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THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. [Nov. i, 1894. 
the statistical field. This is ample, because Europe 
is practically supplied from ports reprere&ted in tb« 
statistical circular of Messis. R. Duuring and Zoon, 
of Rotterdam. This firm, however, makes do allow- 
ance in their figures for c 03s import*-, but is probsb'y 
wise in leioint, suoh corrections to individual enter- 
prise. Aocoiding to this authority, the deliveries of 
coffee in Europe from July 1, 1893, to July 1, 1894, 
amounted to 377,380 tone, or say, about 6,400,000 bags ; 
but it is necessary to deduct from this tital at least 
600,000 bags, in order to arrive st the reU deliveries 
for European purposes inasmach a? no less than 
160,000 bags which have been exported to America 
figure as deliveries in Europe ; an ), in addition 
to this, fully 350,000 bags have be*n counted twice 
over as arrivals and deliveries, owing to cress ship- 
ments. The reduced consumption, to which I now 
call the attention of the coffee trade, will explain 
the reason why some writers on the besn— notibly 
one in Antwerp — have fallen into error in forecasting 
reductions in the visible enpply which nave i.ot 
oocurred. 
I now propose to deal with the proluotion of coffee 
and the quantities likely to be available for the 
season 1894-95. 
Production. 
The enormous profits which coffee planters have 
made during the last five years have givea a 
great impetus to the cultivation of the bean wher- 
ever extension was practicable and soil and climatic 
condition suitable. In Brazil there has been a vory 
large increase in the province of Sao Paulo. In the 
province of Bahia th's has also been the case, and 
it is stated on excellent authority that io a few years 
Bahia will export a million bags of coffee. In the 
province of Rio de Janeiro, however tLe - e hBS been 
retrogression rather than progress. The politicul dis- 
turbances have of lalo interfere J sadly with ooffee 
cultivation in Brazil. Emigration has net only been 
arrested, but there has actually been some outflow of 
labour. Again, coffee feisous vary ; there are small 
orops and there are largo crops. List season they 
were exceptionally small; this te-son they wi 1 not be 
bumper crops except in the province of San Paulo, 
for whioh Santos is the outlet but still very considerable. 
Outside of Brazil there has been a great ii crease of 
cultivation in Central America, Mexico, and Africa. 
How large or how small this increase is no one can 
say with absolute certainty. I can, however, give some 
indications of results so far. The bulk of what are 
termed mild coffees reach consuming coun'ries between 
January and July, and I now give a table showing 
the imports of ooffee, other than Rio arid Sai.toe, in 
leading European ports and New York from January 
let to June 30th in each of the last five years. 
Europe. New York. Total, 
bags. bags. bags, 
1890 ... 1,632,500 ... 466,316 ... 2,14S,816 
1891 ... 1,426,837 ... 569,198 ... 1,996,071 
1892 ... 1,509,452 ... 590,842 ... 2,100,294 
1893 ... 2,159,938 ... 465,730 ... 2.625,668 
1894 ... 1,858,986 ... 618,142 ... 2,477,128 
It will be observed that there was a large increase 
in 1893, and but for the failure of the last Java crop, 
tbere would have been a further increase this year. 
We have to remember now that, with every year that 
passes, the recent new plantations will yield more and 
more under normal conditions, and that it is not too 
muoh to expeot an increase of coffee ou'side of Rio 
and Santos this season of fully oce milliou bags com- 
pared with 1891. Next week I shall continue this 
Bubjeot and givea detailed estimate of the production for 
this season, a production which cam, ot tail toenfiroe 
a materially lower range of prioes for coffee. 
TO ENCOURAGE CACAO PLANTING. 
The bureau of the American It? publioa has receive} 
official information that by an Act of Congress 
approved July 28, 1894, the Government of Costa 
Rica offers to pay a premium of 25 cents per tree to 
every one who Eha'l engage in the cultivation of the 
cacoa, atd who shell plant not less than 500 trees. 
The law takes effect from date of promulgation, July 
29tb. The premium shall be paid on evidence that 
the tree is three years old, tod bes been properly 
oukivated. No premium shall bs paid under this 
law to any one comruenc ng the cultivation of the 
cacoa tree subsequent to 1900. Companies and in- 
dividuals in whose favour other premiums may have 
been already allowed snail not be bntitled 10 the 
benefits of the law. — American Qrocer. 
INDIAN PATENTS. 
Applications in respect of the unpermenticned 
inventions have been filed during the week ending 
15th September 1h94 :— 
Punkha-pnlling Apparatus.— No. 260 of 1894— Rev. 
Fr. Phillip, o.c. R. C. Chaplain, Meerut for an im- 
provement in punkha-pulling appa'atus. 
Machine for Extracin? Fibres from Plants. — No. 
268 of 1894. — Noorbhoy Ismaljee, Merchant residing 
at Musjid Bunder, Bombay for an improved machine 
for extracting fibres from plants. 
Tanning Skins and Hid>s.— No. 270 of 1894.— 
Thomas Henry Lee Bake, of 7, Coburg Place, 
Bayswater, Gentleman, and Henry Alfred Leverett] 
of 16 Tokenhonse Yard, iu the City of London, 
Engineer, for improvements in tanning skins and 
hides. 
Specifications of ibe undermentioned inventions 
have been filed under the provisions of Act V of 
1888: — 
Roller Cotton Gin.— No. 144 of 1893.- Frederick 
L. Montgomery. Machinst, of 390- ) 1th Avenue, in 
the City, C>. and State of New York. United Btatea 
of America, for roller cotton gin. (Filed 10th Sep- 
tember 1894.) 
The fees prescribed in Schedule 4 of Act V of 
1883 have been paid for the continuance of exclusive 
privilege in respect of the undermentioned inven- 
tions : — 
Tea Cutting Shears, etc.— No. 24C of 1889.— John 
Aehington Thompson. Tea Planter, at present of 3, 
Mission Row, Ca'cutta for cut in k and gathering tea 
leaves from off the tea bushes by means of specially 
constructed shears, scissors, knives, hooks or tickles. 
(From 3rd November 1894 to 2nd November 1895.) 
Apparatus for Cleaning Cotton Seeds.— No. 278 of 
1889.— Edward Sheardown and John Charles Barker, 
of No. 44 High Street. Hull, in the Co. of Hull, 
England, Seed Crushers, for a method of and 
apparatus for clearning cotton seed. (From 26th 
Sep'ember 1894 to 25th September 1895.)— Indian 
Engineer. 
THE WYNAAD TEA COMPANY, 
LIMITED. 
AN OLD COFFEE COMPANY RECON- 
STRUCTED. 
TEA, ABABIAN AND LIBERIAN COFFEE. 
The first ordinary general meeling of tbis Company 
wbs held on "Wednesday last at 23, College Hill, E.C., 
under the pretioeucy of Mr. James Labouchere who 
said: — When we met last, in the mon'h of January, 
it was at a confirmatory mee ing, to liquidate and 
reconstruct the old Tambracherry Company. Well 
that reconstruction got so far advanced in the spriog 
ns to enable us to fei,d cut letters of allotment ; and 
I am very thankful to say that since that time every, 
thing has gone on smoothly, and that the accounts 
we have received of the rast season and of the 
present season are such ss to give us the greatest 
amount of confidence in the future. I have here a 
rough balance-aleet made up to the 30th of Apri 
