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THE  TROPICAL  AGRICULTURIST. 
medium  to  bold  brownish  and  split  2s  id;  very  small 
pale  ^"d  dull  brown  split  2s  Id  to  2s  2d  per  lb.  tVylon- 
MalaUUr,  fair  round  brownisli  3s  Id  per  lb.  .Seed  realized 
from  3s  Id  to  3s  5d  per  lb.  The  exports  of  cardamoms 
from  Ceylon  between  .Tamiary  1 and  .September  Samouid 
to  222,(Jt»6  cwb.  The  “ W.uiderer  ” has  brOii{;ht  3U  eases 
from  Ceylon  this  week. 
CVBEUS.— Quite  neglected.  A parcel  of  31  paeka.es 
fair  berries,  not  stalky,  from  Bombay,  was  bought  in. 
The  price  suggested  is  35s  per  cwt.  Five  bags  small, 
fair,  stalky,  slightly  damaged,  berries  sold  at  5s  per 
cwt.  Of  a furtlicr  supply  of  127  bags,  10— bold2  brown 
berries,  from  Singapore,  without  stalk— realised  2.5s.  per 
cwt.  Cubeh-stalk.s  were  apparently  un.saleable  at  any 
price. 
Kino.— The  .auctions  today  included  about  750  lb.  (in 
7 cases)  of  good  bright  reddish,  very  .stringent  African 
kino.  No  bids  at  all  were  made  for  it,  even  when  Os  per 
11).  was  suggested,  and  whole  parcel  was  bought  in  at 
nominal  rates. 
Kola  was  in  considerable  supply  today,  73  bags,  mostly 
African,  being  offered  ; 2d  per  lb  was  refused  for  one 
lot,  and  the  bulk  was  bought  in  ; hut  a lot  of  good 
bi-own  West  t'  dian  sold  cheaply  at  5d  per  lb.  Twenty 
b.ags  of  San  Domingo  kola,  a new  and  very  bold  va- 
riety, were  shown  today,  and  bought  in.  This  appears 
to  be  the  first  time  that  this  kola  lias  been  seen  in  our 
markets.  It  is  s.vid  that  between  three  and  four  tons 
have  lately  been  shipped  to  th's  country  and  the  Con- 
tinent. 
Nux  Vo.Mica — We  have  to  report  an  arrival  of  351  pick- 
ages  from  Madras,  and  5 from  Amsterdam. 
Oils  (Essential) -The  ontput  of  Citronella  oil  in  Sin- 
gapore in  1895  amounted  to  400  cases  of  30  21  oz.  bottles. 
Ameng  our  imports  this  week  have  been  10  cases  Patchouli 
oil  from  .Singapore  ; 340  cases  Camphor  oil,  of  which  280 
came  direct  from  Kobe  and  the  rest  from  llamburg ; and 
81  packages  Citronella  oil,  four  cases  fair  pale  Nutmeg  oil 
were  bought  in  at  2;d  per  oz.  Fifty-two  quart-bottles  of 
Cinnamon  oil  reilised  Od  per  oz.  Lime  oil  (W.  I.)  firmly 
held  at  6s  per  lb.  for  good  distilled  or  expressed.  Lemon- 
rass  oil  unaltered.  At  auction  one  or  two  parcels  were 
ought  in  ; on  the  spot  2d  to  Zjd  per  oz  is  a.sked,  and 
for  October  shipment  1 9-16th  d.  per  oz.  c.  i.  f.  has  been 
accepted.  Citronella  oil  is  somewhat  firmer,  with  bu  yers, 
but  no  sellers,  at  lOJd  per  lb.  c.  i.  f.  shipment  to  end  of 
year.  On  the  spot  the  price  is  Is  Id  per  lb.  for  drums 
and  Is  2d  per  lb.  for  tins. 
Quinine  remained  quiet  during  the  early  part  of  the 
week,  but  on  Tuesday  a sale  of  10,000  oz.  B.  Sc  S.,  or 
Brunswick  second-h.and  bulk,  w.as  reported  at  the  price 
running  up  to  lO^d  per  oz.,  showing  a slightly  easier 
tendency  today.  The  market  closes  with  no  sellers  be- 
low lo|d.  It  is  .stated  that  the  deliveries  of  quinine 
from  the  London  w'arehouses  in  September  amounted  to 
110,000  oz.  while  the  arrivals  were  practically  nil.  Some 
quinine  made  by  a new  French  factory  has  recently  been 
shown  in  the  market.  It  is  said  to  compare  unfavour- 
ably with  the  standard  brands,  so  far  as  appearance  is 
concerned. 
.Senna.— At  today’s  sales  910  packages  of  new  crop 
Tinnevelly  senna  were  offered  They  met  with  excellent 
competition,  both  on  the  part  of  the  home  and  the  ex- 
port trade,  and  almost  tho  whole  sold  at  full  to  dearer 
prices  for  ordinary  and  medium  grades,  while  for  good 
qualities,  though  scarce,  the  prices  realised  were  hadly  so 
high  in  proportion.  Very  common  d.amaged  to  sm.ill  dull 
specky  leaves  realised  id  to  id  ; ordinary  siu.all  to  medium 
dull  to  medium  greenish  lid  to  2d  ; fair  medium  green- 
ish to  good  medium  to  bold  ditto  2jd  to  3id  ; fine  to  bold 
picked  leaves,  from  3.id  up  to  7d  per  lb.  One  hundred 
and  twenty-five  p.ackages  Tinnevelly  senna  have  been 
received  this  week. 
