February i, 1892.] 
THE TROPICAL AQRIOULTURI8T. 
541 
CONSUMPTIOX OF TEA AND COFFEE 
IX THE EXITED STATES. 
There would seem to be little doubt that the 
proximity to the United Statea of the greateat coffee- 
producing country in the world, Brazil, muet have 
atrongly influenced the national taste, which leads to 
a conaumption of the berry in the States represented 
by figures equal to over 7.fold those which stand 
for tea. The consumption per capita of tea was 
I'39 lb. in 1880 ; it rose tn l’,54 lb. in the following 
year, went down to 1'09 lb. in 1884, rose again to 1-49 
lb. m 1887, and sank to 1-32 lb. in 1891. Tea 
has, in truth, risen only from an average consumption 
of about 7S millions of pounds in the first three 
years of the series to about 81 millions in the 
last three, in the face of a large increase of popula- 
tion. A taste for tea has, therefore, to bo revived 
as well as created in the United States, and there 
®ay bo, in favour of such efforts during the 
Obicago Exhibition, a deficient supply of coffee 
from Brazil in consequence of political troubles. 
As matters stand the history of coffee in the 
years presents the most marked oontrast to 
that of tea. The total consumption has risen from 
less than 440 millions to 611 millions of pounds. 
4 hem have been fluctuations in the consumption 
per head as prices advanced or receded, from 8 78 
lb. up to 9-61 lb. and down to 8-24 lb. The latter is 
the figure for 1891 against 1'.82 lb. only, for tea, so 
that the consumption of coffee is now in the United 
States very nearly eight times that of tea, while of 
ne tea consumed, only a more fractional part is the 
Ceylon. In the United Stales alone, 
rotore, apart from other portions of America, 
inore is ample room for the exercise of all the 
energy which can be exercised by the represen- 
his asiistants at the Chicago 
Worlds Fair.— The following are the figures we 
have been analysing : — 
IMPORT3 Of tea. 
Year ‘“Perts. Value. 
Pounds. Dollars. 
1880 
1881 
1882 
1883 
1884 
1885 
1886 
1887 
1888 
1889 
1890 
1891 
Year. 
1880... 
1881... 
1882 ... 
1883.. . 
1884.. . 
1886.. . 
1888... 
1887.. . 
1888.. . 
1889.. . 
1890.. . 
1891.. . 
18,983,388 
20,225,418 
18,975,046 
16,278,894 
12,313,200 
13,136,782 
15,486,265 
16,365,633 
13,154,171 
12,561,812 
12,219,643 
18,639.785 
69,894.769 
19,130,849 
77.191,060 
69,697,945 
60,061,944 
66,374,805 
78,873,151 
87,481,186 
83,944,647 
79,192,263 
83,494,956 
82,395,924 
IMPORTS OF COFFBE 
Net 
Imports. 
Pounds. 
440,128,838 
423,276,472 
435,579,289 
478,602,125 
508,682,863 
639,264,356 
637,211,781 
500.819,687 
408.602,775 
561,132,100 
490,161,900 
611,041,469 
Value, 
Dollars. 
69,416,196 
62,388,833 
42,815.027 
88,165.251 
46,955,394 
43.389,270 
40,145,304 
53,416,200 
68,670,737 
72,139,897 
76,750.979 
94.612,119 
Per capita 
populaibi. 
Pounds. 
139 
1.64 
1.47 
1.80 
1.09 
1.18 
1.37 
1.49 
1.40 
1.28 
1.33 
1.32 
Per 
Capita 
Fopulat'n. 
