355 



Home Consumption 



Export. 



1902. 



1901 



1902. 



1 901. 



Tons 5,689 6,411 2,808 



6,995 



The preceding figures exhibit — 



In the Imports a decrease this year of 

 Home Consumption a decrease of 

 Export a decrease of - 

 Stock an increase of - 



Tons. 



- 623 



- 722 

 4,187 

 i»453 



The details of the week's auctions are as under : — 



Ceylon. — Plantation — Of 18 casks 8 tierces 13 barrels 7 bags a 

 small part sold-good brownish colory 55s, good middling loos. 6d. 

 good bold. East India — 2,101 bags partly sold as follows: — My- 

 sore, smalls 43s. 6d. to 54s., low middling 55s, 6d., good to fine 

 middling 69s. 6d. to 80s., common to fine bold 7 is to 105s., 

 peaberry 84s. to 105.9., Coorg, smalls 46.9. 6d. to 50s., middling 54s. ; 

 Neilgherrv, smalls 44s. bold 86s. 6c/., Wynard, smalls 44s. to 47.9. 

 6d., low to good middling 40s. 6d. to 60s., peaberry 52.9. to 57^, 

 Peermade, smalls 30s. medium to bold 41s. 6d. to 46s. 6d., peaberry 

 40.9. Nyasaland. — 65 bags sold, chips and pickings 26s. to 31s. 



Jamaica — Of 120 barrels 161 bags offered, 37 barrels 103 bags 

 sold, good to fine ordinary greenish 34s. to 45s., low middling to 

 middling greenish 49s. to 58.9., good middling blue 63s. to 65s,, 

 fine bold blue 82s. peaberry 53s. 



Costa Rica. — 4,283 bags catalogued practically all sold, smalls 

 40.S. to 58s. 6d., low middling to middling 56.9. 6d., to 66s., good to 

 fine middling blue 67s. to Sis. 6d., fair to good bold 73s. to Sis. 

 6d.. fine blue bold 83s. to gis. 6d., peaberry 505-. to g6s. 



Guatemala — 1,036 bags mostly sold, smalls 36s. to 46s., fine ordi- 

 nary to low middling 44s. to 5 is., middling 52s. 6d. to 55s., bold 

 6 is. 6d., to 68s, peaberry 48s. to 65s. 6d. 



Salvador — Of 1,399 bags offered 1,200 bags sold, smalls 42s. to 

 46s. bd., low middling to middling 46s. to 53s. 6d., good middling 

 blue 55s. 6d., to 58s. 6d., bold 63.9. to 72.9., peaberry 50s. to 71s. 



Nicaragua — Of 1,219 Da g s catalogued 750 bags sold, smalls 36s. 

 6d. to 45s. 6d., low middling to middling 49s. to 52s. 6d., bold 57s. 

 to 60s., peaberry 55s. to 62s. 



Mexican — Of 554 bags offered 320 bags sold, smalls 41s. to 44s., 

 middling 52s. 6d. to 55s., good to fine bold 65s. 6d. to 77s,, peaberry 

 51s. to 71, 



Colombian — 722 bags partly damaged sold, smalls 35s. to 45s. 

 6d.. ordinary to good ordinary 31s. 6d. to 35s. 6d , low middling to 

 middling greenish 43s. 6d. to 54s. 6d. } good middling blue 56s., 

 bold 66s. 6d. to 67s. 6d., peaberry 48s. 6d. to 6 is. 6d. 



Ecuador — 324 bags sold, ordinary greenish 29s. to 29s. 6d. 



Brazil — Of 625 bags unwashed Dumont Santos, quay terms, 

 390 bags sold, smalls 27s. medium to bold 31s. to 33s., peaberry 

 32s. bd. to 33s , 17 bags washed Rio bought in, 



Planting opinion 10th May, rgo2. 



