TEA, COFFEE, CINCHONA, COCOA, AND CARDAMOM SALES 
No. 6.] 
Colombo, March 18, 1890. 
! Price: — 12| cents each; 3 copie 
30 cents; 6 copies $ rupee 
COLOMBO SALES OF TEA. 
Messrs. Somerville & Oo. put up for sale at the 
Chamber of Commerce Sale-room today, 26th Feb., 
6he undermentioned lots of Tea (20,215 lb.), which 
sold as under : — 
Description 
Lot 
Mark Box 
Pkgs. 
No. No. 
3 
Wewesse 
33 
12 
hf-ch 
4 
Do 
34 
10 
do 
S 
Do 
35 
9 
do 
Do 
36 
1 
do 
f 
Wereagalla 
37 
e 
ch 
Do 
38 
10 
do 
I 
Do 
39 
16 
do 
10 
Do 
40 
9 box 
11 
Do 
41 
3 
ch 
la 
P 
42 
12 
do 
13 
P 
43 
13 
do 
14 
P 
44 
13 
do 
15 
D Gt 
45 
9 
hf-ch 
16 
Do 
46 
4 
do 
17 
Depedene 
47 
25 
do 
18 
Do 
48 
15 
do 
19 
Do 
49 
23 
do 
20 
H D 
50 
71 
do 
21 
Do 
51 
10 
do 
22 
A SO 
52 
1 
do 
23 Wevelmadde 63 
4 
do 
21 
S 
54 
3 
ch 
25 
S 
55 
1 
do 
26 
s 
56 
2 
do 
27 
E 
57 
1 
hf-ch 
28 
K 
58 
2 
ch 
1 
hf-ch 
29 
R 
59 
2 
do 
30 
T NE 
90 
3 
do 
31 
Marymont 
61 
2 
do 
bro pek 
pekoe 
pek son 
dust 
bro pek 
pekoe 
pek sou 
bro mix 
cougpu 
bro pek 
pekoe 
pek sou 
fans 
dust 
bro pek 
pekoe 
pek sou 
bro tea 
bro mix 
red leaf 
dust 
bro pek dust 
pek sou No. 2 
bro tea 
pek sou 
bro mix 
congou 
unassorted 
unassorted 
Weight 
lb. 
600 
500 
450 
60 
880 
950 
1440 
225 
256 
1320 
1365 
1352 
450 
240 
1250 
750 
1035 
3550 
500 
50 
340 
360' 
100 
200 
52 
116 
110 
150 
105 
c. 
57 
47 
39 
25 
57 
47 
10 
40 
25 
54 bid 
42 bid 
38 
31 bid 
27 
43 
39 bid 
32 
31 
21 
19 
20 
24 
26 bid 
18 bid 
29 
24 
19 
41 
34 
Mr. O. E. H. Stmons put up for sale at the 
Chamber of Commerce Sale-room today, 5th March 
the undermentioned lots of Tea (3,437 lb.), which 
sold as under : — 
Description 
lot Mark Box 
No. No 
1 Pattiagama 12 
2 Do 14 
3 Do 16 
4 Do 18 
Pkgs 
pekoe 
bro or pek 
pek sou 
dust 
Weight 
lb. 
2520 
700 
85 
132 
35 bid 
51 bid 
34 
25 
Messrs. A. H. Thompson & Oo. put up for sale at the 
Chamber of Commerce Sale-room today, 5th March, the 
undermentioned lots of Tea (6,2441b.), which sold as 
under : — 
Lot 
Mark. 
Box 
No. 
No 
1 Glanrhos 
58 
2 
Do 
59 
3 
Do 
60 
4 
Brechin 
62 
5 
Do 
63 
6 
Do 
64 
7 
XY Z 
66 
8 
Do 
66 
9 
St. Cathe- 
rine 
67 
10 
Co 
68 
11 
Do 
69 
12 
Ynhalakelle 71 
13 
Do 
73 
14 
Do 
75 
15 
Do 
77 
16 
Do 
78 
17 
Do 
79 
18 
F M 
80 
19 
Do 
81 
SO 
Do 
82 
21 
Do 
83 
22 
Do 
84 
23 
K 
86 
Pkgs, Description. 
bro pek 
pekoe 
pek sou 
bro pek 
pekoe 
pek bou 
4 hf-ch 
6 do 
8 do 
do 
do 
do 
ch 
hf-ch 
do 
Weight 
lb. 
