The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-08-29 00:00:00

IMPORTANT TO COFFEE DEALERS.

In consequence of the trustees of the Albert Dock ware-
houses having recently resolved to raise the delivery dues
on the article of coffee, when bonded in their warehoutes,
from -Id. to 21 per parcel; and that each of these pay-
ments should be made by the merchant instead of the pur-
chaser, a meeting of the merchants, brokers, and dealers
in that article was held yesterday, at the office of Messrs.
Molyneux and Taylor, Royal Bank Buildings, for the
purpose of considering how the proposed alteration would
affect the trade.

Mr. ROI-DS having been unanimously called to the
chair, he explained, in a brief and pertinent speech, the
objects for which the meeting had been convened.
Mr. SHARPE, an extensive coffee dealer, then stated
that a few of the coffee buyers met on Saturday, when
they came to the resolution,—lst, That with reference to
the delivery rates payable on coffee at the Albert Dock
warehouses, they are of opinion that these rates should be
paid by the importers ; they recommend that all coffee
should be re-weighed on delivery, in order to protect the
buyers froni pilferage and other causes of loss, and se-
condly, that the dealers in coffee will on all occasions give
a preference to coffee bonded in the Albert Dock ware-
houses, because of the superiority of the system there em-
ployed for its preservation. The meeting also recom-
mended that a memorial be presented to the trustee:, vi
the dock, with the view of inducing that body to modify
the proposed rates, and to place them on such a basis as
would be calculated to advance the interests of the trade.
Such being the state of the question, he would submit
these resolutions to the consideration of the meeting.
Mr. FERRER said it must be a matter of arrangement
whether the buyer or seller should pay the rates. He
then entered into a full statement of the position in which
the trade stood with regard to these rates, contending at
the same time that the rates levied by the dock trustees in
Liverpool were much less than what was paid by the
dealers in the London market. He then proceeded to
read a statement of the amounts paid at London, as com-
pared with what was paid in Liverpool. He said, in Lon-
don, the dues on a bag of coffee of one cwt., not bulked,
was Is. Id.

Mr. SHARPE.—One shilling.
Mr. FERRER.—One and threepence if bulked ; but that
includes landing, sampling, and rent for twelve weeks.
Barrels, bulked or not bulked, Is. 6d., tearage 4d., so that
on barrels the merchant there has Is. 10d. to pay. Tierces
Is. 6d., tearage 11d., making ls. 70. altogether. Now,
at the Albert Dock, even under the 2d. proposed rate, the
total amount paid on bags is to be Bd. ; on barrels Is. Id.,
and on tierces 10d.,—being Gid less on bags, 9d. less on
barrels, and 9d. less upon tierces than was paid in Lon-
don. He thought that whatever way this was arranged,
the Liverpcol dealers in coffee had no reason to complain.
He should like to see the merchants of Liverpool placed
on the same footing as the merchants of London were.
After some further conversation, it was agreed to send a
deputation to the Dock Committee, with the view of com-
ing to the best possible arrangement respecting the pay-
ment of these dun. It was stated, we should remark, by
every gentleman present, that the working of the Albert
warehouses, with regard to the article of coffee, had, since
their opening, been most excellent ; and they were of opi-
nion that it would be better for the trade if all the mer-
chants were to bond their coffee in the Albert warehouses.

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