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THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST, 
[November 2, 1891^ 
Phviloxera.— M. Rominior has ascortamed tliat 
a solution of bisulphide of carbon, in the pro- 
lOi tion ofO, 4 gramme, to a litre of water, sulhces to 
Jill the PhyUoxora as well as their egga.—aardeners 
^Pmtection in Fhancb.—TIio horticulturists of 
Atfeors have protested energetically apinst the pro^ 
1 iliitiea nrooosed to be laid on plants entering 
France from fS countries. The iliiports of trees, 
Klmibs and plants into France amounted in value in 
ifion tA 168,5,900 franca, l,20O,0OO franca of which 
to Mgium, while the value of these exported 
rmouiitod to^ 2,875,000 franca. French horticulture, 
MV the protestors, necda no protection, and demands 
Sotno few French linns, ten in number, have 
'^^lored into competition with the lielgumi and the 
T?' CTlifth but with mtle auccess, and hence they demand 
iT it uat, ask the aignatoria of Angers, 
protection. -i' cstabliahineuts shall bo ad- 
that a small “{7he large majority? But 
S^^fprecisely wl?at Protection does all the world 
^Op‘”oorFEB AND TeA IN THE 
J^rlhe figures for 1890 91 are by no means 
encouraging. The per capita consumption was only 
?“oe lb “against 1-49 in 1887, a material deorense ; 
and the American Oroccr, from which we quote 
i^eresting articles, slates that cheapness is 
not iu«cLing*^ consumption. The total consump- 
finn WM Ubb^ than 83J millions of pounds, and 
two was a slight decrease on the previous year. 
The fignrsB for coffee are very different : 8 24 lb 
ner capita, the total being 619i millions of pounds 
nni most melancholy and alarming is the contrast 
^h^enotmous alooholio drink bill of the United 
states The money cost is about #900,00u,000, 
^ .ifat only »150,000 for tea and coffee. There 
against on y further temperanoe efforts 
r°UnS States, and but f.ttlo hope, wo 
for the advooBtea of prohibition. 
-The imporu for the fiscal year ending June .SOth, 
, „„e almost abreast of those for the year pre- 
A- „ o. the followioc official statement showai 
ceding, as the mii h 
Eli: 
,oQi 83,453,339 13,828,993 16'5 
1890"”::: 83 880.829 .12317,493 14 6 
J ^ ,g leta ^ijau ono-eeventh 
The value of tbo tea ir combined abont 
‘‘''‘‘,«n.h‘^the°Uq“uor lade, and one-fourth the bear 
one-tenth tne united States pays at retail 
annually, as agaiost an estimated retail 
*^\’’oTti aXooSef Whisky cesla 
f^A ocuntry! at retail ptme, 8395,233,029, the oon- 
Bulption in 1890 reaching 87 829,562 gallons. 
hut 1 057»il6 poonds of tea imported were con- 
\n the Umveti SiftteB, reprcBonting a per capita 
pmedi n agBinat 133 pminda in 1890, 
import 1889 1’40 pounds in 1888, 1*49 pounds 
V28 p°“l 87 in 1886. Lidantly cheap teal not 
a freer use of ihe loaf, 
inducing ,jfi,onT8 in tub united states. 
corTEE IM 
'T’i® ear endiog Jui.a 30tli, as repoited by the 
the Bureau of Statistics, oompare with 
iml yeat as fellows 
the preyio““ 
1890 ... inoreaalV importation of 
The figures show an mcrua ^ ^ 
20.369.812 pounds the preceding year. 
t>er pound Above tbo Ave s , , ■ w.iXQr wn.!! cpatIv 
The United SUtes coffee bdl last year was ueany 
Imports 
Founds. 
... 619,.528,432 
... 499,159,120 
Value 
Dollars. 
96,123,777 
78,267,432 
Average 
cost per 
pound. 
Cents. 
18.5 
16.0 
•nd growing rioh remarkably fast. Taking the Go- 
vernment return, the only one showing the total 
imports at all points, and wo have the following 
statement rhowing the consumption 
Year ending June SOth, 1891, Pounds. 
Imports ... ••• 619, .528, 432 
Exports ... 8,480,973 
Net imports or consumption... 511,041,459 
This reprt souls a per capita coiisiimptiou of 8'21 
I iiourils against 9 61 pounds in 1885, a year of low 
I priced coffee, tbo average import cost being 8 1 cents, 
Tlio following table shows the not imports, value 
and per copita imports of population for the ten years 
ending June SOth, 1891 : — 
Net Per 
Year — 
Imports. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Dollars. 
Capita 
Populat' 
1882 
435,679,289 
42,815 027 
8-30 
1883 
478.507,125 
88,166,251 
8-91 
1884 
608,632,863 
48.955,394 
9-20 
1883 
539,264,356 
43,389.270 
9 'el 
1880 
637,211,781 
40,145,304 
68 4!6,20() 
9-30 
18s7 
500.819,587 
8-,53 
1888 
408,562.775 
68,670.737 
6 81 
1889 
501,132,190 
72,139,897 
Q'lO 
189H 
490,161,900 
76,750,979 
7-83 
1891 
611,041,459 
94,628,119 
8-24 
The above is 
an interesting 
Study, From 1884 
1887 iliero was an era of overproriuotion, larger im- 
ports, low prices and increasing consumption. This 
was followed by a period of poor crops, high prices 
and decreasing oonsuniptioD. High prices have stimu- 
lated production and it now looks as if in two or threo 
years more we would roach tho point where supply 
would again overleap demand. 
Ceylon Teas.— The quantity of Ceylon teas 
brought forward during the week has again amounted 
to over 20,000 paokagee, but tho market has im- 
proved, and a largo business has been done in tho 
country. At this time last year such a supply as 
this would inevitably have depiossed the market 
considerably, but the consumption has increased so 
rapidly, that even this large quantity is not too 
much, if aotnally sufficient, for requirements. 
Priocs have again been higher for every grade, this 
being well exemplilied by common teas, which arc Jd 
to Jd dearer than a fortnight since, and all other 
grades have participated proportionately in the 
advance. Tho late improvement in quality has 
been maintained, and Ceylon is by far tbo cheapest 
tea on offer.— Proifi/ce Markel't lieview, Sept. 5th. 
Esbekob of Cost'ek.— In tho annual report of 
tho Glasgow Sanitary Inspector (.Mr. Peter Fyfe), 
issued last week, the following item ooours : — 
Essence of coffee is a manufactured article of 
diet which I deemed it advisable to inquire into 
this year. U is much advortisod by the vendors, 
and is, I believe, largely purohascd by the public. 
1 took three samples of this ossenoo, as manufac- 
tured by the three priuoipal makers, and sent them 
to the publio analyst. As it appears to mo to possess 
publio interest, I give hero the results of his analysis 
in each case : — 
1 
3 
3 
Per 
Per 
Per 
cent. 
cent. 
cent* 
Caffeine ... 
oo’i'a 
00*18 
OOT5 
Cane Sujjnr 
Fruit sujiar and other orga* 
41-00 
f53-86 
58*9.^ 
uic mutter ... 
19*03 
29*03 
11-29 
Mineral matter iu ash 
1*53 
1*43 
1’32 
Water 
34*63 
35’ft3 
30-30 
100-00 
100*00 
100*00 
.— — 
His notes attached to 
the oerlifioates show 
that 
the caffeine in the samples is very low — in No. 3 
absurdly low — and tho analysis of the best one 
shows that 98J per cent, of this concoction is water 
and sugar.— Chemitt and Vniygiat, Sept. 12th. 
