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Kroe, t & m

Formerly a native

n

cultivated coffee.

Large even bean,

fine roast, heavy

body, somewhat

groundy flavor.

Lahat, t &

Former native

m n

cultivation.

Smaller than Kroe;

good roaster, flat

cup.

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Country

Shipping

State, or

Trade Values Division

Ports

District,

and Cup

Market Names

Characteristics

and Gradings

-------------+------------+--------------+-----------------+----------------- Malay

Netherlands

Padang

Palembang, t

Former Private Archipelago

East Indies

Kroe (West

& m n

Estates. Smaller (Cont'd)

Sumatra

Coast)

than the Padang

(Cont'd)

Batavia (Java)

bean; light color,

strong cup.

Indrapoera,

Former Private

t & m n

Estates. An

inferior grade of

Sumatra.

Benkoelen,

Formerly a native

t & m n

cultivation. Good

roast and cup.

Libaya, m n

Formerly a native

cultivation.

Boekit Gompong,

Formerly a Private

m n

Estate. A perfect

coffee, of heavier

body than

Mandheling, good

roast; very

delicate flavor.

Kagoe Kaleh,

Formerly a Private

m n

Estate.

Batang Baros,

Formerly a Private

m n

Estate.

Telok Goenoeng,

Formerly a Private

m n

Estate.

Aker Gedang,

Formerly a Private

m n

Estate. Small bean,

good roast, fine

flavor.

Soerian, m

Formerly a Private

n

Estate. Large bean,

fine roast, good

cup. Ranks next to

Boekit Gompong.

Liki, m n

Formerly a Private

Estate. Fine roast,

light cup. It ranks

next to Soerian.

Loebor Sampir,

Formerly a Private

m n

Estate.

Soengei, m

Former Private

n

Estate.

Landei, m n

Former Private

Estate.

Ramboetan, m

Former Private

n

Estate.

Gadoeng Batoe,

Former Private

m n

Estate.

Merapi, m n

Formerly a Private

Estate. Large bean,

good roast, good

cup.

Si Barasap, m

Formerly a Private

n

Estate.

Laboe Raya, m

Formerly a Private

n

Estate. Large bean,

good roast, good

cup.

Balawan-Deli

East Coast

These coffees are

Panai

Deli, d

comparatively new.

Bintangmariah,

They partake of the

d

qualities common to

Oelakmedan, d

the general run of

Panai, d

Sumatras without

distinguishing

characteristics.

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Market Names

Characteristics

and Gradings

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Netherlands

Batavia

Java, m n

_In general_: Java Archipelago

East Indies

coffees do not (Cont'd)

(Cont'd)

compare with

Java

Sumatras in

quality. They are

smaller in the

bean, with a gra.s.sy

flavor in the cup.

Blue to pale

yellow, short round

bean. The washed

makes a good smooth

roast, light in the

cup.

Preager, d

Best of the Java

growths.

Cheribon, d

Ranks next to

Preanger.

Kadoe, d

Small

yellowish-green

sh.e.l.ly bean; light

in cup.

Semarang, d

Ranks next to Kadoe

in roast and cup

quality.

Malang, d

Hard green bean;

better roaster than

the above, but

inferior in cup

quality.

Bantam, t &

Medium-sized

m n

yellowish bean.

Buitenzorg,

One of the best of

t & m n

the Javas.

Kraw.a.n.g, t &

Irregular bean; fair

m n

roaster; fair cup.

Tegal, t &

One of the best of

m n

the Java growths.

Banjoemas, t

Medium-sized bean;

& m n

creamy and fragrant

in the cup.

Pekalongan,

With characteristics

t & m n

like Pasuruan.

Baquilan, t

No marked

& m n

characteristics.

j.a.para, t &

Bean light in weight

m n

and color; cup

neutral.

Surakarta, t

Large bean, handsome

& m n

roast, creamy body,

aromatic flavor in

the cup.

Jokjakarta,

Similar to

t & m n

Surakarta.

Madiun, t &

Yellow bean, light

m n

in weight and body,

but good cup.

Rembang, t &

Similar to Kadoe.

m n

Surabaya, t

Similar to Kadoe.

& m n

Kediri, t &

Small hard bean;

m n

good drinker.

Pasurauan, t

Brown, uniform

& m n

bean; fragrant in

cup.

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and Cup

Market Names

Characteristics

and Gradings

-------------+------------+--------------+-----------------+----------------- Malay

Netherlands

Batavia

Probolingo,

Small hard bean: Archipelago

East Indies

t & m n

poor roast.

(Cont'd)

Java

(Cont'd)

Bejreki, t

Bold yellow bean;

& m n

full body and

flavor.

Banjoew.a.n.gi,

Heavy bean; rich

t & m n

flavor.

Pamanukin, t

A Liberian growth.

