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THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. 
[August i, 1881. 
Exhibitors, Armitage Brothers. 0 1 barrel Planta- 
tion Coffee. 2241b, 1 do do 2241b. 1 do do 
224 lb. 1 do Peaberry 224 lb— 896 lb Is 4£d. 
Other Exhibits. 
Exhibitor, Sampson Rajapakse, Mudaliyar. — 1 bale, 
100 ft., Superfine Cinnamon; 1 do No. 1 do ; 1 
do 2 do ; 1 do 3 do ; 1 do 4 do, Is 5d. 
Exhibitor, Hendrick de Silva.— 1 bale, 100 lb,, No. 
1 Cinnamon ; 1 do 2 do ; 1 do 3 do, Is Gd. 
Exhibitor, J. F. Drieberg, Ekelle Estate.— 1 bale, 
10 lb., superfine Cinnamon; 2 bales, each 20 lb., 
40 fb superior do ; 1 bale, 20 lb, No. 1 Cinnamon ; 
1 do 2 do ; 1 do 3 do ; 1 do 4 do, Is 8d. 
Exhibitor, S. Jayetilleke, Mudaliyar.— 5 bottles 
Vanilla, 33s per lb. 
Ehibitors, Delmege, Reid & Co. — 6 coils J inch to 
5 inch Coir Rope, 34s per cwt. 4 Ballots Coir Yarn 
4 do do Fibre, not sold. 
Exhibitors, Delmege, Reid & Co.— I glass-barrel 
Coconut, Oil Carboys. 38s the lot. 
The coffee exhibited by Messrs. Armitage Brothers, 
■was sent to the sale by Messrs. Jas. Henty & Co., 
and the auctioneers will render accounts to them and 
not to me. From the prices realized of course charges 
as well as duty will have to be deducted. I am dis- 
appointed with the prices paid for the cinnamon, 
especially the five exhibits of Mudaliyar Sampson 
Rajepakse, but the market for this spice is limited. 
You will see that Mudaliyar Jayetilleke's vanilla real- 
ized 33s per lb. and that Mr. Moody asks what price 
pays. Mr. Jayetilleke will be able to say. Consider- 
ing the state of the market and all the circum- 
stances I am assured that the exhibits sold well. 
For the first time I have seen the circulars 
of two of the principal dealers in coffees here. 
Messrs. Harper & Co. and Parsons Brothers & 
Co. The latter is surmounted by a design framed 
in by two well-executed branches of coffee in 
flower and fruit. The trade-mark, a lion, a sheaf 
of corn and a pair of balances, has for motto "Justus 
esto et non metue," and Messrs. Parsons Brothers & Co. 
describe themselves as "coffee, spice and rice mer- 
chants," and also as "chicory and oatmeal manufact- 
urers, " the latter a curious conjunction. What seems, 
inexplicable is, that, while in both circulars chicory 
is quoted at exactly half the price of coffees, a mix- 
ture of pure coffee and pure chicory is sold at only 
Id lower than coffee alone ! The proportion of coffee 
to chicory is not stated, but the general impression is 
that it varies one-fourth to a half. If so, surely a 
greater reduction of price for the mixture should be 
made. Messrs. Parsons Brothers say about their 
"Grlo'">?" & "Crown" Brand Coffees is that the; e are 
mixtures of the fine high-grown Planution with Pure 
Victorian Chicory, in such proportions as have been found 
from long experience to be most generally approved. 
That is all. There is a pure " Pasha mixture" which 
ia described as 
A superior blending of high-class Indian, Turkey, and 
Ceylon Coffees, specially imported. For s.rength and fine 
Aromatic Flavour this mixture cannot be excelled. 
Then there is the 
"Elephant" & " Crescent " Brand Coffee are First- 
class medium Coffees with Chicory. 
Raw cotfee in bond is quoted as follows 
s. d. 
