The Lincoln County herald., 1867-04-05
Great The American
Tea Company.
AlVAys 4 Wholess1e EstabllSo0eAt.

WahAss nasy islsisiss no to " 'stesss dAy)
asktng what disaount We make TO the Trede nom
-. sss ss:s;s 70 .s -: w. w. eo";a e ss;: os,:
sslvss eSiy wholsssie Corporation, sd 80 have
n. X, 10 which W cane to brssh paeksses .,
oil WAs, that daring the high prices Of Teas We
.m. .s es"s :. .%s :; ~.
iiss wlat small means thought y very hard to be
compelled TO pay, elscwhce, about dollar. per
peasd uore than We were sc,lius the same goods
for, anply bee 'use they could not afford 10 buy
Avs pounds cfus At tho samc time. Therefore, in
order to tighten these burdens, We consented to
supply theft waats In quantities - small ~ one
yound at The wholesale p ices.
Parties Of small means wishioG for goods TO sell
can havctheir orders nut up In small packages to
suit thek iradc, hut We can not mske any reduc-
have not averaged more thaa t'eo ee"ts per pound
TO give our readers an idea rf the prsAts Which
have Been made in tho TIA trade, no will starr
With the Amer can houses, leaving out Il the &C.
count entirely the profits Of the Chinese factors.
ist. Tho American House In China or japan
mixes largo proats on their sale. or shipmests- :
and soms of the richest retired merchants In this
country hive made thoir immense fortunes thro'
their houses In China.
ID. The Banker makes large profits upon tho
foreign exchange used in the purchase of Teas.
"a. The Importer makes proat Of 80 Per cent
in many cases.
lth. On its arrival here II 10 sold BY tho cargo,
and tho purchaser sells II to the Speculate: In In.
voices Of 1000 to 1000 packages, at an average
ProAit Of ~ per cent.
9Th. The spccuiator sells to the Wholesale tea
desler in lines at profit Of IN to Is per cent.
9Th. The Wholesale tea dealer sells II to the
Wholesale Grocer in iots TO suit his trade. ut a
profit Of about 10 per cent.
7th. The Wholesale Grocer sells II TO the Retail
Dealer .ta profit Of 1850 Is psr cent.
9Th. Tho Retailer sells II to the Consumer fo
ALL rne PROFIT HE C,S Gxr.
When you have addcd to these eiyk' rro6ts
many brokcrngcs. carriages, storages, coopcragcs
and waste. aud add the original cost Of tho tea
it will bc perceived what the consumer has to pay
And now we propose to show why We can sell s'
very much lower thnn small dcalers.
We propose 10 do away with all tbcso variou
profits nnd brokcrnges, carriages, storagea, an
waste, With the exception Of = small commission
paid for purchasing to Uur correspondents In Chi
ia and Japan, one csr'age, and q small profit
our,clves-which, in our large sales, will ann
vny us.
Partics getting their teas from rs may conhdcntl
rely upon gc,ting them pure and fresh, as the
romc direct from the Custom house stores to OIL
Warehouses.
The Company have selected the following kind
from their stock, which they recommend to met
tho wants Of Clubs. They are sold at Cargo pric..
tho samo a. tho company soil them in New iorl
as the list Of prices will show.
ALL goods sold are warranted TO give satisfaction
PRICE LIST.
Young Hyson (green), 500, 9oc, 81, l,i
Green feas, SOC, eoc, si,os, I.lo. hos. sl.2
Mixed (black and greenl Zoe, soc, bcst 81.
Japan, 81, 1.10. best 81. rs.
GDoiong. (black, ,)7oc, 80, best Sl,o0.
Imperial. (grccn) best 1925
English Breakfast (Llsck jsoe, zoe. Sl;$i
best eI 20.
Gunpowder tgrsen) d Is, hest sI 80
ALL towns, villages, or mpnufactor"s, whc
n large number cf men arc engaged, by clnbbi
together. can reduce the cost of their Teas ai
CoHees about one third BY sending directly to Il
Great American Tea Company,
~ and ~ vesey atrcet. corner Of Chur
Post. .Oases Box No 60i3, New york City.
Janury Is, 1857. nj