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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[January, 1868 .] 
(Business Notices $2.50 per Agate Line of Space.) 
ESTABLISHED 1861. 
THE 
GREAT AMERICAN 
TEA COMPANY 
HAVE JUST RECEIVED 
TWO FULL CARGOES 
OF THE FINEST NEW CROP TEAS. 
22,000 HALF CHESTS by ship Golden Stale. 
12,000 HALF CHESTS by ship George Shotton. 
In addition to these large cargoes of Black and Japan 
Teas, the Company are constantly receiving large invoices 
of the finest quality of Green Teas from the Moyune dis¬ 
trict of China, which arc unrivaled for lineness and delica¬ 
cy of flavor. 
To give our readers an ideaflf the profits which have been 
made in the Tea trade, we will start with the American 
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 the country have made their immense 
fortunes through their houses in China. 
2d. The Banker makes large profits upon the foreign ex¬ 
change 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 1000 to 
2000 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. 
6th. The Wholesale TOa 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. 
8th. The Retailer sells it to the Consumer for all this 
PROFIT IIE CAN 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 
the consumer has to pay. And now we propose to show why 
we can sell so very much lower than other dealers. 
We 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 correspondents 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 their 
Teas at the same price (with the small additional expense 
of transportation), as though they bought them at our ware¬ 
houses in this city 1 . 
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 the list as seen in the Club 
Order published below, and when the Club is complete send 
it to \is by mail, and we will put each party’s goods in sep¬ 
arate packages, and mark the name upon them, with the 
cost, so there need be no confusion in their distribution— 
each party *gettipg exactly what he orders, and no more. 
The cost of transportation the members can divide equitably 
among themselves. 
Parties' sending Club 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 by express; 
but larger orders we will forward by express, to collect on 
delivery. 
Hereafter we will send a complimentary package to the 
party getting up the Club. Our profits are small, but we will 
be as liberal as we can afford. 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 be 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 New York, as the list of prices will show. 
PRICK LIST OF TEAS: 
OOLONG (Black), 70c., 80c., 90c., best $t $ lb. 
MIXED, (Green and Black), 70c., 80c., 90c., best $1 per lb. 
ENGLISH BREAKFAST (Black), 80c., 90c., $1, $1.10, best 
$1.20 per pound. 
IMPERIAL (Green), S0c. r 90c., $1, $1.10, best $1.25 per pound. 
YOUNG HYSON (Green), 80c., 90c., $1, $1.10, best $1.25 per 
pound. 
UNCOLORED JAPAN, 90c., $1, $1.10, best $1.25 per pound. 
GUNPOWDER, (Green), $1.25, best $1.50 per pound. 
COFFEES ROASTED AND GROUND DAILY. 
GROUND COFFEE, 20c., 25c., 30c., 35c„ best 40c. per pound. 
Hotels, Saloons, Hoarding-house keepers, and Families who 
use large quantities of Colfee, can economize in that article 
by using our FRENCH BREAKFAST AND DINNER COF¬ 
FEE, -which we sell at tlie low price of 30c. per pound, and 
j warrant to give perfect satisfaction. 
Consumers can save from 50c. to $1 per pound by pur¬ 
chasing their Teas of the 
GREAT AMERICAN TEA COMPANY, 
Nos. 31 and S3 VESEY STREET. 
Post-Office Box, 5(14:3, New York City. 
EVIDENCE AFTER A YEAR’S TRIAL. 
Treasury Department,> 
Fourth Auditor’s Office, Washington, Dec. 1 ,1860. ) 
Inclosed herewith I send you our regular list for Decem¬ 
ber. It is now twelve months since we began the use of your 
Teas and Coffees, and I am pleased in being able to say that 
the satisfaction derived from the use of said articles by the 
members of this club, instead of being confined to individ¬ 
ual instances, is universal and, I think I may safely say, 
without exception. Thanking you for the many favors re¬ 
ceived at your bauds, I am, sirs, very respectfully, your 
obedient servant, 
L. CASS CARPENTER. 
Satconville, Mass., May Gth, 1867. 
To the Great American Tea Company, 
31 and 33 Vesej Street, New York. 
GentsThe order I sent you on 23d April for Teas came 
sale to hand on the 1st May, and the amount, 39.15 was for¬ 
warded by M. U. Express. Every one seems delighted with 
tlie quality of your Teas. The information spread like a 
prairie on fire, from house to house, that Teas of excellent 
quality and delicious Uavor wore to he had for $1, and $1.25 
per lb., and the enclosed order speaks more in praise of your 
teas than I am capable of, knowing that only fourteen days 
have elapsed between tlie first order and tlie second. 
Many thanks for tlie complimentary package, and you 
will please forward this my second order for $62.30 soon as 
convenient. 
I remain, yours respectfully, 
JOHN HEMINGWAY. 
CLUB ORDER. 
Fond du Lac, Wis., Oct.28, 1867. 
