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The Supplement to the Tropical Agriculturist 



WILSON, SMITHETT & CQ.'S CE YLON TEA MEMORANDA FOR 1909. 



Summary of Ceylon Tea sold at Public Auction in London between January 1st and 

 December 3lst, 1909, estimated quantity in lbs. and average prices realised : — 



Average Price for the Year was 8.15d per lb., against 7.80d in 1908 and 8d in 1907. 



The initial letters following the estate names refer to the mean elevation, as follows : — 



1 (low) sea level up to 1,000 ft. hm (high medium) 2,500 to 3,500 ft, hh (highest) above 5,000 ft. 



m (medium) 1,UOO to 2,500 ft. h (high) 3,500 to 5,000 ft. 



Over 750,000 lbs. 



1009 Av. 1908 Av. 



Abt. price Abt. price 

 lbs. per lb. lbs. per lb. 



Demodera h 1,549,000 8|d 1,679,000 8id 



Diyagama h 1,227,500 9|d 921,500 9£d 



Mattakelly h 876,000 8gd 668,000 8§d 

 Meddecombra 



(South) h 615,000 8Jd 730,500 8d 

 Meddecombra 



(North) h 305,000 8fd 249,000 8d 



Spring Valley h 1,121,000 9d 1,138,000 8Jd 



500,000 lbs. to 750,000 lbs. 



Badulla h 552,500 8d 569,500 7§d 



Campden Hill m 550,500 7|d 582,500 7£d 



Cannavarella h 625,000 Sgd 575,500 s|d 



Craighead m 552,000 7£d 504,500 7}d 



Delmar h 507,500 9gd 467,500 9Jd 



Drayton h 526,000 8|d 493,500 8fd 



Dunsinane h 666,000 9d 617,500 9£d 



Galaha m 749,500 7d 736,000 6fd 



Great Western h 512,500 8|d 476,000 8jd 



Gonakelle hm 560,500 84d 562,000 8d 



Galatura 1 628,500 7Jd 286,000 6gd 



Hemingford 1 533,000 7d 476.0U0 6*d 



Hauteville h 545,000 9Jd 573,000 9Jd 



Hapugastenne m 637,500 7gd 251,000 7§d 



IMP m 581,500 s|d 523,000 7id 



Kurugama 1 538,500 7Jd 536,500 7d 



Le Vallon hm 534,500 8id 527,500 7§d 



Mahadowa h 563,000 8gd 497,000 7jd 



Meeriabedde h 541,500 8gd 496,500 8d 



Poonagalla hm 635,500 8£d 382,000 8£d 



St. Leonards h 528,000 9£d 658,500 9£d 



Sunnycroft 1 619,000 7|d 767,500 7 id 



Talawakelle h 546,500 9|d 483,500 9gd 



Ury m 536,000 8Jd 320,000 7fd 



Vellai-oya h 643,000 7Jd 538,000 7§d 



Waverley h 508,000 lOd 395,000 lOd 



Walpola 1 679,500 7d 551,500 6gd 



350,000 lbs. to 500,000 lbs. 



Antony Malle h 368,000 7Jd 298,000 7ftd 



Abamalla 1 373,000 7£d 362,000 6£d 



Bogawantalawa h 373,000 9Jd 351,000 Sgd 



Bearwell h 451,000 %d 473,500 83d 



Broadlands 1 363,000 7Jd 287,500 6£d 



Castlemilk m 423,500 7Jd 365,000 7d 



Clydesdale h 376,000 9|d 325,000 9|d 



Cocogalla hm 399,000 8Jd 399,000 7£d 



Chesterford 1 432,000 6£d 493,500 6£d 



Degalessa 1 350,000 7id 261,500 6£d 



Digalla 1 411,000 7Jd 378,000 7d 



Elston 1 413,000 7fd 421,000 7|d 



Ernan 1 360,500 7d 270,500 6£d 



Fordyce h 361.500 8£d 366,500 7|d 



GfByanakanda 1 374,500 7±d 396,000 7id 



GlenAlpin h 387.000 8£d 392,500 8id 



Gallamudina in 426,000 7|d 404,500 7*d 



Holyrood East h 397,000 9£d 327,000 9jd 



Hope h 398,500 8fd 371,000 Sgd 



Halgolle | 368,000 7^d 298,500 7£d 



350,000 lbs. to 500,000 lbs. 



