The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-08
DRUGS


ed States and Europe. OF these. i've are IN the
United etates-three In Philadelphia and two
in New York. Most Of the imported quinihe
ONES from Germany. which has ak ont OF the
fourteen European manufacturer Formerly
a Philadelphia arm were the largest manufs Z.
turers In the world: now that distinction Is cid
Oy Boehinger. Of Milan, Italy, whose an ius
outputs estimated al l, 20O. 600 ounces. or oysl
fourth OF the worlds consumption rior t.
1879 the consumption in the United 81 stes wsi
supplied chiefly BY the EoIns manr .factareri
anu the foreign importation was Yer 3 small A
large business was done by the Am ericsn man
ufscturers, who, protsctei by 2. high tariff
made millions out Of this drug alone Since lns
abolition OF the duty the American manufaetur
ing monopoly has been TO grea. extent broker
To explain the decline In the price 1t will b,
necessary 70 60 back q few years. The primary
cause was the discovery In ls7g Of enormous
quantities Of cinchona bark In the Capura dis
trict of the United States of Columbia This
discovery swslled the importation SO greatly
tina, 0c0 more PACKAGES were received in the
London market In 1881 than In lsso The enor'
| nous yield Of the Capura district caused de.
cline In price from 81 per ounce TO 81 AK. A
powerful syndicate was then formed by Lon.
don merchant named Meyer, and large quaint
ties Of the Capura bark fell into It's hands at
| about 81 80 per ounce. The syndicate sold 40,
sold $1,000 bales at an advance of 10 per cent 10
Boehinger Of Milan. The price then advanced
~ per cent 70 manufscturers. An enGeavor
was made TO form combination among the
continental manufacturers to force prices up In
the expectation that thore would be large orders
from America, and that the Egyptian difficulties
would cause general European war. Some Of
the manufacturers were willing but there was
hitch somewhere, and the attempt TO combine
fell through. The purchase by Boehinger of so
large quantity of bark al so low a price placed
him In position 10 control the market
Mr. e. J Moore, OF No. 81 Liberty street, a
large dealer IN quinine. Informed World re-
porter that in his opinion. Boehinger has been
Improving his opportunities. Together with the
other Boehinger house In Mannheim, Germany.
he has begun deliberate attack Oh the Amerl.
can market for the purpose OF 30 obtaining It's
control that hereafter he might dictate terms
ana prices lie has therefore thrown large guam
nties OF quinine on this market az prices which
could NOT be eQualed by other Manufacturers
VINO, unlike him. had not purchased a lot of
cheap bark. MIR Moore says that BoehiuQer has
been able to dispose ofthis quinine ~ from 81 81
toN Io Other European manufacturers could
not sell for less than 30, while quinine made
from bark purchased in the London market to.
gay cannot BIZ made for less than t2l2k. II
poenlnger object was to permanently crush the
american manufacturers, he has clearly made
nishke IN not taking pains that his cheap
quinine went into proper hands that WOMB
convey " 10 the consumers, for Mr.. Moore
says that the bulk Of II has passed directly into
we warehouses ofour own manufacturers. who
seized upon cheaper article than they them.
selves could make, and are keeping 1t for a rise
IN the market. Thus, in Mr.. Moore's opinion,
the consumer IL not benefited by the chesp
prices Very little OF this cheap quinino has
reacned the retailer. The manufacturers do moi
W. W. nh ane market TO get stocked with quality
OF cheap quinine, and have thus gobbled 1t up.
very ntae is In the hands of outside operators.
olnce the duty has been removed the American
msuuiac'urers have, to large extent pur.
ina iSreEn qninine and after reestalliz-
ing H-that ls to aay, making it over like their
own brand-have sold it at at an advance Of
" per cent This they are able to do, because
many physicians prescribe only particular
brands. and thus each manufacturer has, In a
measure, nmarket OF his own
Powers u Weishtmsn, the Philadelphia mann.
factursrs, say that In 1881 794 495 ounces of Gui
nine were imported into the United staier
announcer authority says that from January In
NovemSer ~ 1882, there were imported into the
poit 81 new YORK 54S i5S OUNCES. Ills believed
lnat tne arrivals this year will be about 1850 GOO
ounces 1888 than last, Notwithstanding the large
receipts expected this month Statistics fnr
nished by Mr. D. G. Robbins for the chamber of
c0mmerce show decrease Of the importations
"a Hluchoha Dark and an increase in the impor.
"uohs OF manufactured quinine since 1879.
Mr. Robbins said to World reporter who I'm.
tertogated him on the subject that the chief
cause OF the decline in price was the discovery
9r Inc capura District that the LONDON
Quantities Of the bark, and had dispossS
Q, $1,000 bales Of 1t to Boehinger, of Milan
AuCh OF this had been thrown on the American
market. He said that 1t was a fact that the
american manufacturers purchased foreign oui
, niie wheh they could get 1t cheap and recrys-
!aliiet 1t H. denied that there Is any comb.
nsuon among the American manufacturers. or
shat tney were buying up ali the cheap ouinIne
,oi rlse The Capura district, he said, is ian.
,nn, ana II vas necessary now to begin the syS
temate cultivation OF the bark The ureat oon
vest now, Nj Robbins says, Ia over the Ameri.
car market and the dealers are fighting among
mems ives for Its possession Nr. RSbbins is
IN s'or OF 10 per cent duty on qulnlne. ''The
has been the crippling of The American m mann NM
lactursrs, the establishment of new manufacto.
t,es IN England, and an enormous increase In
.ne production Of the old ones 1t has resulted
n.so IN the establishment Of number of specu
fora,ar h as,i, through whose hands the
taller" 0"s 'no ~