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THE TROPICAL 
AGRICULTURIST. [September 1, 1881 
prices, and they will find the stock very strongly held. 
In the "pink circular" of 1st July, Messrs. J. C. 
& Co. remark that on the strength of the holders of 
the Havre stock the future course of prices wi'lgreatly 
depend. As regards the strength of these holders we 
are in a position to speak with some certainty, and. 
we believe it to be undoubted, and that they com- 
prise in their number one branch of the biggest bank- 
ing firm of the world. 
A perusal of the following comparative Table of 
Prices will, we think, show to how safe a level prices 
have now fallen :— 
Low Middling 
Plant. Ce3'lon. 
Good Average 
Santos Afloat. 
Good Channel 
Eio Cargoes. 
d. s. 
d. 
s. 
a. 
d. 
d. 
d. 
31st Jan. 1880... 
97 
Oto 98 
0 
70 
0 
to 
71 
0 
68 
0 to 69 
0 
2Sth "Feb. „ ... 
95 
Oto 96 
0 
68 
0 
to 
68 
6 
68 
Oto 
68 
6 
31st March „ ..^ 
91 
Oto 92 
0 
64 
0 
to 
65 
0 
62 
Oto 
63 
0 
30th April „ ... 
Oto S9 
6 
61 
6 
to 
62 
6 
59 
6 to 
60 
6 
31st May „ ... 
86 
Oto 87 
0 
60 
0 
to 
60 
6 
59 
0 to 
0 
:30th June „ ... 
88 
0 to 89 
0 
62 
0 
to 
62 
6 
62 
Oto 
64 
0 
31st July „ ... 
87 
Oto 88 
6 
62 
0 
to 
C2 
6 
61 
Oto 
62 
0 
31st Aug. „ ... 
87 
6 to 88 
0 
62 
0 
to 
62 
6 
61 
0 to 
62 
6 
30th Sep. „ ... 
83 
Oto 85 
0 
60 
0 
to 
61 
0 
57 
Otn 
59 
0 
31st Oct. „ ... 
Oto 81 
0 
58 
0 
to 
59 
0 
55 
Cto 
56 
0 
30th Nov. „ ... 
75 
0 to 76 
0 
59 
0 
to 
m 
0 
53 
Oto 
55 
0 
31st Dec. ., ... 
75 
Oto 77 
0 
58 
0 
to 
58 
6 
52 
Oto 
54 
0 
New Crop. 
31st Jan. 1881 ... 
82 
6 to 85 
0 
57 
0 
to 
58 
0 
52 
Oto 
52 
6 
28th Feb. „ ... 
83 
Oto 85 
0 
54 
0 
to 
54 
6 
50 
Oto 
50 
6 
31st Mar. „ ... 
83 
0 to 84 
0 
52 
0 
to 
53 
0 
47 
0 to 
49 
0 
30th April „ ... 
79 
0 to 81 
0 
50 
0 
to 
51 
0 
46 
Oto 
48 
0 
31st, May „ ... 
78 
0 to 80 
0 
47 
0 
to 
47 
6 
43 
Oto 
45 
0 
30th June „ ... 
83 
0 to 85 
0 
52 
6 
to 
53 
6 
45 
6 to 
46 
0 
Holland. 
Hamburg. 
New York. 
Good ordinary 
Real ordinary 
Good Rio 
Para 
Eio. 
Cargoes. 
31st Jan. 1880... 
47 cents 
69 Pfennige 
15.\ cents 
28th Feb. „ ... 
46 „ 
70 „ 
15* „ 
31st March „ ... 
42 „ 
65 
15| » 
30th April „ ... 
39§ „ 
63 
154 „ 
31st May „ ... 
39 „ 
60 „ 
14# „ 
30th June „ ... 
41J „ 
61 „ 
35+ „ 
31st July „ ... 
40 „ 
62 
15i „ 
31st Aug. „ ... 
404 » 
59 ,, 
i6| „ 
30th Sep. „ ... 
38} „ 
63 
15£ „ 
31st Oct. „ ... 
40 „ 
58 
14 i „ 
30th Nov. „ ... 
