April i, 1882.] 
THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. 
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many places such machines lying rusting in the sun and 
rain, which the farmer had probably hall-ruined himself 
to buy. 
The latest information to hand, refers to : — 
Land .Regulations in Manitoba. — New regulations for 
the disposal of Dominion lands in Manitoba and the North- 
west Territory have just been issued by the Canadian Oo- 
vernmeut. They are to take effect from the 1st Feb. 1882. The 
land is divided into four classes : A. Lands within twenty- 
four miles of the Canadian Pacific Railway. B. Lands 
within twelve miles of any other approved railway. O. 
Lands south of the main line of the Canadian Pacific Kail- 
way not included in class B. D. Lands other than those 
in preceding classes. The even-numbered sections (one 
mile square) in the foregoing classes are to bo held ex- 
clusively for free grants and for pre-emptions, with some 
few contingent exceptions. The odd-numbered sections in 
class A are reserved for the Canadian Pacific Railway. In 
classes D. and C. these sections are offered for sale at $2. 50c. 
per acre cash. In D. the price of such lands is $2, The 
price oj preemption laud is the same as for the public 
lands in the various classes, but the purchase money of 
the former is payable at the end of three years. In the 
sale of lands to Companies or individuals for colonisation 
purposes, two plans are offered for the consideration of 
the purchaser : 1 . The land (odd-numbered sections only) 
to be bought at $2 per acre, payable in five years, and to 
be colouized in that period ; such colonization to consist 
in placing two settlers on homesteads on each even-num- 
bered section in the tract, and two settlers on each odd- 
numbered section. Homesteaders to have the right to 
preemption at $2 per acre, payable at the end 
of three years. If these conditions are carried 
out, a rebate of one-half the price to be allowed 
to the purchaser. 2. A tract of land may be 
bought at $2 por aero, payable at the time of making 
the contract; land to bo colonized in five years, such 
colonization to consist in placing sixty-four settlers on 
each township (thirty-sis square miles). If these siipu- 
lations are complied with, a relato of $1 per acre will be 
granted. Leases of land for grazing pu'poses are to be 
obtained on the following terms : I weniy-one years' lease, 
maximum area 100.000 acres; rental £2 per 1000 acres, 
and one hoad of cattle to be placed on the tract for every 
ten acres of its extent. Land for a farm and corral in 
connection with such may be purchased at §2 per acre. 
CEYLON TEA IN THE LONDON MARKET. 
It is satisfactory to rind " Ceylon Tea " regularly 
noticed in Mincing Laue circulars. Messrs. Hawes and 
Hertz, who furnish an "Indian and Java Tea Report " to 
their constituents, are among those who now always 
quote our Ceylon product. Thus, iu their circular of 
January 12th, we read:— 
Neilgherry Teas. — About 300 packages from the " Curzon" 
estate have" been sold, fine liquoring I'ekoe in boxes at 
2s 2d, Pekoe Souohongs Is 7d, Broken Pekoe H id at Is 5id. 
•k.i, 
Imports, Deliveries and Stock, ■ 
1882. 1881. 
lb. lb. 
Import Jan. 1st to 31st 7,212,000 5,244,000 
Delivery do 4,104,500 4,000,500 
Stock, January 31st 21,541,500 22,680,000 
Java Teas. — The small quantity which has c 
has met with brisk demand and firm prices \ 
for almost all descriptions. About 1,500 chest 
bassa" just arrived should meet with ready sa 
active demand existing for all ki 
"Almora" were disposed of at auc 
23rd ult. The following represent prii 
Socpoei pekoe Is 6.',d ; Pekoe sifti 
Is l^d ; Congou lid ; Bagelen Pt 
Tjikoya pekoe souchong Is Id : Kec 
Is Id. Some of these teas, more e 
lb. 
5,470,000 
3 200,500 
20,029,000 
rom the 
480 packages ex 
>n the 17th, and 
ilized : — Dramaga 
I 5§d; Souchong 
jouchong Is 3d; 
Halang souchong 
lly the Dramagas 
and Bagelens, were equal in every respect to favorite 
growths of the Indian tea. About 500 chests Ardja Sarie 
tea sold at Pekoe Is 2d ; Pekoe souchong lid ; Souchong 
9£d. 1010 packages are offered by auction here today. 
