New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-07-05
NEW YoREs TEA AND COFFEE TRADE.

CHICAGO AND BALTIMORE COMPETITION.
Ii has been stated in some quarters that the
tea trade aud the coffee trade slipping Of the
hands the merchants OF this city. aud that Chicago is
becoming great distributing point for and Balti-
more for coffee. II & G. Is. Farrngton tea merchants
at Nos. l49 and I5l Front-st, SAID to TRIBUNE
porter recently that while it true that Chicago
merchants doing good business in supplying that
part OF the country yet the distributing center of
this continent Chicago could compare with New
York Like Philadelphia Chicago had attempted TO
profit immensely by the railroad 10 the Pacific coast.
and 10 Increase trade business Of the very
first Importance The tea sales in Philadelphia were
failures, and Chicago would not suppant New York as
the center Of tea distribution for this country.
The tea crop in Japan ana India has been unusually
large the past three years, continued Mr. Harrington,
and ths has Obliged dealers put down their prices In
fact the supply has been much greater than the demand
and in order make far profit 1t has been
sary for importers TO be watcAfu in all directions. aud
save every possible purchasing and Transporting.
the teas considerably to transport by
the Pacific Mali Steamship line TO san Francisco and
by rail- 10 Chicago New-1ork, than u
docs u bring the tea IN sailing vessels by the way Cf the
Isthmus Of India sends the greatest part Of her
crop % England, and Japan supplies tins market
enthc cultivation that doing good business
u firm cannot make much money Tor 10 nas all tue time
hand that cost II more than II asked for the
crop. and calculations must De made accordingly.
Nevertheless spite % the hard times aud every draw
it probable ghu tie tea trade Will be central zcd la
TINS Guy even 10 Il greater extent fhan az present.
william Scott sons OF NJ. III wll-st said that al
though considerable part OF the shipments 81 Rio and
santos Brazil coffee mad been diverted from this city
in $40 and l,1l by the bad rfan gcniells Qutan-
tine the mild coffee from other Countries Kept up
It's regular entries. aud tie Brazil coffee hts
turned tar oty. BAuuere. by the Baltimore AID
OHIO Railroad, itie hfa' me West Than TINS city.
Much cOee Ga. r' c 90 li more ana stored
there which II Hi -ltr. Importers, and D. sold
BE- tAoll Western e.. .lr ~iu -ti 90 freight
hy taxing Wl.tt iiat E.ht ittr q res There
al attempt four or att st4sf very aIgc spec
ulanye business iu clate D.. j. but the nr.ns
ran ~ capital alI .1aa. themselves Obliged 90
turn to NewNora 10 secure money ana quick disposal of
tue goods ON manu-, iii. May OF them di fsI most
over Compare tn shipments tO tins city and 10 Bdlt
more allowing Tor any OF coffee sent 10 the latter
clty New lork account ana u viii 10 that tie
receipts Ina Baltimore have been only about 90 cent
OF wnat they Ia lEis oity. The following table
shows the number ba.s OF colee sent to heN-Kork
and Baltimore fIr he pas,t i've yraTs:
RocSpts " COFFEE yDta brlt-,i lhio G.d Sfnfos1.
1876. f-55. 1874, I~73. 1872.
ora l.ts&.3cb sJssvi 6is.Z5I S1435T
Hausorr 4go,71O 61e,U43 S9l.s13 34j,Jl2 34sT9t
Tuus It NAV be that BaiIniote always has been
a large recover o. coffee; but liz interfering
with NeWYOrI. SAID UT. ScOft, tat u all Ia
mild curc." T. Java. MOca. ANA other bra as
Brazilian. rSde Is alaiJst exclusively done in t4ls