, 1870-03-28
THE TEA TRADE.

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Chicago as n Dfu.tnn,,,~u, u,.,r
10 ~ Editor 81 II. cA;,,,, 1,-,..-.
beg permission to sum,,smsnt u,a ar,u,
] meuts Of yon. editorials of thc ga and oStb
inst, that tea. can bo aold in this city bv
| direct i,urort.tionu ~, d., rn.;.a -, -.
| c1,;,, ,r,i -. W. o"u 'au.t7eo' i1"..'
~, 'cpAn, cheaper Than II bought OF,
Ut @ntouens Ae" York importa1s; and pro-
pose to chow ho4o to do 60 1t IL imperative
that t.e merchants OF this cty. dealing rnorc cr
1ees in teaa, shall b tho .ctus; iuno.te1, ;,to N
San Francisco ,nd H., ;,,,,,a;.t. es-s. Ns'
ss aA.,. - ~ - ~ ~ tnuAto correspond.
ence with the commission buyers in China, and
not give their orders through rniddts-men in
New York, or Ban Francisco, whose commits
sions. charges md .4aoneezea !" vou,d ~ ,dd "
~. 1' 'n@1 uea'ets "oo,o NJ more Jusuhed,
III thcr o~n interests, IN buylnG from the im-
porter4 Of New Yurk residence in China
during the past ten yeara. enah1e. ma
~ ,n;n, ~ ~ s.ns s.arsa ,em ' 40 .u'
pun. out, ~ ho"e oee5ee' ~" tae nes-
ehaats of Chicago can " command and control
the distribution Of teas, and other produce
of Cbina. Jxn.n. xnd Nnlsr.n frnm thiu MINI
~ aven ~ 49, ~ ~ yor,, Tsa~I.1 ~
sAo "a: ~ ~" W.. 10 ntbo
-A h@ S-AS FAN4AA<1O ALL
shipment Of teas from China and japan, who
oaly number alout four {slthopch tha.n a-n
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sec :. osso Nv ous N:N Ip y. oiocia3'
nave .heif heaa houses N nohS hong, with
branches At the tea ports, which arc Canton,.
Fuhciau, Shanghai md Hankov. in Chins.
and yotoh,m, IN J,nnn ,pd ,t,,c,ed "a tho.o
- ..a..--I- ~ 'A.,' q
ofanenes llo nsa re hearetn, sea Mno aie usually
eai~t ~ w . y. ~ u@.e .no ae,
t,ut t,.t.. uoT ar1.raI n ,,s ~ o.. ~ ana
~ ~ cr,,n ~ H., seaean Mt -, 70 ~ mem
1mrap ~; :, 1h;re .hnt H.. ~ " - ~
,.a 1nls raa;ta .nd ;,stnat;oo e ~ ~ my s!a
t.a.ar. - -, 80 ,,;sn. ~ - H. - aAoa"
a. fhs to,t !, glict ~ "'uso Nv
an,,o,s ~ lin, - ~, en,,,aa nc 1ue r. r.
}in.rert % c1...os ~ ~ ,ss nm Ir4,n.,,. tran me NE
me,,t;onad an1 tbo mods ~ nnr.,,.sa @ p15aa t5
srn1n ~ III Tesa ,rc ut b-,nab, -. u. ~
is. ~ era,r,x, Iso;es t,aht ~ euo tp,ta
'?n.E ,st,ict, I,r dc.1ers rbn t.Is tha,, sto 70
lie pof.s IN !. chops" which are bost-iosds Of q
ty These T cae1 1ndra from VI .a ins sas aua
ri tha cro,, Wills nicktng, wilt the opsif1 Wi
ha .n,1 i,fny1n the fore11n i,ny;ne hnrsas =" -
what in to l,e cxpocte3 Isnd ccpe9alIy Iii that
the cror, vii bo yery sfort, Whcn tha cn,;ne ~.
1t lie ieaf IL finished, and While packine. a.ms
mn;tted to lie usua l,uyers. Who ex.miua md
decide ~ to itg clase, and how il will sunnlv
any indcuts thev NAV l,nyo to execute 9Thc
llinere dealer ihen aaks . price for hin teas'
higher than he expects to obtain, aud thst
luycIs, one after another, carefully
informing each bidder when be has had ini.
ter urirt offered. aud, quoting the bid and hii
der. pits Que buyer aGa1net tie other. Until he
las obtained tho highest offer n,sriklc. fnr
which he tlclirers his lea az soon a. arr;ycd
y
The rior being EXAMINED In ycr;fT tho .amn,a
lie rnIals are l.',allcl mated IA r,tIs,,psj
Inv sh;nm.nt Thcra NAV H. s.Tn-.i ya..s ~
tSo noIpa nn.i;tr snl ionS,,t for ~ "'ops y.