To tlie Great American Tea Company, 
31 and 33 Vesey Street, New York. 
Gentlemen—Yours of the 9tli came to hand in due time, 
and likewise the box of Tea and Coffee, I received in good 
order, and gives good satisfaction. After eleven months 
trial I have never heard one complaint about your Tea and 
Coffee. As long as you do as well by us as you have done, 
we shall never be sorry for finding out the Great American 
Tea Company. Inclosed please find an order for more Tea 
and Colfee. Many thanks.for your complimentary package. 
Yours truly, 
ALEXANDER MASON. 
3 lbs. Young Hyson _ ... 
.J. IValler.. 
.at $1.25.. 
.. $3.75 
2 
Japan. 
.L. Hurd. 
1.25.. 
.. 2.50 
8 
Imperial.. 
.Mrs. Bennett_ 
1.25.. 
1 
Young Ilvson. 
.Mrs. McFarlane. 
.at 
1.25.. 
.. 1.25 
1 
Oolong. 
“ 
at 
LOO.. 
.. 1.00 
2 
Mixed...... 
.P. Cummings.... 
1.00.. 
.. 2.00 
2 
Y’oung Ilvson. 
.P. Kinney. 
1.25.. 
.. 2.50 
1 
Young Ilvson. 
.W. Smith. 
1.25.. 
2 
Gunpowder. 
.0. Pritchard. 
1.50.. 
.. 3X0 
1 
Young Ilyson. 
.T. Heathc'oat_ 
1.25.. 
.. 1.25 
1 
K 
1.00 
.. 1.00 
.. 40 
1 
Java Coffee, ground 
“ 
40.. 
2 
Young Hvson. 
.J. S. Craig. 
.at 
1.25.. 
.. 2.50 
2 
Young ilyson. 
.B. McDearmott.. 
.at 
1.25.. 
. 2.50 
4 
Java Collee, ground.J. Edmund. 
40 . 
. 1.G0 
4 
Young Hvson. 
.D. Mills. 
.at 
1.25.. 
.. 5.00 
2 
Young Hyson. 
.J. Mills. . 
so.. 
.. 1.G0 
3 
Oolong. .. 
.0. Cahill. 
.at 
1.00.. 
.. 3.00 
1 
Young Hvson. 
,F. Smith. 
1.25.. 
2 
English Breakfast... 
..1. Massie. 
1.20.. 
.. 2.40 
2 
English Breakfast. . 
.A. Meston.. 
..at 
1.20.. 
.. 2.40 
2 
Java Coffee, ground 
.A. Masson . . . 
.at 
40.. 
.. so 
3 
Java Coffee, raw.... 
,G. Richards. 
35.. 
.. 1.05 
3 
1 25.. 
.. 3.75 
.. 1.60 
4 
Java Coffee, ground. J. B. Howard_ 
at 
40.. 
4 
“ “ 
.T. Stodard. 
.at 
40.. 
.. 1.60 
1 
Gunpowder. 
1.50.. 
.. 1.50 
$62.05 
IV. B.—All villages and towns where a large 
number reside, by Clubbing together, can re¬ 
duce tlie cost of their Teas and Coffees about, 
one-third (beside the Express charges,) fey 
sending directly to “The 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, j 
Nos. 3 I and 33 VESEY-ST., 
: Post-Office Box, 5,6413, New York City. 
NOTICES OF THE PRESS. 
From the American Agriculturist . 
The Great American Tea Company.—To Queries :— 
Before admitting their advertisement, we learned that * 
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 they had been 
highly pleased with their purchases, both as to quality and 
price, and were all recommending their friends to the same 
course. As we have published the advertisement for many 
months, and received no complaints, we conclude “ there 
is no humbug about the establishment.” _ 
Iona, israella and Delaware 
Vines. 
Of Iona, my stock is large and excellent for all planting, 
including superlative plants grown especially for Gardens 
and small vineyards for early abundant bearing. I have 
also a large stock of fine healthy plants of small size for 
nursery use to make two-year-old transplants, or for very 
careful vineyardists. My stock of Israella is not large. I 
have Delaware 2 years old, also layers and single eyes. 
Iona and Israella holding rank in value far above all oth¬ 
ers. have received the largest share of my attention in prop¬ 
agation. Israella makes pure flavored, red wine, with which 
tiiat from Ives’ Seedling cannot stand in comparison, in my 
estimation. It has more hardy and enduring roots than any 
vine that I have cultivated, appearing to thrive in every 
variety of soil, and has more strong points of excellence 
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There are a few points in regard to grapes that clearly and 
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The point of profit has been reached and passed already by 
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With grapes as good as the best of those of Europe, and 
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fail cannot be reached in many generations.(Such is Iona.) 
Tons of good grapes like Iona will not satisfy the wants 
of families that, would find a score of pounds of Concord 
more than enough. One bottle of Concord wins (?) would be 
quite too much for health and enjoyment where a, cask of 
Iona would be found to be too scanty an allowance. 
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