7,370 packages are advertized for sale in Amsterdam on 
the 17th inst. including 1,425 packages withdrawn from 
previous auctions. 
Imports, Deliveries and Stock. 
lb. lb. 
Import Jan. 1st to 31st 30,000 76,000 
Delivery dt 90,500 86.000 
Stock January 31st 350,000 500,000 
lb. 
368,000 
301,000 
,1< ;:>.<- 
of good strength and quality sold as follows :— Pekoe 
Souchong is :t.'.d ; Souchong I s 2.1; I lioken Souchong U l.'.d: 
Broken Pekoe Is GJd; Bed Fanniugs 9jd; Dust lo'jd. 
Ooylou teas generally shew improvement in manufacture, 
and are taken by the trade quite as readily as othei lndiau 
growths. 
And again from the Report of February, 9th re quote, 
respecting Java n* well as Nilgiri and Covin leas 
what will h* of intcre-t to local tea-planters ; — 
Neilgherry Tens.— About («K) packages have come to 
hand of varying quality, and sold ; Pekoes Is I to Is 
lo.jd; Pekoe Souchong Is 3Jd to Is 9d ; Souchong is l[d 
to lstl.Jd; Broken Pekoe and Pekoe diurt Is 3[d tols7.Jd; 
Congou K2|d; Broken mixed ls2$d. 
Ceylon Teas.- An invoice of Kandaloya growth s,,|.| by 
auction. Souchong IsOdj Broken Pekoe u£d; Bed leaf 
8bl. Several samples to hand, not yet on offer, show good 
quality and great improvement in make aud »'\le. 
THE COFFEE TRADE OF BRAZIL FOR 1881. 
We have now received Messrs. Kern Han & Co.'s 
Annual Market-Report, from which we quote as 
follows : — 
Looking back upon the year just closed we find that 
same presented more unpleasant features than pleasant ones. 
If the balance of a year were to be drawn w th regard 
to the failures occurred during the same, then the year 
1881 might be considered as a favorable one for the Bhazilia.v- 
impoht-tkade, because during the last 12 months, only a 
few and not very important suspensions of payments took 
place here, and it seems therefore that most importers have 
continued with the prudent system inaugurated last year 
— say, not to sell any more at credit for very long periods. 
We abstain from sifting this point again, as our last 
year's annual report has dealt sufficiently with this matter. 
The fluctuations in exchange during the past year were less 
than during 1880 and importers have therefore but little 
to complain of the unsteadiness of the rates of exchange, 
aud in general we hear that business would have been on 
the whole satisfactory to the import-trade, had not during 
the last months close competition, caused by over-import- 
ation, forced many importers to sell at very low prices. 
Now, if business in general was rather favorable to the 
imi'OHT-tkadk, we are sorry to say that tho same was by 
no means the case with re gard to the kxpout-thadk. 
About the principal article, coffke, we report below ex- 
tensively and have only to state here, that st o ah has given 
lieu [" given lieu " ? — Ed. 0. O.] to various important tran- 
sactions, especially so during the second half of tin- year, 
w hereas business iu other produce, for exportation from our 
All planters complain that with the present low range 
of prices for any of their produce they cannot exist, and 
we think that to a great extent their complaints arc just, 
as not only the hands to do the work are very dear, but 
a'so the freights by rail and other expenses are much too 
high in proportion to the prices obtainable at tho sea-ports. 
The planters have therefore sent a petition to the Go- 
vernment, requesting the establishment of a large in hai 
Moit n; \ok-1Wnk. which institution should advance money 
against security at cheap interest to the planters, and they 
further want either the entire or part abolishment of the 
heavy pxjiort-dutie.i aud n reduction of th. excessively high- 
fares of the railways. 
On nil points the Chambers of Deputies and of the Somite, 
convoked now, will have to decide, and we trod khat their 
decision may DC in fnvor of the ngriculturnj elnss and may 
thereby contribute to the prosperity of the country. 
