New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-03
BAD FOR AFTERNOON TEA
THE PRICE OF THE sAvoRY LEAF MAY
RISE.
CHANCE THAT SUPPLIES FRoM cui%N AID
Japan MAY nr CIT OFF so lMMrpiATE
DAxaEr. HOWEVER THAT OLD MAIDS
Will co THIRSTY PLENTY oF

WILL co THIRSTY PLENTY 0F
RICE ALSO OK HAND
r.w things Of consequence can happen nowaa In
,b most distant countries that % not cause " ''N
ec,ion Of some kind ali over the world ana 30 WIZ"
,h formal declaration Of war by Japan occAne
,cr here speculation at once arose as 10 the pf'"
able ~rect on The price OF Two gr"ai s'hp'r "'''''
., 40, rroducei In the Empire OF IN" MlKa"' a"' }"
,he rloyery Kingdom namely. tea and rice. D''
o,cnes from the Pacific Coast announce thht 'he
c ~ rice has already advancel. AMI ihat the prlc-
. t., IS threatened with considerabl" in're'S''
AZ IA the possible effect on tea Tribune f'P''''
o,,ained some Interesting information from men"
her of the firm OF Garter. NJ icy q CO.. 40 I0S ""e
., one Of the larges, rea-mportlng firms In 'hi'
country ,.. t,
..ve have not. up TO the present at least Said
he advanced the price Of tea. b"t il = P"'e
likely contingency < ,r,,.
..Do you import great d"al more yea from '""'
than from japan" was asked.
oh not at all" he answered. mat ~ u" '','
reous ,dea entertained by a great many people. We
,,nport more but not great deal more comparing
ha s,ze OF the Two countries and their population.
Jap'I N, - al kinds %: tea mat comes from
japan and the remainner rom Dhnh '"''"S - ""'
OF Shanghai. Foo chow and Ainoy. ,.t >fr Macy
A. tnis point a "lrs,e "lHsa.sn. iiaye closed the land
tne pr, 81 Shanghai 10 private correspondence
mnt further notice" This meant no dolb,. NJ.
Macy said ihai the Government ,ad interrupted the
In ,SSerr any Likelihood that these ports vii be
"i is Impossible OF course, TO say az to nat he
arewered Annoy 20 be- working an rlsht'
Ne received usual cable dspal'h IRON ~ m con-
siderable rumor as 10 japan act"tn had ironbe
win China years ago, ana II tnt, s'iVN S ,pts
cur 1t would then be a serious mater ''' ''''
'r@ne there much business here and the Isl
an@ "oh o. yes he replied there Is quite arge , y9i
urnc OF trade Perhaps from httreh 10 .%eiy ny, i 1s
countrv from that one place alone u rs shiplcd 10
Amoy and from there 10 this country. Ihere ~ ~ n,
PPhina P' ianan and the Island OF Formosa. and the
war have be proractea "ome mg ame DSTe so as
h rron Of tea IL likely TO be large and trahc TO re-
main tbg in hat i'm this year?
Wen We have heard from China. ne rcpnra.
that the crop this season would De IA" !ea'
"Ia there any other contingency besides block
ade !hat "6e'' Se answered hc Government might
greatly M Iade Altogether The Chinese proud
and Independent. and they do not seem 20 don Gar
whethfr we ssle OF tea much don't think The for
egm powers would be entitled 20 prc.sn, p"Irep t"e Of
1rse in relation TO those places where the{ ~"
bound TO insist upon the fuihIment OF treaty o'"S"
'i9ns' Ms raImage. of Dan Talmages sons. no. 10
MI Mr was spoken 10 about the effect which ihe
walls ,S %1 nave on the price OF rice and his reply
@ wa. ,bst he didn't think II would have mnch eiisct
dispatch h fSR se Sf% racGc coas peoPs
he supply Of rice fo 'npIn bI wcud eonseaucnty
from inc oar, o. a., nrice soonest China doesn't allow
any c shipped from pna, aFr are
except tne tn - he free ports OF the country 20 Iar
% ss ss .ss hs4 sna .aSss 'h Es' ss%'
wed s . hsTf s from re aAs hn h"'5S
0 6nes Tss s come rncpsy S
which as yUu You world-from Siam. Java, ana az, aiso
Jspan Al In regard to the supplies ,sh mention
Jsnan 70 this part OF the counu.. ""e-
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