The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-12
Tho Ouinlne Trade.
The Effects OF the Production of Peruvian
Bark IN Ecuador.

Bark IN Ecuador.
Thereport of The South American Com
mission contains some interesting in
formation about the quinine bark trade.
X. II. HoadleY, merchant doing bug
mess with Ecuador, was the witness
under examination when Governor Rey-
n1ld- said suggestively:
"HOn are the tirst one that has men
toned tho Ecuador traden
"The Ecuador trade" replied Mr..
HOadl6y, "has received very black eye,
you mightstate, in the last four years, in
consequence Of the decline in the price
OF quiniue bark. That was very
large factor of their thipments from
there, employing large number OF men.
In trade this Is known as Peruvian bark,
but we call il quinine bark. Some OF
the richest qualities came from Ecuador
but now the price has declined to q very
low point, and IL is slmOst impossible
for tbom TO ship any further. The main
cause Of the decline has been the Won
d0riul development Of the cultivated
bark in Sierra Leone aud the East
lHdiaS, Some twenty years ago or less
the English government realized that
they were dependent upon tvO states in
South America, CoumuiHaUi Ecuador,
or You might say Bpiviu, iOr thoir sup
Plies of quinine; aud the English gov
eminent use an immense quantity OF It,
in the kast especially, In their armies
and uavieS, and i'm all those southern
countries 10 is almost matter OF food
aud hey said, ave must not bB de.
pendent upon tho South American
States that a. any time NAV Get into a
war with each other aud cut or tho sun.
ply" so th"y sent ont 2 commission 20
Investigate the subject aud Obtain
! plants aud thov went tn South America
and secured the plants took th0m 10
| India and began the cultivation, 50 that
| in the East Indies IL WAS ON government
/ land and with government labor, and
/ what they did not want they sold. They
used what they required lur making
/ quillue tor heir purposes, and beyond
| tnat ihey sold the surplus 90 tuH Euro
| pean markets. That commenced in q
very small way but has steadily grown,
/ not only In quantity, but in quality,
| While tho best quiuine bark that Is
| shipped irpm South America, the very
| best, has seldom over ~ to 3 por cent OF
| quiuiuc-'Or instance, mn 100 rounds Of
/ bark there would be thres pounds OF the
sGlphsta of qu'uine under cultivation
! In lusia they Bst ltup az high "a 4, 3. cor
| 10 per cent. aud the production is so
| constantly increasing tnare In quantity
ANA quality Iyt the European markets
are flooded with 10, and the price has
steadily declined, so that 10 is almost
| Impossible 10 ship banks from South
| America that will pay Q expense ui
/ shipping. Ia Sierra Leone and India
| the bark il grown at 500 li..lo cost chat
| they can deliver % In London aud make
a prof. IL ihoY only set a shilling r
| puuud tor IT,"
q. Have they not Improved ma.
chinsry for the use of it2 a. Yes, sir,
| for tho manufacture ofQuinino. But the
ensrlsus quantity OF bark now raised
has brought down the prico.
| a. And the fact that what comes from
| lnuia, ~ you say, is so much puf8rS.
A. So much richer.
q, Yields uOrv? a, Yes, sir; yields
more; while Ecuador and most part ot
south America the bGrks aro gathered
30 far from the coast, and their only
means OF transportation is on mulebaok
and mpu'S back Co the little rivers, that
the actual cost 10 bring q bale II bark, of
gathering 10 and ge.luk it 90 New York,
in many sections, ia much moro than 10
Is worth,
@. Has Mexico made auv efforts TO
raise Peruvian bark2 a. No, sir; the
climate is not suitable for 10 II requires
u peculiar climate. There may be paris
OF Mexico where u could ha grown,
They have started 10 IN Jamaica, HDi 10
has increased only speak of that rs
ono reason why the trade between
Ecuador aud the United States has lti-
lon of very materially ia the last three
years. Thov can not pay Tor their pur-
chases now In barks, AZ they did Tor.
merly.