9<\2 WORLD'S PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION. 



relative positions of China, India and Ceylon teas in 

 Kngland at the present writing being 



Kind. Consumption, 



Pounds. 



India (estimated), 105,000,000 



China " 50,000,000 



Ceylon " . 35,000,000 



Total, . 180,000,000 



The proportion of Black tea consumed in England is 

 about as 5 to I, the per capita consumption, ranging from 

 5 to 6 pounds for the entire population. 



Ceylon teas continue to grow in public favor to a 

 marvelous extent in England and beyond anticipating in 

 the natural growth of consumption, they help fill up the 

 yearly displacement of China teas. The total produc- 

 tion for 1890 was nearly 38,000,000 pounds against over 

 30,000,000 pounds for 1889, and 18,500,000 pounds for 

 1888, thus showing an increase of 19,500,000 pounds for 

 the two years. The supply for 1891 is about 40,000,000 

 pounds, the stock being increased 3,000,000 pounds, 

 which may be considered very moderate and quite steady 

 considering the steady all-round demand there is for Cey- 

 lon teas in that country. But there is not the slightest 

 doubt but that the check which the consumption of China 

 tea appears to have sustained in England is entirely due 

 to the forced use of India and Ceylon teas in that country 

 and her dependencies, there being a positive revulsion of 

 taste in many sections in favor of the truer, purer and 

 more delicate and richer of China teas. Medical opinions 

 have been recently given to prove that the excessive 

 quantity of tannin contained in India and Ceylon teas is 

 very injurious to health, and a revival of the Chinese tea- 

 trade may be confidently expected in the future. 



So far as the English tea-trade is concerned the mar- 

 ket for China and Japan teas is now but a tame affair to 



