, 1875-10-20

12y,ts bN.
COFFEE.
Tbs Nav fork journal n Commerce publishes The
following interesting communication from que who IL
well posted III sfgarl 10 t!lc supriy Of roGcu:
THIS important branch OF our Import trade occupies
tbs short crop. sha year IN the principal producing
l126oOu plrus of l3b us Zach, 10 ills year btiwren
auo md b'o.M,sn lacuis- Tho crop u n'u cones
Il: Il. s ot ',i e. sa
ss srss it: s9or ss er.'y % sss. os
over. aapr!y Of 2,atM.sVa hagn. Tho islanas uear
java hAss stso prod trel sns:ef crnr, 70 that Tho
1ns sn,x 1 u 10 r. ~ s,s. AHa % pes Gs
whereas eotsee ia fr,ait, and tho srees l.fe cur
apple trees hert, teonl 10 require years Of rcst;
lih coffee psourua eontltts at ,ho time.
The Est India crop tcans 10 ZONE to martat IN Java
and se!Ia it chiefly at Amhserh.m by mouhy auct'ons.
Th's yeur owing To the sh.rs supply, theae auctions
The Brazil crop makrs ita appcafapc, in market IN
July md in seasots Of short crops. hkc 1he prarns,
tae supply for tho rst fur mouths Is ~ urss a.
Ing the same psrod Of Average croF8. Tim natural
thect q antietei scarcity h.A aistaiy been ie't in
THU and thh European markets. both uf Which hAvo
e1r4ncfd in prizes soe 10 Ter cent u Tho lAss
dus. Fortunately. the dull state OF general lruis
has prevented any great srrcu ton in tho lrit aud
tr!uussA It this testua oi tho year a. 1t IL naU.
THE DRAWBACK os suoAN Exposrs.
Tho Nuw York Htslft,in saJs:
The sugar tratl.rs greatly sx,scl over ,lo fol.
loving o1,ler from Tie Secretary Ut tho Treasury.
which has juat been Made fh,Nne:
TnkAsuHr DEpAR1MEhT, WARRINGTON. oek. q, 1875.
Epstt,to qf Customs, St,e lprk-StA IN view pI
statements made 10 tho Department from rxsponhtio
sousces alleging "A xeess in tue present rass o ar1n
back sehe bard sngss. sud Of the fact that these
etatenena are III g5at us9rs supported BY reports re-
eeisea fEom oiaesr u tne DelnS&nent she e.i's,na
rate Of dr4wl'aek on such hard sngats s hereby an
nued .na the provisional rxtp Of t3a pot i0t ponds
subject TO the retention Of PER cent IN established
from aud after receipt OF this WIDER Tha rate will bp
subject rev1aon when ts inyesiX .tlon which tho
Department. vii! linn,edatey ipAttts, shall have heeu
concluded. And tho rate drawback then established
PARTIES interested will 10 entitled tu tho eurpus
10 bs couecte1 san insSTmrd!ae Glipn,eAas, II, on
the contrary TIN r.te 1el shnti bc saifer than that
now Slowed. ,he aeac!ency w!f III thn rasea af rtr-
engaged iu she rsls lie rstAne from tleir sub
se1uaus shipments Y y
be explained That n,ler he Law relating to drawback
on exported nngars 10 rrr cent Of the drawback
retained by tho Frrnntent a. supposed cpmtenst-
lion fnr tho e1Fenses of collecting tho import nte
ctc but upon representations thai tuis allowance
excessive, tue PROF tu 10 thus retained by ahe
Treasury was cbangtd from y Ief rent 10 per cent
by the act of MARCH, j, Ias1. THIS c4uga Increased
the drawback about IA ceuta per 100 pounds aud ut
once Fiaeed our fe6neFs n position for largely In
,6bsss YET a snsss .S 0ns sagossf. ,rs
tugs Of about osae.thi1d of cent pound tho
British rehnerar "a cumt,aEed with thelr pter0uN
,ox,on suu ,ae esct vii partially sppeas III tho foI-
lowing staseueAs 1f t5s t1Lors Vt rtluel Hugar1 fr
ths EA!f stas ta'trss entirely through thlA prt>
from April to ANY. d. compared with lhs sAne
1ucnthA ef iaas sstf:
Anil. Nay, And June, hs...... lsab1t.a 3.ls.tH;i
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