The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-09-11

sumes nearly $500 tons annually; the auan
tity taken in 1864 being 5000 tons and in 1857
1000 TONS The large consumption of 1858 :
1l2. 1877 tons-is a singular feature of these
statistics. The consumption of all kinds
now, however, is probably nearly or fully
equal to that. The decided falling off during
the first four years of the last decade is due
to the war.
Notwithstanding the vicissitudes through
which the trade has passed, it is nov on
very firm footing and the consumption is stead
lily increasing especially in this country,
where it is about one-fourth OF that of the
entire world. Europe is also taking larger
quantity each year.
The figures given above, it should be noted.
show only the consumption of the United
States. The European consumption is
enormous and the trade in coffee there in
wolves an immense capital Many may have
a vague idea of this, and also of the large
proportion of the trade falling to the share of
this country, but it may not generally be
known that the worlds consumption of this
one article is nearly if not fully 425, 900 tons,
or 935, 900, 600 pounds.
1t may be asked where all this coffee comes
from. The main source of supply is Brazil,
while Java, Ceylon and the West Indies fur
nish considerable quantity. The Brsz |
trade since 1920 has SHOWN remarkable pro-
SIoSS. LII Gudt ycdIy tudt COuutIy cApOTtcO
only 81, 500 bags, while in 1880 the exports
were 391, 700 bags in 1910, LOGS, 400; in 1850,
1892, 36l; in 1861 2,122, $685. and in 1870,
$500, 600; since which it has in one or two
years shown decrease and in others an in
crease, but about this average has been main
tanned. Last season, however, the exports
were very large, reaching 800, 900 bags,
while in addition to this, Santos another
district of Brazl-exported 100000 bags.
Java raised ], 122, 200 bags last year.
1t is expected by London houses that DUR
ing the present season the exports from Rio
will show falling off. The crop is estimated
at q OOO, 900 bags, and, with the surplus on
hand, it is calculated that the exports to the
distributing markets will not exceed 2, $50, 900
bags, and from Santos 600, 600 bags, while the
Java crop is placed at 700, 900 bags, and the
Ceylon yield, $1,000 tons, against $4,000 last
year.
As regards the value Of the coffee crop. an
Amsterdam authority places the yearly value,
purchased from first hands, at SIPS DOC, 600;
which amount is considerably increased be-
fore it flows back from the consumer.
During the last few months, fair business
in coffee has been done here, and prices have
been comparatively steady. There has been
no special animation in trade, however, and
out-of-town merchants not having purchased
as much as usual, the supplies in the interior,
according to the views of merchants here,
must be only moderate. A good fall trade is
therefore expected.-N. Y. Bulletin.
Silver Coin.
Occasional limitations are given that the
Treasury has not given up its scheme of re-
Stunning specie payments. Thus special dis
patch to the New York Evening Post from
Washington says that "The impression pre- |
walls here that Secretary Bristow will endeavor
to put into circulation, within a very short |
time silver coin in the place of fractional cur
rency, Withdrawing and canceling the latter |
1t is maintained at the Treasury Department |
that there is enough silver on hand to success
fully carry out such policy"
The Syrup Trade at San Francisco.
The following, from the San Francisco Call |
Of recent date, points moral as well as adorns
o tale:
The sugar refneries of this city recently
made q startling discovery. For year past,
o portion Of their customers have been play
ing very safe game, and playing it exceed
ingly low down on the refneries. 1t is we'll
known that the production of syrup is greater
than the demands of the local market. At the
same time, the prices syrup commands in
Eastern markets would not compensate the
sugar refiners as they like to be compensated.
The managers, therefore, laid their heads to-
gether and agreed upon two scales of prices
one for the Eastern market. and the other for
local customers, including those OF certain in
terror towns and Nevada Syrup sold to go
East could be offered for about 80 cents
q gallor, while syrup sold for the home mar
ket could not be offered for less than Is cents
gallon. But, as frequently happens where