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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[December, 
(Advertisements on tliis page. f.'.aO per Agate Line ot Space.) 
ESTABLISHED 1661. 
THE 
TEA COMPANY 
RECEIVE THEIR 
TEAS BY THE CARGO 
FROM THE 
BEST TEA DISTRICTS 
of 
CHINA and JAPAN, 
and sell them hi quantities to suit customers 
AX O-A.RG-O PRICES. 
To give our readers an idea of the profits which have been 
made in 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 Banker 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 by t he cargo, and the 
Purchaser sells it to the Speculator in invoices of 1,000 to 
2,000 packages, at an average profit of about 10 per cent. 
5th. -The Speculator sells it to Die Wholesale Tea Dealer 
in lines at a profit of 10 to 15 per cent. 
6th.— The Wholesale Tea Dealer sells it to the Wholesale 
Grocer in lots to suit his trade, at a profit of about 10 per 
cent. 
7th.— The Wholesale Grocer sells it to the Retail Dealer at 
a profit of 15 to 25 per cent. 
Bth.— The Uctui lor sells it to the Consumer for all tiie 
PROFIT HE CAN GET. 
When you have added to these EIGHT profits a? many 
brokerages, cartages, storages', 'cooperages 'and wastes, and 
add the original cost ol the Tea, it will be perceived what 
the consumer has to pay. And now we propose to bIiow why 
we can sell so very much lower than other dealers. 
We propose to do away with all thesevarioiis profits and 
brokerages, cartages) storages, cooperages and wastes, with 
the exception of a small coinim^i.'ii p;dd for purchasing to 
our correspondents in China and Japan, one cartage, and a 
small profit to ourselves— which, on our large sales will 
amply pay us. 
By our system of supplying Clubs throughout the country, 
consumers in all parts of the United States can 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 ol getting up Clubs, see former advertisement 
In this paper. 
Parties sending Club or other orders for less than thirty 
dollars had belter send a Post-olllce draft or money with 
their orders,* to save the expense of collections by Express, 
but larger orders we will forward by express, " to collect 
on delivery." 
Hereafter we will send a complimentary package to the 
parly getting up the Club. Our profits are small, bul we will 
be as liberal as we can afford. We send no complimentary 
packages for Clubs less than $30\ 
Parties getting their Teas of us may confidently rely upon 
getting them pure and fresh, as they come direct from the 
Custom House stores to our Warehouses. 
Wewarrantall thegoods.wc Bell to give eutire satisfac- 
tion. It" tlicv arc not saiistartory, t hey ran be i <-i urnrd at. 
our expense within SO days, and have the monej efunded: 
The Cbmpanyhave selected the following kinds from their 
stock, which \\u-y lc-coniiueil'l in med tin- w ai.l - oi < int.-. 
Tliev are sold at cargo n rices, 1 he same as l in- Company sell 
them in .New Vork, as the list of prices will show. 
PRICK LIST OF TEAS: 
OOLONG (Black)>70c, 80c.; 90c.; best" $1 $ lb. 
MIXED, itinrii and I'd ick i. inc.. sue, iiiic, best $1 per ft. 
ENGLISH lUiGAIIFASl' (Black i, silc. <«!,... *i, ji.io, best 
- USA per pound. 
IMI'l- i:i \ I H-p-r;,.. Ml l -..!iUf..-<l.Sl 111. 1„-.| frl. ■.'.", pel' pOUlld. 
YOUNG MVS'>\' iGp.'iii, 80c „ ilOc, $1, ?UU, best $1.'.V, per 
UNCOLOIJEO .lAPAX.IHic., §i, §i.io. best. $1.*»5 per pound. 
GUNPOWDER^ [Greejv), $i.r>, 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. 
,80c, 35c., best 40c. per pound. 
warrant to <_rivc perfect £;it : 
30c, 3Sc„ best 40c per lb. 
33c, best 35c. per lb. 
NcmCE OF THE PRESS. 
Frc 
■ the American Agriculturist, iV. Y. City. 
"Tlie Great American Tea Company," 31 and 33 Vesey- 
street, advertised in our columns, though doing an immense 
business ail 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. Cut 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/ 1 
IV. B.—INHABITAXTS OF VILLAGES AND 
TOWNS WHERE A LARGE NUM- 
BER RESIDE, BY CLUBBING TO- 
GETHER, CAN REDUCE THE COST 
OF THEIR TEAS AND COFFEES 
ABOUT ONE-THIRD, (BESIDESTHE 
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-Oflicc 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, j 
Nos. 3| and 33 VESEY-ST., 
i Post-office Box, 5,613, New York City. 
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Can any one Beat This? 
Old Satbrooe, Conn., Sept. 20, 1868. 
Messrs. Wheeler & Wilson : 
Gentlemen: I wish to say that I have in my 
family a "Wheeler & Wilson sewing machine," 
that has been in almost duilij nse for the past ten 
(10) years, and not a thing has ever been (lone to it 
in way ol repairing ; not a screw loose, or any part 
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thickest of woolen goods, besides doing all kinds 
of family sewing, and is now, this day, the best 
machine for work I ever saw. 
Can any one beat this? 
Respectfully, Gilbert Pratt. 
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Messes. WHEELER & WILSON, 
No. 625 Broadway, New York. 
ORTABLE STEAM ENGINES— 
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(Eg- Circulars Willi description and prices InmisPcd oil ap- 
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PPI?!? t Our New Catalogue of Improved 
rillJIj . STENCH, DIES. MORE THAN 
$">nft A MONTH is being made with them. 
wW S. it SPENCER & CO.,~Brattlet)0ro, Vt. 
