The Cultivation and Manufacture of TeaMoney, Edward
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The Cultivation and Manufacture of Tea
Money, Edward
Tea
It is intended to have Indian Tea well represented at the forthcoming
Exhibition at Amsterdam; and we trust that the most will be made of
the opportunity. There is no reason why we should not succeed in
Holland as well as we have succeeded in _America_ and _Australia_.
The rapid strides going on in production must be met by exceptionally
active exertions to open out new markets, and to see that those
recently opened out are not allowed to drop for want of fostering.
The effect of this opportunity will be by no means limited to
Holland, as in all probability thousands will flock to the Exhibition
from adjacent countries, and many from all parts of the world.
We hope that every advantage will be taken of future International
Exhibitions in any part of the world by an adequate quasi-permanent
organization in Calcutta, and we sincerely trust that the existing
Calcutta Tea Syndicate will not cease its most useful operations
until all the world bows to the great god Indian Tea. The operations
in countries other than Great Britain during the last few years show
what important developments in the Tea trade of this country are
now taking place, and every exertion is necessary to maintain these
successful results--for which the industry is so much indebted to the
Syndicate.
THIBET.
This is a large, mountainous, and table land country on the northern
side of the Himalayas. It is at a very high elevation, intensely cold,
and very thinly populated. The Thibetans drink much Tea per head, but
they use Brick Tea; this is made of the coarsest leaves compressed with
some glutinous substance.
There is no difficulty in its manufacture. At present it is supplied by
China, which is close by, but not nearer than India. Many think much
of our coarse Tea (particularly from the Himalayan gardens) might find
a market in Thibet, and I incline to the belief they are right. The
quantity would not be very large, “but every little helps.”
Formerly much Tea was sold to the native tribes over the northern
border by the gardens in Kumaon, Gurwal, and Kangra. Why I know not,
but I hear the trade has fallen off to some extent; the Teas are taken
to the Central Asian markets.
I have done with foreign markets, but there is yet another and a very
large one regarding which nothing has yet been done: I allude to the
market among the natives of India, in other words
THE LOCAL MARKET.
The following is from the _Calcutta Englishman_ on the subject:--
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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