538 
THE CHEMIST AND DEIJGGIST 
October 5, 1895 
slaughtered” at very low rates, lid. to l\d. per lb. being 
accepted for woimy i'panish ergot of 1894 import ; Qd. to 
^\d. per lb. for wormy, bat sifted, Russian mixed; and Qd. 
per lb. (subject to approval) for old Spanish of recent 
import. 
Extract of Belladonna.— The dry weather has greatly 
hindered the development of the second growth of bella- 
donna, and it is not unlikely that higher prices will rule 
shortly. The present quotation is still about 3s. Qd. per lb. 
Gamboge — Only 1 case out of 11 that were offered was 
sold to-day. It realised 10^. 5s. per cwt. for medium to bold 
partly broken pipe, fair, partly ricey, fracture. 
Glycerine. — Very firm, and likely to advance farther 
shortly. Some of the manufacturers of double -distilled 
German s.g. 1*250 ask 60s. per cwt. ; others quote 57s. 
per cwt. 
Gum Olibanum is reported to have been in better de- 
mand lately. Fine drop is said to have realised 50s., 
medium to iair from 19s. to 23s. per cwt. 
Honey sells freely at very low prices. Of a newly 
imported parcel of 83 packages Jamaica^ 54 packages sold 
to-day at 28s. for very fine pale treacly, 24s. ^d. for clear 
ambery liquid, and from 23s. Qd. down to 23s per cwt. for 
brown; 23 packages bright orauge partly candied New 
Zealand honey realises 35s per cwt. Australian was in 
large supply, no fewer than 202 packages being offered. For 
a parcel of rather grey looking candied honey, 20s. per cwt. 
is asked, and an offer of the same figure was refused for 
another let. 
Iodine. — The German Consul at Iquique (Chile) writes : 
— “ Last year the producers came to an agreement in 
virtue of which a considerable number of them stopped their 
output for a year. The minority, who still continue the 
preparation of iodine, make an allowance to the others out 
of the proceeds of their sales. It is hoped that the agree- 
ment will be renewed upon its effluxion, as the restriction of 
output during one year only is insufficient to reduce the big 
stocks in Europe to a manageable bulk. The exports in 1894 
were: to Liverpool, 935 cwt.; London, 974 cwt. ; Hamburg, 
3547 cwt. ; and New York, 1,637 cwt. — total, 7,093. against 
12,979 cwt. in 1893. The whole of this, except 96 cwt., 
was shipped under the control of the combination.” 
Ipecacuanha. — There has been an arrival from Monte 
Video this week of 127 bales of Brazilian root, but the 
whole of this is in the hands of firm holders, and may not 
bs offered for soms time. Few importers[8eem disinclined to 
sell, and at to-day’s auctions only 31 packages were offered, 
of which 6 sold at Ss. Zd. to 55. 4i. This shows an advance 
of Id. toZd per lb. on the last sales. Colombian {Cartliagena') 
is also about 2d. dearer, 6 bales good to partly damaged 
selling at from 45. Zd. to 45. bd per lb. ; 3 bags nice plump 
ipecacuanha were bought in at 55. bd. per lb. 
Kamala. — Easier ; 2 cases sold to-day at Zd. per lb. 
Kola — Still tending easier. Of 31 packages offered to-day, 
8 West Indian sold at from lOd. to ll<f. for good, and from 
Id. down to 4fZ for ordinary to very poor. 
Limb juice. — Five barrels West Indian^ very cloudy, 
realised l5. Z\d. per gallon to-day. 
Menthol.— Firmer sales have been made, it is said, at 
135. 6<Z. per cwt. for good quality, but we have not much 
doubt that 135 Zd. would stUl be accepted by some holders. 
At auction 10 cases were offered, and all bought in at from 
13#. bd. to 145 per lb. It is said that for one lot a bid of 
135. was rejected. 
Mercurials. — Owing to the fall in quicksilver the English 
manufacturers of mercurials have reduced their quotations 
Id. per lb all round. The following are the current prices : — 
Sydr. Bichlor 2s bd ^ Hydr, thlorid 2s lOd y Ilydr. c.Creta 
Is y Hydr. Nitric Oxyd.Zs. Id.y Ilydr. Oxyd. Flav. 35. \d y 
Hydr. Prcec’p. Alb. 3#. Id.. Hydr. Suhsulph. Flav. 3s. \d.y 
Hydr. Suljyh. Alb.Zs. 2d y Ilydr. Sulph. Nig. 2s. 1(^. per lb. 
These prices are for parcels from J to 2 cwt.; on lots of 
from 2 to 5 cwt. a reduction of \d. per lb. is made. 
Musk. — It is said that privately there has been a good 
demand fer Tonguin pods, both first and third pile, at steady 
rates, and some owners ara now inclined to ask more money 
at auction. Only a few tins were offered, all of which were 
bought in at nominal prices. A particular feature in con- 
nection with this article was the sale of 9 packages musk- 
trimmings at \d. per oz., subject to paying charges. 
