196 CULTIVATION AND MANUFACTURE OF TEA. 



Another hopeful feature is (for details see further on) 

 a growing demand for Indian Tea is now established in 

 Australia, and has quite lately commenced in America. 

 Thus, I think, the increased produce from India (which in 

 no case can be large for some years *) will probably be met 

 by this outside demand, leaving no greater quantity than 

 now available for the home market. True Ceylon (a new 

 field) will increase the supply, but it will not be by much 

 for some time. Take it all in all, I look hopefully at the 

 prospects of Indian Tea in the future. I never anticipate a 

 range of prices as good even as ruled in 1881, but a good 

 deal better than we had in 1882, and thus enough to make 

 the industry a paying one. 



I have lately received a valuable paper on Indian Tea 

 statistics from Messrs. Gow and Wilson, Indian Tea 

 brokers. I cannot transcribe the diagram they allude to, 

 but otherwise I give the complete paper as sent me : 



19, Little Tower Street, Mincing Lane, 



London, i$th February, 1883. 



" INDIAN TEA STATISTICS." 



Dear Sir, Now that the annual figures are made up, we 

 beg to submit a statement showing the continued progress 

 made by Indian Tea in public estimation, together with com- 

 parative figures relating to the consumption of China and 

 Indian Teas, And remain, dear Sir, yours faithfully, 



Gow AND WILSON, Indian Tea Brokers. 



The very considerable increase in the home consumption 

 of Indian Tea during the last quarter of 1882, and January this 

 year, once more attracts attention to the growing importance 



* It will not be large because much in the way of extensions has not been 

 executed lately. A higher range of prices will doubtless cause more land to be 

 cultivated, but no produce from such will be available for four or five years. 



