[December, 
4t68 
, 2.50 p.r 
established ism* 
the 
GEEAT AMERICAN 
tea company 
HAVE JUST RECEIVED 
TWO FULL CARGOES 
OF THE 
finest new crop teas. 
■ ■Ki rr riUET^T^ lay ship Golden State. 
?2,000 HALF CHESTS by ship 
I, acidition to these 
Teas, the Company are «<>"sbantly leceivm 
tE:roSl^Sh - ^-or iineness and deiica- 
r«i o«>.i »"“■« ■“ 
^Isr^ThrAmerlcan house in China or Japan makes large 
fiVa nn their sales or shipments—and some of the richest 
reth-ed merchants In the country have made their immense 
^“sr^The'BSef mak^^^^^^ upon the foreign ex- 
change used in the purchase of Teas. 
8d.°The Importer makes a profit of 30 to 50 per cent, in 
4tln ■ On its arrival liere it is sold hy the 
Pnrchaser sells it to the Specnlator m ^voices ot 1000 to 
2000 packages, at an average profit of about 10 pei cei . 
Stln The Speculator sells it to the Wholesale lea Bealei 
in lines at a profit of 10 to 15 per cent. 
6th. The Wholesale Tea Dealer sells it to the t\ holesale 
••Grocer in lots to suit his trade, at a profit of about 10 per 
Ith. Tlie Wholesale Grocer sells it to the Retail Dealer at 
•a profit of 13 to 25 per cent. 
8th. The , Retailer sells it to the Consumer for all the 
T*EOFIT HE CAST GET. ■ • 
When you have added to these eight profits as many 
brokerages, cartages, storages, cooperages and wastes, and 
:add the original cost of the Tea, it will be perceived what 
tlie consumer has to pay.' And now we propose to show why 
we can sell so very much lower than other dealers. 
AVe propose to do away with all these various profits and 
brokerages, cartages, storages, cooperages and wastes, with 
the exception of a small commission paid for purchasing to 
•our con’cspondents 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 theii 
Teas at tlie same price (with the small additional expense 
•of transportation), as though they bought them at our ware¬ 
houses in this city. 
Some parties incinlre of us how they sliali proceed to get 
ap a Club. The answer is simply this; Let each person 
wishing to join in a Club, say how much tea or cofl'ee he 
wants, and select the kind and price from our Price List, as 
published in the paperorin our circulars. Write tlie names, 
kinds, and amounts plainly on tlie list as seen in the Club 
Order published below, and when the Club is complete send 
it to us by mail, and we will put each party’s goods in sep¬ 
arate packages, and mark the name upon them, witli tlie 
cost, so there need he no confusion in their distribution— 
eacli party getting exactly wliat he orders, and no more. 
The cost of transportation the members can divide equitably 
among themselves. 
Parties sending Cinh or other orders for less than thirty 
dollars had better send Post-office Drafts or money with 
their orders, to save the expense of collections hy express; 
hut larger orders we will forward hy express, to collect on 
delivery. 
Hereafter we will send a complimentary package to tlie 
party getting up tlie Club. Our profits are small, but we will 
he as liberal as we can atford. We send no complimentary 
package 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. 
We warrant all the goods we sell to give entire satisfac¬ 
tion. If they are not satisfactory, they can he returned at 
our expense within 30 days, and have the money refunded. 
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 Hew York, as the list of prices will show. 
TTvrmORED JAPAN, 90c., $1, $l.W,best $1.35 per pound. 
COFFEES ROASTED AND GROUND DAILY. 
GBOOND COFFEE,202 
Hotels, S 3 loon^ Bool dms ^oese n,,,, n,ticle 
use large quantities of Coffee, ca DINNER COF- 
Fot boo.^....b 
V— fsrr »*t po- be P.f 
chasing their Teas of the 
GREAT AMERICAN TEA COMPANY, 
Nos. S81 hnJ VESEY STREET. 
Post-Offl.ee Box, 5643, New Y'ork City. 
evidence after a YEAR’S trial. 
Treasury Department, 
Fourth Auditor’s Office, Washington, Dec 1 
Inclosed herewith I send you our regulai list foi Decern 
her It is now twelve months since we began the rise ot youi 
^^^as ai d coffees, and I am pleased in being able to say that 
the sat sfaction derived from the use of said articles by the 
club, instead of being confined to indmd- 
ml instances is universal and, I think I may safely say, 
without exception. Tlianking you for the many favors re- 
Teived at yS hands, I am, sirs, very respectfully, your 
obedient servant, CARPENTER. 
Saxonville, Mass., May Gtli, 1867. 
To the Great American Tea Company, 
31 and 33 Vesey Street, Bew York. 
Gents’.-The order I sent you on -23d April for Teas came 
saLohandonthe 1st May, and the 
wa”ded by M. U. Express. Every one seems deliglited with 
the quality of your Teas. The information spread like a 
prairie on fire, from liouse to house, tliat Teas of excellent 
quality and delicious flavor were to be had for $1, and $1.2o 
ner Ih as the enclosed order speaks more in praise of your 
teas than I am capable of, knowing that only fourteen days 
lias elapsed between the first order and the second. 
Many thanks for the complimentary package, and you 
will please forward this my second order for $62.30 soon as 
convenient, 
I remain, yours respectfully, 
JOHN HEMINGWAY, 
Saxonville, Mass. 
CLUB ORDER. 
