On the Tea Cultivation in Western Ssŭch'uan: And, the Tea Trade With Tibet ...
On the Tea Cultivation in Western Ssŭch'uan: And, the Tea Trade With Tibet ...
A De Rosthorn
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The cost per package of the two qualities is exactly the same, the superi- ority in quality of the one being compensated for by the larger weight of the other. It is calculated that about 35 per cent of cultivated tea, and 65 per cent of brushwood enter into the composition of the tea exported vii Tachienlu, and that the mixture costs the manufacturer, inclusive of prime cost, transport to factory, labour of chopping, steaming, &c., but exclusive of packing, 32 cash a •catty (about two thirds o...f a penny a lb.) * In Jungching, apparently, according to Mr. Baber, the tea is not hand packed, but pressed in wooden moulds. I have not seen that process myself, nor any of the "bricks" turned out by it. 28 TEA CULTIVATION IN WESTERN SSUCH*UAN An expert packer requires no scales, but will pack exactly i6, resp. i8, catties into one package. The remuneration of the men employed in steaming and packing, which is considered skilled labour, is loo cash, that of the men employed in stoking, chopping, preparing the starch, and sewing the packages, is 60 cash per diem.
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