TEA, COFFEE, CINCHONA, COCOA, AND CARDAMOM SALES. 
No. 24.] 
Colombo, December 19, 1889. 
! Price : — 12§ cents each; 3 copies 
30 cents; 6 copies \ rupee. 
COLOMBO SALES OF TEA. 
Messrs. E. Benham & do. put up for sale at the 
Chamber of Commerce Sale-room today, 20th Nov., 
the undermentioned lots of Tea (3,066 lb.), which 
sold as under : — 
Lot Mark Box Packages Description Weight 
No. 
1 Poyston 
2 Do 
3 Lavant 
4 Do 
5 F 
No. 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 oh 
6 do 
20 do 
2 do 
1 do 
bro pek 
pek sou 
do 
pek dust 
bro mix 
lb. 
630 
516 
1600 
220 
100 
C. 
59 bid 
43 bid 
39 bid 
23 
31 
Messrs. B. Benham & Co. put up for sale at 
the Chamber of Commerce Sale-room today, 27th 
Nov., the undermentioned lots of Tea (2,450 lb.) 
which sold as under : — 
Lot Mark 
Box 
Weight 
No. 
No. 
Pkgs. 
Description 
lb. 
c. 
1 A A 
7 
12 eh 
1 hf-ch 
unassorted 
1250 
52 
2 Do 
8 
6 ch 
bro mix 
600 
38 
3 Do 
9 
2 do 
dust 
280 
23 
L H 
10 
4 do 
red leaf 
320 
17 
Mr. O. 
E. H. 
Symons 
put up 
for sale 
at. 
Chamber of Commerce Sale-room, today 27th Nov., 
the undermentioned lots of Tea (14,230 lb.), which 
Bold as under : — 
Lot 
Mark 
Box 
Packages description 
Weight 
No 
No 
per 
b 0 
1 
S B R 
26 
29 ch 
pek sou 
2165^ 
2 
Do 
28 
22 do 
pekoe 
1760 
3 
Do 
30 
20 do 
or pek 
1800 
> withd'n. 
4 
B E 
32 
11 hf-ch 
oolong No- 1 
550 
I 
5 
Do 
34 
12 do 
do „ 2 
bro or pek 
540, 
61 bid 
6 
Nahalma 
36 
25 hf-ch 
1375 
7 
Do 
38 
19 ch 
pekoe 
1900 
47 bid 
8 
Do 
40 
5 do 
pek sou 
500 
41 
9 
Patiagama 
42 
28 do 
pekoe 
2518 
49 
10 
Do 
44 
7 do 
bro pek 
700 
61 
11 
Do 
46 
1 do 
pek sou 
94 
45 
12 
Do 
48 
1 do 
dust 
144 
25 
13 
Do 
50 
1 do 
red leaf 
80 
17 
14 
W 
52 
1 hf-ch 
pek sou 
64 
30 
15 
W 
54 
1 do 
pek dust 
40 
22 
Messrs. Somerville & Co. put up for sale at the 
Chamber of Commerce Sale-room today, 27th Nov., 
the undermentioned lots of Tea (8,549 lb.), whioh 
sold as under : — 
Lo1 
Mark 
Box Pkgs. 
Description 
Weight 
No. 
No 
lb. 
c. 
1 
Lyndhurst 
52 
a 
ch 
bro pek 
500 
71 bid 
2 
Do 
53 
12 
do 
pekoe 
1080 
57 
3 
Do 
54 
16 
do 
pek sou 
1440 
44 
4 
St.M(in 
Estate mark) 
55 
2 
hf-ch 
bro pek 
99 
71 bid 
5 
Do 
56 
5 
do 
pekoe 
211 
49 bid 
6 
Do 
57 
1 
do 
pek sou 
40 
44 
7 
Marymouut 
58 
7 
do 
unassorted 
350 
34 bid 
8 
Do 
59 
1 
do 
red leaf 
33 
16 
9 
F B 
60 
2 
ch 
bro mix 
200 
29 
10 
Do 
61 
3 
hf-ch 
dust 
240 
24 
11 
Salawe 
62 
4 
do 
bro pek No. 1 
220 
70 bid 
12 
Do 
63 
S 
do 
do „ 2 
250 
58 
13 
Do 
64 
18 
do 
pekoe 
93 i 
49 
14 
Do 
65 
17 
do 
pek sou 
850 
44 
15 
Do 
66 
1 
do 
dust 
77 
25 
16 
Forest Hill 
67 
8 
ch 
bro pek 
760 
52 bid 
17 
Do 
68 
14 
do 
pek soa 
1260 
42 
Mr. E. John put up for sale at the Chamber 
of Commerce Sale-room today, 27th Nov., the 
undermentioned lots of Tea (12,878 lb.), which sold 
as under : — 
Lot 
Mark 
Box 
Weight 
No 
No Pkgs 
Description 
lb 
c 
1 
P 
254 
1 
ch 
congou 
77 
44 
2 
P 
255 
1 
do 
dust 
151 
24 
3 
M R 
256 
1 
do 
congou 
81 
38 
4 
Do 
257 
2 
do 
dust 
244 
23 
5 
Bowhill 
258 
15 
do 
pekoe 
1500 
45 
6 
Do 
260 
7 
do 
pek sou 
630 
40 bid 
7 
Do 
262 
3 
do 
bro mix 
258 
26 
8 
Do 
263 
1 
do 
dust 
140 
24 
9 
264 
3 
do 
bro pek 
390 V 
10 
265 
4 
do 
pekoe 
400 J 
not ard. 
