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Show China's Tea Trade Declining. Soma Interesting statistics havo been collected by Vlco-Consul Arnold, at Foo-Chow, concerning tha great i decllno In China's tea trade. From 1678, when tea was first Introduced Into England, until 1837 China held c.v lluslvoly tho tea trade of tho wot Id. jfl Then India began to enter tho tea ' market. Tho Chlucso trado reached high tldo In 1SSC, with a total export of 30,000,000 pound3. In 18S4 China furnished about 72 per cent of tho world's total, India and Coylon 18 por cent and Jnpan and Formosa 10 por cent. Dut In 1904, when tho total con-slmptlon con-slmptlon had Increased to 014,000,000 pounds, China contributed only 30 por cent, India and Ceylon CO por cont, Japan and Formosa 10 per cont. Tho decllno In China Is ascribed to careless care-less methods of cultivation and preparation pre-paration of tho leaf. |