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THE  TROPICAL  AGRICULTURIST.  [April  i,  1893. 
intervals.  Prices  show  do  change.  The  total  arrivals 
for  the  season  were  327,500  chests  Congou  against 
347,000  ohe st s last  Beason,  and  stock  of  1,000  ohests 
remains  which  will  probably  be  carried  over  to  next 
season. 
Shanghai,  16th  February. — (From  Messrs  Welch, 
Lewis  & Co.’s  report.) — Black  Tea. — No  business. 
Stock,  1.655  J-ehesta.  Green  Tea. — Season  closed. 
EXPORT  OF  TEA  FROM  CHINA  TO 
GREAT  BRITAIN. 
1892-93  1891-92 
lb.  lb. 
Canton  and  Maoao  9,577,640  11,441,713 
Amoy  771  639  732,636 
Foochow  14,469,999  17,887,484 
Shanghai  and  Hankow  30,005.166  32,645,343 
Total  to  date  54,824,444 
62,707,176 
EXPOET  OF  TEA  FBOM  CHINA  TO  UNITED  STATES  AND 
CANADA. 
Canton  and  Maoao 
Amoy 
Foochow 
Shanghai  BDd  Hankow 
1892-93.  1891-92. 
lb.  lb. 
. . 3.225,368  2,224,566 
. . 17,546,672  16,030’042 
..  5,409,569  4,051,595 
..  22,814,612  20,540,588 
Total  to  date  ..48,995,211  42,846,791 
EXPORT  OF  TEA  FROM  JAPAN  TO  UNITED  STATES  AND 
CANADA. 
1892-93.  1891-92. 
lb.  lb. 
Yokohama  .•  28,414,987  27,993  948 
Kobe  ..  18,292,787  22,976,779 
Total  to  date  ..  46,707,774  50,970,727 
— Hongkong  Weekly  Press 

CINCHONA  BARK. 
Amsterdam,  Feb.  8. 
Analyses  for  the  cinchona-bark  sales  to  he  held 
here  on  Febiuary  16  have  been  published.  The  manu- 
facturing bark  contains  about  14  tons  sulphate  of 
quinine,  or  4-37  percent,  on  the  average.  About 
11  tons  contain  1 to  2 per  cent.;  64  tons,  2 to  3 
per  ceDt.;  76  tons,  3 to  4 per  cent.;  81  tons,  4 to  5 
per  cent.;  49  tons,  5 to  6 per  cent.;  44  tone,  6 to  7 
per  ceDt.;  2 tone,  7 to  8 per  cent. ; 4 tons,  8 to  9 
per  cent.;  and  2 tons  contain  9 to  10  per  cent,  sul- 
phate of  quiDiue.  As  per  telegram  rec<  ived  today, 
the  exports  of  cinohona  from  Java  *o  Holland  amount 
to  450,000  kilos,  in  January  against  490,000  kilos,  in 
December  last.  These  figures  refer  to  Government 
bark  and  from  private  plantations.—  Chemist  and 
Druggist. 
+ 
Lime  Death  to  Insects  and  Fungi. — Another 
use  of  lime  in  the  soil  is  its  liability  to  destroy 
fuDgi  and  injurious  insects  that  may  attack  the 
orop.  The  fungus  which  oauses  rust  and  similar 
parasites  we  believe  will  be  greatly  held  in  obeok 
by  liming  the  land.  This  also  leads  to  another 
point,  that  of  potato  raising.  One  of  the  most 
serious  losses  that  is  sustained  in  this  industry  is 
that  of  “ dry  rot.”  Lime  soattered  over  the  potato 
patch  in  small  quantities  will  be  one  of  the  best 
of  preventives.  We  have  a stock  well  upon  the 
place,  which  is  mainly  fed  by  surface  water  on 
account  of  which  it  holds  more  or  less  sediment, 
making  the  water  muddy  and  not  desirable  for 
the  stock  to  drink.  We  find  that  by  throwing  in 
small  quantities  of  lime  the  sediment  will  colleot 
and  soon  settle  to  the  bottem  and  leave  the 
water  clear.  Id  conclusion,  lime  praotically  ap- 
plied on  land  may  not  be  of  muoh  direot  value  as 
plant  food,  but  its  use  mainly  is  to  change  the 
physioal  and  meohanioal  character  of  the  soil, — 
Horticultural  Times,  Feb,  18. 
