November i, 1890.] THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. 349 
under the mauagenient of the Salt Department, the 
Sta e Exchequer has benelitted to the extent of 
B38, 079-0-7, while the general public have been able to 
obtain a h altby ar icie of diet instead of the rotten 
and pu'ri i fish cured with saltearth, etc., hitherto sold 
in the bazaars. Th < great opposition shown by the 
curers to resort to the yards lias gradually given way, 
and appl'cations are now being constantly made to open 
new yar s. Most of the fish cured passes into general 
consumption, only about 2,750 tons having been re- 
gistered as exported by sea,,— JIadras Times. 
♦ 
THE QUARTERLY SALES OF CINNAMON. 
These sales were hell on Monday last, when only 
1,300 bales Oeylon were offered, which at the open- 
ing, met little demand, and previous rates were with 
didiculty obtained, but the competitiou afterwards 
improved, as it was seen that several shipping orders 
had to be executed, and, excepting the portion 
“ UDWorktd,'’ which was mostly retired, the whole of 
the above quantity was taken off, prices towards 
the finish showing and advance of Jd to Id per lb. 
on the May rates, especially for the finer qualities, 
viz. -.—Ordinary to fine first at 7d to Is 2d, superior 
plantation at Is 3d to Is 7d ; seconds from 6Jd to 
Is Id, finest at Is 2d to Is 4d ; third at 5|d to Is ; 
best at Is Id to 2 J ; fourths at 5Jd to 8d, with extra 
fine at lOdto lid; and broken, in twenty packages, at 
6Jd to 7d pet lb. 
The details of the marks and prices are as under;— 
Superior 
Marks 
and First 
Second 
Third 
Fourth 
Qiiali ty 
Qtaality 
Quality 
Quality 
■110 bales 
310 bales 
230 bales 
290 bis. 
A 1 S 
Kaderauo 
Is 3d to 
Is Id to 
is to Is 
8d to 
G 1 P 
Is 7d 
Is 2d ■ 
Id 
lOd 
E3 do 1 
Is 3d to 
Is rd 
Is 
11(1 
K 1 
Is Od 
F 1 S 
do 
is 5d 
is Id 
is 2d 
8d to 
\V 1 S 
lid 
Horihena Estate! 
JllSlt iu diimiid 1 Is 2d to 
Is to Is 
bd to 
7d to 
K'diraue Plan- 
1 Is 4d 
Id 
10)d 
8d 
tation 
j 
S D A E. Kade- 
1 Is Id to 
Is to 
8d to 
B.jd to 
raue Plont ition 
/Is -Id 
Is Id 
ad 
7d 
T R Kaderaue 
) Is 2d to 
Is to Is 
8d 
6)d to 
Piaut-atloii 
j Is id 
Id 
7|d 
F B Fiauklauds 
Is to 
Is to 
lid 
7d 
Is 3d 
Is Id 
A & Co. Ekellc 
Is CO Is 
loll to 
Sd 
6Jd 
2d 
Is 
D Kadenne 
Is 2d 
— 
7d to8d 
— 
A S D, DD Kade- 
) lO^d to 
8^1 to 
7d 
6;a 
raue Plaucatiou 
i Is 
lOd 
C 11 DE S, D. in 
di tiDonil, K 
8|d 
7jd 
6^d 
— 
rhtto B V 
— 
eid 
6.ja 
0 H DE S B,agatelle 8.M1 
7i-d 
— 
— 
A in .liamond, 
8.rd 
6)d 
5jd 
5.id to 
Ekelle 
3'd 
C H DE S 
8d 
Id to 
6^d to 
— 
7^d 
7d 
L P M in diamond 6d 
7":m 
— 
7d 
A .'I K in obloiiy 
im 
e.) i to 
6Jd to 
Did to 
Ekelle 
i 
7d 
3d 
5id 
M B & Co. 
7d 
tV.d 
6d 
5id 
C P 11 & Co. 
7d 
6la 
3d 
— 
0 s 
— 
7cl 
Bja 
5}d 
F &Co. U Ekelle 
8d 
— 
Cihi to 
6jd 
(bt in) 
7d 
(bt. in 
K P Kader no 
— 
— 
— 
Tdto bd 
CiNNAM 'N Chips are in request, and 357 bales and 
bags Ceylon put forward were chiefly sold at full 
prices— oomnioii at 2t 1, cutting.", quillings, and clip- 
pings at tl.Vl to 7d. 
The next series of auctions ate arr.auged for Monday, 
November 24th. — Loudon Grocer. 
