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"Caracas" cocoa. They are not clayed, and are more 

 like Trinidad in quality. 



The export of the three principal different harbours 

 amounted to : 



San Domingo 



This cocoa is known under the name " Samana" or 

 " Samana Sanchez.'' The harbours from which it is 

 shipped are Puerto Plata, Sanchez, Samana, and Santo 

 Domingo. Though the produce bears generally the 

 name of the port Samana, this is not the most im- 

 portant. At present Sanchez and Santo Domingo 

 (harbour) ship the greatest part. 



The produce now belongs to the most ordinary sorts, 

 and is often used by the manufacturers for mixing with 

 better sorts for the manufacture of cheap chocolates. 



This cocoa shows very little uniformity, and the 

 prices differ greatly according to the manner of prepara- 

 tion. Taken as a whole it is lower priced than ordinary 

 " Bahia" and ordinary " San Thome"." 



Gold Coast 



The " Accra" cocoa is as yet one of the most ordinary 

 and lowest priced sorts. Only Haiti is still lower 

 priced. The inferiority is mainly due to the fact that 

 it is wholly obtained from small growers ; the fermenta- 

 tion and drying are therefore generally primitive, and 

 there is no uniformity. 



But of late a great improvement is perceptible, and 

 with improved communication from the interior to the 

 shipping ports the large amount of " country damage " 



