Dec.  2,  1895.] 
THE  TROPICAL  AGRICULTURIST. 
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other  directions.  It  seems  ditticult  to  imagine 
that  an  insect  that  delights  in  tlie  sun  heat  of  a 
Californian  summer  would  succumb  to  even  the 
heat  of  the  Ked  iSea  while  in  transit.  But  there  may 
be  some  other  climatic  influence  unfavourable  to 
the  life  of  the  “lady-birds  ’ which  caused  their  death 
in  the  long  transit  across  America  as  well  as  Europe. 
It  is  ceitainly  wise  to  make  a fresh  attempt  with 
the  allied  form  of  Australian  beetle,  to  which 
rcierence  has  been  made.  As  this  was  successfully 
transported  to  and  acclimatized  in  t'alifornia, 
there  can  be  little  doubt,  we  should  say,  that 
it  would  bear  the  transfer  to  Ce.ylon  ; and  our 
correspondent  and  others  interesieil  in  England 
will  be  glad  to  hear  that  already  steps  hav 
been  taken  by  a Ceylon  planter  to  endeavour  to 
gel.  a supply  of  the  liitle  enemy  of  the  coffee 
as  well  as  orange  “coccus”  (bug)  from  Queensland. 
LRUU  KEPOliT. 
(From  ChcDvist  and  Drnguiat.) 
London,  October  10. 
CnNCHO.N.c— A parcel  of  20  serous  fine  cultivated  Boli- 
vian Calisaya  (MO  brand)  has  just  arrived,  and  will 
shortly  be  offered  for  sale.  The  holders  expect  to  get 
about  2s  3d  per  lb  for  it.  The  bulk  of  the  supply  of 
cultivated  Calisaya  in  flat  pieces  wliich  was  oft'ered 
at.  the  last  drug  sales  has  been  sold  privately  at  firm 
prices. 
Cot'A-LE.vvES — Fine  qualities  have  been  rather  scarce 
lately,  but  this  week  there  have  been  a few  new  arrivals, 
iucluding  good  bright  South  American  lluaiiaeo,  for  which 
holders  expect  to  be  able  to  get  Is  id  per  lb.  For  fair 
but  somewhat  broken  Truxillo  Is  per  lb  is  a.sked  privately. 
There  has  also  been  an  arrival  of  ti  boxes  of  very  fine 
coi  a leaves  from  tleylon,  said  to  be  the  finest  over  placed 
01.  the  market  from  that  island.  Tliis  lot  is  held  for  Is 
fid  per  lb. 
Essential  Oils— Lemongrass  oil  has  been  dealt  in  at 
2d  per  oz  on  the  spot  for  fair  native  brands.  There  are  no 
quotations  to  arrive  at  present,  as  it  is  said  that  all 
available  oil  has  been  shipped.  Citronella  oil  is  still 
quoted  at  is  4d  per  lb  lor  tins  and  drums  on  the 
spot.  The  quotations  for  arrival  are  more  or  less  no- 
minal—viz  Is  2^d  per  lo  for  tins  and  Is  2jd  for  drums 
c i f.  'Jassia  oil  is  firmly  held  at  7s  Gd  to  Ss  Cd  jier 
lb  for  70-per-cent  to  iSo-per-cent  quality  on  the  spot. 
The  quotations  for  shipment  are  practically  worthless, 
because  no  oil  is  offered  above  46  per  cent  cinnamic 
alilehyde,  and  this  quality  is  too  low  to  engage  at- 
tention. 
Vanilla — Mauritius  report  that  the  market  is  very  firm, 
while  vanilla  of  good  quality  is  wanting.  The  probable 
yield  of  the  ne-xt  crop  is  estimated  at  about  7,800  lb. 
