TEA, COFFEE, CINCHONA, COCOA, AND CARDAMOM SALES. 
No. 4.] 
Colombo, Febbuaut 17, 1890. 
Prick ; — 12J cents each; 3 copies 
30 cents; 6 copies ^ rupee. 
COLOMBO SALES OF TEA. 
Mr. O. B.H. Symons put up for sale at the Cham- 
ber of Commerce Sale-room, today, 5th Feb., the 
undermentioned lota of Tea (3,0101b.), which sold as 
under : — 
Lot Mark 
Xo. 
1 S BR 
2 Da 
3 Do 
4 Nahalma 
6 Do 
5 Do 
Box 
No. 
72 
74 
76 
78 
80 
82 
Pkgs. Description. 
18 ch 
10 do 
9 do 
21 hf-ch 
19 ch 
4 do 
pek sou 
pekoe 
or pek 
bro or pek 
pekoe 
pek sou 
Weight. 
lb. 
1445 
800 
765 
1155 
1900 
400 
37 
41 
47 
56 bid 
44 bid 
36 bid 
Messrs. A. H. Thompson & Co. put up for sale at the 
Chamber of Commerce Sale-room today 5th Feb., the 
undermentioned lots of Tea (9,579 lb.), which sold as 
under : — 
lot Mark Box Packages Description Weight 
No. 
1 A K A C 
2 Do 
3 Do 
4 Do 
5 Do 
6 Morton 
Do 
Do 
No 
lb. 
1 
23 hf-ch 
pekoe 
1035 
3 
15 
do 
doNo-2 
675 
5 
2 
do 
souchong 
90 
6 
1 
do 
dust 
70 
7 
2 
do 
farmings 
100 
8 
4 
ch 
bro pek 
2 hf-ch 
pekoe 
490 
10 
3 
ch 
pekoe 
270 
11 
6 
do 
1 
hf-ch 
pek 90u 
580 
13 
5 
ch 
bro mix 
600 
15 
5 
hf-ch 
bro pek 
275 
16 
9 
do 
pekoe 
448 
18 
20 
do 
pek sou 
1000 
20 
3 
do 
souchong 
150 
21 
3 
do 
dust 
216 
22 
5 
do 
red leaf 
228 
23 
5 
ch 
bro pek 
500 
25 
5 
do 
pekoe 
500 
27 
1 
do 
dust 
130 
23 
1 
do 
congou 
100 
29 
4 
ch 
bro pek 
360 
30 
4 
do 
pekoe 
360 
31 
9 
do 
pek sou 
810 
33 
1 
do 
pek fans 
100 
34 
3 
hf-ch 
bro pek 
182 
35 
3 
do 
pek sou 
156 
36 
2 
do 
pek fao3 
154 
e do 
10 Ossington 
11 Do 
12 Do 
13 Do 
11 Do 
16 Do 
16 Pate Rajah 
17 Do 
18 Do 
19 Do 
20 St. Cathe- 
rine 
21 Do 
22 Do 
23 Do 
24 A & F L 
25 Do 
36 Do 
Mr. E. John put up for sale at the Chamber of 
Commerce Sale-room today, 5th Feb., the under- 
mentioned lots of Tea (19,085 1b.), whioh sold as 
under : — 
c. 
48 bid 
40 
37 
26 
31 
45 bid 
40 bid 
35 bid 
27 bid 
48 
40 
37 
35 
26 
18 
43 
36 bid 
26 
26 
53 bid 
42 bid 
39 
27 
51 
37 bid 
27 
Lot Mark 
No 
1 
M R 
2 
Do 
3 
B T 
4 
Do 
6 
S V 
S 
Deeside 
7 
Do 
8 
Do 
6 
Do 
Box 
No 
78 
79 
80 
81 
82 
83 
85 
87 
10 Torrington 90 
11 
12 
Do 
Do 
13 Ampittia 
14 
Do 
15 Blackburn 108 
16 
17 
P E 
Do 
18 W H 
19 Logan 
j0 Do 
3 1 Do 
110 
111 
112 
113 
115 
117 
Pkgs 
2 hf-ch 
2 do 
1 do 
1 ch 
4 hf-ch 
40 ch 
45 hf-ch 
8 ch 
2 do 
16 do 
12 do 
17 do 
4 do 
5 hf-ch 
13 ch 
2 hf-ch 
2 do 
1 box 
25 hf-ch 
20 do 
43 do 
Description 
congou 
dust 
congou 
dust 
unassorted 
pekoe 
bro pek 
COT'gOU 
dust 
bro pek 
pekoe 
pek sou 
bro mix 
dust 
pekoe 
congou 
dust 
congou 
bro pek 
pekoe 
pek sou 
Weight 
lb 
116 
130 
58 
80 
200 
4000 
2475 
800 
320 
1760 
1200 
1530 
400 
350 
1300 
108 
160 
13 
1250 
900 
1935 
31 
26 
36 
30 
39 
47 
67 bid 
38 
27 
57 bid 
47 bid 
43 
35 
27 
35 bid 
38 
27 
22 
57 
46 
39 bid 
Messrs. Somerville & Co. put up for sale at the 
Chamber of Commerce Sale-room today, 5th Feb., 
the undermentioned lots of Tea (30,268 lb.), which 
sold as under : — 
Lot 
Mark 
Box 
Pkgs. 
Description 
Weight 
No. 
No 
lb. 
c. 
