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operations oorfioefl to a limited area of land, and 
with no Stock Exchange quottilion for the sharee. The 
remedy for this is obvious — viz., amalgamation, with its 
consequent reduction of cost and equalisistion of anuual 
profif, through the risk bein^ distributed ovev a wider 
area. The history of the Jokai Company of Assam, a 
combination of numerous estates which used to be se- 
parately worked, proves how successful this policy is. 
The need for some such measures bpiug taken must be 
impressed upon the most conservative of minngers, as 
they witness the pioneers and founders of the indu.^try 
passing away one by one, and discover how difficult it 
is for trustees and executors to realise their hoh'inga 
when necesGary, except nt a ' givii.g away price,' (or 
the sole reason, as our stockbrokers inform us, that 
' nobody knows anything about tea shares.' " 
OuE Last Week's Tea Sales.— Indian tea is roming 
forwnrfl more Uet h , says the Piodv.ce Markets' Review, 
A propas of last week s sales, and ihe public talet. wdl con- 
tinue to be held three days a week instead of two, as has 
been the case during the past few months Thi- quai. iity 
shipped from Oaloutta is about 4,000,000 lb in 
excess of the same period last year, and the market 
therefore will now bo liberally supplied. The 
arrivals so far have not been equal to tbe average 
qualities of past seasone, a large proportion of the 
tea, including some ol the better known girdeas, 
being poor, but prices having fallen to a com- 
paratively low level, these kinds have gone freely 
into ronsumption. The scarcity of better tea is 
shown by the active bidding for the small quan- 
tity offered ; the prices realised must be satisrac- 
tory to importers, nnd should encourage them to 
furnish this market with a larger pfoportion of 
higher grade tea thau they have eMit this sea- 
son. At the public sales 19,389 packages were 
brought forward, .'nd only 2,120 were withdrawn, 
which have mainly been disposed of since. The 
demand was fairly active, the latter sales showing 
greater strength, and prices generally were rntber 
firmer, a few really fiuu teas fetching extreme rates. 
The sales of Oeylon teas have been extremely large, 
but the market h>B firmly withstood the unusual pres- 
sure, and prices have on the :iverage been higher thau 
those of last week. There has been a decline in the com- 
monest grades at from GJd. to T^d.. and the value now 
offering is such as has no; been set-n for the last three 
years. This fact baa been geaerfelly recognised by the 
trade, and a large business has resulted. The quality 
of the late imports has shown a Sliglit iniprovtmeiit, 
and with a diminution in the excesHive supplies, thia 
should tend to enhsnco values still further. 
A " Golden Tip" Sale. — A small parcel of GoWen 
Tip from Ceylon marko.l " Maha Kettiya" was thia 
week knocked down at 35 guineiis per lb. Although 
the Lane has ceased ti> take any interest in these 
fancy sale", theyoontinno to serve as an advertiBen;eat; 
both for Oeylon tea and the purchaser of the expen- 
sive packages.— fl". and G. Mail, Aug. 28th. 
The British North Borneo Co. seems to 
have fallen on evil days, to judge by the report 
presented at the half-yearly meeiing held on 31st 
Aug., the proceedings of which, contained in tlio 
London Timea received by the German^ mail 
steamer will be found elsewhere. The chairman, 
it will be seen, laid the chief blame of the 
unfavourable condition of the Company on the late 
manager, who has been dismiseeci. The low price 
of tobacco was also another ccuee of loss. 
Some of the shareholders, expressed their 
opinion of the directors conduct pretty 
freely ; and though the report and accounts 
were ultimately received, it was only with the 
understanding that fresh accounts were tu be 
prepared and presented at a meeting to be held in a 
few months' time. It is to bo hoped that Mr. Henry 
Walker, who has been cent out in connection with 
the preecnt crisis, will bo ablo to give a more 
hopeful report. 
PROFITABLE USES OP THE MANGOE 
CROP. 
The following is extracted from a report of Mr- 
Shelton presented to the Queensland Department of 
Agriculture, and reprinted in the proceedings of the 
Agri-Horticultural Society of Burma. 
