134 COFFEE 



in color and size, but deficient in the rich, glossy appearance that 

 marks choice to fancy. 



Good, is that ranging from almost, to strictly clean, good, in 

 bean and color — in fine, what may be termed a nice, plain coffee. 

 This is the average grade. 



Favr, is that which is moderately clean, having now and then 

 a few black or broken beans, or those mottled in color, or show- 

 ing various slight imperfections. 



Ordinary, is indefinite in color, and quite unsightly in appear^ 

 ance, being largely mixed with black beans and other imperfec- ^ 

 tions. 



Common, is a poor, imsightly coffee, fiUed with imperfections, 

 such as black and broken beans, and of no definite color. This is 

 the lowest grade of Eio excepting triage, a coffee which is exactly 

 described by the word trash. 



The first four grades may each be divided into three separate 

 colors, viz., light, medium, and dark. The prime and fair grades 

 are sometimes polished, and the good frequently. By prefixing 

 the word " strictly " to each one of the first five grades (such as 

 strictly choice, strictly prime, etc.) the selection of such grade may 

 be secured. 



Different sections of the country require coffee of some pecu- 

 liar color, and to get this jobbers will, when it is scarce, pay an 

 extra price for it. For instance, the Chicago market takes a 

 medium to light green Rio and scarcely any dark green, and of 

 what are known as skimmings takes only light-colored. 



Cincinnati is partial to a yellow bean, but also takes a few 

 greens, but of a darker hue than Chicago wants. 



Louisville takes much the same style as Cincinnati, except that 

 on green coffee it prefers a deeper color. 



Texas requires the darkest kinds to be procured, and princi- 

 pally of low grades. 



Dark green Eios are the favorite with St. Louis buyers. 



Philadelphia buys heavily of low grades, absorbing whatever 

 light or dark skimmings are offered. 



The following tables show the export movement from Kio de 

 Janeiro and Santos, and also the imports into the United States 

 and the port of New York. 