39 „ 
58 
13J „ 
31st Dec. „ ... 
37 „ 
57 
m » 
31st Jan. 1881... 
37| cents 
55 Pfennige 
1U cents 
28th Feb. ., ... 
37 „ 
53 
ill.:; 
31st March „ ... 
86f „ 
51 „ 
30th April „ ... 
36 ,, 
47 „ 
ui ;; 
31st May „ ... 
35 „ 
45 „ 
30th June „ ... 
36| „ 
47 
12 „ 
At the commencement of a new Brazil Season when 
the air is rife with rumours about the coming crop, 
it may not be out of place to go back and see what 
was the opinion entertained six -months ago of the 
crop just finished. 
In their circular of 8th January, Messrs. Fred. 
Huth & Co. estimated the exports of Brazil from 1st 
January to 30th June, 1881 — 
From Rio ... ... 77.800 tons 
„ Santos ... ... 25,783 ,, 
Total exports from Brazil for six 
months ending 30th June, 1881 ... 103,583 tons 
Taking the exports for the 5 months from 1st January 
to 30th May according to Messrs. Kern Hayn's 
circular of 1st June, 1881, and the exports for June 
as per Reuter's telegrams, we find that the exports 
for the above period have been 
Prom Rio ... ... 119,430 tons 
., Santos ... .. 35,294 ,, 
Total 154,724 tons 
Messrs. Huth's estimates have therefore been exceeded 
by 50, 000 tons. 
Now this is no trifling mistake especially when we 
remember that the English rvio firms report that the 
quantity of 1880/81 crop now remaining up country, 
amounts to between 500,000 and 1,000,000 bags. It 
was therefore possible that high prices in Europe 
might have drawn out a further 50,000 tons, and it 
comes to this, that half way through the crop — that is 
in January — Messrs. Fred. Huth & Co. did not know 
within 100,000 tons what the Brazil crop was. Keep- 
ing this fact in mind, we recommend our friends to 
accept with extreme caution all estimates of the Brazil 
crop 1881/S2. 
So far the most favourite estimate of this Rio crop is 
3-i million bags, but within the last week smaller 
estimates have been received and though great reluctance 
is shown to adopt them by thoee who under estimated 
the last crop, we cannot help remarking that advices 
received from reliable Rio firms respecting the smallness 
of tho bean and the poorness of the new crop, warrant 
the belief that the estimate of 3^, million bags will not 
be reached. 
As regards business in general, both in Europe and 
America, the improved crop prospects have created a 
more cheerful and hopeful feeling, and business men 
look forward to a brisk and prosperous Autumn season. 
For coffee in particular the undercurrent of feeling is 
full of confidence and hope, even though there is an 
absence of the exhilarating but delusive boom of the 
Yankees. 
Robert Von Glehn & Sons, 
7, Idol Lane, London, E.C. 
Estimated Stocks of Coffee in the chief Ports of 
Europe, 1st July (in tons.) 
1881. 1880. 
Total July 1 ... 133,400 122,700 
Total June 1 ... 136,245 124,486 
Total May 1 ... 143,190 121,263 
Stocks of Brazil Coffee in Ports of United States, 
June 18th. 
1881. 1880. 
First hands ... 165,120 bags 243.659 bags 
Second hands ... 169,124 „ 169,039 „ 
Total 
1,244 
412.69S 
PLANTING IN DELI, SUMATRA. 
May 27th.— Some remarks on Deli, which I see you 
have given some attention to lately, will probably be 
of interest to your readers. The soil of Deli being of 
an exceedingly rich kind, every tropical produce could 
with success be grown ; why, therefore, is the cultvia- 
tion limited to tobacco only. The following will 
give some explanations :— The Dutch in annexing 
quietly the East coasts of Sumatra have taken over 
only the revenues of the country, leaving the land to 
the Sultan and his chiefs ; but the Sultan is not 
allowed to give out eontracts as he might like, the 
conditions are prescribed to him by the Dutch Govern- 
ment. The contract granting the use of the 
land for a certain number of years requires the 
confirmation of the Resident, as also does the transfer 
to another name, therefore the planter cannot freely 
