Deseret Evening News | 1904-02-01 | Page 3 | Tea Prices Will Soar

TEA rEA PRICES WILL SOAR What Will Happen If ir There is ia War Do De Russia rind find Japan It If war Is III declared between n Russia Japan tho time of tens teas In ism thin I country COli 1111 will ili nt lit once jump 10 to tn 20 ZO pal lie cent and eventually they time the will fro go PC ro to per Iler cent 80 So Importers nt at ntHan Han Francisco are aro notifying their throughout the tho country anti and It H IM III it further stated that It Is probable that If It tho time war imi 01 IH is of ot nay any length there thero will willbo ho bo no M tens tonn at mit nil mill exported from Crom room Japan With cruisers crul cr scouring th the SeaN Mall for tor Japanese cargoes tho time marine wilt will be bc so on 01 tellS teas as ts IS to practically net nd ns as prohibitory In the time States Slates time the tens teas consumed ar are 75 5 per cent Japanese e In Utah the teas consumed mire aru 55 5 per iem I I cent Japanese Time The elimination of nt trade with that country of oC course the thc tea trade but dealers say wiy that the Chinese article Is u much Inferior to the Japanese anti that there hero IH is a as much difference between the teas of at the thc two to countries OH nil there thero Is between bet tea and coffee China there Is III ruble tIll ten from Ceylon but both Ceylon Ceylonese ese SO anti anil Chinese teas together are tar fur Inferior In duality quality mitt and quantity to time the I Japanese e Thero IH in II a II scarcity right now umon IIO for It Is slated that the ware vure of oC the nt at Son San Fran Iran are lire pretty nigh empty and will vili willbo bo lie May before leCore orders are sent Int to Japan for Cor annual purchases lI These continue continuo through June anti and shipments to this country begin In Juno June and run through Into hue September Hut But with Will war declared all nil this will have to be ho omitted The Time scarcity of oC tea ten and the prospects of oC the further scarcity are stiffening coffee corree wonderfully and In the Inet month coffee cortee hns has go gamma gono no up Ut nearly nearl two cents