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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[Febkuabt, 1867. 
(Business Notices $2.50 per Agate Line of Space.) 
THE 
GEEAT AMERICAN 
TEA COMPANY 
ALWAYS 
A WHOLESALE ESTABLISHMENT. 
We have many inquiries (10 to 20 letters a day) asking 
what discount we mate to the Trade from our prices a3 
published in the Price List. These are our lowest 
wholesale prices. "We consider ourselves only a "Wholesale 
Corporation, and we have hut one price. 
The way in which we came to break packages at all, was 
that during the high prices of Teas we furnished parties 
with packages as small as five pounds. Our fame spread 
far and wide ; and parties with small means thought it very 
hard to be compelled to pay, elsewhere, about -\ dollar per 
pound more than we were selling the same goods for, simply 
because they could not afford to buy five pounds of us at 
one time. Therefore, in order to lighten these burdens, we 
consented to supply their wants in quantities as small as 
one pound at the wholesale prices. 
Parties of small means wishing for goods to sell, can have 
their orders put up in small packages to suit their trade, but 
we cannot make any reduction in price, as our profits for 
the last six years have not averaged more than two cents 
per pound. 
To give our readers an idea of the profits winch have 
been made in the Tea trade, we will start with the Ameri- 
can 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 this 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 the 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 the "Wholesale Tea Dealer 
in lines at a profit of 10 to 15 per cent. 
0th.— 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. 
9tli — The Retailer sells it to the consumer for all the profit 
he can get. 
When you have added to these eight profits as many 
brokerages, cartages, storages, cooperages, and waste, and 
add the original cost of the tea, it will be perceived what 
the consumer has to pay. And now we propose to show 
why we can sell so very much lower than small dealers. 
"We propose to do away with all these various profit* and 
brokerages, cartages, storages, cooperages, and waste, with 
the excrption of n small commission paid for purchasing to 
our correspondents in China and Japan, one cartage, snd 
a small profit to ourselves— which, ou our large sales, will 
amply pay us. 
Parties getting their Teas from us may confidently rely 
upon getting them pure and fresh, as they come direct from 
the Custom House Stores to our warehouses. 
The Company have selected the following kiuds from 
their Stock, which they recommend to meet the wants of 
Clubs. They are sold at Cargo Prices, the same as the 
Company sell them in New York, as the List of prices will 
show. 
All goods sold are warranted to give satisfaction. 
From the New York Tribune. 
A Successful Ekterpeise — The Great Ameeicax Tea 
Company commenced business in 1800 in this city. They 
now occupy six large stores and employ about 250 persons, 
their sales of Tea and Coffee amountiug to$90,000 per week. 
Their success shows what ability and enterprise will ac- 
complish. It is simple enough. Their sales being large, 
they are of course in a position to sell their goods for a 
smaller profit on each pound. In their advertisements in 
the Tribune, from time to time, they fully explain their 
system of doing business, and from the many letters received 
from alt parts of the country, we jnrtge that their customers 
are well satisfied. 
prick: LIST : 
TOCiVG HYSOX (Green), SOc, 90c., fl, $1.10, best 
$1.^5 per pound. 
GREEX TEAS, 80c., 90c, $1, $1.10, best $1.35 per 
pound. 
MIXED, 70c, 80c, 60c, best $1 per pound. 
JAPAN, $1, $1.10, best $1.35 per pouud. 
OOLONG (Black), 70c, 80c, 90c, best $1 per pound. 
IMPERIAL (Green), best $1.25 per pound. 
ENGLISH BREAKFAST (Black), 80c, 90c, $1, 
$1.10, best $1.30 per pound. 
GUNPOWDER (Gunpowder), $1.35, best $1.50 per lb. 
The most convenient club form is shown below: 
Hannibal, Mo., Nov. 5, 1866. 
To the Great American Tea Company. 
Sras: Please send the within order (the 7tb I have sent), 
by express as before, with bill for collection. Nearly all my 
first Club have sent again, which is a proof we are satisfied. 
I should like to see the advertisement of a new Tea which I 
have been told you sell (probably Long Aral). Please be 
careful that no nails protrude through the box— it is a loujr 
way to Missouri. Yours truly, 
JOHN V. HIBBEET. 
