327 
2nd. Ape dry their Mocha seed coffee more before shipping it 
in husk 
. To clean their Liberian coffee themseives before rt a 
the disk being so heavy, and there being no or ur to preser 
Yours, &c. 
(Signed) J. À. RUCKEE & BENCRAFT. 
shipments for the bere year (1897) are described in the 
following corrresponden 
JURATOR, BOTANIC em GOLD Coas", TO ROYAL 
GARDENS, KEW. 
buri, 
DEAR BUM 13th June, 1897. 
AVE taken the liberty of writing to inform T ga thoj 
the potisis Station is now properly fenced in. 
pleted on the 12th instant; there are two gates which are i dock 
after 5 p.m 
The shipment of coffee and cacao for 1897 from this station is 
as follow 
eem coffee, dried in parchment 46 sacks. 
» cherry dried uod P nas 
Arabian E dried in parchment ‘EE je 
Cacao sh en) sic 
Total 2...568 
This was sent off about the end of May, and with the exception 
of the five sacks of Arabian was harvested and prepared by 
myself. 
I am, &c. 
(Signed) C. H. HUMPHRIES. 
The Director, 
Royal Gardens, Kew. 
Messrs. RUCKER & BENCRAFT TO CROWN AGENTS. 
37, Mincing Lane, E.C. 
GENTLEMEN, 17th August, 1897. 
WE have now on pleasure to enclose contract for cight 
bags vier "n e glen ” at 58/-. 
The ata tory: there is at the moment a 
sonaidersid speculation current in cocoa, and a few months ago 
such cocoa would only have realised about 40/- per cwt. 
In a rising market common sorts yi reap the greater 
id i Se in falling markets they suffer mo ~ 
tside appearance of this cocoa is fairly good, the break i is 
ie dbi: = often defective. The dark colour of the beans you 
may be able to remedy, they ought to bə rosy in ria the 
defective can certainly be got Be of by more een ring. 
We a 
(Signed) J. A. RUCKER r ee 
