In each of them thirty or more persons are constantly employed, and a capital of some thousands of dollars invested.

Several large rooms were occupied by boxes, jars, and canisters, with the apparatus necessary to the process, through which the fruit passes.

We saw every species of fruits and vegetables which the island produces, some fresh from the trees and vines, and others ready to be transported to the four quarters of the globe, in almost every state which the invalid or epicure could desire.
These articles, with the different preparations of arrow-root and cassada, form a lucrative branch of trade, which is mostly in the hands of the colored people.
We were introduced to a large number of colored merchants, dealers in dry goods, crockery and glass ware, ironmongers, booksellers, druggists, grocers, and general importers and were conducted by them through their stores; many of which were on an extensive scale, and managed, apparently, with much order and regularity.

One of the largest commercial houses in Kingston has a colored man as a partner, the other two being white.

Of a large auction and commission firm, the most active and leading partner is a colored man.