February i, 1890] THE TflO^ICAL AQRIGULtURISt. 
527 
TEA. 
(From Messrs. I. A. Rucker S Bencraffs 
Weekly Tea Circular.) 
London, Dec. 19th, 1889. 
Twelve Months' Public Auctions. 
Public Sales of Tea from January 4th to 
Deoember 19th, 1889. 
China 
Ceylon Indian 
Java Congou, 
&o. 
January 
Soented Green 
4... 
4,508 
12,308 
368 
10,022 
1,846 
1,778 \ 
11..'. 
9,534 
34,451 
16,382 
5,148 
3,730 
17... 
8,510 
28,621 
727 
25,911 
8,862 
2, 158 
u 
24... 
9.942 
30,023 
946 
14,692 
6,621 
1,970 
31... 
9,346 
22,481 
1.287 
17.808 
8,822 
3,750; 
February 
7... 
9,566 
6,223 
26,506 
97 
9,801 
7,607 
2,267 ' 
14... 
22,433 
1,768 
15,818 
8,552 
1,336 
■b 
21... 
5,362 
23,082 
25,708 
1,284 
22,257 
5,880 
2,626 
28... 
9,755 
802 
iviarcu 
16,607 
5,729 
3,001 J 
'7.. 
6,644 
32,657 
1,689 
15,724 
7 192 
2 379 1 
4... 
9»982 
26,168 
3,193 
20,358 
8 900 
2 675 
1... 
7.025 
16,299 
920 
19,762 
3 007 
° 
28... 
7,346 
21,484 
1,133 
April 
9,782 
2^481 . 
4... 
5,870 
16,208 
2,309 
17,700 
6,371 
2,570 
1... 
8... 
11,846 
20,470 
1,710 
16,751 
4,548 
1,380 
2,195 
5,421 
11,100 
586 
4,640 
460 | 
2,950 
1,408 
May 
2,550 
3,557 
... J 
r a 
15,921 
17,679 
1,773 
8,659 
6,727 
1,098 v 
15.885 
26 559 
2,740 
11.642 
8,243 
1,122 
1,789 
26.. 
11.787 
20,507 
827 
16,177 
8.3H6 
33... 
12,722 
6,486 
19,493 
1,912 
3,078 
June 
15,441 
6.02L 
1,820 
0... 
11,866 
11,328 
4,609 
767. 
a 
iS- 
Q AO'i 
o t 1VO 
4 779 
561 
6,508 
2 649 
530 
0 ... 
9,157 
3 882 
6,617 
1,964 
164 
14,281 
0,870 
885 
13,279 
3 ^67 
1 387 
Cf 
V 
27 • • 
13,772 
3,248 
July 
12,094 
2 772 
870 
4... 
9,905 
6,512 
6,206 
12,766 
267 
11... 
12,389 
7,740 
307 
4,630 
5,507 
■ H 
18... 
8,806 
8,749 
535 
9,047 
8,263 
25.. 
10,091 
6,136 
1,547 
August 
8,444 
4,287 
\ 
1... 
15,349 
4,302 
12,525 
959 
11,358 
10,281 
178" 
8... 
2,457 
12,554 
2,832 
56 1 
) 
3 3... 
9,138 
13,952 
1,138 
17,044 
6, 149 
«> a 
> 11 
10,926 
24,939 
1.567 
8,159 
8,971 
1,55b 
2 H... 
2,177 
3,147 
5,854 
2,146 
1,038, 
September 
5... 
1,377 
4,869 
3,926 
1,264 
2,600 
12... 
7,697 
28,169 
689 
8,545 
3,304 
3,048 
1,745 
19... 
8,050 
28,915 
13,552 
3,349 
26... 
9,875 
26,802 
863 
13,184 
5,441 
2,578 
October 
3... 
9,195 
39,775 
444 
14,698 
7,935 
2,118" 
10.. 
10,944 
39,802 
861 
14,456 
5,349 
3,666 
27... 
8,049 
37,744 
1,597 
25,829 
7,976 
6b 
11... 
3,656 
27,620 
637 
20,802 
4,277 
1,296 
31... 
7,373 
33,237 
591 
23,183 
7,784 
3,119, 
November 
b7... 
7,850 
42,627 
698 
24,830 
5,088 
3,367 
14... 
5,861 
33,390 
670 
21,449 
8,214 
3,937 
31... 
6.688 
86,999 
165 
26, 96 
6,248 
3. 97 
1 
38... 
4,884 
26,195 
535 
15,310 
4,462 
2,046. 
December 
5... 
11,766 
35,540 
35,929 
250 
24,694 
11,270 
1.432 
12... 