LATEST  TEA  STATISTICS, 
Issued  by  the  Tea  Brokers’  Association  of 
London. 
London,  Feb.  2nd,  1893. 
Imports  and  Deliveries  from  1st  June  to  31st 
January  1891,  1892  and  1893,  with  Stock  on  31st 
January  1891,  1892  and  1893. 
Imports. 
China  Tea 
Japan 
Java 
1890-91. 
60.269.000 
69,000 
2,192,000 
62.530.000 
Indian  Tea 
Ceylon  Tea 
African  Tea 
81.183.000 
26.792.000 
Total 
170,505,000 
Black  lb. 
Green  „ 
166,996,000 
3,509,000 
China  Tea 
Jadan 
Java 
1890.91. 
56.298.000 
62,000 
2.555.000 
Indian  Tea 
Ceylon  Tea 
African  Tea 
58.915.000 
69.608.000 
28.441.000 
Total 
156,964,000 
Black  lb. 
Green  ,, 
153,296,000 
3,668,000 
China  Tea 
Japan 
Java 
1891. 
43,842,000 
128,000 
702,000 
Indian  Tea 
Ceylon  Tea 
African  Tea 
44.672.000 
39.064.000 
7,942,000 
Total  91,678,000* 
1891-92. 
54.591.000 
122,000 
2,062,000 
56.775.000 
1892-93. 
49.504.000 
95,000 
2,674,000 
52.273.000 
91.992.000 
41.280.000 
93.047.000 
40.355.000 
190,047,000 
185,675,000 
185,753,000 
4,294,000 
Delivby 
1891-92. 
47.870.000 
83,000 
2.457.000 
180,893,000 
4,782,000 
1892-93. 
39.418.000 
96,000 
2.386.000 
50.410.000 
69.490.000 
40.475.000 
41.900.000 
72.270.000 
45.461.000 
16,000 
160,375,000 
159,647,000 
156,580,000 
3,795,000 
Stock. 
1892. 
34,969,000 
236.000 
454.000 
156,327,000 
3,320,000 
1893. 
30,478  000 
185.000 
901.000 
35.659.000 
49.162.000 
15.781.000 
31.564.000 
50.089.000 
12.655.000 
100,602,0001' 
94,308,0001 
Black  lb.  88,877,000  97,163,000  90,664,000 
Green  „ 2,801,000  3,439,000  3,644,000 
* Arrived  to  31st  January  1891,  but  not  included  in 
the  above  stock,  Nil. 
f Arrived  to  31st  January  1892,  but  not  included  in 
the  above  stock,  3,500,000  lb.,  Indian  atd  Ceylon. 
| Arrived  to  31st  January  1893,  but  not  included  in 
the  above  stock,  1,420,0001b.,  Indian  and  Ceylon. 
Transhipments  from  1st  June  1892  to  31st  January 
1893,  included  in  the  export  from  China,  but  not 
taken  into  the  receipts  in  London  4,151,000  lb. 
Transhipments  from  1st  June  1891  to  31st  January 
1892,  included  in  the  export  from  China  5,156,850  lb. 
Compiled  from  Custom  House  Returns. 
1890-91.  1891-92.  1892-93. 
Home  Con-  lb.  lb.  lb. 
sumption  115,823,000  120,843,000  121,018,000 
Exported  22,551,000  24,248,000  624,229,000 
Sent  Coastwise  18,850,000  17,692,000  16,384,000* 
Total  Delivered  157,224,000  162,783,000  161,631,000 
* The  quantity  for  January  is  estimated. 
1892-93.  1891-92. 
Export  from  China  by  latest  lb.  lb. 
Telegram,  (Reuter  2/2)  57,000,000  64,000,000 
Cargoes  arrived  to  2nd  Feb. 
about  . . . . 54,000,000  61,000,000 
Amount  on  the  water  2nd 
February  ...  ..  3,000,000  3,000,0qQ 
Roxhwell,  Marshall  & Go.,  Brokers, 
