COFFEE, TEA, CINCHONA, COCOA, AND CARDAMOM SALES. 
No. 15.] 
Colombo, August 12, 1889. 
Price : — 12£ cents each; 3 copies 
30 cents; 6 copies J rupee 
COLOMBO SALES OF TEA. 
Messrs. E. Benham & Oo. put up for sale at the 
Chamber of Commerce Sale-room today, 17th July, the 
undermentioned lots Tea (1,997 lb), which sold as 
under : — 
Lot Mark 
Box 
Weight 
No. 
No. 
Pkgs. 
Description 
per lb. 
c. 
INN 
16 
7 hf-ch 
pekoe 
350 
36 
2 Do 
17 
14 do 
pek sou 
700 
25 
3 Do 
18 
4 do 
congou 
200 
18 
4 L H 
19 
8 ch 
red leaf 
614 
15 
5 Do 
20 
2 hf-ch 
souchong 
103 
25 
Mr. O. E. H. Symons put up for sale at the 
Chamber of Commerce Sale-room, today 24th July, 
the undermentioned lots of Tea (15,267 lb.), which 
sold as under : — 
Lot Mark Box Packages Description Weight 
No. 
No. 
lb. 
c. 
1 
Nahalma 
75 
18 
hf-ch 
bro or pek 
990 
83 
2 
Do 
77 
24 
ch 
pekoe 
2520 
55 bid 
3 
Do 
79 
18 
do 
pek sou 
1890 
36 
4 
Sunnycroft 
81 
6 
hf-ch 
Flowery or pek 
270 
66 bid 
S 
Do 
83 
7 
ch 
bro or pek 
735 
77 
6 
Do 
85 
7 
do 
pekoe No. 1 
700 
53 
7 
Do 
87 
14 
do 
pekoe 
1400 
46 
8 
Do 
89 
18 
do 
pek sou 
1800 
35 
9 
P M Ceylon 
91 
5 
hf-ch 
bro or pek 
250 1 
10 
Do 
93 
19 
do 
bro pek 
950 
-not ard. 
11 
Do 
95 
12 
do 
pekoe 
510 
12 
Do 
97 
15 
do 
pek sou 
675, 
13 
A D 
99 
5 
do 
bro tea 
241 
12 
14 
D M 
1 
8 
do 
bro pek 
440 
64 
15 
D 
3 
2 
do 
pekoe 
86 
35 
16 
D 
5 
1 
do 
red leaf 
50 
10 
17 
D 
7 
2 
do 
souchong 
100 
23 
18 
St. Helens 
9 
2 
ch 
bro tea 
160 
not ard. 
19 
Gona 
11 
1 
do 
dust 
121 
23 
20 
Traquair 
13 
5 hf-ch 
1 ro pek 
250 
31 bid 
21 
Do 
15 
5 
do 
pekoe 
250 
out 
22 
Do 
17 
4 
do 
pek sou 
200 
out 
23 
Do 
19 
8 
do 
souchong 
400 
20 
24 
25 
Do 
Do 
21 
23 
2 
1 
do 
do 
dust 
bro pek dust 
100 ( 
50 ( 
withd'n. 
26 
A 
25 
5 
do 
bro tea 
249 
10 
Messrs. A. H. Thompson & Co. put up for sale at the 
Chamber of Commerce Sale-room today 21th July, the 
undermentioned lots of Tea (15,570 lb.), which sold as 
under : — 
Lot Mark 
Box Packages Description Weight 
No. 
No 
lb. 
1 
£ unbar 
35 
4 
ch 
bro pek 
360 
2 
Do 
36 
15 
do 
pekoe 
1050 
3 
Do 
38 
17 
do 
pek sou 
1.360 
4 
EHT 
40 
1 
do 
bro pek 
95 
5 
DO 
43 
3 
do 
pek sou 
240 
6 
Harmony 
44 
4 
hf-ch 
or pek 
200 
7 
Do 
45 
14 
do 
bro pek 
770 
8 
Do 
47 
12 
ch 
pekoe 
1080 
9 
Do 
49 
14 
do 
pek sou 
1330 
10 
Do 
51 
2 
hf-ch 
bro mix 
110 
11 
Lauderdale 
52 
19 
ch 
bro pek 
2090 
Do 
54 
18 
do 
pek sou 
1800 
12 
H W D 
56 
28 
do 
tro pek 
1260 
13 
Do 
58 
27 
do 
pek sou 
1080 
14 
Do 
60 
2 
do 
congou 
80 
15 
Do 
61 
8 
hf-ch 
dust 
480 
16 
sue 
62 
3 
ch 
congou 
300 
17 
Do 
63 
4 
hf-ch 
fannings 
240 
18 
Do 
64 
8 
do 
dust 
480 
19 
M L 
65 
1 
do 
bro pek 
50 
20 
Do 
66 
4 
do 
pekoe 
200 
21 
Do 
67 
1 
do 
unassorted 
50 
22 
H S 
68 
i 
do 
pekoe 
195 
R W 
69 
3 
ch 
tannings 
330 
Do 
70 
1 
do 
bro mix 
100 
Do 
71 
3 hf-ch 
dust 
240 
86 
47 
32 
66 
36 
83 
71 
55 
42 
26 
not ard. 
