Chapter XXIV: Green and Roasted Coffee Characteristics (3)

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Grand | Country | Shipping | State, or | Trade Values
Division | | Ports | District, | and Cup
| | | Market Names |Characteristics
| | | and Gradings |
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Malay |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 grassy
| | | | 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
| | | | shelly 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.
| | | |
| | | Krawang, 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.
| | | |
| | | Japara, 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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Grand | Country | Shipping | State, or | Trade Values
Division | | Ports | District, | and Cup
| | | Market Names |Characteristics
| | | and Gradings |
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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.
| | | |
| | | Banjoewangi, |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
| | | | Minahassa product,
| | | | the coffees grown
| | | | in the Celebes have
| | | | little merit and
| | | | are of
| | | | inconsiderable
| | | | importance.
| | | |
| |Menado | Minahassa, |Large, deep-yellow
| | | m n | bean, making a
| | | | handsome roast, and
| | | | having an aromatic
| | | | cup.
| | | |
| |Macassar | 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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Melanesia |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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Grand | Country | Shipping | State, or | Trade Values
Division | | Ports | District, | and Cup
| | | Market Names |Characteristics
| | | and Gradings |
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Micronesia |Samoan | | |
| Islands | | |
| Tutuila |Pago Pago |Samoa |Commercially
| | (U.S.) | | unimportant.
| | | |
|Fiji | | |
| (British) | | |
| Vita Levu |Suva |Fiji |Medium-sized green
| | | | bean; grassy cup.
| | | | Not a trade factor.
| | | |
|Tonga | | |
| (Friendly | | |
| Islands) | | |
| Tongatabu |Nukualofa |Tonga |For local
| | | | consumption only.
| | | |
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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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Marianas or |Guam (U.S.) |Apra |Guam |No production for
Ladrone | | | | export.
Islands | | | |
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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
| | | | quantity small.
| | | |
| | | Olaa, d |Quality good but
| | | | quantity small.
| | | |
| | | Hamakua, d |Quality good but
| | | | quantity 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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Grand | Country | Shipping | State, or | Trade Values
Division | | Ports | District, | and Cup
| | | Market Names |Characteristics
| | | and Gradings |
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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.
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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.
| | | |
|Eritrea |Massowah | Abyssinian, |The coffee is of the
| (Italy) | | m n | Abyssinian type,
| | | | but the output is
| | | | not an important
| | | | trade factor.
| | | |
|Somaliland | | |
| French |Jibuti | Harar, d, t |These coffees are
| | | Abyssinian, | not grown in French
| | | m n | Somaliland, but
| | | | come from Abyssinia
| | | | to Jibuti and Aden
| | | |for export to Europe
| | | | and America. See
| | | | Abyssinia.
| | | |
| British |Berbera | Harar, d, t |Grown, as above, in
| |Zeila | Abyssinian, | Abyssinia.
| | | m n |
| | | |
| Italian |Mukdishu | Benadir, |Abyssinian type, but
| | | d & m n | not an important
| | | | trade factor.
| | | |
|Abyssinia |Jibuti (French| Harar, d_, t |_In general_: The
| | Somaliland) | Abyssinian, | Harari coffee is
| |Zeila | m n | more carefully
| | | | cultivated and
| | | | cured than the
| | | | Abyssinian, which
| | | | is its inferior.
| | | |
| |Berbera | Harar, d, t |The original Mocha
| | (British | Harari, m n | Longberry. Large,
| | Somaliland) | | long blue-green to
| | | | yellow bean.
| | | |
| |Massowah | |(Graded No. 1 or No.
| | (Eritrea) | | 2, according to
| | | | size) roasting with
| |Aden (Arabia) | | few quakers,
| | | | similar to Mocha,
| | | | having an excellent
| | | | flavor but not
| | | | quite so delicate.
| | | |
| | | Dire-Daoua, t |Railway trading
| | | | center for Harari
| | | | and Abyssinian
| | | | coffees.
