igg 



1 90 1. 1900. 1899. 



129,200 packages. 142,300 packages. 124,300 packages, 

 making 784,000 packages of the present crop offered to date versus 

 876,000 packages in that period of 1900, and 902,000 packages in 



Ceylon. — A similar quantity to last week was catalogued, viz., 

 19,800 packages and 20,800 packages; a twelve-month since 

 29,100 packages were submitted. 



The sale attracted good competition, and there was not much 

 change in prices to record. Common grades were in strong re- 

 quest, and here and there hardened fractionally in value ; other des- 

 criptions, however, were less wanted and ruled irregularly, but on 

 the whole remained about steady. Not many fine invoices came 

 to hand, and for the most part quality was barely maintained. 



The average is i\d. per lb. On the 1 2th instant it was a trifle 

 over j^d. per lb. and j^d.per lb. in 1900. 

 Printed in December . — 



1 90 I. 19OO. 1899. 



69,600 packages. 73,500 packages. 56,200 packages. 

 (Average j^d. per lb.) (Average 7 %d. per lb.) (Average q\d. 

 per lb.) 



From 1st January to 31st instant 1,188,500 packages yielded 

 about jd. per lb. compared with "]\d. per lb. for 1,263,200 pack- 

 ages, and Colombo telegrams give shipments to the United King- 

 dom for the fortnight as 3,800,000 lbs. and the estimate for De- 

 cember varies from 8 to to J million lbs. 



Java. — Nearly 1,200 packages of direct import were placed be- 

 fore buyers, and received increased attention, rates being fully up- 

 held, especially in the case of Teas under yd. per lb. 



For the month the undermentioned w r ere put forward : — 



1 90 1. * 1900. 1899. 



4,100 pkgs. 2,800 pkgs. 2,000 pkgs. 



(Avge. 6'id. per lb.) (Avge. 6\d. per lb.) (Avge. 6%d. per lb.) 



Deliveries. — Clearances of all tea (on which duty has been paid) 

 from the London warehouses, as per official returns are, viz : — 

 From 1st to 17th December, 1901 ... 1 2,716,600 lbs. 

 Do. do. 1900 ... 11,362,076 „ 



During the week the following have been .printed for sale by 

 public auction : — 



Sold Pkgs. Withdrawn Total offered 



Pkgs. Pkgs. 

 India 37.777 4,77% 42,555 



Ceylon 17,296 2,548 19^44 



Java L053 108 1,161 



Total 56,126 7,434 63,560 



Also 811 packages from second hands. 



Messrs. Gow, Wilson and Stanton's Indian, Ceylon and Java 

 Tea Report, dated December 20th, 1901, says : — 



Quantity Brought to Auction in London from 1st June to Date 



