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The Supplement to the Tropical Agriculturist 



PUBLIC SALES OF TEA IN COLOMBO 

 AND LONDON. 



LONDON 



1906. 



Apr. 



Date. 



Jan. 5 

 „ 12 

 „ 19 

 „ 26 



Feb. 2 

 „ 9 

 „ 16 

 „ 23 



Mar. 2 



„ 9 

 ., 16 

 „ 23 

 „ 30 

 6 

 12 



;, 20 



„ 27 

 May 4 



" J 1 

 „ 18 

 „ 25 

 June I 



» 8 

 „ 15 



„ 29 



July 6 

 „ 13 

 „ 20 

 „ 27 



Aug. 3 

 ., 10 

 „ 17 

 „ 24 

 „ 31 



Sept. 7 

 „ I* 

 i) u 

 ,, 28 



Oct. 5 

 h 12 

 ., 19 

 ,. 26 



Nov. 2 

 „ 9 

 „ 16 

 „ 23 

 ,. 30 



Dec. 7 



n I 4 



,. 21 



1907. 



Reu- 

 Pkgs. ter's 

 Sold Av. 



23,000 71 



31,000 74 



32,000 74 



19,000 74 



23.000 7 



21.1 00 6| 

 25,000 6| 

 22,000 6J 

 24,000 6 J 

 21,000 6J 

 22,000 74 

 19,000 74 

 26,000 74 

 19,000 74 

 25,000 6j 



No sale 



23,000 7 



30,000 7 



30,000 7 



27,000 6| 



24,000 7 



32,000 7 

 No sale 



32,000 74 



34,000 7 



30,000 74 



28,000 64 



29,000 64 



23,000 6| 



30,000 64 



31,000 6| 

 Bank Holiday 



36,000 64 



31,000 6| 



26,000 6 1 



24,000 7 



22,000 7± 



21,000 7i 



20,000 71 



20,000 84 



16,000 84 



20,000 8 J 



21.000 84 



14.000 84 



17,000 84 



17,000 84 



18,000 8§ 



17,000 8| 



18,000 8J 



14,000 8| 



18,000 8g 



Date. 



Jan. 11 

 „ 18 



„ 25 

 Feb. 1 

 „ 8 

 „ 15 



22 



Mar. 1 



« 



22 

 » 28 



Apr. 5 

 „ 12 

 „ 19 

 ,, 26 



May 3 

 „ 10 

 „ 17 

 „ 24 

 „ 31 



June 7 

 „ 14 

 „ 21 

 „ 28 



July 



Aug. 



Sept 



Oct. 



Nov 



Dec. 



Reu- 

 Pkgs. ter's 

 Sold. Av. 



81 

 8 



H 

 11 

 8 



8i 

 8S 

 8g 



31,000 

 27,000 

 21,000 

 20,000 

 20,000 

 22,000 

 27,000 

 27,000 

 21,000 

 20, 000 

 21,000 

 17,000 

 Easter 

 21,000 

 22,000 

 26,000 

 23,000 

 25,000 

 24,000 8j 

 Whitsuntide 

 34,000 7, 

 32,000 

 27,000 

 31,000 

 26,000 



74 

 74 

 74 



30,000 74 

 30, 1 100 7| 

 26,000 b 7g 

 31.000 74 

 34,000 74 

 9 Bank Holiday 



16 

 23 

 30 



6 

 13 

 20 

 27 



4 

 11 

 18 

 25 



1 



8 

 15 

 22 

 29 



6 



13 

 20 



35,000 

 28,000 

 29,000 

 21,000 

 19,000 

 21,000 

 21,000 

 21,000 

 19,000 

 15,000 

 20,000 

 15,000 

 13,000 

 10,000 

 14,000 

 14,^00 

 19,000 

 15,000 

 28,000 



74 

 2* 



U 

 l\ 



8 



72 

 73 



SI 



°8 



H 

 8| 



84 



1,058,000 li 

 Quantities sold in th 



1,093,000 84 

 e past 10 years : — 



Pkgs 

 Offered. 



Pkgs. 

 Sold. 



Pkgs, 

 Offered. 



