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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[April, 186?. 
(Business Notices $3.50 per Agate Line of Space.) 
The immense Profits 
TEA TRADE. 
The Proprietors of "THE GREAT AMERICAN TEA 
COMPANY," became fully convinced, several years ago, 
that the consumers of Tea and Coffee were paying too many 
and too large profits, on these articles of every day con- 
sumption, and therefore organized The Great Ajtericax 
Tea Company, to do away, as far as possible, with these 
enormous drains upon the Consumers, and to supply them 
with these necessaries at the smallest possible price. 
To give our readers an idea of the profits which 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. 
Gth.— 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. 
Sth.— 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 profits and 
brokerages, cartages, storages, cooperages, and waste, with 
the exception of a small commission paid for purchasing to 
our correspondents in China and Japan, one cartage, aud 
a small profit to ourselves— which, on our large sales, will 
amply pay us. 
Some parties inquire of us how they shall proceed to get 
up a club. The answer is simply this: Let each person 
wishing to join in a club, say how much tea or coffee he 
wants, and select the kind and price from our Price List, as 
published in the paper or in our circulars. "Write the names, 
kinds, and amounts plainly on a list, and when the club is 
complete send it to us by mail, and we will put each party's 
goods in separate packages, and mark the name upon them, 
with the cost, so there need be no confusion in their distri- 
bution—each party getting exactly what he orders, and no 
more. The cost of transportation the members of the club 
can divide equitably among themselves. 
The funds to pay for the goods ordered can be sent by 
drafts on New York, by Post-0 filce money orders, or by Ex- 
press, as may suit the convenience of the club. Or. if the 
amount ordered exceeds thirty dollars, we will, if desired, 
send the goods by Express, to " collect on delivery" 
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 kinds 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. 
Hereafter we will send a complimentary package to the 
jtarty getting up the club. Our profits are small, hut we 
will be as liberal as we can afford. We send no compli- 
jmentary package for clubs of less than $30. 
11 goods sold are warranted to give satisfaction. 
PRICE LIST : 
' YOUNG HYSON (Green), 80c., 90c, $1, ¥1.10, best 
$1.25 per pound." 
GREEN TEAS, SOc, 00c, %\ t $1.10, best $1.25 per 
pound. 
MIXED, 7Cc, SOc, Mc, best $1 per pound. 
-JAPAN, SI, §1-10, best $1.25 per pound. 
OOLO.VG (Black), 70c, SOc, 90c, best $L per pound 
IMPERIAL. (Green), best $1.25 per pouud. 
ENGLISH BREAKFAST (Dlack), SOc., 90c, $1, 
$2.10, best $1.20 per pound. 
GUNPOWDER (Green) $1.25, best $1.50 per B. 
P. S.— All towns, villages, or manufactories, where a large 
number of men are engaged, by CLrEBiNG together, can re- 
duce the cost of their Teas and Coffees about one-third by 
sending directl}- to the 
GREAT AMERICAN TEA COIVIPANT, 
31 and 33 Vesey-Street.. 
PostOffice Cox, 5,G£3 New- York City. 
X&~ We call special notice to the fact that our Yesey 
Street Store is at Nos. 31 and S3 Yesey Street, a large 
double $tore. 
From Moore's Rural Kew Yorker. 
THE GREAT AaTERICM TEA COMPANY. 
Eds. Rural New-Yorker :— Seeing that the Great Amer- 
ican Tea Company advertise extensively in your columns, I 
thought it would not be improper to inquire of you con- 
cerning them,— whether they are sufficiently reliable for 
farmers to depend on them for their teas,— whether they 
have a large amount of capital in it, or not, &c. Or, is it 
one of the many humbugs with which our country is infest- 
ed now-a-days? Please answer through the Rr/EAL, and you 
will greatly oblige many of its constant readers.— M. "W„ 
"West Liberty, Iowa, Dec, 18G6. 
Remarks.— The above inquiry was received some weeks 
ago, and although we were confident the Company alluded 
to was reliable, we wished to ** make assurance doubly sure," 
and therefore wrote loan intelligent friend in New York 
city for information on the subject, inclosing the note of 
M. W. To our letter of inquiry we have received substan- 
tially this reply:—" I am confident the Great American Tea 
Company is ' reliable" in every sense of the word. The 
Company has, I believe, eight large stores in this city and 
Brooklyn. It sells, probably, one third of all the tea import- 
ed in New York. In furnishing farmers by the club system, 
every pound of tea is warranted to give satisfaction, or 
money returned. Satisfaction is always given, so far as it 
would appear from the testimony of the subscribers to the 
religious papers of this and other cities, and the Company is 
indorsed and recommended by the editors of the same pa- 
pers, and other influential journals. I learn that nearly fifty 
persons, from the offices of these papers, are buying con- 
stantly of the Company, and you know printers and editors 
are not likely to patronize humbugs. If any person is fear- 
ful that he will not be treated fairly by the Company, let 
him write to any one of the thousands of persons whose 
names have been published as its customers. I have taken 
time to find out that the statements here made are correct." 
In confirmation of the statement of our correspondent, we 
will only add that several prominent religious and other 
journals of New York strongly indorse and commend the 
Great American Tea Company, and that, though we have 
advertised it for months, we have never received a com- 
plaint from any of the large number of Rural readers who 
must be its customers. "We therefore feel like commending 
the Company as eminently reliable and worthy of confidence. 
On page 150 of the Agriculturist, the Company publish 
their mode of doing business, and other matters iuteresting 
to consumers of Teas and Coffees. It is worthy of perusal. 
COAL. 
The subscriber respectfully informs parties wanting Coal 
the ensuina season, that he personally attends to filling 
orders, free of charge, for all the best kinds of 
AMERICAN OR FOREIGN COAL, 
on the market, to suit the various purposes they are designed 
for, at the lowest wholesale prices. 
