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Word: mocha (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...packages, about half in bulk. Out of the Niagaran spout are poured 60 billion cups a year?one and one-third cups daily for every U. S. man, woman & child. Two-thirds of the coffee for the big U. S. pot comes from Brazil. Colombia, Venezuela, Guatemala, Mexico, Java, Mocha and other tropical lands furnish the other one-third, mild coffees which are blended with the strong Brazilian. Using a million bags a month, the U. S. last week had visible stocks which would keep the big pot full for another 20 days. The Farm Board has another...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Coffee Scare | 8/29/1932 | See Source »

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