Recently, in various shapes the question, has been 
put by fluit-growera living in different sections of 
the colony : How can the great mangoe crop of 
the present season be iitilised by preserving or other- 
Vrtse, so as to be made available throughout the 
greater portion of the year ? To meet this and like 
inquiries, Mrs. Shelton and myself have undertaken 
a considerable number of experiments having for 
their object to preserve the fruit with as much as 
possible of the original mangoe characteristics of 
texture and flavour. Our experi aents covered can- 
ning and the making of marmalade and jelly. 
The fruits furnished by Mr. Edgar, of Rockhamp- 
ton, although differing greatly in minor parti- 
culars, are roughly divisable into two classes — -those 
large growing varieties having dark green 
skins, light cream-coloured flesh, and a distinct 
and (Ton unced acid flavour wuh a mioim'im oi the 
turpeutine ta^te ; and those varying greatly in i-ize, 
form, and colouriiis;, but all having deep golden 
coloured flesh, which in ripe sptcimens is v ry sweet 
anrl t-of t. Undoubtedly the former are as valuable for 
cooking a::d all forms of preserves as the latter are 
for use in the ra^ state — i.e., eatinjj from the hand. 
GUI' expf-riments show, too, that best results from 
CO king are always ob^ar ed with fruit thut is full 
gruwu, but fi'oi an l Oc over rip?. In nia'< n(< mar- 
malside au^l jelly, a mixture of tht two 6ort3 in equal 
portions gave very sati.'-fr'.c"ory results. Th- larg-e, 
light-flesbfd, acid ts guv.- a marmalade liardlt rhs- 
tingoi^hable from that maJe frum the best appii^s. 
The addition of the golden fJe-hed varit^iies proved 
useful ill giving to the product a very disiii.ct and 
agreeable, maagoe flavour. 
After preliuf.', ih.i (ruit is separated from the stones by 
slicing into piec s of convenient p z^; thesp Bhould be 
stowed for a few miuut s only, before pouring into the 
cans, in syrup s.rong-or weak in sugar lo suit the taste. 
Or the fruit may be cuoked in the can with syrup as be- 
fore. There may bo a difi-jrenoei f cpiuioii as to thop da- 
tableneas of canned maogots. A c -usi-lerabh; number 
of those persons who havo tasted tho results of our 
work have pronounced the canned truit excellert, 
while others have declared their indifference to it. 
A like diver ity of opuiiou, we note, hi. Id.*; respecting 
the raw fruit, particularly with those nn-iccustomed 
to its pi culiar fl-ivonr. Mang stewed in the form 
of a fanes will be found a welconii; addition to any 
dinner tsible. "As good as stewed psaclies," we have 
heard them proaouuce'i. 
Webster defines marmal.ide a< " preserve or con- 
fection made of the pulp of any of the firmer fruits 
. . . . . boiled with sugar, and usually evap ir?led 
so as to take the form of a mould." Nearly in this 
sense the woid "mirmiilade" is used in this essay. 
Peel and slice themaugor, cutting close to the stoi.e, 
and cook, using p!e; ty of w&ter. Boil until the fruit 
is thoroughly di-i.deg' ated, when tbe pulp ^hould be 
run through the culnnder with tie purpose of 
exta'-tiug the " wed." Sng-ar should now be added 
ti> ruit the taste ('iboiit | lb. ti> the pint of pu p), and 
thr- ma'HS boiled until oi ar, when it w .nl 1 bf< poured 
into the moulds or jars in which it ia to be kept. This 
marmalade i.n of a rich g'ddeu yellow colour, it) retains 
tbe form oi the mould perfectly, and its seems in all 
respects to satisfy tho mo>t exacting ta-te. la the 
at'B«rice of the experience necess iry to test tho isetping 
qualities of ra~iigoe mirmalade, it; w>)u d be part of 
witdom to seal the jars designect for fut ire use while 
hot with wax, or better ye4, with a plug of cotton 
wool. 
For jelly, prepare the mangoes by slicing as for mar- 
malade, boil the fruit with water, prolon ;in,. the 
boi 1' oi;ly t' the extent of exttactit g thi juices. 
Great care should lio tiiken in boilins? as the mtng<>9 
lapidiy " boils to pieces," m which c-tse it is impossible 
to make satisfactory jelly. Pour off the juice, strain 
