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testing the commercial value of the produce, and it is gratifying 
to find that the result shows that coffee and cacao can be grown in 
est Africa capable of realising good prices in European markets. 
Much still remains to be done to induce the natives to cultivate 
and cure Are produce in a satisfactory manne 
During the year 1896 there were shipped ‘from the Aburi 
Bofanio- Station 30 bags z coffee and four bags of cacao. The 
urn sales were as follows :— 
CROWN AGENTS TO COLONIAL SECRETARY, GOLD COAST. 
Downing Street, S.W., 
ŠIR,- 17th July, 1896 
I HAVE the honour to inform you, with reference to your 
letter of the 15th April last, that we have caused the bags of 
coffee and cocoa sent home per s.s. ** Cabenda" to be sold at the 
Commercial Sale Rooms, Mincing Lane, London, by a first class 
firm of colonial brokers, em Rucker & Bencraft, 2d the 
following has been the result 
daa FEE. 
The 26 bags marked L were examined, sorted, cleaned, husked, 
and then OR into 15 bags, and were sold at the rate of 
10/- per ew 
The te ‘bags marked A were similarly treated, refilled into 
two bags, and sold at the rate of 56/- per cwt. 
hg. 
The net amount realised for the coffee 
ES o A. D 41295: 10-0 
COCOA. 
PER tup bags of cocoa were sold at the 
of 37/- per cwt., the net amount 
iet being ... vee i I: oe l 
Gi ast 
The aus to nM doc and Por doe 
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Net total realised ... £56 19 10 
I enclose, for the information and guidance of the Colonial 
uveramenb copies of the letters, dele and account sales which 
e have received from the brokers 
ave, &c. 
(Signed) E. E BLAKE. 
[ Enclosure. | 
Me.srs. RUCKER & BENCRAFT TO CROWN AGENTS. 
37, Mincing Lane, E.C., 
GENTLEMEN, 8th July, 1896. 
THE four bags cocoa will be offered at Abl sale on 
Tuesday next. 
Referring to the shipment of coffee and coco 
Ist. We should recommend T friends sies use stouter gunny 
. for their bags. 
