WEST INDIAN COFFEES. l6l 



San Domingo — Known to trade as " Cape," is grown 

 on the same island to the west of I layti, and approximates 

 very closely in size, style and color to ordinary Jamaica 

 — so much so that it is frequently substituted and sold in 

 lieu of it. Its cultivation being also principally conducted 

 by natives, who are so indifferent to its proper preparation 

 for market — machinery being employed only to a very 

 limited extent — that most of the product is shipped in a 

 stony and otherwise dirty condition, thus reducing its 

 value commercially far below its intrinsic worth. 



Porto Rico — Is grown chiefly in the province of 

 Ponce, small quantities being also produced in the dis- 

 tricts of Arecibo, Mayaguez and Aguadilla. The bean 

 is regular and well formed, but varying in color from 

 yellow to greenish, the quality is fairly good, and though, 

 not well known in the American market is much valued 

 in Spain and the European markets generally. 



Dominica — Known to trade as "Souffriere," from 

 the district of growth, is a peculiarly shaped bean, said 

 to be produced from Mocha seed, but much inferior to 

 the product of the parent plant. From the effects of 

 Negro emancipation and the coffee blight, the annual 

 production of Dominica has fallen from over 2,000,000 

 pounds to almost nominal. 



Trinidad — The coffee export from Trinidad is only 

 about 25,000 pounds yearly, yet there is scarcely any 

 part of the island where coffee culture may not be 

 profitably undertaken, particularly in the districts of 

 Aripo and Maracas, where the conditions are unsur- 

 passed. Both the Arabian and Liberian species are 

 grown there, the product being commercially divided 

 into " Large " and " Small " and generally shipped to 

 Spain. 