& m n

Robusta, m

Small,

n

yellowish-green,

round bean; quality

approximately that

of middling Arabian,

ranking a little

under good average

Santos. Natural,

poor roast. Washed,

good roast. Fair

cup.

Bali (Dutch)

Singaraja

Bali, m n

Fair-size bean of

(Boeleleng)

little merit.

Poor roast.

Timor

Kupang

Timor, m n

Medium bean of good

(Dutch &

quality.

Portuguese)

Celebes

Celebes, m

In general: With the

(Dutch)

n

exception of the

Minaha.s.sa product,

the coffees grown

in the Celebes have

little merit and

are of

inconsiderable

importance.

Menado

Minaha.s.sa,

Large, deep-yellow

m n

bean, making a

handsome roast, and

having an aromatic

cup.

Maca.s.sar

Boengie,

Inferior in

m n

appearance, but

fair roast and

cup quality.

Bonthain

Bontbain,

Medium, flat,

m n

reddish bean, poor

roast; undesirable

cup.

Sindjai,

Not commercially

m n

important.

Moluccas

Ternate

Boengie,

Superior to the Java

(Dutch)

m n

_arabica_.

Borneo

British

Sandakan

Borneo,

_In general_: The

North

m n

coffees of Borneo

Sarawak

Kuching

Borneo, m n

are mostly Liberian

Dutch

Banjermasin

Borneo, m n

growths and are not

a trade factor.

New Guinea

Ternate

New Guinea,

_In general_: These

(Dutch)

(Moluccas)

m n

coffees are of the

Dorey

mild variety, but

the production is

commercially

unimportant.

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New

Noumea

New Caledonia

A fair Robusta

Caledonia

La Foa

coffee, but

(France)

commercially

unimportant.

New Hebrides

(Great

Britain

and France)

Efate

Vila

New Hebrides

A fair coffee, but

not a trade factor.

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and Cup

Market Names

Characteristics

and Gradings

-------------+------------+--------------+-----------------+----------------- Micronesia

Samoan

Islands

Tutuila

Pago Pago

Samoa

Commercially

(U.S.)

unimportant.

Fiji

(British)

Vita Levu

Suva

Fiji

Medium-sized green

bean; gra.s.sy cup.

Not a trade factor.

Tonga

(Friendly

Islands)

Tongatabu

Nukualofa

Tonga

For local

consumption only.

-------------+------------+--------------+-----------------+----------------- Philippine

Luzon

Manila

Manila

_In general_: Islands

La Laguna, d

Manila, or (U.S.)

Batangas, d

Philippine, coffee

Cavite, d

is not an important

Benguet, d

trade factor. The

Lepanto, d

bean is medium

Bontoc, d

size, grayish-green

in color, having

fine aroma and

excellent flavor.

It compares

favorably with

Costa Rica and

Guatemala.

Panay

Iloilo

Panay

No marked

characteristics.

Cebu

Cebu

Cebu

No marked

characteristics.

Palawan

Puerto

Palawan

No marked

Princessa

characteristics.

Mindanao

Zamboanga

Zamboanga

Large bean; thin

liquor.

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Guam (U.S.)

Apra

Guam

No production for Ladrone

export.

Islands

-------------+------------+--------------+-----------------+----------------- Oceania

Hawaiian

Honolulu

Hawaiian,

_In general_: Polynesia

Islands

(Oahua)

m n

Hawaiian coffee is

(U.S.)

Hilo

a large bean,

Kailua

blue-green to

yellow-brown in

color; handsome

roaster, fine

smooth flavor.

Kona, d

Large, blue, flinty

bean, mildly acid;

striking character.

Puna, d

Quality good but

quant.i.ty small.

Olaa, d

Quality good but

quant.i.ty small.

Hamakua, d

Quality good but

quant.i.ty small.

Maui, d

Production small.

Oahu, d

Production small.

Kauai, d

Production small.

Society

Papeete

Tahiti

A fair coffee, but

Islands

not a trade factor.

(French)

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Market Names

Characteristics

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-------------+------------+--------------+-----------------+----------------- Australia

Queensland

Cairns

Queensland

_In general_: The

Mackay

Mackay, d

coffee is from

Brisbane

Ceylon or Coorg

seed and is for

local consumption.

Not a commercial

factor.

-------------+------------+--------------+-----------------+----------------- Africa

Egypt

Alexandria

Egyptian,

_In general_:

m n

Coffees from the

upper Nile region,

Kaffa Land,

Anglo-Egyptian

Sudan, and Nubia

are generally

spoken of as

Egyptians. They

have some Mocha

characteristics,

but are not

important

commercially.

Anglo-

Suakin

Nubian, m

Small, flinty,

Egyptian

Alexandria

n

pale-green, oval

Sudan

(Egypt)

bean; heavy body;

rich flavor.

Berber, d

Some superior

drinking coffees

come from this

district.