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other marketable sorts the bitter principle is a little 

 more developed. 



It must be mentioned, however, that the quality of 

 " Arriba," especially of " summer Arriba," has not been 

 improving in the last few years. It is to-day often 

 claimed that the flavour and taste are no longer what 

 they were formerly. The cause by some is said to be 

 the same as in Venezuela the planting of inferior 

 varieties. 



This opinion is not correct. Some time ago Venezuela 

 seed was tried in Ecuador in the Arriba districts, but 

 the entire production resulting from the trees does not 

 amount to 1000 quintals per annum, and cannot possibly 

 influence the quality of the 590,000 quintals which the 

 crop reaches. 



The average measurements of the "Arriba" beans 

 are : 24 mm. long, 15 mm. broad, 6 mm. thick; weight of 

 one seed, 175 gr. ; of" Machala " : 22 mm. long, 13 mm. 

 broad, and 5 mm. thick; weight of one seed, 1*17 gr. 1 



Brazil 



" Bahia cacao " 2 is the most important cocoa of 

 Brazil. 



The produce has little uniformity, and shows great 

 differences in quality. When well prepared, Bahia 

 cocoa fetches a rather good price, but is always much 

 lower priced than Ecuador cocoa, and also than Trinidad 

 cocoa, which both belong to the " fine " sorts, while 

 Bahia is one of the best " ordinary." 



Speaking generally, Bahia cocoa competes with 

 Samana and San Thome cocoa, but is generally regarded 

 as slightly superior, and accordingly a little higher priced. 

 Much of the Bahia cocoa goes to Germany, England, 

 and France. 



The other important Brazil cocoa is the " Para " or 



1 These figures and those of the other sorts of cocoa are taken from the 

 book of Zipperer, Die Schokoladen-fabrikation. 



2 This "Bahia" must not be confounded with the " Bahia-cacao" of 

 Ecuador, which is better called "Manabi," or Bahia de Caraques " or " Cara- 

 ques," to avoid confusion. 