The  following  figures  show  the  exports  of  vanilla  from 
Mauritius  in  the 
last  three 
year.s 
1892 
1893 
1894 
kilos 
kilos 
kilos 
Weight 
17,100 
G,9U0 
4,130 
K 
E 
R 
Value 
1/4,074 
83,895 
82,720 
Qltmne— At  the  end  of  last  week  a considera  ble  busi 
ness  was  done  at  slightly  higher  prices,  5,0u0  oz  second- 
hand German  in  bulk  on  the  spot  selling  at  Is  lii 
and.  20,000  oz  ditto  for  January  delivery  at  IJd  per  oz. 
One  ■ of  the  manufacturers  also  reported  a sale  20,000 
oz  deliverable  at  the  end  of  January  at  the  full  quota- 
tion of  Is  2d  per  oz.  Buriiig  the  early  part  of  the  pre-. 
Bent  week  there  has  also  been  a good  demand,  with 
sale's  on  the  spot  at  from  Is  lAd  to  Is  IJd,  and  Janu- 
ary at  Is  Ijd.  The  market  close’s  slightly  weaker,  with 
spot  sellers  at  Is  1 d p^r  oz.  Some  excitement  has  been 
caused  by  the  sale  a couple  of  da.ys  ago  to  a firm  of 
brokers  of  a parcel  of  Brunswick  quinine  for  April  deli- 
very at  Is  2jd  per  oz.  The  sale  was  made  by  the 
agent'  of  the  manuiacturer,  but  as  that  gentleman  also 
carries  on  bu.siness  on  his  own  account  it  is  difficult  to 
•ay  whether  it  ought  to  be  cla»sed  as  the  second-hand 
T)r  first-hand  transaction.  If  the  latter,  it  would  be, 
according  to  the  other  manufacturers,  a breach  of  the 
•pirit  of  the  agreement  which  exists^  between  the  makers 
and  which  i.s  understood  to  pro  vide'  that  they  shall  not 
sell  further  ahead  tlian  sixty  days.  A considerable  ousi- 
ness  has  been  done  lately  by  most  of  the  manufacturers 
•specially  for  export  to  the  .State-s 
London,  Oct.  17th. 
Kola.— The  first  hand  supply  of  kola  nuts  in  Loridon 
is  mostly  in  the  hands  of  one  firm,  who  are  inclined 
to  abk  much  higher  prices,  on  account,  they  , sav,  of  t«be 
in>  tub  la  beptembeir  tnu  ^vere 
only  about  20  packages,  and  since  then  only  one  im- 
portant cqnsigument  has  come  to  hand  in  Liverpool.  It 
consists  of  21  packages,  of  which  15  are  nuts  in  a fresli 
state,  for  besd  quality  Is  2d  per  lb  is  asked  privately, 
winch  would  show  an  advance  of  4U  per  lb.  Of  40 
))acKages  offeied  today  only  about  0 found  buyers 
very  httle  inteie.st  being  maiiiiested  in  the  article, 
in’  washed  West  Imlian  sold  at  lid. 
dull  maiihly  at  o^d  to  7id,  wormy  at  G.,d  per  lb.  For, 
tine  washed  kola  Is  3d  per  lo  was  suggested  as  the 
price. 
I'/.SSENTIAL  O1L.S— Oils  of  Citronella  and  Lemongrass 
remum  firm  at  tlie  last  spot  ((notations  of  Is  4cl  per 
U)  for  the  former  m tin.s  and  drums,  and  2d  per  oz  for 
the  last-named  Lemongiass  and  CitrOnelia  keep  firm 
1 wo  eases  oil  of  Ciimamoii  bark  sold  todry  at  Gd  per 
oz  ; lor  a 4 ease  parcel  of  Cumamon  oil  a bid  of  3(1  per 
oz  IS  to  bo  submitted.  ‘ 
Quinine— No  busine.ss  is  reported  this  week,  and  the 
maket  price  is  more  or  less  nominal;  Is  j”J  pr-r  oz 
would  probably  be  the  nearest  ((uotation  for  second- 
hand German  brands.  At  aueiiou  today  5,U(iO  oz  of  Bruus- 
w’iek  (ininiuo  in  bulk  were  buuglit  in  at  is  l.Vii  per  oz. 