8-78 
8-25 
8-30 
8- 91 
9- 26 
9-61 
9 86 
8-63 
6*81 
9'16 
7- 83 
8 - 21 
DENDROOALAMUS giganteus. 
now"in°fln™® bambu ii 
of ^h^ m Abbotsford estate on the horde, 
ft at m elevation of 4,66C 
from obtained from Peradeniye 
'rom^oJdMr. Thwaitos in 1874, sevenfeen yZ 
67 
ago, and the stems are now from 80 to 100 tt, 
high, and have for several years past supplied 
capital spouting, fencing, and roof tiles. The 
flowering clump is exactly opposite the new factory 
in course of erection, and this is considered to be 
an exceedingly lucky omen by the natives. So 
mote it be 1 Floreat Cha, not literally, but symboU- 
oally. 
CEYLON TEA IN RUSSIA. 
Planters' Assooiation, Secretary's OQloe, 
Kandy, 26th Deo. 1891. 
Bib, — 1 beg to enclose copy of letter from Mr. M. 
Bogivue, Moscow, transmitting his report, together 
with accounts, with reference to his mission to Busein 
to make known and push the sale of Ceylon Tea in 
that Empire,— I am, sir, yours faithfully, 
A. PHILIP, 
Secretary to the Planters' Aasooiation of Ceylon. 
Tea Fond, 
Moscow, 18/30lh Nov. 1891. 
A. Philip, Esq., Secretary tc the Flaoters’ Associa- 
tion, Kandy, 
Dear Sir,— I have duly received your two favours 
of the 21at and 24th June lait, the contents of which 
had my best attention, with my ■inonro thanks to the 
Tea Fund Committee for their last grant of £250 
which I received in order through Mr. Wm. Marlin 
Leake in London. 
By this opportunity I have now the pleasure to hand 
you my report of operations in Bussia with account 
up to 31st October last, showing receipts and expendi- 
ture in oonneotion with my work; also extracts of 
letters and publications referring to Ceylon Tea. 
I also beg to advise the despatch by this same post 
of a packet addressed to 30U “Begistcrod ” contsining 
8 photos of my provinces, placards and o‘ her papers 
which may prove of some Interest to tho members 
of the Tea Fund. 
Would yon perhaps kindly recommend to ynnr Com- 
mittee that one of the Overland Ceylon news- 
papers shonld be sent regularly to me, the receipt of 
which would prove sometimes of the greatest interest 
to my clients interested in Ceylon matters, and at 
any rale very agreeable to mo. 
Apologizing to yonr Committee for the <]elay in 
sending report and aooounts, — I remain, dear sir, 
yours faithfully, (Signed) AI. Bcoivdb. 
Afosoow, November 1891. 
Msroseika, House Lebedieff. 
Beporl to tho Ceylon Planters’ Aeaooiatiou “ Tea 
Fund. " 
lotroduotiou of Ceylon Tea into Bussia. 
Gentlemen of the Tea Fund Oommittse,— Sinee my 
last report of the 13/36th April, my oooupt- 
tiona have been so numerous and my work so absorb- 
ing, that I oonid nut poisibiy sooner find time to 
give it a oontinuitioa. 
Up to that date, I already bad sold in Mosoow 
and the Provinoe 
220 f. i Knssian lb. of tea in retail (paokets only) and 
3,5(X) do do wholesale (paokets and 
oases). 
1 have sinee impurted to Odessa on firm orders 
80 chests (about 8,600 Bussisn lb, (of an ordinary 
Pekoe Souchong, whioh quality is likely to tske well 
amongst tho onmmou olsases in the Canoasns and 
the Aatraksn Oovernmenia, and up to Slst October 
1 sold from tmy Mosoow etocki renewed almost 
monthly .— 
9,142 Rnanan lb, of tea in retail (packets only) and 
11,257 do do wholesale (paokets and 
eases) of which 6,500 Bussisn lb. in Nijiui-Noygotod 
alone, when I had n Magazine during the whole time 
of the fair (from the 20tb July to 10th September) 
and the rest in Mosoow and the Provinoe, the 
latter extending to the Orel, Witebsk, Woronesk, 
Tambof, Hunk, £ief, Katkofi, Biazac, Earatoff, 