Edwards, St. Lawrence Co., N. IT.,' 
Junes, 1867. 
The Great Ajiekioah Tea Company, 
31 and 33 Vesey Street, New York. 
Dear Sir: I herewith send you another order for Tea. 
The last was duly received, and gives general satisfaction. 
As long as you send us such good Tea, you may expect a 
continuation of our patronage. As a further, evidence that 
the subscribers were satisfied, yon will observe that I send 
you the names of all those that sent before wlio were nearly 
out of Tea, with a large addition of new subscribers. Ac¬ 
cept my tliaiiks for the complimentary package. Ship this 
as tlie other, and oblige. , ' • 
Your ob’t servant, DAVID C. MoKEE. 
j^-otn the American Agriculturist. 
The Gre.vt Amerioak Tea Company. To Queries . 
Before admitting tlieir advertisement, we learned that a 
large number of our clerks and others had for several months 
been buying their Tea and Coffee from this Company with¬ 
out its being known who they were, and that tliey liad been 
liiglily pleased with tlieir purchases, both as to quality and 
price and were all recommending tlieir friends to the same 
course. As we have published the advertisemen for mmiy 
months, and received no complaints,-we conclude theie 
is 110 huml^ug about the establisliment. 
Commercial Enterprise.—Among the 
many things for which New York Merchants are famous, is 
the magnitude of tlieir enterprises, and the far-Teachm„ 
character of their ventures. The operations ot the pi esent 
day tlirow those of a few years back quite into the sliade, 
and often equal those of a similar kind 111 comin^ei ci 
marts of the Old AVorld. The recent large purchases o Tea 
by The Great American Tea Company have taken the 
tiade by surprise,, and are rather 
Tlie taking up of two cargoes within a week, compnsin 
12,331 packages Black, and 22,849 do. Japan for 
consumption, at a cost of about a million and a lialf of dol¬ 
lars, indicates the extensive nature of the Company s bus 
ness, and deserves a passing notice at our bands._ I he con¬ 
sumption of Tea in this Country is largely on the increase. 
Shipping and C ommercial List, N. T., May lo, i»o7. 
TWO MONTHS FREE 
UNTIIi JANUARY FIKST. 
4 
lbs. 
Japan. 
___J. Havens, .at $1 25.. 
do. 
do. 
. do.- . .at 
1 (K).., 
1 
ib. 
Gunpowder. 
. do. ..at 
1 .30.. 
1 
do. 
Japan. 
1 25.. 
2 
Young Hyson..., 
. do. , ..at 
1 00.. 
1 
Japan...... 
1 00.. 
1 
Y'oung Hyson.... 
1 00.. 
(to. 
.K. McCargen. .at 
1 25.. 
2 
do. 
Green... 
. do. ..at 
1 23.. 
4 
do. 
...Win. Barralord..at 
1 23.. 
1 
!b. 
Gunpowder. 
.A. H. Perkins, .at 
1 30.. 
2 
fts. 
Japan. 
. do. ..at 
1 23.. 
2 
do. 
Coftee... 
. do. ..at 
40.. 
do. 
do. 
.D. C. McKee, .at 
40.. 
8 
do. 
Japan. 
1 25.. 
‘2 
do. 
do. 
1 00,. 
3 
do. 
Green. 
,. ..H. Woollver..at 
1 00.. 
2 
do. 
1 23.. 
2 
do. 
Japan. 
1 25.. 
1 
ft. 
Imperial. 
. do. ..at 
1 25., 
1 
do. 
Green. 
1 25.. 
5 00 
1 50 
1 25 
2 "00 
I'OO 
1 00 
3 75 
2 50 
5 00 
1 50 
2 50 
80 
2 00 
3 
2 00 
S'OO 
2 50 
2 50 
PRICE LIST OF TEAS: 
OOLONG (Black), 70c., 80c., 90c., best $1 ^ ft. 
MIXED, (Green and Black), 70c„ 80c., 90c., best $1 per ft. 
ENGLISH BREAKFAST (Black), 80c., 90c., $1, $1.10, best 
$1.20 per pound. 
IMPERIAL (Green), 80c., 90c., $1, $ 1 . 10 , best $1.23 per pound. 
Wii 
AGAINS 
and for 
The Good, the True and the Beautif 
OTHIE 
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EMILY HUNTINGTON MILLER. 
• luines begin July or January. Back Nos. supplied. 
Terms, Ouo Dollar a year; Sample copy ten cents. 
great INDUCEMENTS are offered to those j 
' wbo wish to raise clubs. ^ 
W Address, ALFRED L. SEWELL, Publisher, 
CuiCAOo, 111 
a 
g os 
$31 03 
IV. B.—All -villages anil towns wlierc a larg 
nnmbei- i-esitle, by Clubbing togetlier, can re¬ 
duce tlie cost of tlieir Teas and Coffees about 
one-tbird (beside tlie Express cliai-ges,) by 
sending directly to “Tlie Great American 
Tea Company.” 
BEWARE of all concerns that advertise themselves as 
branches of our Establishment, or copy our name either 
wholly or in part, as they are bogus or imitations. We 
have no branches, and do not, in any case, authorize the 
use of our name. - 
Post-Office orders and Drafts, make payable to the order 
of “Great American Tea Company.” Direct letters and 
orders to the (as below, no more, no less). 
; Great American Tea Company, i 
i Nos. 3 1 and 33 VESEY-ST., 
I Post;Office Box, 5,643, New York City. i 
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