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COFFEE. 



The new Frencli tariff imposes the following rates of duty 

 upon coffee, given in francs and centimes per 100 kilos : 



New taria. Old tariff. 



Coffee berries and nibs. 156.00 ) jg^ qq ^^ j^q q^ 



Coffee roasted and milled. - ^U».0U ) 



The average consumption from 1876 to 1880 was 53,990 ions 

 (120,937,600 pounds), which, divided among a population of 

 37,405,000 persons, shows a use of 3.23 pounds per capita. 



In Germany the use of coffee is very general. For the last 

 five years the consumption averaged 101,655 tons per annum, 

 which, with a population of 43,000,000, makes it 5.3 pounds per 

 capita. The consumption from 1869 to 1880, inclusive, was as 

 follows : 



1869 

 1870 

 1871 

 1872 



Tons. 



81.368 

 98,350 

 86,400 

 92,585 



1873 

 1874 

 1875 

 1876 



97,775 



90,033 



100,613 



106,398 



1877 

 1878 

 1879 

 1880 



Tons. 



95,779 



99,384 



112,594 



94,222 



Coffee in HoUand is entered free of duty, and the consump- 

 tion is very large ; it is difficult to obtain an accurate statement 

 of the quantity used. The imports for the last five years aver- 

 aged 5.3 pounds per capita. The following table gives the amount 

 for each year, from 1869 to 1880, inclusive : 



The people of Belgium, being fond of coffee, used from 1872- 

 77 an average of 21,718 tons (48,649,000 pounds) per annum, 

 ■which is equivalent to nine pounds per capita. 



The enormous consumption in Holland is accounted for by 

 the climate, by the want of good drinking-water, but, principally, 

 by the great cheapness of coffee in that country. " At the pres- 