1 
Castle 
5 
1 hf-ch 
bro pek 
60 
52 
2 
Do 
6 
4 
do 
pekoe 
222 
40 bid 
3 
Do 
7 
1 
do 
pek son 
52 
33 
4 
Do 
8 
2 
do 
souchong 
86 
21 bid 
5 
Wereagalla 
9 
12 
ch 
bro pek 
1200 
55 bid 
6 
Do 
10 
9 
do 
pekoe 
765 
43 bid 
7 
Do 
11 
15 
do 
pek sou 
1275 
38 bid 
8 
Belugas 
12 
41 
hf-ch 
bro pek 
2265 
56 bid 
9 
Do 
13 
12 
ch 
pekoe 
1320 
47 bid 
10 
Do 
14 
17 
do 
pek sou 
1700 
40 bid 
11 
Do 
15 
2 
hf-ch 
dust 
163 
21 
12 
Depedene 
16 
32 
do 
bro pek 
16U0 
44 bid 
13 
Do 
17 
17 
do 
pekoe 
850 
35 bid 
14 
Do 
18 
1 
do 
pek sou 
315 
31 bid 
15 
H D 
19 
19 
do 
pek sou 
805 
31 bid 
16 
Do 
20 
71 
do 
bro tea 
3550 
33 
17 
Do 
21 
11 
do 
bio mix 
550 
18 
18 
Do 
22 
5 
do 
dust 
400 
26 
19 
Hatdowa 
23 
7 
do 
bro pek 
350 
43 
20 
Do 
24 
13 
do 
bro mix 
715 
29 
21 
Do 
25 
2 
do 
congou 
110 
20 
27 
C 
31 
9 
Cll 
bro pek 
900 
48 bid 
28 
C 
32 
15 
do 
pekoe 
1470 
40 bid 
*9 
O 
33 
12 
do 
pek sou 
1176 
35 bid 
30 
O 
34 
1 
do 
bro tea 
120 
27 
31 
s 
35 
2 
ch 
dust 
222 
16 
32 
Salawe 
36 
4 hf-ch 
bro pek 
232 
60 
33 
Do 
37 
6 
do 
pekoe 
312 
45 
34 
Do 
38 
15 
do 
pek sou 
750 
42 
35 
Do 
39 
10 
do 
unasorted 
540 
40 
36 
Do 
40 
1 
do 
dust 
64 
26 
37 
Do 
41 
1 
do 
mixed 
56 
29 
88 
S 
42 
2 
ch 
red leaf 
180 
16 
39 
G 
43 
5 hf-ch 
souchong 
250 
21 
40 
G 
44 
2 
do 
bro pek 
100 
31 
41 
Kuruwitte 
45 
13 
do 
bro pek 
702 
49 bid 
42 
Do 
46 
12 
do 
pekoe 
600 
36 bid 
43 
Do 
47 
12 
do 
pek sou 
600 
30 bid 
41 
Do 
48 
5 
do 
unassorted 
250 
30 bid 
45 
Do 
49 
2 
do 
dust 
160 
26 
46 
S C 
50 
9 
do 
unassorted 
460 
32 bid 
47 
CO 
51 
3 
ch 
dust 
333 
16 
48 
N 
52 
2 hf-ch 
pek fans 
110 
24 
49 
4 
do 
dust 
256 
26 
50 
Suriakande 
54 
15 
ch 
bro pek sou 
1500 
66 
51 
Do 
55 
17 
do 
pekoe 
1700 
44 bid 
52 
Do 
56 
15 
do 
pek sou 
1425 
41 bid 
Messrs. Forbes & Walker put up 
Chamber of Commerce Sale-room 
the undermentioned lots of Tea (36,955 
as under : — 
for sale at the 
today, 5th Feb., 
lb.), which sold 
Mark 
Box 
Pkgs. Description 
Weight 
No. 
lb. 
c. 
A AD 
448 
1 
hf-ch 
bro pek 
50 
31 
Do 
450 
1 
box 
pekoe 
29 
31 
Do 
452 
1 
hf-ch 
pek sou 
42 
26 
Do 
454 
1 
box 
do 
29 
26 
Stonycliff 
45 a 
3 
hf-ch 
bro pek 
165 
40 
Do 
458 
1 
do 
pekoe 
41 
40 
Do 
460 
1 
do 
pek sou 
55 
32 
W F G 
462 
3 
ch 
dust 
327 
27 
Indurana 
464 
1 
do 
dust 
115 
27 
W F 
466 
1 
do 
faunings 
90 
18 
Gonamotava 468 
2 
do 
souchong 
180 
36 
Do 
470 
3 
do 
fannings 
330 
32 
Do 
472 
2 
do 
dust 
320 
27 
Biselaud 
474 
6 
do 
bro pek 
500 
44 
Do 
476 
6 
do 
pekoe 
540 
40 
Do 
478 
7 
do 
pek sou 
560 
37 
Do 
4^0 
3 
do 
bro pek sou 
240 
35 
I C B 
482 
5 
do 
bro pek 
500 
42 
Do 
484 
4 
do 
pekoe 
400 
37 
Do 
486 
10 
do 
pek sou 
1000 
35 
Clunea 
488 
30 
hf-ch 
bro pek 
15P0 
57 
Do 
490 
35 
do 
pekoe 
1576 
46 
Do 
492 
12 
do 
pek sou 
600 
40 
D 
481 
1 
ch 