Pkgs. 

 Sold. 



1898 1.115,000 1,050,000 



1899 1,123,000 1,046,000 



1900 1,295,000 1,179,000 



1901 1,197,000 1,055,000 



1902 1,160,000 1,052,000 



1903 1,047,000 957,000 



1904 1,027,000 958,000 



1905 1,194,000 1,094,000 



1906 1,141,000 1,058,000 



1907 1,142,000 1,059,000 



Jan. 



Feb. 



Mar. 



May 



June 



July 



Aug. 



Sept. 



Oct. 



Nov. 



Dec. 



4 

 9 

 16 



23 

 30 



6 

 13 

 20 

 27 



6 



13 



20 

 27 



April. 3 



10 

 17 



24 



1 



8 

 15 

 22 

 29 



5 

 12 

 19 

 26 



3 

 10 

 17 

 24 

 31 



7 

 14 

 21 

 28 



4 

 11 



18 



25 



9 

 16 



23 

 30 

 6 



13 

 20 

 27 

 4 

 11 

 18 



COLOMBO, 1907. 

 Offered, 

 lb. 



• ... 2,569,979 

 834,068 

 1,633,389 

 2,025,557 

 1,238,741 

 1,173,482 

 1,194,895 

 1,617,998 

 1,250,524 

 1,332,566 

 1,396,494 

 1,510,187 

 1,468.302 



Sold. 



lb. Aveg. 



2,131,878 

 i744,080 

 1,300,041 

 1,657,885 

 912,828 

 997,855 

 1,026,543 

 1,443,559 

 993,811 

 1,136,107 

 1,262,153 

 1,288,535 

 1,167,522 



41 

 43 

 41 

 40 

 40 

 41 

 43 

 44 

 45 

 45 

 46 

 46 

 44 



Tea Sellers' Holiday. 



2,270,576 

 1,873,687 

 1.536,734 

 1,530,598 

 1,987,030 

 1,984,484 

 2,004,621 

 1.675,863 

 1,752,483 

 1,851,526 

 1,896,804 

 1,929,132 

 1,743,230 

 1,703,335 

 1,779.863 

 1,815,966 

 1,472,731 

 1,407,272 

 1,450,980 

 1,631,502 

 1,474 534 

 1,318,309 

 1,102,424 

 1,426,167 



2,013,902 

 1,638,491 

 1,115.780 

 1,137,994 

 1,502,555 

 1,655,249 

 1,688,487 

 1,426,865 

 1,614,510 

 1,660,868 

 1,577,941 

 1,902,618 

 1,361,523 

 1,372,383 

 1,523,603 

 1,598,818 

 1,263,988 

 1,097,778 

 1,178.721 

 1,255,243 

 1,193,991 

 987. 90 L 

 880,874 

 1,106,863 



44 



44 



43 



41 



37 



37 



37 



37 



38 



39 



39 



39 



39 



40 



41 



414 



42 



424 



43 



43 



44 



44 



42 



43 



Tea Sellers' Holiday. 



1,988,562 

 1,157.236 

 1,117,961 

 1,409,991 

 1,464,050 

 1,370,623 

 1,305,930 

 1,449,906 

 1,533,922 

 1,724,232 

 1,588.197 

 2,340,230 



1,546,865 

 961.644 

 895,960 

 1.039,801 

 1,255,704 

 1,007,835 

 989,227 

 1,222,569 

 1,291,506 

 1,558,113 

 1,485,028 

 2,138,561 



42 



42 



44 



43 



43 



434 



41 



41 



42 



44 



44 



45* 



78,316,873 65,212,556 42 

 * Approximately. 



Quantities sold in the past lOyears as follow: — 

 lb. Avg. lb. Avg. 



1898 

 1899 

 1900" 

 1901 

 1902 



28,866,004 

 32,472,040 

 38,242,926 

 38,345,861 

 42,874,499 



34 

 38 

 34 

 33 

 34 



1903 

 1904 

 1905 

 1906 

 1907 



46,172,487 

 53,309,443 

 55,861,862 

 54,611,601 

 65,212,556 



38 

 36 

 34 

 36 

 42 



