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COFFEE. 



termed low grade Java. The comparative cost of the different 

 sorts on the 1st of January, 1880 and 1881, and on the 1st of 

 May in each of the two years, is shown by the following table : 



Jan. 1, 

 18S0. 



Java, Gov't bags 33 ( 

 Java, Grass mats 24 < 

 17 ( 

 16 < 

 14 ( 

 14 ( 

 14 ( 

 15i( 

 13 ( 

 15i( 



Singapore . 



Ceylon 



Maracaibo 



Laguayra 



Jamaica 



Costa Rica . . . . 

 St. Domingo. . , 



Mexican , 



Bio — fair 



Eio — prime.. . . 



Decftn 



8+@ 

 9 @ 

 3 @ 

 5 @ 

 a © 



3 @ 



4 © 

 3+© 

 3 @ 

 3i@ 



8 



5i 



5 



6 



6 



3+ 



4 



3 



4 



4+ 



3+ 



3+ 



May 1, 

 1880. 



31 ©33 



33 ©24 



14 ©16 



15 ©17 

 13 ©17 

 13i © 14J 

 13 ©16 

 13 ©18 



13 ©14 



14 ©16 



May 1, 

 1881. 



14+ ©16 

 14+ © 30 

 13 ©14 

 11 ©13 



10 ©13 



11 ©14 

 10 ©13+ 

 13 ©15 



9+ ©11 

 13 ©13 



14+@14illi©ll+ 

 15+ © 15S 13i @ 12+ 



7+@ 6 

 8+@ 4 



2 @ 3 

 4 @ 4 



3 © 4 

 3i@ f 

 3 © 3+ 



1 @ 3 

 3+@ 3 



2 © 3 



3i 

 3i 



In the European markets prices show the same marked dis- 

 parity, supplies accumulating in spite of low prices. In London 

 the comparative prices on May 1st were as follows : 



London Coppee Quotations. 



Channel good first. . . 



Good Channel 



Fair Channel . . 



Low fair Channel. . . . 



Low and irregular. . . 



Santos-^Good average. 



Fair average 



Washed Brazil — Good to fine. 



Medium colory...... 



Grayish , 



Bahia — Ordinary mixed (S) . . , 



Fair ditto 



Good greenish , 



Ceylon — Plantation low mid . . 



Good ordinary 



Floating Cargoes. 



1880. 



d. s. d, 



Kio— Low superior 6.5 @ 66 



Eio good first 63 6 @ 64 6 



61 6 @ 63 6 



59 6 @ 60 6 

 i57 6 @ .58 6 

 55 @ 56 6 

 52 @ 53 

 61 6 (S 63 6 



60 @ 61 



Holland — Java, good ordin'y. cents. 



New York— good cargoes cents. 



Hamburg— real ordinary pfeng. 



46 @ 47 

 48 @ 49 

 530@550 



39K 



i5^ 



1881. 



s. d. 

 55 

 53 

 .50 

 46 

 43 

 37 

 35 

 .50 

 48 



s. d. 

 @56 

 @,540 

 @510 

 @48 

 @44 

 @40 

 @36 

 @510 

 @49 



1?^ 

 47 



Ex Quay. 



1880. 



■§«• 





8. d. R. d. 

 670@676 

 65 6 @ 66 6 

 64 @ 64 6 

 61 6 @ 63 

 57 6 @ 59 6 

 54 @ 56 

 50 @ 53 

 61 @ 62 6 

 59 6 @ 60 6 



84 @ 86 

 75 @ 80 

 70 @ 73 

 47 @ 49 

 50 @ 51 

 55 @ 59 

 89 @ 89 6 

 63 @ 64 



1881. 



B. d. B. d. 

 58 @ 59 

 55 0@56 

 530@540 

 46 @ 48 

 430@450 

 ;i8 @ 39 

 360@366 

 51 @ 53 

 50 @ 51 



67 @ 70 

 61 @ 63 

 .57 0® 60 

 34 0@S6 

 41 @ 43 

 46 @ 48 

 79 @ 81 

 55 0@57 



