)ti§t »f p¥B*6Tit, hut e»e1l . venf new DlBrlrpt« will bo 
fonTidlln Oentpal Ao'ft Rtid fhn intertnr nf Afrfnn w'nich 
wMt biilo to keep flown stocVp; lo fTist taking Mnae 
ftH(>M»hpr, wemav safoly afiee?* ,thi\t the prosppcfs 
of _ tKo planting enterprise in Wvnaad are ♦odny as 
hnVtit as they have been at any time in ^be past,— 
Madras Times, ' ' ' 
TOBACCO PLANTING IN DELI, SUMATRA. 
(From an old Ceylon Planter-) 
T ?nt©n(l writins ynu a brief letter very shortly ; 
{n the meantime thinera ar*> at verv !nw water nt 
preaent; prioea for our tobacoo rnnsing from 100 
tn IKft Per oent* lower than last venv,._iS92 will 
Bhrtf f- '^ery great ilimu'^it'on \r> thp pUnt?n£» area, 
anr! if. w'll go very liar'l wi*b a ereat mpr.v 
fcoBiotanta and tmanapprR a'ter Oct<ibpr of this year. 
Eatntes are heintt reflnoeci ari<1 olnned all roun(!. 
I mvBftlt nrn Joins well ; shall be verv glad to see 
any old Cevlon friends who may think of taking 
a look round herei 
THE DUTCH MARKET. 
Amsterdam, Jnne 29th 
OiNcHoNA.— The cinchona sale to be held here on 
July 16, 189U will oongi»t: nf 8,548 baVs and 406 
caaes, about 835 ♦ona bark. From Government; plan- 
tation*. 282 b»lps 71 cases. 9,bout 28 tons ; flronn nrivate 
nKntatilona 3 266 boles 835 casea, about 306 t'^ne. 
The_ bark is (HvJde-^ as follows :—/)TO/.(-/is<.'i' hark: 
Sncflirnbra qn'lls. 310 nBnen ; broVen qui'Is and chips, 
114 baleq 45 ea.^es ; root, 89 baloa ; Oalisa^a Scbnhkraft 
qnills. 8 caiea; broken qniPg nnd chips, 9 balo" 
11 easen. Manufactvrinff hwrk -. L'"^ <7erian<» onirs, 3 
nanPf ; hpflk(>n qnil'o and chipi, 2 351 bales 17 oases : 
root, 6fl6 bales; offiMnalia qnills, IB cisos; root, 49 
hales; hybrid qnillo. 2 (^ases ; broVen quills a"d obios, 
161. bales; root!, 90 ba'es 
— OAemint and Dnu/gist. 
Total 3,548 bales 406 cases. 
THE EXTENDED USE OF QUININE. 
The valnaMe medical pronertias of quinine as a 
medicine, the advisabilitv of the drue; beine more e's- 
tensiyelv nsed, and the posiibility of a decline in the 
cultivation of cinchona, the source of quinine, has 
culled forth » protest nnd a wirning from a oorres- 
rondent in the Bconomut epainat what the writer 
declares to be the nnreasonably high prices at which 
it in gold by retailers. Accordine to this corres. 
nondent, who seems to be well informed, while qninine 
is «old »o the pnblic in various parts of London at fiom 
69 to 8« per ounce, it can be purchased from the most 
noted msnufaotnrers by the retailer at Is 5d per ounce. 
SingnUrly enough, thoujrh ten or eleven years a?o 
the wholesale price was 12a an onnoe, and has be- 
nomo- so cheap since 1880, the retailers of the drug 
hwvA (generally declined to follow the wholesale 
market. And thoneb it is at present sold at some 
store* at 98 an onnce. realiaina' even then a profit 
of over 40 ner cent. " so f«r as the great mass of 
the publin iji concerned." the retailers have "practi. 
callv sncoeeded in maint-iinins the price at an 
alto^^tber artificial, and to many a prohibitory 
level." The mention of quinine is not likely to 
awaken pleasant m«>nioriog nmonir those who re- 
•ontlv suffered from influenza, hut 'bey at leas* 
recojmiae its valuo. It ws« universally prescribed 
as one of the best rrophylaotics that could be 
taken durini? the epidemic, and the m^dioal fraternity 
are well aware that an " morcsBd supply of thiK unique 
''nijf connot fnil to be a benefit to the world at large." 