Purchases made at the PUBLIC AUCTION SALES on a 
small commission. 
GEO. W. PECK, Broker, 
110 Wall-street, UTew Tork. 
A NEW GRAPE. 
SALEM. 
The subscriber now offers for sale for the first Time the 
above crape, named SALEM from the place of its origin. It 
is a vai'ietv considered not only superior to any of the former 
well-known numbers, but also'to any hardy grape at present 
before the public, combining, as nearly as possible, every 
qualitv desired in an out-door grape; owing one of the hardi- 
est, healthiest and most vigorous of vines, and producing 
enormous crops of beautiful and hizh-flavored fruit. 
Like the other well-known kinds, Nos. 4 and 15, this is a 
hybrid between the nativeand Black Hambnrj; ; bnnchlarge 
and compact; berry large as Hamburg, of a light chestnut 
or Catawba color, thin-skinned, perfectly free from hard 
pulp, verv sweet and sprightly, with a most exquisite aro- 
matic flavor, not equalled bv "any other out-door grape for 
wine or table; as early as TJela'ware or Hartford, having 
never tailed to ripen in the most unfavorable season lor the 
past sis vears. 
Takimr all its qualities into consideration, earliness. hardi- 
ness, and great vigor of vine, size and quality of fruit. It is 
pronounced bv a few of the best judges who have tried it 
to have no equal among all the numerous varieties now be- 
fore the public; and I can, with confidence, recommend it 
as the best of all my collection, and now offer it for the first 
time. E. S. ROGERS, 
Salem, Mass. 
NOTICE. 
The subscriber would here stale that he has disposed of hia 
entire Stock of Yines and Wood of the Salem Grape to J. L. 
"Waring, of "Amenia Yinevard," Amenia, Dutchess Countv, 
N. Y. ( to whom all orders "for the same must hereafter bead- 
dressed. E. S. ROGERS. 
Salem. Mass., March 2, 1S67. 
The undersigned will dispose of a few layers of the Salem, 
with two eves, at $ 5 each, and next autumn be prepared to 
supply One Year Old Yines in quantity. 
The* demand for this valuable Grape will be large, it is 
therefore advisable for those who wish to secure them to ap- 
ply early. J. L. WARING, 
Amenia Yinevard. 
Amenia, Dutchess County. N. Y. 
ISSOtJRI REAL ESTATE for sale or Exchange 
for propertv in or near New York city. Address J. M. 
COVINGTON'. Office of the Scientific American, 37 Park 
Row, New York. 
SPRING VETCHES— For sale bv 
^ SAMUEL T. THORBURN, Seedsman, 
46 Hudson-street, Albany, N. Y. 
Price $5.00 per bushel; 30 cents per quart. 
EACH TREES.— Fine Trees of the best sorts, 
$120 per 1000. PARSONS & CO., Flushing, N. Y. 
IOJNA YINES. 
All who have read our article, published as advertisement 
in the three last numbers of the Agriculturist, have had 
reason to see that the Iona Grape must soon supersede all 
others for all purposes. Like the famous Pinot of France 
and Germany, it gives good results wherever any good grape 
will thrive, and, like that, it combines all of the excellent 
qualities to be found in the best grapes of any country. In 
size aud productiveness it is entirely unlike the Pinot. That 
is small and unproductive, and does not permit of that 
generous treatment generally designated as '"high culture," 
by which its productiveness might be increased. 
The Iona is large and extremely productive ; and although 
thriving under the most moderate culture, is as well able to 
bear generous treatment, with the best results, as the Dela- 
ware. This has been fully shown by extensive trial in all 
parts of the country. A full statement of its uuequaled wine- 
producing qualities would require an extended essay. No 
grape but the Delaware can stand one moment in comparison 
with it, and that falls far below it. This is fully admitted by 
every wine-maker who has taken pains to become informed 
on the subject. Excellent wine, like that which brings 
seventy-five dollars per dozen at wholesale, can be made 
from it in every family that will provide the grapes. 
Under the prescribed conditions of treatment, which are 
plain and simple, and just those that all grapes require, it is 
the most constant in the production of thoroughly ripened 
crops of any grape in cultivation, and has often attained full 
success by the side of Concords that have failed. It ripens 
as early as Delaware, and earlier than Concord. 
The plants that I offer for gardens are better and cheaper, 
probably, than will again be offered. Their quality is unap- 
proachable by any in market, and the quality of my vineyard 
vines, and their prices, are such that few who see them fail 
to purchase. 
There can not be a more opportune time than the present 
for the purchase of vines, and the vine to plant is the Iona- 
If those offered at trebly reduced prices are good vines, buy 
them at once; the country has need immediately of one 
huudred times as many as are now for sale, to banish false 
wines, and introduce true wines in their place. 
But to learn whether mine are not the cheapest in the 
market, send for samples, or call and examine my stock. I 
promise to make very advantageous trades; and nearly all 
who have called, after thorough examination elsewliere, have 
practically admitted it by making large purchases. Jfy 
largest sales hare been to persons icho hare looked in rain 
for vines of satisfactory quality at "reduced rates." 
Send two cents for pamphlet and price list, 
with inducements to clubs, and engravings of 
Iona and Israelln. Manual of the Vine sent 
for 50 cents. 
C W. GHR-AJVT, 
Iona, near Peekshill, Bf. Y. 
FROM HENRY WARD BELTHEB. 
Brookltx, Feb. 7, 1S67. : 
W. L. Bradley, Boston: 
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If its qualitv is faithfully kept up to the standard, it can 
not bnt satisfy- every reasonable expectation. 
HENIM WARD JiEECHER. 
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