1909 Av. 1908 Av. 



Abt. price Abt. price 



lbs. per lb. lbs. per lb. 



Kelliebedde h 400,000 9d 388,000 8£d 



Kirkoswald h 398,000 9|d 381,000 8§d 



Laxapana h 368,000 8|d 335,500 7Jd 



Ledger watte h 427,500 8fd 450.000 8|d 



Lavant 1 353,000 6|d 329,000 6gd 



Loolecondera h 396,500 8d 445,000 7id 



Maddogedera 1 358,500 7Jd 57,500 6|d 



Mayfield h 392,000 8Jd 374,000 8d 



Mooloya h 457,000 9|d 443,500 9id 



Muendeniya hm 484,000 7d 471,000 7d 



Nilambe hm 401,000 7gd 310,500 7£d 



Needwood h 478,500 8-gd 457,000 8Jd 



North Matale m 378,000 7d 148,000 7id 



Norwood h 417,500 Sgd 394,500 8d 



New Peradeni- 



ya hm 466,000 7id 411,500 6|d 



Ouvahkellie h 362,000 9gd 344,000 9|d 



Panawatte 1 469,000 7id 356,000 6^d 



Penrith 1 469,500 7Jd 472,000 7d 



Pita Ratmalie h 368,500 9d 323,000 8£d 



Pussetenne m 438,500 7id 376,500 6|d 



Ragalla h 493,500 9fd 513,500 9d 



Rangalla hm 470,000 7gd 393,500 7gd 



Rangbodde h 491,500 8id 485,500 7gd 



Rothschild h 376,000 8d 387,500 7|d 



Sandringham h 429,500 9|d 333,000 9gd 



Sheen h 387,000 9d 347,500 8£d 



Swinton hm 365,000 7gd 132,500 7*d 



Tangakelly h 401,500 8jd 462,000 8§d 



Tillicoultry h 474,000 lo|d 461,500 10|d 



Tyspane h 370,000 7|d 358,500 7£d 



Udaradella hh 378,000 10|d 381,500 9|d 



Dkuwella m 403,500 7id 403,500 6fd 



Warriagalla m 388,500 7fid 346,000 7id 



Wattagodde h 415,500 8£d 401,500 Shd 



Woodend 1 410,000 7d 374,000 6§d 



200,000 ibs. to 350,000 lbs. 



Abbotsford hh 215,000 Sgd 109,000 8d 



Adam's Peak h 231,500 8fd 229,500 7gd 



Attabagie m 240,000 7|d 197,000 7gd 



Allakolla hm 209,000 7 id 192,000 6^d 



Aldie h 222,000 9gd 223,000 9d 



Alnwick h 227,000 9d 199,500 8|d 



Ambatenne 1 233,500 7id 224,500 6gd 



Ampitiakande h 226,000 7|d 155,500 7£d 



Annfield h 243,000 9d 201,000 8|d 



Ardross 1 204,000 6£d 137,000 61d 



Atherrield 1 201,000 7d 177,000 6M 



Atgalla m 274,000 7^d 207,500 7id 



Ambanpitiya 1 238,500 7?d 209,500 7§d 



Beaumont m 330,500 7gd 307,000 7id 



Binoya hm 243,000 7gd 190,500 7£d 



Black stone h 308,500 7d 342,500 6Jd 



Bogahawatte h 211,500 Sid 185,000 7fd 



Bogawana h 202,500 9-Jd 182,000 Sfd 



Brae ' hm 330,500 7d 344,500 6jd 



Burnside 



Group m 301,500 7id 89,500 7|d 



