Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-06-19

We havs ssesivsd . report, soesotly nA1s
y ~ Ssesstary Of ~ Trsaeu6y. " On.
niaoiea appeiaesd ~ he voVtstsa n ~
rsvsaue syssso q ths United 0esAea The
IVpogt b s1cesdingly intssvseiog, nd
lbeondise n ststissscs II iopeslnoes.
Ameag the fAets pessests1 - STATE
nsnts respecting tks eoee n tsa, I'D he
ouseDsus 0rolts derived ften The sals a
this article ef siaese uaivsessl domestic
ssassupsisa. n csassoss, - esssees
furnishes shess psslts 70 tbe psctees Of ths
asaler. eson De sspest a ths Coo0is>
eiea, h appesss thes ~ lAfesst psopsssssa
Of the cost Of TEA 70 The Arssieau coosum-
o. IL made up Of the psslits Of the je6ber:
and retailers. The original price q goo
- y oheus - eoats pee peund. Tho =
We Nip ID" pg5ee. 1he Chiosoo ~
ducsf does not gst this. Th~rs y the e.
pess duty, tslls Isvisd at ths vasisus sta
lions % The ny 70 psst, sxpsnses Of pecs>
~. "a - ~ q three pssots see1uiag
bsiceo he " reaches ~ hands Of - q
porting = reliant Adding bic pfoat. tee
psies q Chiasss pos = shlpue.s 70 q
stated, aheus 10 cSats pet Pseod ~ 80
tea Staple gradss Of blsek (OeSeng) tsa
m IA. dovp 10 New yesk q eheet "
|Ie148kop pooSt, trse Of duty-eAes 70 10
sey. s'in bend" This includes I'll charges.
selling commissien, freight, insurance. etc;
II ev1s ~ pstes bsiag pssdt.
The Commission state that The profits Of
the tea truds, after leaving the Importers
hands end before reaching the consumer.
have been enoruous. They odd, that Of the
pruflt paid b. ths consumer 20 more than
enc lessth reaches The original importer. :.
Three. fourths Of Il stops In the pockets Of
the jobber and the retailer.
Tia Coumiaaies tested this by The fsllew
ine case A peund Of Oolong ~ ~ pur
chsse1 q each Of tue diasesat ed ssspseta'
ble erocers 10 New York on the same day, d
81 80 ~ pound. This - was inosdiats'
Fly taken 70 enc Of the leading ''tse. brokers
and valued BY him q . market price Of "
cents ~ one Of he samples end Vee Tor ths
other. The market Tor - q the time W.
steady, and bad been - for months, gold
also bsisg ssssdy q 10 % l47. The bro
ker's valsaaisn, returned = the Commission
% ~ saaplss submittsd 70 him, was III
pfios At which the tsa would have bssn sold
b. the importer. The - 10 question cot,
ssy about 80 cents in currency, laid dowr
| in New York, duties and al charges paid
The importers profits ranged from ten y
thirteen cents per pound. while The balsac'
Of tho cost 70 the consumer, amounting Z
o8 cents, or u per cent upon the cost to tn
importes, 10 csi6bsd BY the jobbse and th'
retailer. The Commission cay: "A condi
ton OF trsdc that admits such an iniquitou'
nroGt 10 he made out Of the consumer, Ger
tsinly needs reformation"
They say, also: Fifteen cents 10 GOLD
fire fos he importer aud ten for the trad
is liberal profit TO be divided between
the importer and whoever staads bsswee'
rim and the consumer, making Jorty. ~
cents for good 'ea" - the cost to the con
sumner.
The Commission estimates that The con
sumption Of tea in the United States, 70
the year 1866 will amount u 10, 00O, 90
POUNDS This, at twenty five cents pc
pound duty, would give tho government
seven milnous Eve hundred Thousand dol
lars revenue on tea.
Bot Just look 1t the profits the jobter %
retailer must realize IRON the consumer Z
one dollar fifty per pound. II. ~ tho Com
mission cay, f0sty~tive cents would p
them very handsome profit, It 10 cuttin
rather deep to charge one dollar city,
Among Other statements. the Comnissio
remark that they learn. from ststeusu,
] made to them ON oath, that teas damage
| b. Dire 10 bond warehouses. - veil - b
, sall water, are sold ct auction. and 20
once throueh process Of ssakiag orer, On
ere sold Afterwards - sound teas. thus d
, frauding the consumer. This business