488 COCOA 



CHAP. 



is decreasing greatly. For well-fermented lots it now 

 ranks in value along with " Bahia," and on account 

 of the enormous increase of the crop it is much in 

 demand to-day. 



Grenada 



Grenada cocoa belongs to the fair cocoa sorts. 



It remains always slightly lower priced than Trinidad, 

 and may be compared with Surinam and Carupano. 

 The beans are smaller than those of Trinidad, and the 

 taste is rather bitter. 



Ceylon 



Well-prepared first quality " Ceylon " is a fine sort, 

 which fetches a high market price higher even than the 

 Ecuadorian " Arriba," and not much less than "Caracas." 



But not all the " Ceylon " is first quality. The 

 produce is very different, and much inferior Ceylon 

 cocoa comes into the market. 



The aroma is not strong, and in this respect it is 

 much surpassed by the fine American sorts, like 

 "Porto Cabello," "Ecuador," "Trinidad," etc., but the 

 appearance is very pleasant. The bean is rather round 

 (not flat) and light coloured ; the skin is smooth and 

 uniform (greatly a consequence of careful washing). 



Average figures : 20 mm. long, 12 mm. broad, 7 mm. 

 thick ; average weight, 1 gr. 



Java 



Java cocoa has a close resemblance to " Ceylon." 

 The beans are generally a little larger and rounder ; the 

 colour is lighter. 



Average figures : 23 mm. long, 12 mm. broad, 

 9 mm. thick; weight, 0'8 gr. 



The first quality Java is high priced ; it has large 

 beans of a good appearance and very light colour. 

 Much of the Java cocoa, however, is second-rate, or 



