Commisarios Make as High as Nine Percent

Having sold the coffee of a given planter, the commisario often gets as much as nine percent for his share of the transaction. Unless the bags have been furnished to the planter at a good rental, the coffee must be transferred to the commisario's bags; and for this the planter pays a commission.

Coffee From the Fazendas Is Delivered at the Commissarios' Warehouses in Rio

Interior of a Santos Cleaning and Grading Warehouse
PREPARING BRAZIL COFFEE FOR EXPORT