June 1, 1901.] 
THE TEOPICAL AGRICULTURIST. 
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bawn, Nawalapitiya, was thanked for his kind 
offer to do all in his power to promote tlie in- 
terests of tlie Game Piot-ection Society. 
THE IMPORTATION OF ANTELOPE. 
Mr Farr has not given up iiopes of being able to 
introviuce these desiiabie acijuiict.s to our >,'anie 
catejiory; buL. the ditiicuaies were shosvn to be very 
great. 
LIBERAL SPIRIT OF FOREIGN SPORTSMEN. 
The big bat's mnde by vi^iiors wliic-li iiiiiy be 
accredited to the efforls (.•£ the C G P S met with 
much protestation from all present. I he previaus 
donatious had been hardly in keepin}^ with the 
bags made, but, in the last instance ot Mr Hors- 
burgh's contribution on behalf of (Vlons. Dupre- 
■lonc of R20,it was accepted by the >50ciety witli very 
meagre thanks, it being considered a bj no means 
adequate return for the sport enjoyed at the 
expense of the sporting members of the Colony, 
this gentleman being credited with a very large 
return- for the trifling fee paid to Government. 
In thfc general sense of the meeting, though 
no formal resolution was carried, it was unani- 
mously declared that Government should 
be aiiproached with the object of prohibiting 
promiscuous visitors indulging in the destruction 
of Ceylon game fauna without some adequate 
return. AH the resolutions were heartily endorsed. 
The meeting concluded with thanks to the 
Chairman. 
TEA TRADE IN THE UNITED STATES. 
REPORT BY BRITISH AMBASSADOR. 
A report was recently made to the British Am- 
bassador at Washington on the tea trade in the 
United States, and subsequently sent to the 
Foreign OHir^e. From this report, which has been 
forwarded by the Colonial Office to the Secretary 
of the Ceylon Association in London, we take the 
following : — 
" There is now a monthly importation of tea of 
between nine and teu million pounds. This is an 
increase of nearly one million pounds per month as 
comviared with twelve months ago, and nearly two 
million pounds compared with two years ago. 
" Taking the figures for the eight months ended 
February 28 last the amount imported was 
78,794,0231b. Of this about 54 percent, came from 
China and 37 per cent from Japan. Only a little 
over 5 per cent was imported from the United 
Kingdom, British Nortti America, and the East 
Indies combined. 
"The previous year for the same eight months 
China had about 47 per cent of the trade, Japan 
about 44 per cent., and the British possessions 
about 8 per cent. 
"China therefore has increased her trade con- 
siderably, while all the other countries have sent 
less, 
"The difference may be even greater than is 
shown by these figures because there is nothing to 
show from what country the tea imported from 
British North America came. Part of it may have 
come from China and Japan. 
" Though the quantity of tea drunk per 
capita in the United States is less than previously, 
it does not necessarily mean that less tea is going 
to be consumed The population is increasing 
rapidly and large numbers ot the immigrants come 
from nou-tea-drinking cuuntries ; though they can- 
not be considered as tea consumers at lirst, there 
is no doubt they will in time become so when they 
or their children adopt the customs of the country. 
The haliit of drinking tea is certainly on the in- 
crease, and there will certainly be a very much 
larger business done in the tuture than there 
is at pre>ient. 
" The de uand for C<iy!oa and Iridlan qualities is 
lacrensin;- in most parts of t'le country. With 
e'i"i-.;fi' pir^hiiii^ a id pa^ t'.cu at- atceiiliwu being 
p,Jd 1,0 ih' qn -liry and price pr>^i'erri^d tliere ought 
to be lio diifi';u!';y in securing ioi British dealers a 
much larger share of tlie trade. 
" If- ws glance at the prices of tea imported from 
the several countries it will probably sufjgest a 
reason why the sale of tliat from China has in- 
creased so much. 
" Prices per pound of tea imported during the 
eight months ended F'ebruavy 28th : — 
1901. 
1900. 
1899. 
From 
cents. 
cents. 
cents. 
United Kingdom 
19-6 
191 
22-8 
Bast Indies 
13-;5 
12-6 
17-1 
British N. America . 
17-2 
16 -3 
16-1 
China 
10-6 
12-0 
12-4 
Japan 
" It will tho=: be 
141 
12-4 
13-7 
seen tliat 
China 
has been 
selling her tea cheaper than her rivals and in- 
creasing her trade while other countries have in- 
creased their prices and have done a smaller trade. 
" The following information supplied by dealers 
in tea in different parts in the United States may 
be uselul. 
"New York. — The China qualities sell best in 
the East and the Japan in the West, Formosa 
included in the China teas. The demand for Ceylon 
and Indian qualities is increasing. Ihe demand is 
chiefly for the cheaper grades on account of the 
duty. The proportion oit green tea sold as com- 
paied to black is about 1 to 5. 
" San Francisco.— The China qualities sell 
best, then Japan, and Ceylon third. The demand 
for Ceylon tea is increasing; the demand is chiefly 
for the better qualities. The proportion ot green 
to black is 1 to 3. Demand for green is decreasing. 
"New Orleans. — China tea is the bestseller, 
but demand for Ceylon is slightly increasing. The 
chief demand is for medium and for better grades, 
the proportion of green to black is about 1-3 green 
to 2-3 bla?k. 
"Philadelphia.— China and Japan sell best. 
Never much demand for Ceylon. Demand is 
greatest for medium grades. Proportion of black 
to green 5 to 1. Demand for latter is decreasing. 
"Baltimore. — China sells bfst. No demand 
for Ceylou. iJemand chiefly for cheaper grades. 
Proportion of black to green about 5 to l."—H ds C 
Mail, April 26. 
Passion-Fruit in New South Wales — We 
read in the Agricultural Gazette <if this 
Colony that probably no other city in the world 
consumes in a year anything like the amount 
of passion-fruit that goes annually into the fruit- 
salads of Sydney. All attempts to introduce tliis 
piqu^tnt fruit abroad have thus far ended in failure. 
The Londoners will hardly look at it. In the 
United States it is almost unknown. However 
much we may pity these excellent people, — how- 
ever much we mav wi«h we might have the 
pleasure of introducing to them the beauties of the 
Sydney frui -satad with its acme ot piquancy 
derived from the passion-fruit, we must aOmit our 
defeat up to the present. 