200 
270 
680 
200 
200 
200 
54 
45 
40 
46 bid 
40 
35 
Mr. E. John put up for sale at the Chamber 
of Commerce Sale-room today, 5th March, the 
undermentioned lots of Tea (20,220 lb.), which sold 
as under : — 
2 ch 
4 do 
7 do 
9 hf-ch 
18 do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
ch 
bre pek 
pekoe 
bro pek 
pekoe 
pek sou 
or pek 
pekoe 
pek sou 
unassorted 
dust 
red leaf 
bro pek 
p« loe 
prk sou 
sou 
dust 
unassorted 
Lot Mark 
Box 
Weight 
No 
No 
Pkgs 
Description 
lb 
c 
1 
D 
18 
5 
ch 
bro mix 
450 
24 
2 
Logan 
19 
23 
hf-ch 
bro pek 
1150 
55 
3 
Do 
21 
22 
do 
pskoe 
990 
45 
4 
Do 
23 
33 
do 
pek sou 
1485 
39 
5 
Do 
25 
15 
do 
sou 
675 
36 
6 
■ Do 
27 
10 
do 
dust 
650 
25 
7 
Albion 
28 
25 
ch 
bro pek 
2750 
59 
8 
Do 
30 
21 
do 
pekoe 
2100 
47 
9 
Do 
32 
2 
do 
dust 
170 
25 
14 
B B 
40 
4 
ch 
bro pek 
440 
45 
15 
Do 
42 
15 
do 
pekoe 
1450 
40 
16 
Do 
44 
6 
do 
unassorted 
550 
39 
17 
Do 
46 
2 
do 
sou 
200 
31 
18 
Do 
47 
2 
do 
duet 
280 
23 
Messrs. Somerville & Co. put up for sale 
Chamber of Commerce Sale-room today, 5th 
the undermentioned lots of Tea (19,367 lb.), 
sold as under: 
at the 
March 
which 
Lot 
Box 
Weight 
No 
Mark 
No 
Pkgs 
Description 
per lb 
c 
1 
A R 
62 
4 
oh 
bro mix 
420 
23 
2 
Do 
63 
13 
do 
dust 
1040 
23 
3 
Brae 
64 
14 
do 
bro pek 
154U 
51 bid 
4 
Do 
65 
15 
do 
pekoe 
1500 
39 bid 
5 
Boseneath 
66 
18 
hf-ch 
bro pek 
1080 
54 bid 
6 
Do 
67 
19 
do 
pekoe 
1045 
45 
7 
Do 
68 
20 
do 
pek sou 
1160 
39 
8 
Hattan- 
wella 
69 
18 
do 
bro pek 
810 
39 bid 
9 
Kuruwitte 
70 
9 
do 
bro pek 
450 
54 
10 
Do 
71 
12 
do 
pekoe 
552 
40 
11 
Do 
72 
10 
do 
pek sou 
450 
39 
12 
Do 
73 
4 
do 
unassorted 
224 
35 
13 
Do 
74 
1 
do 
dust 
74 
24 
14 
Salawe 
75 
4 
do 
bro pek 
240 
61 
15 
Do 
76 
7 
do 
pekoe 
378 
42 
16 
Do 
77 
15 
do 
pek sou 
750 
41 
17 
Do 
78 
8 
do 
unassorted 
432 
35 
18 
Do 
79 
1 
do 
dust 
72 
24 
19 
Do 
80 
1 
do 
mix 
48 
37 
20 
A £ 
81 
8 
ch 
dust 
765 
20 
21 
Do 
82 
3 
do 
bro tea 
300 
20 
22 
Do 
83 
1 
hf-ch 
unassorted 
50 
30 
23 
F B 
84 
3 
ch 
dust 
267 
25 
24 
Do 
85 
2 
do 
bro mix 
140 
24 
25 
St. Andrews 
T N C 
86 
6 
do 
dust 
480 
24 
26 
Belugas 
87 
84 
hf-ch 
bro pek 
1870 
53 
27 
Do 
88 
13 
ch 
pekoe 
1430 
43 
28 
Do 
89 
18 
do 
pek sou 
1800 
39 
29 
B Gr 
3 
hf-ch 
fans 
480 
29 
30 
Roseneath 
1 
ch 
dust 
100 
23 
Messrs. Forbes & Walker put up for sale 
Chamber of Commerce Sale-room today, 5th 
the undermentioned lots of Tea (31,114 lb.), 
sold as under: — 
at the 
March 
which 
375 
39 bid 
Lot 
Mark 
Box Pkg 
j 
Description 
Weight 
91 
31 
No. 
No. 
lb. 
c. 
1 
I O B 
476 
5 
ch 
bro pek 
500 
10 
180 
54 
2 
Do 
478 
3 
do 
pekoe 
300 
35 
360 
45 
3 
Do 
480 
1 
do 
pek sou 
400 
33 
630 
38 
4 
Do 
482 
7 
do 
sou 
706 
30 
450 
44 bid 
5 
G 
484 
1 
do 
864 
34 
1 
hf-ch 
bulk 
163 
27 
480 
34 bid 
6 
Kolsun 
486 
2 
oh 
bro pek 
230 
50 
100 
28 bid 
7 
Do 
488 
1 
do 
pekoe 
116 
38 
80 
24 
8 
Do 
490 
1 
do 
pek sou 
60 
33 
50 
19 
9 
Do 
492 
1 
do 
red leaf 
70 
18 
250 
51 
10 
Clunes 
494 
20 
hf-ch 
bro pek 
1000 
48 
250 
42 
11 
Do 
196 
26 
do 
pekoe 
1170 
10 
250 
38 
12 
Do 
498 
19 
do 
pek sou 
650 
35 
44 
SO 
13 
G 
500 
5 
oh 
bro mix 
450 
35 
40 
24 
14 
G 
502 
1 
do 
red leaf 
100 
27 
471 
30 bid 
15 
Q 
604 
1 
do 
dust 
320 
21 
