November 2 , 1F91.] 
THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. 
riSH-CUBING. 
Daring the year X8i)0 01 there wore 113 fiali-cnring 
yards at work in ti>e Madras Presidency against 142 in 
tho previous year. During the year two n»‘w yards 
were optuied at Polhu-Ponani and Vadanapalli, and iho 
Manuapnram yard was closed, but since then five other 
yards at liypillu, Koimda, Kacnparti, Madinlogam and 
Nanjbiankuppam have bcon closed, so that the current 
year opened with only 1H8 yards. l,3r)6,412 maunde of 
tish wore bronnht to tho yards to bo cor'd acainst 
l|l8-l,058 in 18 h 0 90, for which 190,420 maunds of salt 
Vttluetl at Ill,S2 Ul wore sold agnii.at 170,111 manuds 
valued at 111,16,278 iti the previous year. The quan- 
tity of fait sold t«j each maund of fish cured was 11 82 
lb. in 1889-90. The incronso of G 698 tons of fish or 15 3 
per cent brought to iho yards to bo cured is a very 
8atisfftc‘^ory deve’epmont of the ii.dnstry in spite of a 
bad fishing boikou on the whole of the Kaat Ooas*. 
The rapid strides in the improvement of the fish-curing 
industry is evidenced by tho following figures of fish 
brought to be cure i for tho past five ye*rs 
Bast- 
West- 
Coast. 
Uosst. 
T t’.I. 
Tons. 
Tons. 
Tons. 
188R-87 
. . 9,526 
20,847 
36,373 
18M-S8 
. . 12,637 
24,8f>8 
37,495 
1888-81) 
.. 15,781 
25,880 
41,611 
1889-!)0 
.. 15 23! 
28,263 
43,490 
1890-91 
.. 16,T.6 
33 768 
50.194 
The quantity of salted fish n anu^actured locally in tho 
several districta in the Madj^s Presidouoy during the 
year was 796,500 manndH, 30,787 mann la were importod 
by »ea, and 1,692 mauuiia by rail, msktug a total cf 
828,879 mauiids. Of this quantity 98,275 maunds were 
expo'tf d by sea and 4,614 niaunUs by rail, leaving a 
halunce of 725,000 niaunda for consumption in the Presi- 
dency, exhibiting tho fact that tho bulk of tho anlt-fish 
cured is consuinod in tho Prosidency. lu South Canora 
and Madras the imports by sea are in excess of the ex- 
ports, while in South Arcot, Taujoro, Tinneveliy, 
Maduriand Malabar tho exports exceed the imports. 
Tho quantity ciUTicd by rati both inwards and outwards 
18 very Email, but Ibo latter is much in excess of tho 
former. The expenditure incurred hy Government on 
fiah-enring operations was 1152,963 against R45,()3l iu 
1889.00 or an ir.creano of 117,925. Tho increase isattrl- 
huted *0 the expansion of operations and to the conduct 
of oxp^^rimfutK in fish-ouring <m a larg^'r scale. The 
t?0iu Government was Klfi, 189*12 5 during the year 
and a total gain of 1153,26813 0 from tho period of tho 
commoncemeut of the operAtion^. A sories of experi- 
mental operations in fish*curing was carried out by the 
Salt Department durii g the year, and 2,452 maunda of 
fish were operat’.*d on, for which about 397 manuds of 
falfc wore ueo I anninst 511 maunds of tish and 103 
maunds of salt in 1889-90. Govornmonfc incurred nn 
expenditure of R3, 033-10*0 and realisod K3,3a5-3.2, 
ahowiug a Email profit. The experiments were oon- 
ductodonan extended scale and were undertaken to 
find out the quantity of edt required to properly cure 
^>ih, ^Madras 7Vwjw, Sept. 18tlj. 
LONDON TLA LE TTE R. 
(From ihe Jnidian. P/antera' fiazefte^ Sopt- 12th.) 
llo.NOUH Ll«X. 
Jokai (flukanpnkri) , 
. . m Jloxea Ply. Or. Pok. 
s. 
4 
a. 
8 
” ,, . 
. 20 hlf-chta. Or. Pek. 
2 
9i 
>» n • 
. 13 clita. Pek. Failings 
2 
24 
M 11 
. 30 „ Pek. 
2 
6* 
Darjeeling Co. 
.12 ,, Pek. Sou. 
1 
8 i 
. 20 „ Bro. Pek. 
2 
9 
Tiikvar 
. 28 hlf-olitK. JJro. Or. Bek 2 
1 
llishnath . . 
