May i, 1890 ] 
THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. 
Av. Price per lb. 
lb. per lb. in 1888. 
about about about 
Dimbula 
Dikoja (Upper) 
Hewaheta 
Pusfalawa, Kotmale, Pun- 
daloya and Ramboda 
Maskeliya 
Nilambe and Hantane 
Uva 
Ambegamuw8, and Lower 
Dikoya 
Kaduganawa and Alagala 
Knuckles, Kallebokka, 
Rao gala &c 
Kalutara 
Matale and Hun»sgeria 
Dolosbage and Yacdessa 
Kelani Valley 
Lower District 
Saberagamua 
3,800.000 
2,100,000 
900,000 
2,100,000 
2,500,000 
700,000 
800,000 
2,100,000 
700,000 
1,300,000 
600,000 
850,000 
2,000,000 
2,100 000 
50,000 
700.000 
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How Consumption of China and E.>st Indian 
growths 10 years ago, 5 years ago, and last year: — 
China. 
lb. 
1879...125,576,000 
Indian & Ceylon. 
lb. 
35,213,000 or 22 per cent, of 
the total. 
63.038,000 „ 87 „ „ 
124,409,000 „ 67§ „ „ 
N R. — In 1888 the consumption of Indian and Ceylon 
was 57 per cent. 
18f>4... 106,918,000 
1889... 59,513,000 
Monthly Deliveries of Ceylon Tea during the 
JaD. 
Feb. 
March 
April 
May 
June 
July 
Aug. 
Sept. 
Oct. 
Nov. 
Dec. 
1889. 
lb. 
1,945 932 
1,915,114 
2,137,838 
2,165,016 
2,893,385 
2,667,890 
3,667,728 
3,200,918 
2,900,718 
2,655,188 
2,177,092 
1,889,324 
past five 
1888. 
lb. 
1,029,318 
1,060,546 
1,084,850 
1,238,420 
1,305,960 
1,594,208 
2,266,106 
2,116,702 
1,873,396 
1 885,440 
1,689,480 
1,408,134 
years. 
1887. 
lb. 
535,280 
494,520 
616,230 
657,420 
779,130 
780 570 
998.590 
,341,790 
,197,220 
,008.950 
790,010 
741,900 
1886. 
lb. 
285 400 
235 390 
316,790 
316,240 
429.380 
569,710 
766,310 
817,780 
786.520 
683 770 
566.240 
471,210 
1885. 
lb. 
139,030 
121,510 
167 540 
193.550 
246,170 
238,790 
323,830 
493 120 
416,370 
345,180 
266.150 
266,350 
Total 30,216,143 18,552,560 9,941,610 6,244,740 3,217,590 
N.B. — From May to October inclusive the Deliveries 
averaged nearly 3,000,000 lb. per month. 
During the other six mouths the average Deliveries 
were just over 2,000,000 lb. per month. 
Monthly Imposts op Ceylon Tea during the past 
five years : — 
1888. 1887. 
lb. lb. 
1356784 578250 
1261250 713490 
1243966 746280 
1106462 679000 
2015920 886780 
January 
February 
March 
April 
May 
Juue 
July 
August 
September 
Oc'ober 
Novomb' r 
December 
1889. 
lb. 
2660244 
1971772 
2476842 
3257796 
2681694 
3619132 
2883564 
1716628 
2678498 
1953520 
2519050 
27 1605 I 
2139242 1230240 
2040074 1650270 
2412362 1178610 
1152408 781570 
1691792 815110 
1588964 872330 
l'i)1.-.k;2 1193030 
1886. 
lb. 
226160 
394470 
399480 
705180 
692730 
623500 
880820 
813870 
681406 
4271(50 
499750 
530320 
1885. 
lb. 
144210 
145530 
155960 
36409o 
251430 
322970 
627790 
362010 
401520 
307720 
259750 
299960 
Total 31189794 20324286 11321960 6871900 3702940 
STOCK of Ceylon Tea in Bonded "Warehouses at the 
closeof I he past five years: — 
1889. 1888. 1887. 1886. 1885. 
lb. lb. IK. lb. lb. 
6,303,954 5,129,978 3,149,430 1,660,460 1,028,000 
Board of Tkade Returns of Imports and Home 
Consumption of Tea from all Countries during the 
past five years : — 
1889. 1888. 
lb. lb. 
From British East Indies ...127,160,409 113,004,692 
■„ ' hina 88,848,574 105,424,271 
„ Other Countries ... 5,593,677 5,189,515 
Impcrts 221,602,660 
Home Consumption ...*185,621,80O 
1887. 1886. 
lb. lb. 
From British 
East Indies 97,830.117 80,987,351 
,, China 119,739,116 145.111.596 
„ Other Count. 5,194,054 4,796,345 
223,618,478 
185,556,214 
1885. 
lb. 
68.635,100 
139,838,344 
3,901,927 
222,763,287 230,895,292 212,375,371 
183,635,885 178,894,151 182,455,982 
Imports 
Home Cons. 
* Of this total 124,408,798 lb. were British 
Indian, 59,513,397 1b. China, and 1,699,600 1b 
other cun ries. 
East 
from 
Exports of Tea (< f all lrnds) during the past five 
1889. 1888. 
1887. 
lb. lb. 
lb. 
To Russia 
1385271 1562256 
1798125 
„ Ge r roany 
8839590 110P4296 
8422763 
,, Brit. N. America 
8040362 7487141 
7006252 
„ Other Countries ... 
17396678 17813149 
16914252 
Total 
35661901 37956842 
34741392 
1886. 
1885. 
lb. 
lb. 
To Russia 
2806912 
2087662 
„ Germany 
17921982 
14578910 
„ British North America ... 7672757 
9570735 
„ Other Countries 
16011401 
15799292 
Total ... 
44413052 
42036599 
Stock of Tea (of all kinds) in Bonded Warehouses 
at the clofe of the p«st five years :— 1889, 113,189,357 lb.; 
1888, 110,805,783 lb.; 1887, 113,027,688 lb.; 1886, 
109,678,467 lb.; 1885, 103,636,671 lb. 
Weekly Public Auctions of Ceylon Tea during 
1889 with average price realised : — 
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2od... 9,245 lOfd 
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19th 
26th 
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16 th. 
23rd. 
March 
2nd. 
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30th. 
April 
6th. ..5,870 10±d 
13 th 11,913 9|d 
20th. ..5.121 10Ad 
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13th 12,225 
20th.. .8 713 
27th 10,011 
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10th... 1,950 
17th.. .9,13-i 
24ih 10,777 
31st. ..2, 140 
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7th... 1,524 
4th. ..0,828 
21st. ..3,374 
28th. ..9,104 
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12th 10,960 
19th. ..8,132 
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