52 
36 
22 
21 
23 
28 
25 
50 
31 ' 
18 bid 
32 bid 
not a rd 
Messrs. Somerville & Co. put up for sale at the 
Chamber of Commerce Sale-room today, 24th July, 
the undermentioned lots of Tea (27,068 lb.), which sold 
as under: — 
Lot Mark Box Packages Description Weight 
No No. lb. c. 
Erlsmere 
50 
16 
ch 
bro pek 
1520 
64 bid 
Do 
51 
25 
do 
pekoe 
2125 
46 bid 
Do 
52 
33 
do 
pek sou 
2640 
34 bid 
Do 
53 
8 
do 
bro tea 
880 
27 bid 
Do 
54 
15 
do 
bro pek fans 
1500 
35 bid 
Do 
55 
1 
do 
red leaf 
100 
21 
G L 
56 
8 
hf-ch 
bro tea 
360 
19 
Do 
57 
2 
do 
dust 
160 
19 bib 
Selegama 
58 
6 
do 
pek sou 
270 
27 
Do 
59 
1 
ch 
1 
box 
dust 
108 
25 
B G 
60 
3 
ch 
fannings 
240 
26 
Hiralouvah 
61 
3 hf-ch 
bro pek 
157 
43 
H H 
62 
7 
do 
pek sou 
349 
33 
Do 
63 
3 
do 
unassorted 
156 
34 
Do 
64 
1 
do 
congou 
45 
22 
Do 
65 
1 
do 
red leaf 
51 
12 
WHS 
66 
2 
do 
souchong 
96 
27 
Do 
67 
1 
ch 
dust 
140 
21 
Do 
68 
5 
do 
do 
170 
16 
Alton 
69 
1 
do 
pek sou 
100 
Do 
70 
8 
do 
dust 
600 
Do 
71 
1 
do 
red leaf 
75 
not 
Do 
72 
1 
do 
souchong 
81 
arrived 
Do 
73 
2 
do 
dust 
280 
Do 
74 
4 
do 
red leaf 
360; 
B L 
75 
1 
do 
pekoe 
100 
36 
Y Z 
76 
2 
do 
congou 
180 
24 
Do 
77 
8 
do 
do 
800 
25 
Do 
78 
17 
do 
fannings 
2550 
26 
Do 
79 
5 
do 
do 
675 
24 
Hattan- 
wella 
Do 
Do 
Comillah 
Do 
Do 
Do 
Z Z Z 
Do 
Friedland 
Do 
Do 
Kuruwitty 
Do 
Do 
Do 
Do 
Do 
Salawe 
Do 
no 
Do 
Do 
Pine Hill 
M 
56 M 
57 M 
58 M 
90 
91 
92 
93 
94 
95 
96 
97 
98 
99 
100 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
4 hf-ch 
11 do 
13 do 
6 do 
11 do 
10 do 
1 do 
16 do 
10 do 
2 do 
2 do 
2 do 
8 do 
6 do 
10 do 
7 do 
1 do 
1 do 
4 do 
7 do 
11 do 
6 do 
1 do 
19 do 
2 ch 
do 
do 
do 
bro or pek 
pekoe 
pek sou 
bro pek 
pekoe 
pek sou 
dust 
do 
congou 
souchong 
congou 
dust 
bro pek 
pekoe 
pek sou 
unasorted 
dust 
congou 
bro pek 
pekoe 
pek sou 
unassorted 
dust 
red leaf 
dust 
congou 
fannings 
do 
ot ard, . 
66 
39 
30 
20 
25 
28 
25 
23 bid 
23 
200 \ 
550 [• u 
6'0j 
270 
440 
360 
60 
800 
400 
90 
94 
130 
400"i 
264 
460 
350 
47 !- not 
\ arrived 
364 ' 
550 
238 
62/ 
855 
320 
360 
450 
540 
24 
16 
22 
22 
22 
Messrs. Forbes & Walker put up for sale at the 
Chamber of Commerce Sale-room today, 24th July 
the undermentioned lots of Tea (67,559 lb.), which sold 
as under : — 
Lot Mark 
No. 
1 F F B 
Do 
Do 
Do 
A K 
Downside 
Do 
Do 
Dooneville 
Do 
Do 
Do 
Do 
Do 
Box Pkgs 
No. 
190 
192 
194 
196 
198 
200 
202 
204 
206 
208 
210 
212 
214 
216 
28 ch 
14 do 
1 hf-ch 
10 ch 
17 do 
16 hf-ch 
7 do 
23 do 
10 ch 
4 do 
6 do 
42 do 
1 do 
1 do 
Description 
pek sou 
do 
do 
souchoug 
do 
pek sou 
bro tea 
sou 
bro pek 
pekoe 
pek sou 
souchong 
congou 
dust 
Weight 
lb. 
2800 
1330 
50 
950 
1615 
880 
385 
1265 
1000 
400 
600 
4200 
100 
132 
