THE COFFEE TEADE. 



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The consumption of the country, according to Moring's tables, 

 was 10,847 tons below that of 18Y9, but 28,277 tons above the 

 average for the ten years 1871-80, and 5,294 tons above the ave- 

 rage for the three years 1878-80, thus showing that the demand 

 was comparatively steady. 



The deliveries of Rio and Santos coffee in the United States 

 from January 1st to December 31st, during the years 1878, 1879, 

 1880 and 1881 to August 1st, were as follows : 



Delmeries of Hio and Scmtos Coffee in the United States from 

 Jcmua/ry 1st to December ^Ist. 



January . . 

 February . 



March 



April 



May 



June 



July 



August . . . 

 September 

 October. . . 

 November 

 December 



Total. 



1881. 



195,879 

 181,604 

 230,565 

 161,859 

 189,665 

 206,237 

 137,582 



1,308,431 



1880. 

 Bag3. 



201,901 



198,157 

 176,193 

 167,293 

 110,316 

 143,178 

 160,287 

 189,675 

 135.495 

 248,773 

 333,016 

 340,420 



2,203,733 



1879. 

 Bags. 



173,119 

 199,557 

 205,629 

 202,186 

 156,242 

 157,441 

 185,981 

 177,757 

 326,053 

 336,989 

 166,836 

 158,313 



3,243,003 



1878. 

 Bags. 



146,818 

 166,516 

 164,404 

 133,513 

 183,347 

 115,504 

 137,389 

 149,134 

 136,604 

 188,883 

 186,217 

 211,838 



1,908,157 



The consumption on the Pacific Coast was about 6,100 tons, 

 against 4,400 tons in 1879, and 6,400 tons in 1878. The receipts 

 on that coast in 1880 from Central America reached 137,568 

 bags, or 18,789,973 pounds, against 11,891,445 pounds in 1879, 

 and 13,918,223 pounds in 1878. The California dealers report an 

 increasing demand from- States east of the Mississippi, which gain 

 is largely due to an increase of population, to improved means of 

 transportation, and to the good quality of the coffee received from 

 Salvador and Guatemala, and these factors are likely to give 

 the California market greater prominence than it has hitherto 

 enjoyed. 



The following statement shows in detail the import into San 

 Francisco : 