Plantation, Ceylon No. 1 0 10J 
do do No. 2.... 0 10i 
Java, fine plantation 0 9| 
Nat.ve Ceylon 0 8 
Mochn, superior quality 1 2 J 
Jamaica, linest 1 1J 
and here are the closely equal j)rices of pure ground 
coffee and pure coffee with pure chicory 
Pure ground coffee. 
Plantation, Ceylon, No. 1 1 2§ 
do do No. 2 1 2i 
Pasha Mixture 1 2& 
Java, very fine 1 i| 
Native, Ceylon o 11 J 
Mocha, tuperior quality I 5 
Jamaica, finest 1 Jt 
Pure Coffee with pure Chicory. 
Globe, brand, sq. tins 1 n 
do do ' rd. tins 1 1 
Crown do sq tins 1 0| 
do do rd.tins 1 0 
Elephant Brand 0 11| 
Crescent Brand 0 10| 
Australian arms ... 0 91 
Ship Brand 0 8| 
Chicory alone is quoted 5d at 5£ per lb. The quota- 
tions of cinnamon are 
Spices. per lb. 
s. d. 
Cinnamon, whole, finest new stick 2 3 
do do second ..none 
do ground, loose, or in tins 2 9 
do second do 2 0 
Cassia, whole, finest 1 0 
do ground loose or in tins 1 3 
Messrs. Parsons Bnthers state : — 
We respectfully intimate that all goods of our manu- 
facture are guaranteed Pure, and in strict accordance 
with the word used upon the wrappers ; that the words 
"Coffee," "Chicory," and the like refer to those substances 
in their pure state; and that when the words "Coffee 
with Chicory " are used, thev refer to a mixture ot pure 
coffee with pure chicory ; and we undertake and agree 
that this guarantee shall render us responsible for the 
purity of all goods fold under it. 
The " Market Reports" are to the following effect : — 
Coffee. — We have been ftcarded the only First Prize 
given for Roasted Plan'ation Coffee ; al 0, a Fird-closs 
Prize for Pure Griund Plantation Coffee. Our latest 
advice from Colombo are to the 27th April and 11th May. 
Coffee was scarce, and likely to remain so for a few weeks, 
when fresh supplies were exppcted down from the interior. 
Business almost nil. The shipments of t off'ee from Ceylon 
during the. ten years between 1870 and 1880 give a grand 
total of 7,057,759 cwt., or an average per year of 705,775 
cwt.; and the exports to the Australian cilonies during 
the six months ending March 31st last were 10,044 cwt., 
against 6,270 cwt. for the same period last -year. Here 
we have experiencfd throughout the past month a steady 
active retail demand for the various descriptions required 
by the trade; but in sales on an extensive scale there 
has been nothing- doing worthy of note. Prices same as 
last month. 
Chicory. — We havi been awarded a F'rst-class Prize 1 , 
for Chicory, The article we send out is the product of 
Victoria, carefully selected and carried through the various 
stages of manipulation under our own personal supervision- 
It has always given the highest satisfaction, and it will 
be gratifving to our customers who have used no other ' 
brand for many years to learn that our manufacture has 
obtained a First-class Prize at the International Exhibition. ; 
Prices same as last month. 
Me?srs. Parsons Brothers got the only first award 
for pure plantation roasted coffee and also a first 
award for chicory. 
Messes. Parsons Brothers do not seem to deal ia j 
cocoa, but Messrs. Harper & Co., give the substance 
the foremost place in their Price Current thus: — I 
We have much pleasure in submitting to the Trade 
our manufactures of these articles. While leaving the 
final decis-ion on their merits to the public, we can 
assure our Customers that the careful selection and 
direct importation of the raw material, the perfect 
machinery used in the various processes, and the fact 
of skilled labor from the principal European Mills 
having been employed in the manufacture, should be 
some guarantee that our different brands will be ia 
every respect equal to the imported article, and indeed 
superior to the extent of the injury done to the latter 
by the sea voyage to these colonies. The get-up of 
all Packets, Tins, and Boxes will compare; favour- 
ably with any other make, while, in our " Theobrouia,'* 
