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ascertained, as Indian Tea is included with China in 

 the export figures published by the Cnstomf? Autho- 

 rities. The separation of the descriptions might be 

 an ad'-autage to the trade. 



Prospects of I>diax Tea to end of June.— 

 Having now considered the subjects of both Home 

 consumption and export, let us glance at the prob- 

 able position of the Indian Tea trade during the 

 next six months. 



The amount of the Indian crop available for 

 London is generally estimated at about 75,000,000 lb. 

 Of this amount 52,500,000 had arrived to 31st Decem- 

 ber, thus leaving 22,500,000 lb. to ccme forward. Es- 

 timating the arrivals from Ceylon to the end of June 

 as 6,000,000 lb., we get a total import of 28,500,000 lb. 

 This quantity added to the stock on 31st December 

 of 34,500,000, gives us a total of 63,(JOO,000 lb. to deal 

 with. Calculating the deliveries of Indian and Ceylon 

 Tea at as high a figure as 7,000,000 lb. per month 

 — which the lower range of prices may warrant us in 

 doing — we get a total delivery of 12 000,000 lb. for 

 the six months, thus leaving a stock at the end of 

 June of 21,000,000 lb.— as against 18,345,000 lb. at the 

 same time last year. 



However, as the December stock would thus be 

 reduced by nearly 14,000,000 lbs., there is ample ground 

 for the hope ef some re-action from the unsatisfac- 

 tory averages now being obtained. Periods of the 

 most rapid increase in the consumption of Indian tea 

 have usually been the effect of low prices ; but after 

 prices had again advanced, deliveries have seldom 

 materially receded, aud even then have soon re-attained 

 the higher rate. 



ISEw Maekets. — Still, looking at deliveries even in 

 the most favorable light it is more than doubtful 

 •whether they can long keep pace with the rapid iu^ 

 creases taking place in production not only in India, 

 but especially in Ceylon, — unless indeed new outlets 

 can speedily be found, or existing foreign markets can 

 be considerably extended. 



CoNscLAE Eepokts. — The published Consular Reports 

 contain information of a specially useful character to 

 those interested in tbu development of an export Tea 

 trade. lu addition to instancing various foreign markets 

 recently opened, or largely extended tor Tea, they 

 throw much light upon the condition of Briti.sh ent<^r- 

 prise in many important locahties as compar- d with 

 more pushing commercial nations on the Continent. 

 It may be mentioned that for every one British 

 commercial traveller in the Levant, there are . wenfi/ 

 representatives of Mercantile Houses owned by two only 

 out of the many foreign nations competing against us. 



The subject of New Markets is of great import- 

 ance to us, as a nation bestowing considerable atten- 

 tion upon the cultivation (f Tea. We therefore 

 append a table showing the quantity of Tea exported 

 from England to various countries during recent years. 



Table showiiig the average amount of Tea in 

 pounds exported from Great Britain to the following 

 countries during l8b2-83. and 1884-85 :— 



Arenige Exports during 



1882 & 1833 18S4 & IfcSo 



lb. lb. 



17,671,000 17,879,000 



6,031,090 !i,2->9,000 



1,601,W0 tf,775,000 



3,873,000 3,432.000 



3,361,000 3,617,000 



S70,oo<J 991,000 



ai3,000 791000 



«44,000 771,000 



tWj7,00O 744,0uO 



612.000 664.000 



„, 444,000 043,000 



689,000 631,000 



616.000 542,(00 



406,000 393,000 



21,000 2*1,000 



... (DO returns) 1885 207,000 



276,000 195,000 



150,000 144,000 



114,000 141.(100 



162,000 120,000 



106,000 lUU.OOO 



96,000 98,000 



122,000 87,000 



84,000 77,000 



,., iS/m 6DM9 



Couolries 



iifTinsDy ... 



CiTjiada „. 



United State^ ,„ 



Soil. lid 



5u»ta 



Turk?)' 



