322 
of 151 Ceylon, 325 East Indiau, 77 Java, and 273 South 
American Calisaya barks. 
Essential Oils.— Three quart bottles of fine oil of 
Lemongrass from Dominioa (W. ludies) sold witli furious 
competition at the fancy price cf Is 9cl per cz. Native 
Hast ludlan is worth l^d to l|d per oz. A traiis- 
actiou of 100 cases September-October steamer shipment 
at 1 ll-;32d per oz " c.i.f. London" has recently been 
reported. Citronella oil remains dull at id to ll-16th3 d 
per oz on the spot, with very little business. 
Quinine. -No business whatever has been reported this 
week ; but on Friday last a lot of 5,000 oz Pelletiei' s 
braud, in tins, sold at 9Jd iier oz, which is the lowest 
price on record. 
NOTES ON PRODUCE AND FINANCE. 
A New Tea Compaky.— The latest addition to the 
London <ea companies is the Doodputlee Tea C; m- 
pany, Limited, wliich has just, been registered, with 
a capital of £40,000 in £20 shares. Tho object is to 
acquire the estates known ns Burra Doodputlee (in- 
eluding Ohulta Kandj') and Cbota Dcodputlte, wiih 
the several tea plantations or gardens thereon, bitnnte 
in the District of Oachar and sub. district of Silchar, 
province of Agfam, India, and to carry on the business 
of t^a and coffee planters in all its branches. The 
first subscribers, who take one share each, are: — D. 
Macheill, 50, Old Broad Street, B.C.; J. Macbinuoii, 
50, Old Broad Street, E. O. ; S, MacLeay, 50, Old 
Broad Street, E. C. ; 0. Reiner, 50, Old Broad Street, 
E.G.; E. A. Jack, 85, London Wall; J. Hutton, 
Oakleigh, Perry Vale, Forest Hill, Kent; J. B.Taj lor, 
West Hall, Upbaro, Bishops Waltham. There shall be 
not less than three nor more than five directors. The 
first ehall be James Davidson, E. A. Jack, and J. 
Maokinnon. Qualification, fifty ehares. Remuneration, 
£300 per aunum, with an additional 5 per cent after 
payment of 8 per cent dividend. 
Last AVeek's Tea Sales. — Oommentinc; on last 
week's tea salts, the Orocei- siys : — A rather gloomy 
Tiew pervades the whole market, and dealers are look- 
ing for lower prices. Ihe reason is, we believe, there is 
too much tea on the water at the moment. Export de- 
mand is very quiet, and further smash-out sales are 
expected. As regards low-priced teas, we doubt if wo 
ehall see them much cheaper, and the losBes on the 
finer grades are so great that those who can afford to 
hold on will do eo, in anticipation of letter times. We 
have already begun the season on a very low level. 
Moninga are agreed on all sides to be good, while 
Fooohow kinds began with such a bad character that 
buyers cannot see the good value that is being offered 
them considering the price. Such a market must af- 
feottbe total export from Ohino, and many people say 
that present value will commend itself to the retail 
grocer, and to some extent stop the increising con- 
sumption of Ceylon tea, more particularly when one 
takes into consideration the very poor quality of the 
bulk of the heavy offerings of Oeylon tea for the 
last two or three months. The Canadian and Oon- 
tinental demand for Foochow teas has been very 
Bmall as yet, but there are signs of better timefs 
from these quarters. Russia does not help us 
yet much, but the value of the rouble is iu- 
creasing, and holders of Ningchows here are plucking 
up courage. Dealers are holding no stocks, and if a 
demand does spring up later on, we should see a lively 
market. The supplies of Indian tea brought to auction 
have again been extensive, numberinsj in all 30,670 
packages, which, in view of further consideraljle 
quantities to be put forward next week, met a very 
flugg'sh demand, and it was with unusual difficulty 
that tho greater part was sold. The quality of several 
invoices was extremely poor, notably lhat of those 
from the Sylhot district, which showed a marked 
deterioration, and for many lots it was difficult to ex- 
tract bids, so the teas were bought in or "passed." 
