The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-28
GREAT COFFEE PORT.
NEW YORK LEADS IN THIS
IMPORTATION.
Slns-renths OF All the Coffee Used IN
the United States Eaters - That
Clty-Ws Are a Nation Of Coffee
Drinkers.

The increased American demand for
tropical and subuopieal products forms
a marked striking feature Of American
Import trade as indicated in the most
recent monthly summary issued Dy
the Treasury Department Such i'm
ports OF tropical and subtropical prod
ucts now amount to $3.50. .O0O,0 900 per
annum, including sugar, tea, coffee
cocoa, spices. fruits. rubber, cork
rice, nuts, indigo. olive oil and ivory
The largest item Of such commerce
is sugar. and tea and coffee follow
New York City's commercial suprem-
acy as the chief coffee port Of the west
ern hemisphere was unsuccessiuily
challenged some years ago by Balti-
more. a port nearer the sources Of cot-
fee supply. and 1t has again, but less
seriously, been challenged by New Or
leans. The importation Of coffee into
the United States are to the amount
Of 500 600. 900 pounds a year, OF which
600 900 900 are shipments from Brazil,
two-thirds OF the whole amount. From
other South American countries s0,-
900 900 pounds are shipped to the
United States from Central America
As 900 900, from Mexico 10000 900. from
the East Indies direct 100000 and
from the East Indies via European
ports as much more The United
States is one Of the great cofee-con-
suming countries Of the world and the
importance Of coffee as an article Of
commerce Is considerably enhanced by
the fact that in addition to the large
amounts OF II imported into the
United States for domestic consump-
ton there is a trade Of $1,000 900 a
year reshipped from this country to
European ports. chiefly France, Ger
many and Holland. Until a year ago
80 per cent Of the imports Of foreign
coffee were to the city OF New York,
which received 6.00O 900 bags, the an
nual average Of New Orleans being
800. 600. Of Baltimore 1000 and OF San
Francisco loo. 900. No other American
cities import coffee In any appreciable
amount. and the disparity between
New York and IFS three competitors
Is so large as 10 preclude the notion
that New York's lead can at any time
be seriously challenged. In behalf Of
/ New Orleans. the claim Is made that
freight rates from Brazil 10 New Or
leans are about one-half the rates TO
New York. The extension Of Ameri-
can influence over Cuba and Porto
Rico has had the effect Of stimulat-
ing closer commercial relations with
those two Islands, both OF which are
coffee producers, and the facilities OF
delivery Of coffee IN New Orleans are
greater than IN New York. besides which
sundry western trunk lines have made
New Orleans their harbor terminus
for the shipment Of American grain
and merchandise 10 foreign countries
and return. and the delivery there Of
coffee for shipment to the cities Of the
far and middle west would thus be
facilitated. New York has its coffee
exchange, and this city shares with
Havre and Hamburg only It's impor-
tance as a shipping port for coffee
New Orleans, though nearer than New
York is 10 Brazil. is not in such good
connection with European ports and,
moreover. the largest coffee consum-
ing states are on the Atlantic seaboard,
and Of all these states lsince Baltimore
ceased 20 be a factor in the market
New York is the great distributing
point.-New York Sun.