bstance. It has been tried in New South Wales; but, as with
other local dyes, although found well suited for flax, hemp, linen,
or other vegetable productions, it could not be fixed on wools or
animal matter. Dr. Holroyd, of Sydney, some time since, imported a ton
of it for a friend near Bathurst. It is of great importance that
chemical science should be applied to devise some means of fixing this
valuable dye on wool. As the tree is so common, the bark could be had
in any quantity at about L3 10s. a ton; and our tweed manufacturers
are in great want of a black dye for their check and other cloths.

The principal heavy woods used for dyeing are fustic, logwood,
Nicaragua wood, barwood, camwood, red Sanders wood, Brazil wood, and
sappan wood. All the dyewoods are nearly L2 per ton higher than last
year.

Common Spanish fustic which in September, 1852, was only L3 10s. per
ton, now fetches L6 10s. in the Liverpool market; and there is a great
demand for all kinds of dyewoods. Tampico and Puerto Cabello fustic
are now worth L6 10s. to L7 the ton, Cuba ditto, L9 10s. to L10.

Sappan wood is L4 higher than last year; barwood has risen cent per
cent; logwoods are L2 per ton higher.

The following were the prices of the different dyewoods in the
Liverpool market, on the 1st September, 1853, per ton:--

L s. d. L s. d.
FUSTIC, common Spanish 5 10 0 to 6 10 0
Tampico 6 10 0 7 0 0
Puerto Cabello 6 10 0 7 10 0
Cuba 8 0 0 9 10 0
LOGWOOD, Jamaica 5 0 0 5 5 0
St. Domingo 5 5 0 5 10 0
Campeachy, direct 7 12 6 8 0 0
Indirect and Tobasco 6 10 0 7 0 0
NICARAGUA. WOOD.
Rio de la Hache, solid 9 0 0 11 10 0
" " small 6 0 0 6 10 0
Lima 12 0 0 14 10 0
BARWOOD, Angola }
Gaboon } 7 0 0 -----
CAMWOOD 25 0 0 30 10 0
RED SANDERS WOOD 5 15 0 6 10 0
SAPPAN WOOD 10 0 0 15 0 0

RED SANDERS WOOD (_Pterocarpus santalinus_), which is hard and of a
bright garnet red color, is employed to dye a lasting reddish brown on
wool. It only yields its color to ether or alcohol. Th