Vanilla. — About  125  tins,  repre.'enting  .about  950  lb. 
we-e  oftered  today,  and  partly  sold  without  much  change. 
Good  crystallised  Mauritius  and  Seychelles,  7j  inches  to 
8 inches  28s  6d  to  29s;  uj  inches  7 inches,  23s  Gd  to 
27s  6d  ; brown  from  23s  Gd  down  to  18s  , and  common 
qualities  at  correspondingly  lower  rates. 
SMOKEKS  .SHOULD  USE 
CALVERT’S  DENT J-PHENOLENE, 
A FRAGRANT  LIQUID  DENTIFRICE  AND 
MOUTH -WA.SII. 
Editor  of  Jlcalth  says: — “ The  ino.st  ellbctive 
preparation  for  ridding'  tlie  moiitli  of  tlie  aroma 
of  toliacco,  and  leavin,<(  a jileasaiit  taste.” 
Sold  in  Is-  6t^.,  2.y.  (it/.,  and  1 11).  Is.  (></.  bottles, 
by  Ubemist.s,  & c. 
F-  C-  CALVERT  & CO.,  Manciiksteb. 
[Nov.  2,  1896. 
INDIAN  TEA  SALES. 
(broni  WaUon . Sibtlwrij  Co.’s  Tea  Hcport.) 
U.u.cuTTA,  Out.  14tli,  1890. 
A quiet  tone  prcvaiioci  iu  the  sales  held  on  the 
18th  instant,  (iood  liquoring  te.as  were  wanted 
and  prices  kept  fairly  steady,  but  for  all  other 
kinds  the  market  was  weak  and  prices  generally 
favored  buyers.  2i,‘2iJ'd  packages  changed  liaiids. 
Since  the  season  opened  on  the  21st  May  last  19 
series  of  sale.s  have  been  held  at  which  3t)4,26() 
packages  sold  at  an  average  of  As.  7-7  or  about 
8.jd  per  lb.  as  compared  with  302,037  packages  sold 
in  17  sales  before  the  holidays  last  year  at  As.  8 
or  about  8.|d  per  lb.  and  31-1,111  packages  sold  in  19 
sales  in  1894  at  As.  0-2  or  about  Did  per  lb,  De- 
tails annexed. 
The  average  price  of  tho  24,209  packages  sold  is 
As.  6-10  or  nearly  T.jd.  per  lb.  as  compared  with  21,890 
packages  sold  on  the  10th  October  1895  at  As.  8-3  or 
nearly  9d  per  lb.  and  23,781  pack.iges  sold  on 
the  -1th  October  1894  at  As.  8-5  or  nearly  9d 
per  lb. 
The  exports  from  1st  April  to  10th  October  from 
here  to  Great  Jidtain  are  76,902,931  lb.  as  com- 
pared with  68,971,9,59  lb.  at  the  corresponding  period 
last  season  and  68,981,733  lb.  in  1894. 
Note. — Last  sale’s  average  was  As.  7-2  or  nearly 
8d. 
Telegrams. — Itsuter  telegraphed  from  London  on 
the  18th  instant— Offered  56,000,  sold  44,000  pack- 
ages. Common  to  )iiedium  rather  easier.  Nine 
qualities  full  rates.  Average  9id.  “ Type”  6^d. 
Exchange. — Document  bills,  6 months’  si-zht 
Is  2id.  ° ’ 
Freight.— Steamer— iT-6-3  per  con  of  50  ft. 
(From  William  Moran  A Co.'s  Market  Hepoi-t.) 
C.4LCUTTA,  Oct.  2Lst,  1896. 
On  the  1st  inst.,  25,696  chests  were  offered  and  25,443 
sold.  Good  to  finest  qualitiesalonemaintained  values 
while  common  to  medium  sorts  declined  from  a quarter 
to  halt  an  anna  per  pound.  On  the  8th  instant 
when  24,505  packages  changed  hands,  common  and 
mediums  were  again  somewhat  lower,  good  to  fine 
showing  no  change.  For  Friday  next  about  .30,000 
chests  are  catalogued. 
Signs  of  an  early  closing  are  reported  from  all 
districts;  rain  is  wanted  generally,  and  without  tliis 
the  manufacturing  season  will  probably  come  to  an 
end  earlier  than  last  year. 
Tot.al  quantity  of  Tea  passed  through  Calcutta 
from  1st  April  to  19th  October. 
1896. 
1895. 
1891. 
Great  Britain 
. . 79,942,258 
75,172,024 
72,576,431 
Foreign  Europe 
181,471 
185,.349 
175,329 
America 
654,883 
698,857 
321,428 
Asia 
..  2,771,715 
2,675,342 
2,541,732 
Australia 
- . 2,969,447 
3,687,274 
2,915,861 
86,519,774 
82,418,816 
80,560,781 
Thefts  op  Vanilla  in  Me.xico.— A wail  comes  from 
Mexico  about  the  prevalence  of  thefts  of  vanilla 
beans,  tho  thieves  usually  gathering  them  before 
fully  ripe.  So  bold  have  the  thieves  become  and  so 
frequent  are  their  raids  tliat  it  is  claimed  the  planters 
contemplate  a change  of  crop,  vanilla,  owing  to  the 
losses  by  theft,  being  no  longer  profitable.— OiY  raint 
and  IhtKj  h'cporter. 