1 ft 
1 ft 
3 ft 
4 ft 
1 ft 
3 lb 
3 lb 
5 ft 
1 lb 
2 a 
i ft 
2 lb 
1 ft 
1 ft 
3 lb 
1 ft 
1 lb 
5 A 
1 ft 
1 ft 
1 ft 
1 ft 
1 lb 
1 ft 
1 lb 
1 ft 
1 ft 
1 lb 
Gunpowder D.Holt . ..at 
Black, Best D. Holt at 
Gunpowder A.Lodice at 
Young Hyson H. L. Russell at 
Young Hyson C. Pnrnell at 
Gunpowder C. Purnell at 
Gunpowder Cor. Murphy at 
Gunpowder Thomas Larkin. . .at 
Gunpowder Edwin Clogg at 
Gunpowder Van Ecencoven...at 
Gunpowder Wm. Kellev at 
Best Black John Taylor at 
Imperial A. C. Shaw at 
Imperial Stephen "Watson, .at 
Imperial Thomas Creed at 
Imperial Geo. Threikeld. . .at 
Imperial T. J. "Williams at 
Young Hyson Mrs. "Russell at 
Best Gunpowder.. L 
Best Gunpowder . . . 
TJncolored Japan. . . 
Imperial 
Uncolored.lapan... 
Uncolored Japan. . . 
Imperial 
Imperial . 
.Mrs. Russe] 
..Mrs. Russell.. 
..TV. Brown.... 
..A. Manly 
; .A. "Manly 
, .1). Mahouy 
.D. Mahony at 
.T. Murphy at 
..at 
Uncolored Japan T. Murphy at 
Best Green S. C. Davis at 
Uncolored Japan H. Martin at 
Best Black Mr. Meadows at 
Best Gunpowder . J. V. Hibbert at 
$1.25.. 
1.00.. 
1.25.. 
1.35.. 
1.25.. 
1.25. . 
1.25.. 
1.35.. 
1.25.. 
1.35.. 
1.25.. 
1.00.. 
1.25.. 
1.35.. 
1.25.. 
1.25.. 
1.25.. 
1.25.. 
1.50. . 
1.33.. 
1.35.. 
1.35.. 
1.35.. 
1.35.. 
IBS.. 
1.25.. 
1.25.. 
1.35.. 
1.25.. 
1.00. . 
1.50. . 
.$1.35 
. 1.C0 
. 3.50 
. 2.50 
. 2.50 
. 2.50 
. 5.00 
. 1.25 
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.' s!75 
. 1.00 
. 2.50 
. 1.35 
. 2.50 
. 1.35 
. 1.35 
. 833 
. 1.50, 
. 1.25 
. Ii.75 
. 1.25 
'. 1.25 
. 1.35 
. 1.25 
. 1.25 
. 1.25 
. 1.25 
. 1.25 
. 1.00 
. 1.50 
Total $03.50 
P. S— All towns, villages, or manufactories, where a large 
number of men are engaged, by clvebixg together, can re- 
duce the cost of their teas and Coffees about one-third by 
sending directly to the 
GREAT AMERICAN TEA COMPANY, 
31 and 33 Vesey-stueet, corner of Church. 
Post-Office Box, 5,043 Sew- York City. 
2^~ "We call special notice to the fact that our Yesey 
Street Store is at No. "1 and 33 Vesey Street, corner of 
Church Street— large double store. 
Parties looking for our store will please bear in mind that 
ours is a large double Store, fibs. SI and 33 Ve&ey Street, 
corner of Church-street. This is an important fact to be re- 
membered, as there are many other Tea Stores in Yesey St. 
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I0NA AND ISRAELLA, 
CONTINUED FROM JANUARY NO,, PAGE VS. 
If it is true that persons who have eaten no better grapes 
than Concord, can have no idea of good grapes, still further 
are those from any just idea of the goodness of real wine, or 
of what are the principal constituents of its excellence 
who have only drank the syrups made from the juice of that 
or any of its class. Several years since I felt called upon to 
make the declaration that Concord had not made wine, and 
could not make wine. This stands unshaken at the present 
moment by anything that the Concord has produced in any 
quarter. Poor vinegar and various syrups and confections 
have been made from Concord grapes, but no wine. 