f be hieh rrioe at which it is sold to the public, if the 
corresnondent'a facts be correct, not only deprive poor 
• ImpoBsible I 100 per cent less would be nothing 
fct all; owtcorreBpoaaeat meftas 60 to 76 per cent- 
re. T,A, 
poople of a ng^fnl^ remedy, but, the Aupply being 
limited, the cultivation of oinehona is not so profitable 
asitong'ht to be. At present, according to the best 
nutboritJes, the normal consumption of quinine is 
7,000.000 ounces, and the fall since 1880 in the value of 
the drug annual'y consumed in the world is put down 
at no less than .3,750,000 ponnd? sterling at wholesale 
prices. There is a elnt in the market, because, if ia 
said, the retailer sells the drng at an enormous profit 
the result being that the trade in bark with Sonth 
America has been prsctically destroyed, and in Cevlon 
while the number of cinchona *rpea w-,s 90,000,008 in 
1882, there are only about 19,000.000 trepR in the island 
now. Most of the bark imported into England, ho^. 
ever, comes from India. If the correspondent's facts 
bo correct it is evident that the price of quinine might 
» f> preatlv reduced with advantage to aW.— Manches- 
ter Courier. 
THE 
SOUTH 
MICA INDUSTRY OF 
AUSTBALIA. 
A. £500 OEPER FROM AMEETCA. 
"/.V Of Po't Adelaide, received a lette* 
on Wednesday from Messrs. Henry W. Peahody & Co • 
of New York, giving gome interesting information res- 
pecting some samples of mica that had been forwarded 
tothem, and enclosing an order for an experimental 
shipment to the value of £500. Messrs. Peabodv & 
Oo. order 1.0001b. of mica of sizes varying from 3 x 5 
iDohes up to 7 x9, and at prices ranging from 88 4d 
per lb. to 143 8d per lb., delivered in New York the 
pnohasers paying the dnty. The valne of tbjg i OOO 
lb. will, at the prices named, exceed £500. The prices 
show that America is a decidedly better msrket «h an 
i"*^!^*!! .^.T. this is an experimental order Messrs. 
Peabod.y & Oo. plainly indicate that if the shipment 
18 satisfactory it will lead to further business. In 
uTi®"^' of instruction as to shipment they mention 
that the first thing to do in preparing mica for the 
American market is to got patterns made of bard 
wood ^nd for the exact size. They use a pattern 
made of black walnut about 1 inch in thickness and eut 
with regular shears made for the purposes. In onttinir 
mica care should be taken not to out over cracks and 
imperfections The mica as it comes from the mines 
shonld be split up into thicknesses l-ieth of an inch so 
that the cutter can hold the piece up to fhe liaht 
and see that the pattern is not placed over 
cracks and imperfections. After the mica ia cut it 
18 then taken by the cleaners and each size sorted 
and weighed up in pound packages aocordinc to size 
and packed in boxes of 100 ft each. Messrs Peabodv 
seem to lay stress on the necessity of havine mica 
„r.o.,fw„nf ..^ a proper manner. They 
first-class mica 
upon 
regard to 
by Messrs. 
Co. state 
property cut and put up 
indicate that the total sale for 
I throuehout the United States does not exceed 
! S200,000 per annum. There are mica mines in the 
country, and importations are likely to be restriotnd 
owing to a recent duty of 35 per oent pKced 
mica by the MoKinley tariff. With 
the quality of samples sent them 
Crook & Brooker, Measri. Peabody 
that much admiration has been expressed as to 
the quahfcy and s.ze of the larger pieces but un 
fortunately a proportioi.ate increase of price is not 
secured, owing to the large-size sheets havins to he 
cut m smaller pieces before being marketable Of 
the smaller pieces of out mica sent the quality varied 
appeared as it had be.-u taken near the surface If gooh 
is the case, and the mine holds out, it is likoly to become 
clearer and better further dovcn. Another element 
which IS criticised is the iron which is mixed to a con 
siderable extent with the mica, which renders it 
useless for electricians' purpose*. They thought how 
ever, that certain veins of the mine would be' clear 
from -this element. A quantity of mica is imported 
from India and owing to the cheapness of labour 
India would probably be a strong comoetitor to con- 
tend against. Nearly all the mica shipped from India 
18 forwarded in a cut state, and aTrives ready for 
marfeet. Auother criticism regarding the mioa from 