11 
266 
2 
do 
pek sou 
220 ) 
12 
KDO.BI 
Laxapana 
267 
32 hf-ch 
bro tea 
1440 
23 
13 
269 
6 
do 
do 
360 
15 
14 
MN 
270 
1 box 
red leaf 
14 
10 
15 
Orange 
Field 
271 
10 hf-ch 
or pek 
550 \ 
16 
Do 
273 
9 
do 
pek sou 
495 V 
not ard 
17 
Do 
275 
2 
do 
bro tea 
112) 
18 
Blackburn 
276 
19 
do 
bro pek 
1045 
47 bid 
19 
Do 
278 
6 
ch 
pekoe 
540 
35 bid 
20 
Do 
280 
12 
do 
pek sou 
1056 
36 bid 
21 
Ugieside 
281 
24 hf-ch 
bro pek 
1200 
61 
22 
Do 
283 
30 
do 
pekoe 
1350 
55 
23 
Do 
285 
18 
do 
pek sou 
720 
45 
24 
Do 
287 
3 
do 
bro mix 
135 
30 
25 
Do 
288 
2 
do 
pek dust 
130 
24 
Messrs. A. H. Thompson & Co. put up for sale at 
the Chamber of Commerce Sale-room today 27th Nov., 
the undermentioned lots of Tea (7,640 lb.), which sold 
as under : — 
Lot Mark Box 
No. No. 
Lauderdale 
Y T 
Do 
Do 
Do 
Rothes 
M 
8 M 
9 M 
10 M 
11 RW 
12 Do 
16 BA 
14 Do 
15 DO 
16 W 
17 LH 
18 Do 
Packages 
Description 
Weight 
lb. 
c. 
10 ch 
pek sou 
1000 
43 
bid 
3 do 
do 
300 
39 
1 do 
dust! 
120 
23 
1 do 
tannings 
110 
31 
1 do 
bro mix 
100 
16 
30 box 
unassorted 
600 
50 
bid 
3 hf-ch 
bro pek 
150 
51 
bid 
6 do 
pekoe 
300 
44 
bid 
1 do 
souchong 
50 
34 
1 do 
faunings 
SO 
34 
6 do 
pekoe 
240 
38 
bid 
3 do 
pek sou 
120 
25 
bid 
5 ch 
congou 
500 
24 
12 do 
bro tea 
1200 
28 
6 hf-ch 
dust 
360 
24 
7 ch 
bro tea 
720 
18 
bid 
13 do 
bro pek 
910 
48 
8 hf-ch 
pek fans 
480 
35 
bid 
Messrs. Forbes & Walker put up for sale at the 
Chamber of Commerce Sale-room today, 27th Nov., 
the undermentioned lots of Tea (36,982 lb.), which sold 
asunder : — 
Lot 
Mark 
Box 
Pkgs. 
Description 
Weight 
No. 
No. 
lb. 
c. 
1 
l a e 
156 
2 hf-ch 
dust 
180 
22 
2 
R 
158 
14 
do 
do 
1050 
24 
3 
R 
160 
4 
do 
red leaf 
200 
16 
4 
KM PT 
162 
4 
ch 
bro pek 
400 
46 
5 
Do 
164 
2 
do 
pek sou 
200 
41 
6 
Citrus 
166 
10 hf-ch 
bro pek 
500 
53 bid 
7 
Do 
168 
7 
do 
pekoe 
361 
44 
8 
Do 
170 
5 
do 
pek sou 
250 
38 
19 
Do 
172 
2 
do 
souchong 
100 
30 
10 
Do 
174 
1 
do 
pek No. 2 
55 
39 
11 
Walahan- 
duwa 
176 
5 
do 
bro pek 
300 
55 bid 
12 
Do 
178 
9 
do 
pekoe 
450 
47 
13 
Do 
180 
7 
do 
pek sou 
350 
40 
14 
Do 
182 
4 
do 
souchong 
200 
31 
15 
SPA 
184 
2 
do 
bro tea 
86 
17 
16 
Do 
186 
1 
do 
red leaf 
54 
30 
17 
Wewegoda 
188 
3 
do 
bro pek 
176 
51 
18 
Do 
190 
8 
do 
pekoe 
400 
44 
18 
Do 
192 
8 
do 
pek sou 
400 
39 
20 
Do 
194 
5 
do 
souchong 
250 
28 
21 
Do 
196 
1 
do 
bro tea 
SO 
18 
22 
Do 
198 
1 
do 
fans 
0 
24 