COMMERCIAL NOTES ON INDIAN DRUGS' 
# * * 
The word tamarind is derived from the Arabic 
“Tam r-llin !i,” or Im'iau date, the fruit being intro- 
duiel into Europe from that country by the Arabs. 
At present the moit esteemed variety of East Indian 
tamarind are the n d ones from Guzenit, which arc 
worth as mncb as 60 rs, perkaudy, or about lOs per 
cwt. The pulp is prepared for the niurket by removing 
tbe seeds and epicarp by hand, then mixing the pulpy 
portion with about 10 per cent of salt, aucl treaoiug 
it iuto a ma.ss wi' h tiie naked feet. Tlie be.st qualities 
are free from fibre and husk, the conimunesl c mraiu 
both as well as seed. Tim seeds, a' ter the outer shell 
is removed, are eaten by the natives boiled or tried. 
Goa-powder was, until 1861, known as a remedy only, 
to the native Christians of the Poraigupse ponsc'S.-,ion 
of Goa. In that year Mr. D. S. Kemji, of Bombay, 
first called attention to ils medicinal value, but not 
until 1875 was the fact finally established that Goa- 
powder wasidentioal with the ararc''U of the Rnziliiins 
Now Goa-powder is known as a rin woira r medy all 
over India, and one wholesale drug house i i Bombay 
alone imports over a ton of it every year. It is sold 
under the names of ararobine, chrysarobine and Goa- 
powder. 
* * 
The sttppan-tree is cultivated in the Madras presi- 
dency ; and it is stated that it is the practice among 
the Tbean families, whenever a girl is born, to plant 
a certain number of sappan-trees which are given to 
her as a dowry upon her marriage. Sappan-wood is 
largely used a.s a dye. The natives do not seem to 
employ it medicinally but at the Bombay Medical 
Depot it is now U' e i in the place of logwood. Three 
quilitiss are known in the market, Singapuri, Dhunsari, 
and Ceylon, the last-namsd being the most inferior. — 
ladian Ayi'iculturisi. 
— 
PLAiNTING IN PERAK; STRAITS 
SETTLEMENTS. 
{Bij Mr. J. F. M. Code.) 
Gbneeai, Report ON Planting by thb Superinten- 
dent Gover.nment Pl.\mtations. — On viewing figures 
presented along wiih this r, pore, the question naturally 
arises what benefit has been derived from the expen- 
diture ? That there was no adequate return in revenue 
has always been apparent, and the collapse of the 
coffee crop in 1888 was met by a reduction in ex- 
penditure. At one time it was prop osed to manure 
the whole of The Hermitage, but vvheu the actu ,1 cost 
aud dubious rr-suit were duly v, eighed the proposal was 
dropped. Similarly, we could have continued tea 
mauufacture at Oicely, but the tea would all have 
had to be draim d and manured, and the purchase 
of a new rolling- machine was demanded by the report 
on the twist of the leaf. 
Everyone interested knows that coffee has grown 
of the finest quality iu thi.s State, and can see it 
growing on lYar.erloo now. The tea ma le at Cmely was 
recognised by the whole commercial world as a good 
us ful tea, but uo one well advised would put money iuto 
tea in Perak. Till the results named above — viz., the 
production of a first class coffee and a well-priced tea 
had been attained — the expenditure incurred was justi- 
fied by what h-icl bmu already spent on the pUiita ions. 
Nothing has beeu spent this year except on necessary 
building-*, grass fields, roads aud drama, on the curing 
and dispatch of the c ft'ee crop, and dispatch of the tea 
crop of last year. Next mruth I shall pack up the 
balance of the tea to be ready to bo shipped off wherever 
it "hall be dotermiued to send it. 
In the end of .Tune Mr Li Chin Ho took over the tea 
on Cicely aud The Hermitage on behalf cl the 
lessees, Mr, Li Pch (his father) aud Mr. Ah Kai. He 
is working monthly laoour at present. If the lessees 
hold out till others ore encouraged t> join them on 
the tribute system this experiment will bo a suc- 
cess. At present money is all g- ing out, nothing 
coming iu . — Perak Government Gazette. 
^ 
A Ceylon Coffee Pl.anteu' tries to eclipse the 
gaiety of nations by alleging that the failure in 
the Caylon coffee crop is due to permanent caus* s, 
which operate in South America as well, and that 
coffee will soon bo an unknown beverage. Are the 
stars in their courses lighting against the great 
cause of temperance ? JSrookli/n Times, Sept. I2th. 
'_Re£ers to interview with Mr. Grinliutou published 
fa Iho New York Tribune,— Cor.^ 