Dentrierk 



iSewfouodlsnd ,,, 



Chile ,1, 



Channel Islaiida .,, 



Morocco 



Portugal 



f-'rance 



Brazil ... 



Victoria 



Be'.d m 



Ar^ei line Republic 



Gibraltar 



Cape of Good Hope 



Austrian Territories 



Malta and Gozo ... 



British West Indies 



Xatal ... 



t'rugcay 



Spain 

 Eg.vpt 

 Boliria 

 Koumania 

 A/ores 

 Bermuda 

 Maderia 

 St. Helena 

 Danish West Indies 

 British Guiaaa ... 

 It is necessary to mention that only a small' por- 

 tion of the large amount exported to Germany is 

 consumed in that country, the greater part beinf 

 re-exported. In addition to the abore exports from 

 Great Britain large quantities of tea are trau>hippedl 

 to various places. In 1885 the principal traaship- 

 meuts were as follows : — 



United States... ... .. 6,012,000 



Germany.. ... ... 2,880,000 



Holland ... ... ... 895,(.>0O 



Russia ... ... ... 262,000 



Turkish Dominions .. ... 225,000 



British North America ... 13t*,000 



ArgeHtine Republic ... ... 68o'00G 



Austrian Territories ... ... i^QjOOO 



qraguay ... ... 78,(00 



Norway ... ... 91,000 



Cannot Indian and Ceylon tea be introduced in 

 some of these numerous markets V There is a large 

 field for enterprise in the extensive markets of the 

 United States of America, where some 70 million 

 pounds of tea are annually consumed ; and there, the 

 proportion of Indian and Ceylon tea used is at present 

 infinitesimal. 



In order more fully to elucidate this important 

 subject, we intend issuing in a circular upon Ceylon 

 tea, a list giving the quautity of tea consumed in vari- 

 ous couutrie — together with the different rates of duty 

 charged upon the article. 



Peoduction.— In view of the rapidly increasing im- 

 ports we venture again to draw attention to the subject 

 of " Plucking," upon which we have frequently com- 

 mented on former occasion.^ ; we would strongly 

 urge the advisability of pursuing a medium course, and 

 above all, of avoidmg the dangerous policy tif flooding 

 the market with an enormous quantity of inferior 

 liquoring tea. The gi-eat point to be aimed at in the 

 future is quality not qvantity. Ttie need for utihzing 

 every facility for improvement in manufacture, and for 

 systematic economy is becoming more urgent every year. 

 Bonded Wabbhouse Eettjexs do not unfortunately 

 show the movements in the different grades of Indian 

 Tea; this is a matter in which we believe an alter* 

 ation would be of advantage to the trade, as it would 

 often be useful to know in what particular sorts the 

 deliveries were most extensive. 



GOW, ^VILSON k STANTON, 

 Tea Brokers, 13, Rood Lane, London, E. C. 



PLANTING IN NETHEELANDS INDIA 

 TOBACCO. 

 (Translated for the Straits I'imes.) 

 In Java, encouraging signs are not wanting, evi* 

 dancing a determination on the part of the inter- 

 ests sulYering from the prevalent depression, to 

 put their shoulders to the wheel, and help them, 

 selves in place of relying upon the aid of the Go- 

 vernment, which indeed shows no disposition to 

 move out of old fashicued grooves. The planters 

 there who have already taken the pioneer lead to 

 protect themselves more than once have again be- 

 stirred themselves to set an example to their 

 fellow colonists. The lava iBode s&ys that, with a 

 rare spirit of co-operation, they reoently decided 

 upon setting up experimental stations for the 

 behoof of sugar growers. Now they have 

 laid the foundations of another station of the kind 

 for the cultivation of hill produce articles. There 

 is every prospect of the scheme coming to maturity. 

 Under influence of the thought that the only way 

 for Java planters to carry on the struggle for ex 

 iiitcuce witli auy lippe of success io the future 



