October 5, 1895 
THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST 
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they are about to be put in a very tight place shortly, and are 
now trying to saddle others with part ot the expected losses. 
Our Amsterdam correspondent, telegraphing on Thursday 
afternoon, reports that the auctions of Java cinchona held 
there to-day have passed ofE with good 
A^®terdam gpiiit and a decidedly better feeling, at the 
Te'i'egpa'm. average unit of 2.88c. per half- kilo,, an im- 
provement of fully 10 per cent, upon August 
sales. Of 6,073 packages offered, 4,240 sold, at prices 
ranging from 5Jc. to 24c. \d. to ^\d. per lb.) for drag- 
gists’ ; and from 6Jc. to 90c. (- l\d. to Is. ^d. per lb.) per 
half-kilo, for manufacturing barks. The bark offered con- 
tained the equivalent of 22,184 kilos, of sulphate of quinine, 
of which 18,918 kilos, were sold. 
The prospects of the Cheshire salt-trade have much im- 
proved during the past few days. It has been finally agreed 
. . o II. between the producers that, for the inland 
trade m particular, all salt, after a given date, 
is to be sold subject to a considerable advance in price. This 
arrangement, it is generally believed, will apply to the salt 
districts in Staffordshire, Worcestershire, and Middles- 
borough. The agreement is considered a welcome one by 
the numerous hands engaged in the industry in Cheshire* 
Acid (Citric) keeps exceedingly firm, bub has not made 
any further advance. The Eugllsb manufacturers ask Is 2d. 
per lb. on the spot, but there is probably some in second- 
hand at Is. 2^d. For Concentrated juice from 16Z. to 
15^. 5s. per pipe, f.o b., is asked. 
Acid (Tartaric). — Steady, but slow of sale. English 
makes offer at Is. 2d, per lb. on the spot, and Is. 2\d. for- 
ward. Foreign brands are quoted at Is. IJi. per lb. 
Aloes. — No Curaqao was offered at to-day’s sales. Of 
the Cape variety there were 39 cases, of which 19 sold at 
23s. for fair hard seconds ; 20s. 6d. for ordinary soft ; 19s. for 
drossy quality. Good hard is held for 24s., and the market 
on the whole shows an easier tendency. Socotrine aloes is 
in good supply, but without demand. Of 94 packages shown 
to-day, only 20 sold at 65s. per cwt. for fair brown tieacly ; 
a good lot is held for 70s. per cwt. 
Antimony. — Of a 50-case parcel of fair Japanese antimony 
20 packages sold at 16Z. 10s. per cwt. 
Areca. — Ten bags of fair quality sold at 12s. 6d. per cwt. 
Balsams. — Canada: Quiet. A cask offered to-day was 
bought in at Is. 6d. per lb. Peril: We hear of no business ; 
4 cases of good thin quality of direct import were bought 
in to-day at 8s. Qd. per lb. Copaiba steady. Of 3 casks 
good bright, somewhat cloudy Maraiiham^ 1 sold at the 
steady figure of Is. 7^^. per lb. 
Benzoin. — Very high prices continue to be paid for fine 
Sumatra gum, but the market shows, perhaps, a slightly easier 
tendency. Of the 154 packages shown to-day, only 29 sold 
as follows : Good bright pale almondy centred seconds, fairly 
well packed, 8?. 5s. to 8Z. 10s. ; and 5?. lOs. for very ordinary 
seconds, small to medium, almondy in centre, but very badly 
false-packed sides. A parcel of fair seconds, almondy 
centres, bold fracture, false packed, is held for 7Z. 10s. Of 
Siam gum 1 case of hard brown mixed almondy block, in 
small to medium almonds, realised 21, 7s. 2d. Palemhang 
beezoin in good supply, 178 bags being offered, of which 14 
sold at 34s. per cwt. for fair almondy (subject to approval), 
and at 16s. for earthy red thirds, 
Buchu. — The excellent demand for this article continues, 
and prices are again about hd. dearer all round. Of 22 
packages offered lo-day, 12 sold at b\d. per lb. for nice 
bright green round leaves. Medium long greyish leaves 
realised 2d. per lb. 
Calumba remains very quiet. The only parcel sold 
to-day was one of 22 bags small to bold rather ordinary 
dark, which realised 9s. 2d. per cwt. For good yellow mixed 
quality 18s. per cwt. is asked. 
Camphor (Crude). — -The position is praotically unal- 
tered. No business is reported in either Japanese or F'or- 
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mosan camphor, and the quotations are more or less nominal. 