dr., Lut cyerT rloni. sstnnlc,1 and e1.ro;,,aa
sensraielv Thsn tLo rurrS.se | 1,.a Musu Ionn .sl
coI,to1 nj ,rona-,r o,,ar.i;n,at, aI1 ooSI -
rl.s1.n.,ps ~ ~ 1.rar :; t.e soao"ts
49,, Jn,i.,. th;n;' .'., - t,au a,.s:i 80. ~
fr.,1n tl,n LsntS ~, w., .s,a -. ~ ooanou i
nrnn,t tScpc Tons when el,inna1 1,a co,i.tar.i A~
~ tha;r c,,,if,. f o!Ra T1,as< ~, ~ .ae 1anAs
Js.n 40 aeA ec sta.i;,,, Ansn s., u,a'1o e l"lya
naMn ,.a:. ~ u, e'Itf eAei.Anse, uc oAnks
TIE ~ ~ ~ ~ ne14cAu
u4naa niue.u4.n,s uu4n6 .nS seAson ~ very con
aoetaMs' aneS tne COST OF tha 9oods. be1pg
eotnesI1ea a, Ii my anu yu1e Mosth - "a 70
~ t0o' uecaeasuS to"aras sI1 Novemoet 70 - a.
io1 hla Mo1ltas plits. 4Ms aese3apuon or tue
hoae o. nas1hg caeay aIpnes 10 tie INST snd
seccha P1sSanse, EMsa na now otonehs 70
sI, ~t.t 49, ~1 ~.
tnfoueh JnEe aad Jnls, thcse ,cihS me best
oi INC srow!n 9! the season. 1ne thlru p1ck-
,hE' hNa sometimes 1ou1!h, Il oonc more
!eleuies' alat Iue l'loouct - 1nipped CONC
.,tuea - tatc 1s necen1e1' folmeiiv, me
uss! ,ct.ors oi .nc 9eason aIs noI como forward
@ ..n'il lhe a ena Q. June, nnt ior the tast hse
ouse'a 9aso tn @ ssaI peen .n nui1?lhe ne
,.sa!iiS ,ni';'ii ~ p.s tsas '-iuei a.o nA1Aas,
'nsiit, las ~ ~. uo.e =. uc 91pease oi eae
a. -. ,a.;, a. -. t".eu, anu u.e lea1
!re.i t,.,.n. .,1 Gtupc. ~! &c aan Ma.
.ta in.f ia;,.. - i...;1, ,io ~uI eus u
,'.,,..1 ..,,, aSd .he. ~ ~ e. S.,,.
I,nS sar;r,,air s.,s-;nr,t.d r., Tb;ah n'A ~ -
tI;noaa hswn t.s 49, ~, ,neo, ~. a .,a ~ 3ne
',a.;t ~ Is,i1,. - fsIso1r ,,s,.l.oS - .uu % Ls-
n.t;nr ~ nnc-,f,nts tshn Vii ~, ~. nrlia,s
fnr tha;r ,cnn;rcn,nr;. fnr tna sosao1, t,ro,',is
one Lonp... ar ar..reiited agent in t,,;s ~
uhn .iU forward . 1cttne ~ crct1;t vor ~,
who,, v.1,e nf = c,rro ~ c,r.oea !, ~ ~
tnonn:blc huyinc fir1n In Hong Eone. c,n Inv
md impnrt a. ci1e.niy every e1sss ~ tas. ~
.snv az tfc jm,nrters of Ecr yorE or Tnn5on
a,li r.,, lay them dawn here rhcsner tl.n j.,
will break M, ths rivalry i,etveep fhc m,,lt;.
t,,dc Of single in]ent.. which the Cbina honsc,.
have to eIecuta. The or,3crs for toa- when
sent to CLiua. must. Of ueceasity. fcnyo a car
lain discretionarv power 70 tlle IHver, Az tothe
cost, The orders merely etinulatinr Tho
mice at which it is nropose3 10 h, sold
1t home. and ~ the law Of nrincina] and AGENT
ccmDcls the agents n nIrr,,ts ti,c ;ndsuts
whenever nt,ssilsie Won can =. s;IS sno Sn1r tha
.ine}. in,lrnt. ronfj;rf Win escI, n,ber anh,nn.
,uc lie cost ana 40 loving ie.ts nroRt 10 tia
Itsltrs, 4 romn,unity nf interssts viii a..
euro better nuaIity of tea. mora caro in Tho