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TMf? TROPICAL AGftldULfURISt. [May t, 1890, 
are noticeable, shewing a substantial increase over 
the previous year's -esnlt. Thn election of any parti- 
cular mark is an invidious task, but in the last group 
the average prices realise*! by Hoolankande, Portswood, 
Alnwick, Sheen, Karagas'ah.wajliogaha watte, Drayton, 
and Norwood attract especiul attention. On turning 
to the table of Districts we are at onco struck by the 
fact that three of the highest elevations maintain ex- 
actly the same position which they occupied in 1888, 
while a fourth is within Jd of the previous season's 
average ; the most striking instance is that of Dim- 
bula ; this fine district, while securing the same aver- 
age as iu the preceding year, has produced just double 
the quantity of Tea. Our remarks at> to the difficulty 
of tracing all the produce put on the London market 
to its original source applies equally, of course, to the 
Districts, the chief ones to suffer in this respect are, 
we think, Dolosbage, Kelani Valley, and perhaps, 
Ambegamnwa. We doubt, however, whether the de- 
ficiency would make any appreciable difference in 
the averages realised according to our estimate. The 
decrease in the average obtained by Hewaheta, which 
stood first last year, tempts us to lay stress once 
more upon the necessity of exceedingly careful manu- 
facture of the highest grown Teas, which have no 
inherent robustness to fall back upo:> ; a good many 
of the Teas from this district during the past year 
have undoubtedly shewn some falling-off as compared 
with the previous year. 
Ceylon Teas in Russia and America. 
Last year we ventured to express the belief that 
Ceylon Teas would soon become better known abroad; 
we are glad to bo able to congratulate planters on 
the fact that that belief has since then been, to a 
considerable extent, justified, and we have ourselves 
received most encouraging support from the Continent 
—principally from Russia ; in fact, during the past 
few months we have sold the Pekoes of one especial 
high-country mark principally for Russian account, 
and have thereby secured much more competition 
and better prices than we should hive done had 
this Continental demand not existed. The Americin 
market remains for the present still outside the 
pale, but we confidently expect that before long 
the barriers of prejudice will in this case also be broktn 
down. Reference to the latter market nttur illy suggests 
the advisability of makiDg Green Tea. We think it 
advisable to point out that the demand for this kind of 
tea is very limited, and is principally for Foreign con- 
sumption. Should any quantity of it come forward, we 
doubt whether the prices would be more remunerative 
than for Black. As a matter of fact, the Americans do 
not pay long prices for their Green Teas, and it is fur- 
ther worthy of notice that the latest statistics fr.im 
China shew that whereas the exports to America of 
Green Tea remain about stationary, those of Black Tea 
during the past Beason shew a very material increase. 
The manufacture of true Oolongs on a limited toale 
would, we think, meet with a good reception here, but 
hitherto attempts in this direction have not resulted in 
a tea of quite the right description ; neither the leaf nor 
the liquor should be green, but should, like the Formosa 
Oolongs, have what is known in the trade as a " high- 
burnt" character. 
Weighing and Bulking. 
Since the date of our last Annual Oiroular dealers 
have objected to the system of weighing net, whereby 
they were continually coming into conflict with their 
country buyers, owing to a proportion of the packages in 
a break netting less than the customs' average. All 
teas are now first weighed gross then, if faotory-bnlked, 
a percentage is turned out and the tares taken ; the 
average tare is then deducted from the gross to realise 
the net weight. In the case of teas bulked here, 
separate tares are taken and similarly separate net 
weights are assessed. In order to avoid loss of weight 
under this system, planters should seek to make their 
gross weights even and a few ounoes above a certain 
full number of pounds ; the tares should also be as even 
as possible, and an ounce or two under a certain full 
number of pounds. In weighing gross the customs' take 
no notice of odd ounces, and in taking the tares odd 
ouuees count as a full pound. 
SUMMARY OF CEYLON TEA SOLD AT PUBLIC 
AUCTION IN LONDON between Jan. 1st and Dec. 
31st, 1889, estimated quantity in lb. and average prices 
realised : — 
Average Price for the Year 101 3 per lb., against il|d 
per lb. in 1888. 
The initial letters following the estate names refer 
to the mean elevation, as follows: — 
L (low) sea level up to 1,000 feet 
M (medium) 1,000 to 2.500 feet 
HM (high medium) 2,500 to 3,500 feet 
H (high) 3,500 to 5,000 feet 
HH (highest) above 5,000 feet 
Over 200,000 lb. 
Wallaha (C T P Co.) 
Vollai-oya (BP&ECo.) 
RAW 
Mariawatte (C T P Co ) 
Tillyrie (O TP Co.) 
HM 
H 
HM 
M 
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About lb. 1889 
s. d 
. 342,000 1 11 
. 272,000 0 114 
. 533,000 
. 480,000 
. 313,000 
Av. price per lb. 
0 11 
0 11 
0 10 
100,000 lb. to 200,000 lb. 
Glenugie . . .. H . 
Bambarakelly and Dell H . 
Ohapelton . . . . H . 
Kirboswald . . . . H . 
Bogawantalawa . . H . 
Diyagama . . . . H . 
Glendevon (OBEC) .. H. 
Labukellie (EP&EC) .. H. 
Moray . . . . H . 
Sogama (EP&EC) ..HM . 
Mipitikande . . . . L . 
Ythanside . . . . H . 
Craigie Lea (OBEC) .. H . 
Elbedde .. .. H. 
Le Vallon .. . .HM . 
Meddecombra (EP&OE) H . 
Rf n?bodde . . H . 
Beaumont ... ... M .. 
Galaha ... ... M .. 
Glenalpin ... ... H .. 
Gorthie ... ... H .. 
Campion ... ... H .. 
Barnagalla ... ... M .. 
Hope (EP&EO) ... H .. 
Imboolpittia ... ... M .. 
Rookwood ... ...HH .. 
Gallebodde ... ... M .. 
Great Western ... H .. 
Laxapana ... ... H .. 
Mahacoodagalla ... H .. 
Darrawella (OBEC) ... H .. 
Matrakelly ... ... H .. 
Wangie-oya ... ... H .. 
Andangoddie (OL&PC) ... M .. 
Elston ... ... L ., 
New Peradenia (OL&PC) M .. 
Waltrim ... ... H .. 
Arapolakande (EP&EO) L .. 
Dewaiakanda (CTPO) L .. 
Doteloya ... ... M .. 
Kellie M .. 
Kudaoya (OBEC) ... H . 
Kandaloya .. ... M .. 
Penylan ... ... M .. 
Westhall HM . 
Alton (OTPC) ... H .. 
Aberdeen ... ...HM .. 
Blackwater ... .. M .. 
Dikoya ... ... H ... 
Hunasgeria ... . . H . . 
Pambagama .. ... L .. 
Dunedin (OTPC) ... L .. 
St. Helena .. ... M .. 
Oampden Hill ... M .. 
129,000 
100,000 
161,000 
133,000 
114.000 
150,000 
103,000 
114,000 
183,000 
120,000 
122,000 
100,000 
135,000 
113,000 
102,000 
117,000 
101,000 
127,008 
165,000 
134,000 
112,000 
162,000 
104,000 
191,000 
188,000 
188,000 
167,000 
189,000 
115,000 
110,000 
, 161,000 
121,000 
120,000 
121,000 
138,000 
138,000 
176,000 
104,000 
123,000 
134,000 
128,000 
109,000 
161,000 
135,000 
184,000 
105,000 
100,000 
139.C00 
100,500 
108,000 
140,000 
162,000 
100,000 
118,000 
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