The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-01-09

exception OF Mocha is principally raised on IS.
lands They are Java, Ceylon, Malabar andf
Madagascar. Java is raised on the islands o
Java and Sumatra, and is known to commerce
as brown and pale. Brown embraces Fadang,
Preanger and Singapore. These are the names
of the districts from which the cotfees derive
their names. Pale embraces all Javas raised
on the island of Java, and includes all JaVaS
shipped to Holland as Old Government, ana
the various kinds shipped to the United sta ties
known in the markets as Samarang Passoe-
roean. Malang, Kadoe, Buitenzorg, Nan
goun, Tampea, Pamanokan and various minor
coffees
Padang Java, the best known in the United
States is generally spoken OF commercially as
interior and fancy marks. The first named is
more generally drunk in this country than any
other Java imported. Its sale is conducted on
a different basis from any other coffee. LII is
sold under tue auspices OF the Dutcn govern
ment, is advertised and sold in quarterly sales,
occurring in the months OF March, June, sep
tember and December. 1t is put up at auction
in 100 picul lots, and no buyer can purchase
more than this quantity at one bidding. The
price varies at each sale and no party buylng
in any considerable quantity on unlimited Or
ders, can tell what his coffee will average 10
cost until the whole sale is ended. The price
of each quarterly sale varies with the amount
advertised, and the orders received by agents
to buy. Interior Padang Java Is raised ON
government or wild land. The native is furn-
lShed with the SEED DY JHe gOFsIuLioubs WulcH
insists that he shall keep III good bearing order
not less than $50 trees and his crop, IL up 10 re-
duired standard, is taken by the government at
a certain fixed price. After being accepted IL
is stored in go-downs or warehouses which are
built open at the sides, consequently tAe not
winds have free access to it and 1t natures or
ripens in proportion to the length OF time 1t re-
mains in store, In addition to the interiors
there are sold what are termed fancy marks,
viz, Mandahling, Ankola and Aver Banges.
They are raised in the above districts from
which they derive their names and are nm
ouestionably fine grades, but possess properties
not particularly adapted to American tastes.
lately there has been sold an inferior Java
called Painan, at price about ~ per cent less
than Padang.
Lately there has been imported into the
United States what is called plantation coifee,
that is coffee raised from fine selected seed on
LARGE private estates on the island OF Java, suen
estates being under the best agricultural condi-
tions, with unlimited capital and intelilgent
manipulation, produces conee Whlcn IN tne
euD makes drink which, in the writer's opln-
i'm is the finest he has ever used; under the
above conditions some ofthese plantations have
acquired reputation that has reached all over
the world, and recently some OF the more en-
terprisng coffee dealers have imported these
coffees. They are sold on contract or tenders,
that is. as soon as the quality and quantity OF
his crop can be estimated the planter issues
tenders and solicit bids; if, when the bids are
onaned tbe price is below his views, then he
claims the right to reject them and hold his
Goods: hut such Is the reputation OF tn ese plan
faitons, and the known high quality OF their
products that there is great competition and
the crop sells high.