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Grand | Country | Shipping | State, or | Trade Values
Division | | Ports | District, | and Cup
| | | Market Names |Characteristics
| | | and Gradings |
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Africa |Abyssinia | |Abyssinia |The native coffee
(_Cont'd_) | (_Cont'd_) | | Kaffa, d |grown wild in this
| | | (Gomara) |district has little
| | | |commercial
| | | |importance. The
| | | |bean is dark gray,
| | | |and it has a
| | | |groundy flavor.
| | | |
| | | Bonga, t |Trading center for
| | | |Abyssinia.
| | | |
| | | Jimma, d |Trading center for
| | | Jiren, t |Abyssinia.
| | | |
| | | Shoa, d |Mostly Abyssinian
| | | Adis-Abeba, t |growths are
| | | |exported from this
| | | |trading center to
| | | |Harar or
| | | |Dire-Daoua.
| | | |
|Kenya |Mombasa | Nairobi, d |Having Mysore
|Colony | | & t |characteristics
|(Formerly | | Kikuyu |with a touch of
|British | | Kyambu |Mocha flavor.
|East Africa)| | |
| | | |
|Uganda |Mombasa |Uganda |Greenish-gray to
|Protectorate| | Bunganda, d |light-brown
|(British) | | |Robusta. Poor to
| | | |fairly good liquor.
| | | |
|Zanzibar |Zanzibar |Zanzibar |Medium-sized bean;
|Protectorate| | |full body, pleasing
|(British) | | |flavor.
| | | |
|Tanganyika |Dar-es-Salaam | East Africa, |Not a commercial
|Territory | | m n |factor.
|(formerly | | or |
|German East | | Tanganyika, |
|Africa) | | m n |
| | | |
| | | |
|Nyasaland |Chinde |Nyasaland |Some high-grown and
|Protectorate|(Portuguese | Shire Highlands,|of fine quality. Not
|(British) |East Africa) | d |a commercial factor.
| | | Blantyre, d |
| | | |
|Rhodesia |Beira |Rhodesia |For local
|(British) |(Portuguese | |consumption.
| |East Africa) | |Not a trade factor.
| | | |
|Portuguese |Mozambique |Mozambique |Medium-sized
|East Africa | | |greenish bean,
| | | |heavy body; mild
| | | |and mellow in the
| | | |cup.
| | | |
|Natal |Durban |Natal |Large, light-brown
|(British) | | |Liberian growth.
| | | |Not a trade factor.
| | | |
|Angola |Loanda |Angola |Medium-size bean,
|(Portugal) | | |brownish color,
| | | |strong in the cup.
| | | |
| | | Encoje, d, |Light weight, dark
| | | m n |brown Robusta;
| | | |strong in the cup.
| | | |
|Belgian |Banana | Congo, m n |_In general_: The
|Congo | | Equator, d |coffees of the
| | | Aruwimi, d |Belgian Congo are
| | | Bangala, d |mostly Liberian and
| | | Lake Leopold, |Robusta growths.
| | | d |There is produced a
| | | |medium-sized bean,
| | | |making a handsome
| | | |roast and having a
| | | |rich cup.
| | | |
|French |Loango | Loango, d, |Formerly Encoje
|Congo |Libreville | m n |from Angola.
| | | |Inferior to
| | | |Liberian.
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Grand | Country | Shipping | State, or | Trade Values
Division | | Ports | District, | and Cup
| | | Market Names |Characteristics
| | | and Gradings |
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Africa |Nigeria |Lagos |Nigeria |Commercially
(Cont'd) | (British) | | | unimportant.
| | | |
|Gold Coast |Accra |Gold Coast |Not a commercial
| (British) | | | factor.
| | | |
|Liberia |Monrovia | Liberian, m |Large, brown bean;
| | | n | big, handsome
| | | | roaster; strong in
| | | | cup.
| | | |
|Sierra Leone|Freetown |Sierra Leone |_C. stenophylla_, a
| (British) | | | native growth. Not
| | | | a trade factor.
| | | |
|French |Konakry | Guinea, m n |Commercially
| Guinea | | | unimportant.
| | | |
|Portuguese |Bissao | Guinea, m n |Commercially
| Guinea | | | unimportant.
| | | |
| | | |
|Comoro |Maroni | Comoro, m n |A wild natural
| Islands | | | caffein-free coffee
| (French) | | | (_C. humboltiana_);
| | | | also found in
| | | | Madagascar. Not a
| | | | commercial factor.
| | | |
|Madagascar |Tamatave |Madagascar |Light-green
| (French) | | | _liberica_ and
| | | | _robusta_ bean;
| | | | full rich flavor.
| | | |
|Réunion, |St. Denis | Bourbon, m |Nearest to Mocha in
| formerly | | n | character (q. v.).
| Bourbon | | | Round and pointed
| (French) | | | bean, pale green
| | | | or pale yellow. Not
| | | | a trade factor.
| | | |
|Mauritius |Port Louis |Mauritius |Similar to Bourbon.
| (British) | | | Medium light green,
| | | | full body, mild and
| | | | mellow flavor. Not
| | | | a trade factor.
| | | |
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