, 1880-09-29
TEA.
The Grosvtt, or die Teu Trade in the
=. United Hfafcs.i

TEA.
The Grosvtf, or die Tcu Trade in the
| United Htatcs.i
! Hrtdstrsfts .fH,tr7a!. styt, Is.
| From the first sMtrotsnc,!on pf len into En-
glaml III ltti1, by tho 1:ast India Company,
until 1s'n. England controlled the ci,tlre len
tratlr'nf the world, a!lt since 18Th, Whcn that
| great rnslm'sntion was abolished, Mincit,g,
Lame. In London, l,as becl, the central pt,nt
where tie act,In1 buying aud selling Inns been
tlonr. In The Commercial Safes lu0IIls there,
'sa'cs nj tea by al.rtt's are going IN more or
| less nil tale week, hut t1a gren:er extent nn
| Tuesdays. Tlm t1nll,nDt1s incrpasu In tho
| production ri li,llau tcss since they wcro
| Hist Imported forty years aen, tile yearly
| crop being HOW estimated ut 41G0,tOJ
pounds, has given England a greaIcr coIttrnl
over tile entire tea rEhp thin sl,e wniltl
otherwise have hat, allli consequently L',il-
'lun may be shiI to cnutsnl the Congo u,
! SUsicllrnE. and Indian tea Hlnrkels, WALLS
Nn~ fnrlS now directs the market for
,1apans. unloues, AMI greens.
! In ISIS there were DMiy thirteen firms who
imported ts;ls lulo tiu United States, At
which time Il tnt.x teas tyn months 10 conn
| frnnt China by sailing VESSELS, and The
| carEoe4 wrre generally sold upon arrival ut
| al,|ti?n. IN isD first young llyson re.
tntctt ns l,fcll us Sf.D l,t.r posl,ltl, while ut
quality ca,l i,e hul,yli nj 10 cents retail. III
| ISL i combination WIS formed among
i'm i,nportcF; to sell ~ yHuns ~
s.i''ctise S of w'icI! was reiIded col,s.'nto',
large increase ln Il tl1e Importation 10 o. low
grade greens, u,'tl tle collapse of f. the s e9n'.
oina.ioM within @ ysar n tf1 lS 1i ts nnrkef .s,5
c"nln,on yoink hysons reached y cents per
po,tnt&.. III tlr winter Of lSAt'57 there cam.
lnencel II Wild speeulAt!oI In MI teas, until
,ns M whsn na ane c e"'!'o y9hS ths ny1o1%,f ~
5 'S %sxsa s ssi ~ In at 1sy ths NV YorS t
market reached Il nltclt lower point fDr }t,,,t
iras tha, II had ever touched leforu, although
low figures uf lNTe5s. I'll 1SG3 there wns i
lnr9n ADVANCE IN all ttas, owing II tic duty
# g cents psr I,!.l !cvlGl s1n ai deS;S1i
houses Increased Ill nunthcr. nlnl leil 'd-
yarr!l on IN avcr,sga If % cents H. 81 per
pound. wllilE tho business between Import
sks4s s t |GosEs .fey Ms ,!snf'fh nE H. H }oSSa.
changed the character Of the lea tof. great
| extent BY beeoning sprcnlators II, gold. buy
| il,g teas oil tinn fur gold, a1ll selling, them
tSe he s ei"se of iho War. es,rS II iSe, liz Gaiaa
| ntarket was very low on il gold bstsls, wlilo
tic prices were very ltIsl, I'll this country on
currency lasls' ,cs,tltIns III large pE3nilts n to
| market gradually declIned II prize, During
yaIau * ,ra In u,s Unste,! States varistl
fir fir! ~ senf ' tx ~ 1ns GTnss pfhf pha. pon;%; t;Ma
varied iron, Is crnts IT, y cc'ts per
nnl.,,t!: and tllo rsyenno received r1rlesi frnsn
S:l0tU, ,0oU tO Sl0, ,0D0 tO1 annually. III lR7a tho
n'y% syr TN ysals yf oa' ;!sf s l. 5 is fas rastSs tse
I Its average value varied annually from *
trnts 10 :sIs cents lpr po!,Ht. A't the csti-
! mattel revenue, wlltGll Wnuid l'ayn been III.
ss.W@.skW 10 si.loto.fttsa nnMap!iy. "
IN lhN JnpA1i teas were ll!st Introduced
i'lo this country. a'!d then only a,oo' rouils;
1si9 tEat my rnns! !lerable anintIt ftGlo1'
| pounds, was l,rnusht here, resulting tn an
Importation nf ~. 200 Ih,ulds thu next seas2,,.
Inc "! oo,e % peu,.i* k'' whicl. l'' Is "!s
!tnate.I,. VII, he Impaired ln!o TIT
United statrs !lMrlllg the scnsoM OF lhSO'si. j.
was mt until A!arc1', letR,. nt.f tho first cnrE"
I country. This totAi nM,uswr .,f rt,Mnhs wns
about ..LUOh, II snail quantity wl,el, COM
Mart.l wltl' thy @ @estiMHted receipts hero DUR
J'l.ts ennr!nMlls lnGreIse In 81 short time
! proves thut .|npnns and FnFtIl0Sa nnlnngs aro
The Tens tllat TIM american tnSt... tls'la'HlS.
a'ut That tttuy nln Eo!ng 10 end III otters III
}n'.sa!ar layny here. Nsee,! tr.s tn this coun-
llA!iy rs y %, ,oo pounds Imported IN II year,
willis tho htg1Wst estimates fur tllss st'usull
ure l7,0oo, ,oW. 'rlt consequence ls tllat New
i0Fk rt'atnfs tho .IutnlIl mid l'urusnss OolnnE
tuarkrfs, anl nso Tho Eh!nu ...re.t. tl.t mar
Istt, for the winnie wnrl4l. srlHw VI HfyD
tho tinyurnsllUIlt ntcAl report 0f tho tJnnlt-
ties 1tnl value NJ ten Imported ifltnthA Unltrl
States during tho lust two fiscal years entllll.
inlr7*. t4,n,a'<.
3nsr. ntt Ia,lls. liJar. per ct,pl't..
! 1As". .h1*Al.EEi &il..ta.IA III
| lss,,. u. .snt,;M ls,AEithB Lin
In nthlition, VIZ Ktyu III detail tho p6t1.natci
| i1nparla!ttAls lnto this ruuttry fur tho IIscal
| yt,tr ending J.lnu !, 1ss1:
l Etmtnstk.
| English breakfast. st..........+.....t".."4 4nn,nh
ttHeH s,,-,.....s.ss.s'.. r.u-s.s.."H5 H5.fAahMM
.lnsna.'s: s+.'"s.'ss.''s.+.'-.'s+ 'ShMsanM
thf!pHAs. !tNluJ tI..,.ss..+ .s.'.,''s+'st. nMAM
tE1!n',kas Fhoe!l#. d,kstahi
OllOtbHat t0Fl031. lAHu,MaI
| Iotal. l...s...,"..".'''. ..tefkA,aAt
| THIS bulk 0f tho lpA comes tn this ct'Nilttv
vtu tho SNez t;MnA, tDr tho tt'ilst..l that thu
| freight vlu San Frnllrisru h nlrut i've ctnt4
lA'r uu.nd gross, willie via Satrx Canal It !!
| nnlY fr1nl tW0 IL tlls,e erI!ts yer ps'a.n,l
nrt. Tho iirnt If NIL nrn1,s Of TIM sttNerent
kinds tf ttEt CultsH r[,l San frnllt}St0 UIl ui.-