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The Supplement to the Tropical Agriculturist 



Estimated relative Yield and Average Price realised for the different Ceylon Tea Dis- 

 tricts, compiled from the Public Auctions held in London between January 1st and December 

 31st, 1909:— 



Uda-Pussellawa ... 



Dimbula 



Dikoya 



Bogawantalawa ... 

 Nuwara Eliya and Maturata 

 Haputale and New Galway 

 Uva 



Maskeliya 

 Howaheta 



Pussellawa, Kotmale, Pun- 

 daluoya and Ramboda ... 



Ambegamuwa and Lower 

 Dikoya 



Dolosbage and Yakdesea ... 

 Knuckles, Kallebokka and 



Rangala 

 Nilambe and Hantane 

 Matale and Hunasgeria 

 Sabaragamuwa ... 

 Kelani Valley and Kegalla 

 Kadugannawa, Alagalla and 



Kurunegala ... 

 Kalutara, Ambalangoda and 



Udugama 



lbs. about 

 1909. 



Av. Price 

 per lb. 

 about. 

 1909. 



lbs. about 

 1908. 



Av. Price 

 per lb. 

 about. 

 1908. 



lbs. about 

 1907. 



Av. Price 

 per lb. 

 about 

 1907. 



3,272.000 

 20,623,000 

 4,600,000 

 2, 904,000 

 1,997,000 

 5,982,000 

 10,962,000 

 3,718,000 

 2,210,000 



9-35d 



9 "23 



8-95 



8*75 



8-50 



8-50 



8*35 



8-2.') 



8-25 



3,135,000 

 18,128,000 

 4,908,000 

 2,978,000 

 2,198,000 

 5,384,000 

 9,549,000 

 2,885,000 

 2,163,000 



9.00d 

 8*90 

 8-50 

 8 - 20 



7- 70 



8- 20 

 8'10 

 7 90 

 7-80 



2,820,000 

 18,588,000 

 6,017,000 

 3,446,000 

 2,133,000 

 5,260,000 

 10,057,000 

 3,078,000 

 2,127,000 



8 95d 



8-76 



8-45 



8-45 



8-30 



8-10 



8-10 



8-05 



8-05 



10,867,000 



8-05 



10,101,000 



7-75 



9,744,000 



7-85 



3,246,000 

 3,961,000 



7*60 

 7-45 



2,789,000 

 3,582,000 



7 - 35 

 7-20 



2,972,000 

 3,195,000 



7*65 

 7-55 



4,870,000 

 3,855,000 

 6,121,000 

 2,051,000 

 11,568,000 



7-55 

 7-45 

 7-30 

 7-55 

 7-15 



4,247,000 

 3,502,000 

 4,636,000 

 2,033.000 

 10,854,000 



7-35 

 7-10 

 7-05 

 7-15 

 6-85 



4,044,000 

 3,976,000 

 5,647,000 

 1,486,000 

 9,210,000 



7-60 

 7-40 

 7-30 

 7-50 

 7 30 



2,284,000 



7 - 40 



2,353,000 



7-10 



2,397,000 



7-45 



2,280,000 



7"20 



1,896,000 



6'80 



2,031,000 



7*20 



Weekly Public Auctions of Ceylon Tea during 1909 with average price realised:— 







Number of 





Av. price 

 per lb. for 

 correspond- 

 ing week 

 1908. 







Number of 





Av. price 

 per lb. for 

 correspond- 

 ing week 

 1908. 



Week end- 

 ing. 



Packages 

 offered in 

 auction. 



Av. price 

 per lb. 



Week end- 

 ing. 



Packages 

 offered in 

 auction. 



Av. Price 

 per lb. 



Jan. 



9th 



37,700 



8-20 



8-35 



July 



>» 



3rd 



41,115 



7-75 



7-40 



16th 



29,890 

 24,860 



8-15 



8-20 



10th 



30,000 



770 



7-35 



,» 



23rd 



8-05 



8-20 





17th 



28,070 



7-80 ' 



7-40 



w 



30th 



27,260 



7-80 



8-10 



» 



24th 



32,800 



775 



7-50 



Feb. 



6th 



19,877 



8-10 



8-05 





31st 



43,129 



775 



7-45 



13th 



23,337 



8-25 



8-00 



Aug. 



7th 



no sales 







»» 



20th 



23,775 



8-55 



7-80 



tt 



14th 



40,644 



7-85 



7-30 



it 



March 



27th 



19,980 

 29,960 



8-70 



7-65 



if 



21st 



33,100 



8-00 



7-40 



6th 



8-45 



7-60 



Sept. 

 I* 



28th 



35,270 



8*15 



7-65 



13th 



22,440 



8-60 



7-65 



4th 



28,950 



8-25 



775 



ii 



20th 



18,800 



8-45 



7-65 



11th 



22,600 



8-40 



7-85 



tt 



27th 



25,488 



8-40 



7-80 





18th 



21,380 



8*55 



795 



1* 



April 



3rd 



19,000 



8*50 



7 -80 



j> 



25th 



25,327 



8-60 



8-00 



10th 



28,843 

 no sales 



8-60 



7'80 



Oct. 



2nd 



19,000 



8-60 



7-85 



»» 



17th 





7-95 



J» 



9th 



20,450 

 16,166 



8-65 



7-80 



J5 



24th 



33,437 



8-40 





>» 



16th 



8-40 



7-80 



19 



May 



1st 



23,360 



8-45 



7-90 



»» 



23rd 



20,000 



8-40 



8-13 



8th 



31,420 



8-25 



8-00 



>» 



Nov. 



30th 



16,830 



8-40 



8-00 



'» 



15th 



29,640 



8-15 



8-10 



6th 



23,000 



8-40 



8-30 



»> 



22nd 



31,625 



7-95 



7-95 



» 



13th 



14,550 



8-25 



8-20 



»> 



29th 



28,560 



7 90 



7-90 



»> 



20th 



22,270 



8-30 



8-35 



» 



June 



5th 



no sales 





7-75 





27th 



17,775 



8-55 



8-40 



12th 



46,400 

 37,300 



7'70 





Dec. 



4th 



21,670 



8-50 



8-40 



M 



19th 



7-75 



7-55 



iJ 



11th 



19,600 



8-70 



8*55 





26th 



37,500 



7-75 



7*40 



>9 



18th 



26,900 



8-50 



8*55 









»» 



25th 



21,000 



8*40 



no sales 



