All about coffee by William H. Ukers

2 by William H. Ukers, Ukers, William H. (William Harrison), 1873-1945

Chapter 24: CHAPTER XXIII

Chapters

Chapter 24: CHAPTER XXIII

HOW GREEN COFFEES ARE BOUGHT AND SOLD Buying coffee in the producing countries--Transporting coffee to the consuming markets--Some record coffee cargoes shipped to the United States--Transport over seas--Java coffee "ex-sailing vessels"--Handling coffee at New York, New Orleans, and San Francisco--The coffee exchanges of Europe and the United States--Commission men and brokers--Trade and exchange contracts for delivery--Important rulings affecting coffee trading--Some well-known green coffee marks Page 303
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