Tl e. dealers evinced no inclination to go into stock 
at present rates, but mostly contented themsolv.'/S 
with merely lookiug on, and buying only nuch qualities 
and quantities as were suitablo for their inunediato 
rc/juirements. This attitudo on their part natuially 
caused the public sales to bo more than ui.U'illy tv^dious, 
»nd Ibo woRther beiog hot and Htiliing, many persons 
who had Leen in the room all the while found it a 
positive relief when the auotio;;s were over. Piicea 
confequently received no uniform support, and in a 
majority of cases tended rather in favour of the buyer. 
Growers of Oeylon tea would do well to turn out a 
better class cf tea than the trade have been accus- 
tomed to for fome time past, as it is bound to pay 
in Ihe long run. Larger breaks and fewer different 
qualities from each estate would also be desirable. 
Down on ADDr.TEHATioN.— In view of the work 
before it in connection with the Food and Druga 
Act, the .special laboratory long established at Somer- 
set House for carrjiiig out the snalytical work 
required by the Excise Department, has been con- 
siderably developed of late. Other Govsrnmental 
departments, recogniang the utility of chemical 
analysis for the ooi duct of their businees, have had 
recourse to the laboratory for such assistance as they 
required in that way. The loial number of satrples 
anal) SI d during the past year ending March 31 last, 
has been greater than in any former year, and 
amounted to lo less than 48.420, or 1,246 more than 
iu previous yeor. In the large majority of instances 
the reEults obtained supported the conciufions which 
had been arrived at by the public analysts. 
The Late M. Grevy and Coffee.— The following 
story, published years ago, concerning the lateM. Grevy, 
whilst yet FroEideLt of tho French BepuHlic, may 
today bear repetition. He was returning homo ono 
morning after an unusually long ride in the country, 
and di.smcunting at a small roadside inn he asked the 
hostess to supply him with " a cup of coffee." Just 
as she was leaving the room be recalled her and 
Btked if she hsd any chicory, being told that she 
had, he said he would like to see it. On her 
returning with it he atked her if she had any more, 
and learning that she had, he said " bring it here 
— bring me all you have in the house " — when this 
was done he said " now go please and make me a 
cup of coffee,"— 2/, and C. Mail, Sept. 18th. 
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TEA TALK. 
Writing from Hongkong. Mr. Edward Bed'oe says : — 
When 1 left Philadelphia, 1 thought I was a fair 
judge of tea. I had imbibed b( th it and the 
knowledge of it in large quantiiies from George C. 
Boldt, John Chamberlain and Delmonico. Now after 
having visited Ceylon, Formosa and the Amoy 
district I find that I knew nothing and the three 
worthy gentlemen named knew even lees. 
We Americans don't know the first principles of 
making tea. The delicate leaf should never touch 
metal. It should be kept m paper, wood, glass, or 
porce\ain. 
To make it, put a small quantity in a porcelain 
cup, Jill the latter with boiling water, cover it with 
a po calain saucer and let it stand three minutes. 
Then if you desire to be an epicure, drink only the 
upper layer of the golden liquid, throw the rest away, 
rinse the cup and begin drawing tho nova. 
Don't use engar any more than you would sweeten 
Cliambertin or pour molasses into Mumm's Extra Dry. 
Don't use milk 1 It ruins the fltdvor of the tea 
and iojures the stomech. The cloudiness produced by 
adding milk to tea arises from the action of the tannin 
upon the casein, and is, chemically speaking, pure 
leather. An old maid who drinks a dozen cups of 
this mixture a d'ly swallows a hundied pairs of 
boots and a section of extra long leather hose during 
her lonely life of fifty years. Above all things don't 
boil tea. The hsat drives off the pprfnmo, spoils 
the flavor and extracts the tannin, the astringoat 
principle. If the boiliog be done in a tin or iron 
pot the tannin attacks the metal and makes the liquid 
black, this fluid is simply diluted ink. .Never let tho 
tea stand except in a tightly closed porcelain pot. 
Standing chai ges it from a delicious, wholesome be- 
verage to au ill twisting bitter liquor. Rather make 
it in small quantities and make it often. Methinks 
I hear many gco 1 housewives say, "It needs no ghost 
to loll us this," and yet there are thousands who 
do need ftdvico on this simple subject. lo summer, 
