The Hawaiian gazette., 1874-10-21

The United States ard Holland are the principal
msrkc,s foe Java coffee. aud Il is distinguished into
rale yellow and brown, varieties which depend on
the caring ard the age eE the commodity and not on
the modes Of culture OF any difference 10 the plants
which yield them.
The pale coffee is the newest and lowest priced,
the brown Is the Oldest and most esteemed. Coffee,
stored in Java loses the hrstyear eight per cent,
the second about tive per cent aud the third about
TWO per cent, sfter which ii continues stationary
aud assumes brown color. This is the brown eol.
fec OF commerce
Recent scientific discoveries have shown that the
Improvement caused By keeping Java coffee is owing
TO tho evaporation Of the eateie acid which is the
principle that imparts the harsh, bitter, aud as
iringcui taste, which cannot DC disguised. II IS
very much the same charge that takes place in tine
brands Q, wine, which acquire their rich, mellow
asvorS Only BY axe. old Government Java coffee
has slvsys been highly prired by epenrcs Although
there is some shrnksse in weight caused BY keeping
coffee for length Of time, s,il the great improve
meni and Increased value nore than cOanterbalanee
this loss By carefully examining brown and pale
Java eOfFee. much difference viii be found in the
smell Of the raw bean There is particular spicy
aroma about brown Java that the pale varieties
never llAA4 .lASAAlNN4 4AA
their appearance.
OF late years tbere has been growing desire to
know more about the great coffee producing dis
tricis il Java md Saais;ra- The Opening Of the
Pacific rilrosd and the successful operation Of the
submarine cables, hare done much to bring about
more frequent Communication with these important
countries. American merchants have not been slow
in sysiliug themselves Of tie advantages in beeou
ing better 9RAinie3 with those Who have estab
Ished important houses IN the East ladies, aud the
writer Is particularly indebted 10 Mr. Charles Duu
lop, Of Singapore, ard Mr.. Johu Poet, Of Batavia,
Tor much Information concerning the cultivation OF
coffee. Both Of these gentlemen recently visited
this country, aud from their extensive experience
they were enabled give those interested 10 the
importation Of eofee many interesting details con
ceruing the manners and customs Of the natives,
and how lhe great Traffic With the interior was con
dEe;ed BY their respective houses Tor their foreign
constituents.
No, far from Ayar-BAngss Is the pot to which
the coffee raised in ;he valley RAu in the interior,
is broDgal doNn, TO Be thence shipped in Praus TO
Padsus where il Is placed il the government store
hoaze< and sold A. suction fosr times year viz: in
March, Juue, September, aud December. Natal,
about = mlles north Of here, is the chief port 10
which is brought the valuable coffee raised in the
fertile valley Of Msndheliug, OF which port Elou is
the capital Mr., BiekmOre refers 10 s portion OF
Sauiatrz where the MEsi makes great bend TO the
southwest. ard the path leads eastward over
eutly rising elevAtion on the top Of which IS large
and most thriving coffee garien. and near BY are
rice. fields which yield aoundantly. This gSrdeu
has been very lately planted, and yet al tue trees
that ar old enough 10 bear are nearly loaded down
with fruit Tae nice feds show that an abundance
Of food could 5e raised here and the only thing that
Is waiting Is people to do the Nork. The elevated
situsuou Of this country skeS Il very heSlthy for
foreigners. Ifsuv oue could obtain grant Vf land
here, snd also the privilege Of brugiss large nun
Ser q Chiuameu, be would certainly realifs for
tune, for coffee eau be cultivated with little care
and nee the staple article Of food among that Peo
PIE, can he rsisee il any quantity. Such priyi- T.
