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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[November, 1868.] 
(Advertisements on this page, $3.50 per Agate Lineof Space.) 
ESTABLISHED 1861. 
THE 
I 
TEA COMPANY 
RECEIVE THEIR 
TEAS BY THE CARGO 
FROM THE 
BEST TEA DISTRICTS 
of 
CHINA and JAPAN, 
and sell thorn in quantities to suit customers 
A.T CARGO PRICES. 
To give our readers an idea of the profits which have been 
made iu the Tea trade, we will start with the American 
houses, leaving out of the account entirely the profits of 
the Chinese factors. 
1st,— The American house in China or Japan makes large 
profits on their sales or shipments— and some of the richest 
retired merchants in the country have made their immense 
fortunes through their houses in China. 
2d.— The Hanker makes large profits upon the foreign 
exchange used in the purchase of Teas. 
3d.— The Importer makes a profit of 30 to 50 per cent in 
many cases. 
4th.— On its arrival here it is sold hy the cargo, and the 
Purchaser sells it to the Speculator in invoices of 1,000 to 
li.OOO packages, at an average profit of about 10 per cent. 
5th.— The Speculator sells it to the Wholesale Tea Dealer 
in lines at a profit of 10 to 15 per cent. 
Qth.-- The Wholesale Tea Dealer sells it to the "Wholesale 
Grocer in lots to suit his trade, at a profit of about 10 per 
Cent. 
Ttlf. — The Wholesale Grocer sells it to the Retail Dealer at 
a profit of 15 to 25 per cent. 
8th.— The Retailer sells it to the Consumer lor all the 
When you have added to these eight profits as many 
brokerages, cartages, storages, cooperages and wastes, ami 
add the original cost of the Tea, it will be perceived what 
the consumer lias to pay. And now we propose to show Why 
we can sill so very much lower than other dealers. 
We propose to do away with all these various profits and 
brokerages, cartages, storages, cooperages aud waste-, with 
the exception of a small commission paid for purchasing I i 
our correspondents iu China and Japan, one cartage, and a 
smalt profit to ourselves— which, on our large sales, will 
amply pay us. 
By our system of supplying Clubs throughout the country, 
•consumers iu all parts of the CTslted Statesman receive their 
Teas at the same price (with the small additional expense 
■of transportation), as though they bought them at our 
warehouses in this city. 
For manner of getting up Clubs, see former advertisement 
in this paper. 
Parties sending Club or other orders for less than thirty 
'l-.'lliUA had better gend a-Popt-oflice draft or money with 
their orders, to save the expense of collections by Express. 
hut larger orders we will forward by express, " to collect 
■on delivery." 
Hereafter we will send a complimentary package to the 
party getting up the Club. Our profits are small, but we will 
be as liber. ii as.we can afford. We send no complimentary 
packages lor Clubs less than $30. 
Parties getting their Teas of us may confidently rely upon 
getting litem pure and tVesh, as they come direct from the 
Custom House stores to our Warehouses; 
tlo 
We i 
ell 
York, as the list of pr 
d muled. 
IlOwirig kind's from their 
neet the wants ni clubs. 
,mc as the Company sell 
PRICE LIST OF TEAS: 
MIX HO, 
ENGLIS 
IMPEltU 
KPAST (Black), 80c., 90c., 51, $1.10, best 
■in. 80c, 90c, 91, $1.10, best $1.25 per pound. 
YOUNG HYSON (Orcein, Sue., '.Me., si. *l.lu, best *!..':, per 
pound. 
lT\Cui,u];|.:i) JAPAN. We., ?t. *U'i.best. $I.-,V> per pound. 
GUNPOWDKK. (Oreem, $1.*):,. best £1.50 per pound. 
Consumers can save from 50c. to $1 per pound by pur- 
chasing their Teas of this Company. 
COFFEES ROASTED AND GROUND DAILY. 
liv mm. .. ;■ FKKWII BIIKAKFAST AM) DIXNKII I'd I - 
FKIC. whli'M \iv s.'ll nt the low price of me. _ppr pound, ami 
wan-nit to »ive piTfei't satisfaction. Ko AsTKli c riiitrmuicll, 
:'."c, ::-.■. >,.-t Inc. |« 10. GUEli.N' tUuroasteil), 1X..MK., 
UjC best 35c. per lb. 
NOTICE OF THE PRESS. 
J*ro?n the American Agriculturist, 2V. Y. City. 
"The Great American Tea Company," 31 and 33 Vesey- 
street, advertised in our columns, though doing an immense 
business all over the country, has not even been complained 
of to us more than two or three times in as many years. 
On this account, as well as for other reasons we have pre- 
viously stated, we believe general satisfaction is given to 
their customers. But stimulated by their success, several of 
the swindling fraternity have started or pretend to have 
started other "Tea Companies,"— some copying very near- 
ly the advertisements, etc., of the old company. Some of 
these we know to be humbugs (one was noted last month,) 
and as to others we have not evidence sufficient to war- 
rant us in admitting their advertisements." 
N. B.— INHABITANTS OF VILLAGES AND 
TOWNS WHERE A LARGE NUM- 
BER RESIDE, BY CLUBBING TO- 
GETHER, CAN REDUCE THE COST 
OP THEIR TEAS AND COFFEES 
ABOUT ONE-THIRD, (BESIDES THE 
EXPRESS CHARGES', BY SENDING 
DIRECTLY to " THE GREAT AMER- 
ICAN TEA COMPANY/' 
Caution.— As some concerns, in this city and other 
places, imitate our name and style of advertising and doing 
business, it is Important that our friends should be very 
careful to write our address in full, and also to put on the 
number of our Post-0 IB ce Box, as appears in this advertise- 
ment. This will prevent their orders from getting into 
the hands of these bogus imitators. 
POST-OFFICE orders and Drafts, make payable to the 
order of " The Great American Tea Company" 
Direct letters and orders (as below, no more, no less). 
: Great American Tea Company, i 
Nos. 3 I : " ; 
Post-Ofllce Box, 
1 33 YESBY-ST., 
5,643, New Toi'k City. 
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