The stock of camphor in London has increased very con- 
siderably lately, and though the great bulk of it is now in 
the hands of the syndicate, or other firm holders, it must- 
not be forgotten that the real stock in London is con'- 
siderably in excess of that published in the oflacial returns,, 
because large quantities of syndicate-camphor have been 
lodged lately in warehouses who refuse to publish their 
holdibgs. 
Cantharides. — Five cases fair Chinese files were offered, 
of which 3 sold at Is. per lb., rather dusty quality. 
Cardamoms. — The moderate supply of 110 packages- 
met a rather slow demand, and only 67 boxes found buyers 
at barely steady prices for pods, while seeds were Id. per lb. 
lower all round. The followibg were the quotations Ceyloiw 
Mysore, medium to bold, good full pale, 2s. Id. to 2s. ll<f. 
medium size, 2s to 2s. 6^^. ; small to medium pale, from 
Is. l\d. to 2s. Zd. ; good pale to small, Is. \2d.’, medium to bold’ 
brownish, partly split. Is. Qd, to Is. lOd. ; small to medium 
ditto. Is. 2d. to Is. 2d. ; small to medium, long and round 
mixed, ls.t\d.; small to medium brown, split and partly 
specky, Is. \d. to Is. 2d. per lb. Ceylon-Malabar, small to 
medium round, fair, Is. 2d. per lb. Seed, Is, l.\d. to 2s. 
per lb. 
Cascara Sagrada remains very low in price, 17s. per 
cwt. being accepted to-day for fair, rather thick, quality. 
Chamomiles. — The prices have again been raised slightly,, 
best Belgian chamomiles of this year’s crop being quoted at 
40s. ; second quality at 38s. per cwt. 
Cinchona. — At to-day’s drug-sales 13 serons of South. 
American Huanooo bark sold at 2d. to 2^d. per lb. for nice: 
long grey quill ; and at 2\d. per lb. for broken, A small 
quantity of damaged flat cultivated Bolivian Calisaya sold 
at 2^d. to t^d. per lb. ; and 21 packages bold fair Cartayenev 
were bought in at 2d. per lb. The shipments of cinchona- 
bark from Ceylon between January 1 and September 9 have 
been : — 
Year .. .* 1895 1894 
Lbs 729,368 2,131,837 
CrvET. — Nothing of fine quality was offered at to-day’s 
sales, unless 1 horn, which was not actually shown, but. 
is said to have been “ received by post from Abyssinia,” and 
to be of genune quality, may be so regarded. For this 
parcel 60s. per oz. is asked, and for 4 horns of ordinary quality- 
20s. per cz. 
Cream op Tartar. — Prices are, if anything, again higher 
than last week, but there has been much less budoess. Best- 
white French crystals are quoted on the spot at 100s., powder 
at 102s. per cwt., but we doubt whether either figure would 
actually be obtainable. 
CUBEBS. — The supply remains very heavy, and the drug 
moves off very slowly at low prices. About 200 bags were 
offered at auctions to-day, but only 5 of these were sold at 
22s. 2d. to 25s. per cwt. for fair brownish to dull stalky 
mixed berries from Bombay. Good, not stalky quality from 
Singapore were firmly held for 40s. per cwt. 
Cumin-seed Again reported dearer for Malta. On the- 
spot good quality of the new crop has been sold at 37s. 2d. 
per cwt., and the holders now require 38s. At auction a 
parcel of fair seed was bought in at 36s. The import 
returns of to-day show an arrival of 7,074 packages of 
cumin- seed ; this is probably an error. 
Dragon’s-blood.— gum is quite neglected ; a. 
few packages of ordinary quality were bought in to-day at 
12s. 2d. per cwt. Singapore dragon’s-blood is generally held 
for higher prices than the position seems to warrant, and 
there is little demand excepting for finger in reed, which 
continues to realise high rates. Of a 14-case lot o£ this- 
quality, 3 cases sold at HZ. per cwt. for good bright thin 
finger, neatly packed. Another parcel of bolder but very 
broken finger, mostly separated from the leaf-covers, was 
bought in at 12Z. per cwt. Two cases of bright fiery lump 
sold at 9Z. per cwt. ; other parcels of common to good lump 
were bought in at from 6Z. 10s. to 9Z. per cwt. 
Ergot op Rye. — Again lower. The last quotation for 
new Spanish ergot was IQd. pr lb., c.i.f. terms, but it failed 
to draw orders. At auction 22 packages were partly 
