New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-15
CHANGES IN THE TEA TRADE.
INCREASED FACILITIES OF LATE YEARs-IEss MAR
ON OF PROPITs-KINDs OF TEA MOST IN Favor
lnn fnkon ullca in the ten

INCRFAsrD FACILITIES OF LATE YEARs-IEss MAR
GIN OF PROFITs-KINDs OF TEA MOST IN FAVOR.
A great change has taken place III the tea
trade the United states aud emma ana japan
during the past ten years, the receipts OF WHICH o"
amount about Ave per cent OF the total mpottons Oh
the country In conversation with some OF the eadhs
importers and dealers in tea in this CITY, reporter Oh
TIE TRIBUNE recently obtained the following lnioia
ton In regard to the trade:
Before the establishment Of the telegraph ana steh"
ship lines teas that were ordered in the early Spring
not received the United States until the nrst part
Of the following Winter November being an early da'e
which to receive the crop gathered In Chn" 'he
previous Spring. Now teas that were growing on tue
bush Japan in March landed i'll New-York by the
LIST Of June and month later market here IS fully sup
piled with these II an Importer in New York desires
to invest in teas either In China or Japan an answer 10
telegram inqurng about the condition OF the market
be received here within 90 hours and In less time II
hedeses he have his agents engaged In purchasing
a cargo for shipment within 10 days from the time the
vessel sails from this country the tea may he delivered
the NewYork warehouse ana they have been brought
here even in 80 days 10 avoid the heavy expense in
voved in telegraphing long distance in the usual
way, merchants have resorted 10 communicating with
each other by cipher As in cable dispatches the wo
I'm the address are counted "a susie word IL adopted
for the name and address OI the firm hcfc
and another word in like for the agency III CHINA
both IF which registered with the telegraph company
code by which wort may stand for Il whole sen
tence ana by this means the expense is Reduced more
than oIchalf. The Cnindnan, however, has learned 10
watch Tie market clo-ly and au advance or decline
ia New-YOg in the price teas known 10 tue dealers
in emma aud JdDan the fOOWlng day ANA cOfitHlob
ing cnunlc in lie price there Immediately IooNs 50
tt importers complain tt tncIr II not ntitry 80 uc
margin trade tcy enjoyed few year, ago ana
some merchtntr 1t Is stated are gong out VI the pu'
A.,
Dealers state there is great deal Of variation in the
demand terCut kinds 81 at Giicr nj s"dHohS
and the color, &C., oi the tea when !, s'l II Just Il" i
QUESTION OF fashion color aud style 81 Il lhy
drc's. 1t Is common cNrCSsion among icJie III ~.
t.ir to ak al handsomely iEitc TEA y Ff't.
change place digng the past Ten years III tue
tIs, " Am grd 10 ther ras those teas Ia
CrCaslg the mos in iaVor WHICH AZ" The puits ana
most nearly approach tne co.hlloh III VIM
lacy are used by the native trl-1l hikeTs. Inc.
also the teas upon which thG Iodsl huo' -
CApcnded in taeir manufacture or PRECIPITATION i"a
As Illustration ~ TINS. the ln!hitdl"u W
the Ultcd states of Japan tea, Wnlcn ~ suge,ied 10
iuc pIclrt except urj lhS Tor sHlii"t"l' 'is W.
the t>f ten years rs iOONs: ccd-h W
>,-i, 2ssI ,sU7 pounds; season of ls7I-j, @i9i'5S
Importation 90 green ga hi9 "''y
increased from ,4S6 ii p"uns 20 I,2lSG1- pJuis
curing time. II l. stated ib1t an ilpjitf ihc
lot Of green teas wnich we're o t'l''t
quality the hcG grade usually sold, nlt tlfl'"cu
at less expense and without regard 10 ifpcaF
slnce "sNIr," cailcd III Tie craze. j" insure
iner packed III CHinesc paprrs nasS. Toe cApei
cut however prOycd .suC -c-l, is icirly an u. O
drnkCr objected Ia lis coioi, is II Gli not nave
Inc proper shade. 49,, .,....
dOtr CIr .t1oIil ii tIe ColunZ 81 the tidic do
lar, used i'll trade between tlis country ahd
tHIna. Jap.L, and the i,tSt Indies. inns contains ~
grams silver, while the silver doiitl hds ll-i2 sf'a
mere are ID ounces Troy $1,000. Ihe HrH con, II
H. Shcd MT win very general favor among the
CHM ~ ,ld Japanese.