le-e cOud not Be ob5aine present. bat the liberal
tendency Of the Government Of the Netherlands I
promises that Il may Be, AZ no distant time il the
future Saea AZ enierprise would not have the
Character Of an experiment, for the facility with
which eofee and rice can be groVu has already been
shown On his plantation and the cost Of transport
Ing il 10 Padang or Psleno4ns would Be very light
SumAtrs, undoubtedly, eontsios large quantities OF
gold, 6ai the true sOurse Of her wealth is not the
preeioas metal she possesses. Int the caps Of coffee
shs produces"
Braza indeed, has been called the land Of the CO
Goa sud the palm; bat It nay with equal prOpreiy,
b also designated the iand OF the coffee tres siuee,
Is ne have already inlimaied il Is the gTai pTodue
iug e01airy EheDee We derive our pliEeiI1I supply
q that esseatisI 10 our domestre eeOOomy-
Coffee, although 8 native Of the Old World, has /
ouz ben one Of the most importsnt staples Of the
New Neyen states that be even found some coffee
Trees growing Wild in BrE rot far from Bio Janet
10 IN the woods q Corcoyzdo. Il Is the greatest
staple OF the empire Of BAIL which,
5eyoud conrzrisou is row the greatest eoffee pro
suciug country Of the globe Java is the next il
1-5er and although The latter dos yet eVpirio-
he one hslf the quantity Of the former YET II fur
1ishes nearly three lines IS much other markets
De United STATES aEOue inpoaed from BrazA, IN
Isl. over 800 on 600 lbs. OF Rio eofI-e.
he first eofee lree in BAIL was planted il I554
y Frsr viiaso 10 The garden Of The Ssist AnloniO
Convent = Rio d Janeiro. Brazil was then gov
.r1sd By the Marquis dc Layrzdio, Yiceroy. The
irsi fr7iik cf he lree Eere presented 10 tie Na-
.aisEao distributed them 10 the planters explain
z 10 thea the a5Fsa,ags OF siding another valr-
tie artiele cf produce 70 The eosnify; bat slrO0g
their p-eudiees il favor Of sugar asd Indigo. few
COX any pairs 70 culiiTaie IL sn6 tie progress OF
ncrease vas 50 slow and grz5aal that in lSs, when
)o1 JozS VI I'D fIou Portugai 10 Rio Dc Janeiro,
nd sooa after opezed the port for foreign trads the
anal crop Of eOfse did not s1esed 5000 bags CT
60 lbs each he Increase uriil 1s30 Vas vsry
ao5erzis, The crop ttzu b=ing 10000 tags- he
zb priees rulinsi EarOPe, o1used BY the falling Of
pro61cticu ard Increase consumption al over the
ro-i6, stimulates he psA0lsrs q Brs1l 10 extend
aeir culiiTatiOo Of cOEes e<pealiya Is tie Pres OF
agar lad declined. and iu6iso, from is inferior
salty, Became asgscied also TIA; much less cap
"A Ms ui-ed for The ezliyaiioa Of coffee he
7Po-t4iiou Of sIaFsz Al thsi tine was great priees
~ ard hey were sold 70 PLANTERS On l0og credits
aF1eui sei1< reeeiEed fer then il Prodaee- This
uzsled tbose Of snail means 10 buy estates Crops
eiag abundant; and f.rOlstls prices obtained, they
ere sooo ealhsed 10 psY Of their debts ard e=;ab
81 lie e1stoa q eIedii Ehieh Vas dzoIed 10 s1zzr
iau;ers, Is HAT staple became aupro fable When
rosEst fs;o eo0psIiiioa with GAIA, Porto Rico,
q othsb s1szr-PrD6ueIng eo11trfes- Il Is 10 Be
sze-Ted that while lie c1itiTEtion Of sagzr was
eclining y Brazil ard eoEse Iucrezsing and super
s5iag j, IN Gaia eo6=e Eaz 5lGng a rzVidly and
assr ssuoaliy ioefe4Sns We nos knd a. tie
resent iine hat there Is hardly sooIzh coffee rzis
Z n Gaia toszPqlE Ire eo1su1 qtiT= d=ca1d, aid