. . 20 do. do. 
2 
Hi 
Mini Tea Co. 
, . 21) do. Bro. Bek. 
2 
dhanzie 
. . 14 cheats do 
2 
4 
Fancy Ijiht. 
Mertinga . . . . 2 lb. Golden Tips 5 0 
It needs no excuse that tho Ilukanpukri 12 chests 
of I ekoe Souchong at Is. 8d. should be found in tho 
319 
Honour List, considering that these^2 cheats com- 
plete the finest Invoice of the size ever received and 
sold together from India. Tho Flowery Orange 
Pekoe, was simply perfection, and had a beautiful 
glaze, showing great care in manufacture. Its 
weight for bulk was also very remarkable, indicat- 
ing oxcellonco in the rolling. In fact, it was 
evident, that every detail of znamifAuturo had received 
the utmost posadne attention, and thst to begin with, 
the system of manufacture had reached the height 
of perfection. There is a similarity in the Teas of 
all the Pauilola gronpof the Joksi Company’s gardens 
which is a very striking illustration of how far one 
capable, directing mind, can go in stereotyping, so 
to speuk, a certain typo of qu'ility and appearance, 
in the Teas of gardens situated miles apart, and upon 
very different varieties of foil; and possessing bushes 
of various j^ts, and of course, difforent Tea-makers. 
This similarity, and excellence, common to all theiie 
gardens under one Superintendent, whose instructions 
are thus faithfully followed, go far to indicate that 
the of manufacUtn,** as long ago hinted in 
these columns, has more to do with the quality of 
the Tea made, than all other conditions put together, 
provided the district boa Tea district, and the bushen 
not worn oat- This is further borne out by the re- 
mombrance, that this very district (Sadiya liaad) 
once upon a time was spoken of in Calcutta aa having 
a soil which could produce quantity, but never quality. 
Jamaica Oikchona. — A small consignment of ein. 
ohona from a private plantation in Jamaica 
was offered at this week’s bark sale®. This is 
the first ehipmont from that island that has been 
put up for auction this year. The total weight 
of it was only 07 lb., and if tho offer had been 
accepted that was made for it, tho total would 
have realised about 17a. As freights are high 
from Jamaica, and no less than lls Cd carriage 
was paid for this little lot, cinchona growing in 
Jamaica does not seem to be an industry of much 
promise . — Chemist and Druggist^ S?pt. 12th. 
Tea in China.— From Foochow wo have the follow- 
ing tea nows undur the 22ad ult. Tho calling 
steamers during the pai^t fortnight have been the 
“Patroclas.” ‘^(ileueagles,** “Kiutuok ’ and ‘•Nomoa”for 
the German Mail, About $ of a millioulb. were shipped 
by the‘0 eteaincrs, making the export to Kurope to 
date 11$ million lb. agaiust 10^ millions to the same date 
last year. The settlements iu the interval have been 
19.000 chests Congou, which, looked at iu conjunciion 
with tho above mentioned fortnight’s cxpo“t, ahowa 
that there must bo a coufliderahlo quantity of bought 
tea in tb« port unshipped, representing probably an 
acoumii’ariou for the n«xt Australian steamer to sail 
aboiut 6tb proximo. Prices show but little change* 
Q tot though tho market has been, the sales have 
been in excess of tho arrivals, and with a moderate 
stock teamen have been generally firm. Common, how- 
ever, must be quoted a maoo or two lower. Tho 
toas bting settled at Tls. 8 per picul (5£d per lb.) are 
barely up to “ type ’* standard on Ihe average. Tho 
determined run on oommoii tons at this time of tho 
y ar is naturally having its uffoeb on the question 
of total supply for the season. Tlie teamen uo longer 
stand to their a<%suranco tliat it will ba limited to 
330.000 chests Congou; they admit tho possibility of 
its being 10 to 15,000 chests more- It U though^, 
however, that this iucreano in the estimate of the 
total yield will nob nffcct the probable total export. 
The latest arrivals include a considerable proportion of 
tea which can only be oharacteri'»ed ** low ordinary 
coarse aud new,” a class r.ob wanted lu any of the 
markets to which Foochow ships, and if sold at all, 
will only fetch such a price as will deter auv largo 
supply of it coming down. The arrivals of Congou 
to jlate are 292,000 against 339.900; the selt'emeuts 
203,009 against 187,000; and the Stock of Congou is 
89.000 cheNts against 152, OiX) chests at lUe correspond- 
ing date last year.— A^.-C. Uarald, Sept. 4th. 