6,845 
16,400 
4,939 
4,915 
19... 
8.886 
32,812 
133 
8,950 
3,771 
4,009 
Total Packages 
338,468 1,081,629 4.8,120 730,307 308,804 96,768 
Same time last year 
811,407 1,032,636 52,976 919,411 343,841 124,883 
Ceylou averages and monthly deliveries.— o January : 
Deliveries 1,946,932, average about lOjd. 6 February : Deli", 
varies 1,915,114, average about lojd. 0 March ; Deliver^, 
8,137,831, average about 10}d. i April : DlUvehei 2,105,018, 
average about 9^d, Whitsun Holidays, e May : Deliverie 
2,893,198, average about 9£d. / June: Deliveries 2,607,890 
average abaut 9d. g July: Deliveries 3,677,728, average 
about lid. h August: Deliveries 3,200,918, average about 
Is OJ-d, great strike, i September : Deliveries 2,900,718, 
average about is l£d. j October : Deliveries 2,655,488, 
average about Is ljd. k November : Deliveriess 2,177,092, 
average abaut ll|d. I December : Nil. 
CEYLON TEA. — We have experienced a firm market 
for all teas below Is, but regret to say finest pekoes and 
broken pekoes have had to be almost sacrificed to effeot 
sales. We anticipate that when quality falls fine teas 
will go higher, but unfortunately the keeping qualities o£ 
Ceylon tea have so often proved wanting that few will 
venture to hold their teas for a rise. The figures for the 
public auctions for twelve months, which are printed on 
the other side, will prove very interesting if compared 
with our circular of same date 1888. The same feature 
to which we called attention then is very marked now, 
namely the effect of low prices in assisting and stimulat- 
ing deliveries. After five mouths of low cost in March, 
April, May, June and July, the deliveries for fiv« mouths were 
15,340,502 lb. The deliveries of seven months of higher 
prices being 12,936,430 lb. Cheap teas were taken to the 
extent of 3,667,890 lb. in June, and fell to 2,177,093 lb, ol 
high cost tea in November. 
SUGAR AND VANILLA IN MAURITIUS. 
Port Louis, Deo. 11th, 1889. 
Sugar.— The Weather and the Crop : — The seasoa 
has been a remerkable fine one for crushing operations 
so that it is probable that the ooupe will be entirely 
at ix 1 end before the end of December. The young 
plants are beginning to suffer in some districts from 
the want of rain, but the evil will soon be repaired, 
for we are now entering upon that period of the year 
when the whole Island is abundantly watered owing 
to the vicinity of passing cyclones. The yield has on 
the whole not been quite so satisfactory as we had 
hoped, and this is to be attributed to soarcity of rain 
during the mouths of April and May this year ; it is 
therefore to be expected that the total of this year's 
pro iuce will be inferior to that of last year. 
The Sugar Market. — The market has shown great 
anim Uion throughout the month aud several impotent 
sales have been made for our various export-markets, 
excepting for Europe, where ruling prices are con- 
sideiably below other quotations. In the face of a 
diminished harvest and of a stuck on hand which is 
inferior to that of last year and of the small quan- 
tity of sugar in first hands, holders are very firm at 
this day. 
We are in advance in our shipments as compared 
with last year to the extent of 7,758 tons, and with 
those of the previous one to the extent ot 9,378 tons. 
Vanilla. — The market is firm — we have to record the 
sale of a few lots flue quality at R26-25 per kilo above 
6 inohes. Vauilloes fiom R10 to R12 per kilo. As we 
mentioned in our last, the outturn ot the present crop 
will not exoeed 12,000 to 13,000 kilos. — Merchants and 
Planters Gazette. 
WEATHER AND PLANTING IN MADULSIMA. 
Capital Price for Madulsima Tea, 
Madulsima, Jan. 7th. — The weather has been 
splendid since the 31st Deo. for drying and dispatch- 
ing quantitits of bark, but very rough on tea clear- 
ings and supplies. I don't remember a worse plant- 
ing monsoon ; and I don't think work had to be 
stopped more than once on account of the rain, 
during the whole monsoon. Rainfall for 1889 110-19 
inohes, against an average for previous 5 years 
of 126-06 inches. Some large additions are to be 
made to the acreage of tea on several estates, 
during this year : I hear of one estate putting in 
over 200 acres, and another 150 sores. I don't 
think you notioed the tine prioe obtained for the 
tea from a small estate at the far end of our 
distriot, I saw the last lot of broken pekoe fetched 
Is 7d,* on a poor market : the only other estate 
to equal this was Culloden, and none was superior. 
Very creditable to all oonoerned. Best wishes for 
1890. 
