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Sv pplement to the " Tropical AffrieuUurist." 
~ COFFEE AND PEPPER EXPORTS FROM SOUTHERN INDIA, 1897-98. 
To the Editor " Ceylon Observer," 
Dear Sir— I bave the pleasure to furnish you with my Annual Statement of Exports of Coffee and Pepper for the year ending 30th June 1898, the total figures of which approximately represent 
what the crops of tliese products in India for the year in question amounted to. As usual, I further show the distribution of shipments to foreign ports, and have added the figures relating to exDorts for 
the three previous years for the purpose of comparison. 6 f «c 
the crop 
Coffee.— I pointed out last year that the crop of 1896-97 was remarkable as being the smallest exported from India for many years. I regret now to have to add that it is no longer a record year 
) for the past year showing a further falling-off of some owt. 8,585. I am glad to say that estimates for the coming year would appear to point to the fact that we may expect a consid«rable 
districts in which the crops were grown. The total value of past year's crop may therefore be tsken at Bl,00,33,353 as against that of the previous year, which I estimated at Bl, 35.48,478 but as already 
shown, last year's crop compared unfavorably in quantity with that of the previous year, and in addition the Coffee Market was weaker to the extent of an average of some R15 per cwt. ' 
Peppek. — -The total exports of this spice amounted to cwt. 1,25,231, or some forty-four per cent less than what was shipped last year, the value of which at an average of R24 per nwt. amounts to 
E30,0o,544. The price of pepper averaged B6-8 per cwt. over that of the previous year, and the bulk of the business was done with Calcutta. I do not think that last year's actual crop was shorter than 
the previous one, but there was not the usual quantity of the old crop in stock at the commencement of the year, owing to very large shipments to Europe that were made in the previous year. 
I am, dear sir, yours faithfully, 
Tellicherry, 1898. ' EALPH TATHAM, Agent to Arbuthnot & Co. 
MESSRS. ARBUTHNOT & COMPANY'S ANNUAL STATEMENT OF EXPORTS OF COFFEE AND PEPPER FROM SOUTHERN INDIA DURING THE SEASON ENDING 30TH JUNE 1898. 
Prom : 
JIaiigalore. 
Canuanore. 
Tellielierry, 
Badagara. 
Calicut. 
Beypore. 
Cochin. 
AUeppy. 
Quilon. 
Colachel. 
Tuticorin. 
Madras. 
TOTALS. 
Coffee. 
Co- 
Pep- 
Coffee. 
Cottee. 
Coffee. 
Coffee. 
Pep- 
Coffee 
Pep- 
Coffee 
ft ''~ 
Coffee 
Pep- 
Pep- 
fep- 
To 
Plant. 
Nat. 
Total 
ffee 
per 
Plant. 
Hat. 
Total. 
fM a. 
Coffee 
pS » 
Plane. 
Nat. 
Plan. 
Nat. 
Total 

Plan. 

Nat. 
Total 
per. 
per. 
& =■ 

per. 
Coffee 
per - 
Coffee 
per. 
Coffee 
London Cwt. 
32,224 
50 
32,274 
75 
14,082 
14,082 
2,608 
21,606 
1 Total 
121,606 
1626 
22,759 
22,759 

471 
471 
800 
154 
93 

400 

115,424 


107,109 

6,263 
liverpool „ 
13 
13 
13 
Marseijles ,, 
9i066 
'9,066 
"646 
2",525 
3,171 
'200 
70 
252 
322 
1,030 
13,589 
'200 
Harre 
23,733 
23,733 
3,284 
23,736 
27,020 
1,251 
2088 
. 3,001 
5,089 
"33 
"33 
65,875 
198 
1,251 
Bordeaux „ 
198 
Amsterdam 
"2.10 
"250 
Trieste ,, 
"344 
""92 
"436 
2,477 
ioo 
2',577 
i^ioo 
iVsss 
' 1 
i856 
200 
"425 
"425 
6','294 
1,300 
Genoa 
1,400 
650 
2,060 
Leghorn „ 
400 
100 
60O 
Ancona „ 
700 
... 
200 
900 
New York „ 
50 
60 
Saples „ 
300 
500 
800 
Tenice ,, 
101 
101 
Hamburg „ 
"305 
1,090 
1,395 
"903 
903 
3,475 
363 
"" 2 
2,'661 
3,477 
Antwerp „ 
1,605 
1,605 
;;■ 
3,722 
3,722 
100 
5,-327 
100 
Adelaide 
""50 
50 
"20 
70 
Syoijey „ 
195 
195 
100 
ioo 
295 
Melbourne ,, 
873 
873 
309 
309 
1,182 
Suez ,, 
263 
'401 
"664 
T-nrlrigTi Afri- 
can, Arabn. 
and Persian 
Guli Ports,, 
2,647 
2,647 
288 
16 
21 
21 
412 
168 
168 
747 
44 
1 
22 
2,837 
1,$29 
Bombay iother 
Indian Ports,, 
53 
8,476 
8,529 
2431 
27,207 
68 
2,809 
2,877 
34,558 
6,355 
7,072 
4,104 
11,776 
278 
10,322 
889 
874 
1,763 
309 
43 
352 
7,669 
23,358 
2,423 
27,720 
111,900 
Ceylon 
13 
93 
93 
278 
52 
75 
75 
15 
232 
1,984 
843 
"'23 
'"32 
2,453 
1,187 
Cwt. 
32,926 
•• i 
46,759 
79,685 
2807 
27,223 
22,578 
33,006 
55,584 
46,868 
6,355 
34,076 
7,804 
41,880 
14,699 
24,181 
874 
25,055 
780 
43 
823 
8,469 
23,571 
93 
232 
4,807 
843 
16,696 
456 
224,623 
131,622 
Less Imports 
8,506i 12,301 
20,807 
5,236 
435 
192 
627 
1,055 
14 
14 
21,448 
6,291 
1897-98 
32,926 
46,759 
79.685 
2'07 
27 223 
14,072120,705 
34,777 
41,632 
6,3S: 
33,641 
7,612 
41,253; 13,64* 
24,181 
>60 
2^,041 
780 
43 
82M 
8,469 
23,571 
93 
232 
4,807 
843 
16,696 
456 
203,175 
125,231 
1896-97 
26,939 
56,411 
83,350 
22S7 
3 
62,178:13,795124,149 
37,944 
69,518 
20,623 
31,643 
4,851 
36,4H4i 19,026 
25,644 
1,905 
27,649 
'20 
708 
266 
974 
22,716 
'62 
35,580 
45 
104 
6.466 
285 
18,883 
47 
211,760 
222,383 
1895-96 47,206,81,169 
1,28,375 
2671 
2I 
26,366 23,424133,656 
67,080 
52,623 
7,919 
39,663 
9,595 
49.258 18.696 
22,282 
546 
22,828 
5 
786 
158 
914 
12,970 
195 
35,750 
930 
580 
"62 
10,094 
207 
87,743 
62 
307,417 
1*7,911 
1894-951 41,370'70,979 
1,12,349,1610 
28,806 
20,688 i 
13,808 
34,496 
46,178 
5,867 
60,422 
4,483 
54,905 
6,527 
28,5S6| 
1,01b 
29,604 
2 
f84 
21 1 
895 
12,071 
S22 
49,741 
886 
1 325 
13,773 
281 
43,889 
31 
291,621 
151,436 