The excellence of wine must exist in the grape, and only 
those kinds which possess the requisite characteristic quali 
ties can make wine. Those qualities, and in proper propor- 
tion, have never been found to exist in the Concord. It is 
unnecessary to note here its nauseating odor which is even 
more prominent and offensive in the wine than in the grapes. 
I have not space allowed me here at present to complete 
this Essay, but quite enough to write a full history of the 
Concord grape to be read two years hence. "The more ic 
was known, the less it was esteemed. Numerous fortunes 
\£ere made by the propagators of it, and more pecuniary in- 
terest centered in it in this respect, than in all other kind-* 
combined," which "The most capable and impartial Com- 
mittee that ever sat in judgment npon grapes, made 'their 
best effort to conserve." The Committee was made tlnw 
impartial and capable by weeding out of it Charles Down- 
ing and Peter B. Mead, who were manifestly unsuired to 
the emergency. 
A few Objections against the IONA 
brierly noted 1 
"It was destroyed last winter in large numbers, by being 
thrown out and frozen." This is sadly true; and all otlHjr 
kinds, Concord and Delaware included, by their side, suffer- 
ed just flue same, that were subjected -to the same treat- 
ment, while all, treated according to the directions of my 
Manual, withstood without injury. Mr. Wm. Griffith, (late 
President of the Lake Shore Wine Co.,) who was the largot 
sufferer by the unprecedented winter, writes: "The l©iw 
was not from want of hardiness in '.he kinds, and I have las! 
no jot of faith in the Iona- The ten thousand I bad from 
you last season made a very handsome, even growth, and 
are now having a healthful sleep preparatory to a vigorous 
start next spring. I hereby send an order for another umi 
Ujousflud vines, to be sent in early spring;." 
Mr. Mot tier whs also a large" loser, but be has given a pub- 
lic statement, that any kind, under like circumstances, mus* 
have failed equally. (For full account, sec Pamnhlei.i Hi> 
recent order, greatly enlarged over former years, show.-, in 
connection with his notes, the present state of his min ! r>n 
the subject. 
It has been ailedged, as a great fault, that it did not receive 
the award of the Greeley prize; but I think that has hem 
clearly shown to be a grievous misfortune vzthev, vox t-huj'-j 
to the grape— far otherwise. 
It is charged that although unqualifiedly best for the (Bible, 
it may not be equally excellent for wine. I offer the follow- 
ing; from the Secretary and'Manager of the Pleasant Valley 
Wine Co.. who is capable certainly, but perhaps neither "im- 
partial nor disinterested ": 
Pusasast \\w. ley. -Jan., 1867. 
De. C. W. Gbaht. 
I have tried the Iona wine by the severest tests that con':.! 
be furnished, and all of the trials haVeoe'en Very satisfactory. 
Taking the best Catawba wine that has been made r= 
" very good," I should place Delaware next above it in rank ; 
Diana, for some qualities, next above that, and Iona above all. 
Placing Iona by the side of the finest wines of Germany, 
that are not excelled in the world, it does not suffer in com- 
parison in any respect, while it has some important charac- 
teristics entirely ils own that, in my estimation, place i: 
above that of all other grapes with which I am acquainted. 
I intend to plant largely of it, and of that only, and from my 
own experience and extended observation, confidently rec- 
commend the same to my friends. 
Enclosed find order for 10,003 lonn vines No. l, Vineyard 
Class. 
C. D. Cbwmfltx, Secretary, 
Pleasant Valley Wine Co. 
An extract from Dr. Charles J. May, Hancock Co., HI. : 
"I propose to plant Iona, and only that hereafter, although 
Delaware doe3 admirably here, and makes excellent wine— 
real wine, which the Concord never has done. It is true, 
immense yields of the Concord are recorded, both in this 
vicinity and in Missouri. But did you ever believe that here 
in the West, the Concord does make a good wine? Did you 
for one moment believe that our soil and climate bad so 
changed its nature? I ask you this, because for a time I 
thought it might be possible- I could not bring myself to 
believe it, but thought it possible. Well, we have grown 
Concord grapes in their highest perfection; we have made 
wine from selected berries, using only the ripest and most 
perfect ; we have made the wine in our best arched cellars, 
and have used every thing known to the present age of 
wine-making, to make it perfect, except sngar, and the result 
is, wine that will make a pig squeal. I speak now of pure 
{CONTINUED ON PAGE -ft, WHICH SEE.) 
