“There is even more to confirm our opinion. Supposing two crops equal in all respects, and that each planter makes a separation of 7 _Injuriados_. This would not ensure that the intrinsic value of each respective quality would be equal; for each _Veguero_ has his own particular mode of considering the different classes, and some make a much more careful sorting than others. In the supposed case it may happen, as it frequently does, that the _Veguero_ A will take from his crop—which we will suppose to be one hundred packages—2 of the first, 3 of the second, 5 of the third, 8 of the fourth, 12 of the fifth, 30 of the sixth, and 40 of the seventh; whereas the _Veguero_ B will take from his, 4 of the first, 6 of the second, 10 of the third, 16 of the fourth, 32 of the fifth, 21 of the sixth, and 11 of the seventh; and it would result, from the comparison of these two supposed pickings, that each of these classes of the _Vega_ A would correspond to the immediate superior one of the _Vega_ B, as will be shown on the following calculation:— A. $ $ 2 Bales, 1st at 120 = 240 3 ” 2nd ” 100 = 300 5 ” 3rd ” 80 = 400 8 ” 4th ” 60 = 480 12 ” 5th ” 40 = 480 30 ” 6th ” 25 = 750 40 ” 7th ” 20 = 800 —— ——— 100 $3450 —— ——— B. $ $ 4 Bales, 1st at 100 = 400 6 ” 2nd ” 80 = 480 10 ” 3rd ” 60 = 600 16 ” 4th ” 40 = 640 32 ” 5th ” 25 = 800 21 ” 6th ” 20 = 420 11 ” 7th ” 10 = 110 ——— ———— 100 $3450 ——— ———— “Here it may be seen that the second of A is worth as much as the first of B, the third of A as much as the second of B, and so successively in the other classes; and as it is of importance that names should represent fixed objects, and that each quality should represent a relative value, we think that the sortings and the classifications deserve a reform, which would undoubtedly bring with it advantages to the planter, to the merchant, the manufacturer, and the consumer.