Xo  bids  were  made  for  the  parcel.  The  man'afaeturers’ 
pric(;s  remain  as  follows  ilo.vards  in  vials  is  5d  to  ts 
ad,  in  tins  Is  3d  to  Is  ad  ; Wliitten  in  vials  Is  4d,  in 
tins  is  2d;  Felietiiir  in  lials  is  Gd ; Fabiica  Lombarda 
in  vials  Is  4(1,  in  tins  is  t'd  ; all  tlie  German  factories, 
m tins  Is  2(1  per  oz. 
V.vNiLi.A— .\  considerable  business  lias  been  done  in 
vanilla  of  ail  kinds  since  the  last  auction  at  extemely 
Idgh  prices.  This  article  i.s  now  very  dear,  especially  for 
tlm  better  grades ; while  vanilla  suitable  for  esseiice- 
maiiufaeturers,  v,liieh  not  .so  long  ago  could  be  had  at 
about  8s  Gd,  now  easily  realises  from  12s  to  12s  Gd  per 
lb.  The  stocks  in  first  hands  in  J.ondon  is  .said  to  be 
^■ery  low  indeed.  At  auction  today  SI  tins  were  offered 
.almost  tlie  wliole  of  wliicti  sold  wdtli  excellent  compe- 
tition at  an  advance  of  from  2s  to  4g  per  lb.  Fine 
sliglitly  crystalliised  8 to  s;  ineli  ; Bourbon  beans  bought 
from  30s  Gd  to  .;is;  medium  chocolate  bi  inches  to  7 
inches,  22s  Gd  to  23s;  ordinary  brownish,  4,  inches  to 
niches,  15s  to  18s  ; common  foxy  from  4s  3d  down  to 
3s  per  lb.  Reports  from  Bourbon  indicate  that  prices  are 
l.kely  be  to  higher  for  the  new  crop. 
AKBUKICULTUBAL  TKAIMKG  AT 
EULNBUKGH  UKIVERSITY. 
Mr.  Presiilent  of  the  Board  of  Agri- 
culture, received  in  Edinburgh  on  Oct.  23  a de- 
putation from  tlie  Arboricultural  ISociety  with  re- 
ference to  a fore.stry  in  Scotland,  and  the  limited 
facilities  for  obtaining  forestry  education  in  Scot- 
land as  compared  witJi  Germany  and  other  coun- 
tries. Mr.  Long  e.xpre.ssed  himself  as  favourable 
to  the  apiiointment  of  an  arboiicultural  correspond- 
ent in  Edinhnrgli,  in  preference  to  a .snb-ofKce  in 
connection  witli  .Tgricultnre.— 0.  Mail. 
COFFEE  LAND  IN  THE  STRAITS. 
Two  blocks  of  land  lying  opposite  the  Port  Dickson 
Coffee  Co.  s concession,  of  500  acres  each,  have  been 
applied  for  by  MeBsi's.  Biirt  and  Sharpe  of  Mincinc 
Lane,  London.-^S'.  t.  Press. 
New  Products. — It  has  been  most  interestin'-' 
to  us  to  learn  from  an  e.xperienced  planter  like 
Mr.  A.  J.  Thomas,  the  great  success  which,  in 
Ins  opinion,  is  attending  the  cultivation  of  Li- 
berian coffee  and  cacao  as  well  as  tea  on  the  well- 
known  Moran kande  property  in  theMadawalatenne 
district  It  is  quite  cheering  to  hear  of  the  “Li- 
beruvn  llonrishing  .as  it  docs,  while  “catch” 
crop.s  of  “ Nalknaad  ” coffee  are  arranged  for 
between  lioth  the  Liberian  and  the  Cacao. Mr! 
Thomas  was  one  of  the  few  planters  who  gave  truly 
effective  evidence  before  the  Praxlial  Products 
Commission  ; for,  he  and  his  neighbours  have 
been  and  still  are  very  much  troubled  with  thieves 
Tne  Coraiuission,  unfqrtimately,  baa  not  retnUted 
In  ranch  comfoTt  for  tbywa 
