 
Bisiness  in  tea  includes  100  qnarter-chpsts  S.  O. 
pekoe  at  lOd,  and  200  packages  Oeylon  at  6i  lo  9d. 
The  prioes  obtainable  for  Ceylons  a'e  gradually 
hardening. 
The  Argus  of  June  15th  says 
Business  in  tea  reported  today  is  confined  to 
Ceylons,  which  a'e  act  ve.  Sales  comprise  390  pack- 
age-<  oommm  Ceylon  at  61  to  7d,  200  package s at  6 J 
to  lOJd,  a small  line  of  fine  Ceylon  and  a line  of  flue 
Oeylon  orange  pekoe  nt  Is. 
In  its  issue  ofJune  16th,  the  Argus  says  : — 
There  has  been  a better  inquiry  for  China  teas,  and 
sales  are  reported  of  900  half-chests  (princip  1 1 y 
heavy-weights)  at  up  lOJd,  including  a small  line 
for  export  ; 250  half-chests  old  seatou’s  congou  at 
7Jd,  50  cheats  Ceylon  st  lOd,  30  chests  Ceylon  oraDge 
peokoe  at  Is  ojd,  and  15  chests  fine  Ceylon  orange 
pekoe  at  Is  2d. 
The  same  paper  in  its  issue  of  June  17th 
says  : — 
Tea  has  been  more  aotive.  Business  reported 
includes  700  half  chests  low  medium  p nyong  at  7|d 
partly  for  export  ; 350  half-chests  at  8d,  300  pack- 
ages Ceylon  at  6§d  to  8d  and  30  packages  at  Is  0|d. 
The  Argus  of  18th  June  says  : — 
Tea  has  been  quiet,  the  only  sales  reported  being 
100  half-chests  panyong  at  9d  and  50  packages 
Oeylon  at  7d. 
From  the  S.  A.  Register  (Adelaide)  of  21st  June 
we  quote  the  following  : — 
All  grades  of  Inlia  and  Ceylon  tea  arc  firm  at  an 
advance  of  Id  to  2d  per  lb.  ou  prioes  ruling  a week 
or  two  ago.  The  stocks  held  in  this  market  have, 
however,  been  too  small  to  afford  any  soopo  fur 
speculation  or.large  dealing,  even  had  our  merchants 
been  inclined  to  deal  extensively,  hence  sales  have 
been  confined  to  fifty  chests  of  this  liDe  and  100  of 
that,  parcels  which  in  the  years  past  wire  only 
re  garded  as  retail  orders,  but  in  the  altered  state 
of  things  are  looked  upon  as  wholesale  parcels.  No 
single  sale  of  more  than  250  packages  has  been 
