Manufacture. 5T 
to sell teas in Calcutta or London. Of course, the 
Brokers have to make a profit, but the margin 
is so small and the market fluctuates so that in 
many oases when Calcutta valuations have been 
refused the owners of the gardens have made a 
heavy loss by sending teas home. It is probably 
best to sell any very fine teas in London and 
medium or coarse grades in Caloutta. Young 
_ gardens invariably make good teas and in many 
cases the owners have thought that the use of 
Machinery has lowered the quality of their teas, 
when the true reason has been that the garden 
was not so vigorous. Nowadays strong teas are 
generally demanded, but some estates which 
make mild, flavoury and pretty teas get splendid 
prices, whereas many gardens which make ex- 
oeptionally strong teas only get miserable prices. 
If any mark gets known as making a flavoury 
tea the demand soon rises and good prices are the 
result it is simply useless for Darjeeling to try to 
compete with Assam for strength, and a flavoury 
tea will often be drunk without mixing with 
China teas. The following mixtures and remarks 