Myrrh remains to all appearance dull of sale, although 
some holders are inclined to ask firmer rates at auction. At 
auction a large quantity was bought in at prices ranging from 
705. to 905. for native picked, 6O5. to 655. for good sorts, and 
305. for small clean siftings. 
Oil (Cod-liver) — There has been a fair demand for 
Newfoundland oil, of which little is now offering ; 55. per 
gallon is the price for good quality. Norwegian oiWs %t\W 
tending higher ; 1675. 6^. to 170#. per barrel has been paid 
on the spot. Several holders decline to sell below 180#. 
Oils (Essential). — Olto of rose is firm ; one of the well- 
known exporters has temporarily withdrawn from the 
market. Italian essential oils continue to advance ; Lemon and 
Bergamot especially look like being much dearer still shortly. 
Lemon is quoted at from 3#. bd. to 4s. bd.y bergamot at from 
85. bd. to IO5 3/^. per lb., f.o.b. At auction to-day 6 coppers 
*• oil of lemon,” 1894 import, sold without reserve at from 
Is. 2d. to Is. bd per lb. Star anise oil is again dearer ; 
7s. 9d. per lb. has been paid, and 8s. per lb. is now asked. 
Some dealers think that the quotation will be 9s. per lb. 
before long. Cassia oil is also dearer, 7s. 9d. per lb. having 
been paid for 70 to 75-per-cent, oil on the spot. In Peppermint 
oils tnere is no change. Distillers of English Oil pepper- 
mint are “ talking ” of 32s. to 33s. per lb. as the figure for 
fiuefct quality, which seems a little premature as yet. Two 
cases of Wheeler's Eucalyptus oil (amygdalica) sold at Ib^d. 
per lb. to-day, an improvement of one penny. Cinnamon oil 
was bought in at Is. per oz., but Zd per oz. would be taken 
for fair quality. For Lemongrass l^d. per oz , c.i.f , is said 
to have been paid, which would be dearer. Citronella is 
also higher. On the spot Is. <\d per lb. is reported paid ; 
for shipment the quotation is Is. Zd. p“r lb , c i f , for drums, 
but there are no buyers over Is. 2x\d. per lb. Ten cases 
Cojuput oil from Amsterdam sold at 2s. Zd. per bottle. 
Orris — At auction 2 bags fair pale chips were bought in 
without mention of price. The market for Florentine root 
remains firm, from 76s. to 79s. per cwt., c if., being quoted 
for best selected quality. 
Quicksilver — On Tuesday the impor*^ers reduced their 
quotation by 5s — viz., to 11. per bottle. Second-hand 
holders offer at 6Z. 19s. to 6?. 19s. bd. per bottle. 
Quince seed keeps firm. For 2 bags from the Cape 
Is. Zd. per lb. was paid to-day. 
Quinine — Again slightly dearer, with sales of about 
5.000 oz. second-hand German bulk at 13§i^. per oz. 
Rhubarb. — There has been a very fair demand privately, 
but prices show no improvement. At auction to-day 
152 cases were offered, of which about 60 sold, as follows : — 
Shensi : Small to medium, round, fair orange coat, three- 
fourths pale grey, one-fourth dull fracture, Is. 4^f. ; flat, 
small to medium good coat, fair pinky fracture, Is. bd. ; 
ditto smaller, Is 4i. ; small round and flat mixed dull coat, 
three-fourths dull grey fracture, lid per Ib. Cantoni 
Medium to bold fair coat, thres-fourths pinky fracture, 
round, Is Id.'y small to medium round and flat, lOd^. to 
lOJ^- ; good round and flat pickings, 9|»^. per lb. High 
dried: Medium round, fair coat, three-fourths pinky, one- 
fourth grey fractui'e, 6^. to 6Jf^. ; wormy and scalky, 4|^^. 
per lb. 
Sarsaparilla. — Genuine Grey Jamaica is very scarce, 
the first-hand stock being only 8 or 9 bales. Lima-Jamaica 
sold well to-day, 10 bales realising from 10^^ to W^d per lb. 
Dull grey to good native Jamaica was bought in at Is. \d. to 
Is 2d. per lb. ; Honduras at Is. Id. to Is. t^d. ; and 50 bales 
damaged chumpy Mexican at t^^d. per lb. 
ScAMMONY. — Eleven bags of root were shown to-day. 
They are held for 50s. per cwt. 
Senna. — A good supply of Tinevelly leaves (662 bales) 
sold, with excellent competition, at higher rates, especially 
for ordinary qualities. Common yellowish, small and specky, 
leaves brought \\d. to 2d. ; fair small to medium greenish, 
2id. to Zd ; good to nice bright, from 3ji to bd per lb. 
Alexandrl'm leaves unchanged. 
