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THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. [April i, 1889. 
The History of Ceylon Teas for each month of 1888 
is thus given : — 
January :— Ceylon Teas.— Weak ami drooping for 
all average grades. Finest descriptions, Bro. Teas, 
and Dust in good dem-ind and firm. Quality poor; 
public sales Ceylon, 24,738, import, 1,356,784, delivery, 
1,029,318, stock, 3,673,192. 
February :— Ceylon Teas.— The tone of the market 
is strong for parcels of quality, which are in small 
supply, but continues weak for all other grades. 
Quality poor; public sales Ceylon, 17,309, import, 
1,261,250, delivery, 1,060,546, stock, 3,873,896. 
March :— Ceylon Teas. — Prices generally show harden- 
in? more decidedly for all Good Teas. Quality shows 
improvement public sales Ceylon, 19,464, import, 
1,243,966, delivery, 1,084,850, stock, 4,033,012. 
April: — Ceylon Teas.-^Are advancing in value accom- 
panied by better demand. Improvement in qualit- 
maintained; public sales Ceylon, 19,173, import, 
1,106,462, delivery, 1,238,420, stock, 3,901,054. 
May:— Ceylon Teas.— All but really Fine kinds, 
Bro, Teas and Dust suffer a severe decline. Quality 
shows again falling: off; public sales Ceylon, 27,605, 
import, 2,015,920, delivery, 1,305,960, stock, 4,617,594. 
June:— Ceylon Teas. — Improve during latter part 
of month, and close firmer with better enquiry. Quality 
remains indifferent; public sales Ceylon, 35,389, 
import, 2,139,242, delivery, 1,594,208, stock, 5,163,540, 
July : - Ceylon Teas.— The better tone is fully main- 
tained, prices continue to harden, and demand is 
active. Q.uality slightly improved ; public sales Ceylon. 
85 360, import, 2,040,09a, delivery, 2,266,106, stock 
4,937.528. 
August :— Ceylon Teas.— Prices generally advance' 
and competition is brisk. Quality improved ; public 
sales Ceylon, 34,079, import, 2,412,362, delivery 2,116,702 
stock, 5,233,188. 
September : — Ceylon Teas. — Prices remain strong 
for Fine and Common grades ; intermediate descrip- 
tions in less good demand, and slightly irregular. 
Qualify good to very good ; public sales Ceylon, 27,180, 
import, 1,452,408, delivery, 1,873,396, stock, 4,812,200. 
October :— Ceylon Teas. —Supplies are very moderate, 
and nrices rule higher. Quality well Maintained , 
public sales Ceylon, 25,576, import, 1,691,792, delivery, 
1,885,440, stock, 4,616,530. 
November :— Ceylon Teas. — Gradual weakening of 
prices for all Medium grades. Quality declining; 
public sales Ceylon, 22,463, import, 1,588,904, delivery, 
1,689,480, stock, 4,522,650: 
December: — Oeylon Teas. — Further distinct decline 
in prices, and languid demand, except for Finest lines. 
Quality indifferent to poor; public sales Ceylon, 
22,331, import, 2,015,462, delivery, 1,408,134, stock, 
5,129,978. 
INDIAN TEA CROPS. 
Indian Tea Association, Chamber of Commerce, 
Calcutta, Feb. 15th, 1889. 
Dear Sirs,— In their circular of the 3rd November last 
the General Committee gave a revised estimate of the 
probable outturn of the Indian Tea Crop of 1888, based 
almost entirely upon actual results up to the 30th September, 
and showing the following figures : — 
Revised Estimate of Crop of 1888. 
lb. 
Assam ... ... ... 41,869,554 
Cachar and Sylhet ... ... 28,731,581 
Darjeeling, Terai and Dooars ... 17,808,714 
Chittagong and Chota-Nagpore ... 1,348,379 
Dehra Doon, Kumaon and Kangra 4,000,000 
Private and Native OardeDs ... 2,000,000 
95,758,228 
The Committee have now the pleasure to hand you 
the undermentioned figures giving the actual outturn of 
the crop of 1888 from the returns they have been able 
to collect from Agents of Tea Gardens and from an 
cotimale of the production of the North-West and of 
private and native gardens. The figures showing the crop 
Ol 1*87 are ulsogiven for comparison :— 
Actual Outturn of Crops. 
Assam 
Cachar and Sylhet 
Darjeeling, Terai and Dooars 
Chittagong and Chota-Nagpore 
Dehra Doon, Kumaon and Kangra., 
Private and Native Gardens 
1888. 
lb. 
41,865,499 
27,31:1,505 
18,950,822 
1,148,458 
4.000,00 > 
3,00J,OUO 
1887. 
lb. 
,849,202 
.158,589 
997. B05 
538,249 
,750,000 
,500,000 
96,30X,284 86,791,845 
The exports to Australia, America and other places to 
the end of January exceed 3j million lb., and if to this 
quantity be added the requirements of Northern India, 
estimated at 1J million lb., th j re should remain about 91 
million lb. for shipment to Great Britain, if the exports 
during February, March and April should be equal to those 
of last year. 
— Yours faithfully, G. M. Baeton, Asst. Secy. 
THE CHINA TEA MARKET EXPORT AND 
PROSPECTS. 
We quote as follows from a Tea Report dated 
Foochow, 2nd February : — 
Now that the Chinese holidays have arrived, little 
more business is to be expected. Those Teamen who 
hold the Stock, which is large for the time of year, 
are much disappointed, that the stoppage of supplies, 
should not have created sufficient demand to enable 
them to quit their holdings. Throughout the season 
the Natives have done well with all good to fine teas 
while they have learned that even at low prices, 
common is not wanted: they are now quite alive- to 
the fact that they must improve the quality of the 
tea. The resolution of the Kung Yeh Tong to stop 
supplies in the middle of September last, presents a 
new feature in the Trade of the Port. The tea Hongs 
so far, have acted loyally in the matter; and there 
is no doubt, that, if supported by the foreign buyers, 
this tea Guild must exercise a very powerful con- 
trol over the future of the Foochow tea trade. With- 
out some such restraining influence, the supply of 
tea, even at the low prices lately ruling would be prac- 
tically unlimited. With the departure of the "Ching 
Wo," and "Glenearn," as given below, the Export 
to Great Britain and the Continent is virtually closed 
for the season ; and shows a decline as compared with 
last season to same date of 10,221,730 lb. 
The total Export to Great Britain and the Oonti- 
ent of Europe compares with last year as follows: — 
1888-89. 1887-88. 
For London, by 
steamer 33,653,692 lb. 43,512,101 lb. 
For the Continent, by 
Bteamer 619,090 „ 9S2,411 „ 
Total 34,272,782 lb. 44,494,512 lb. 
The following are comparative Exports to the dif- 
ferent Ports of Australia and New Zealand : — 
1888-89. 1887-88. 
lb. lb. 
Sydney, 6,466,400 6,139,511 
Melbourne, 12,302,544 12,902,738 
Adelaide, 1,317,355 1,234,680 
Out-Ports, 1,138,249 1,235,209 
New Zealand 2,746,592 3,042,729 
Total 23,971,140 24,554,867 
♦ 
THE STORAGE OF TEA. 
IMPORTANT ACTION AGAINST TEA 
WAREHOUSEMEN. 
EVIDENCE OF EXPERTS IN THE TEA TRADE. 
In the Queen's Bench Division last Saturday, the 
case of Barlow & Brother v. The Proprietors of 
the City Bonded Tea Warehouses came before Mr. 
Justice Field and a special jury. This was an action 
to recover damages for negligent storage of a parcel 
of tea, and the defence was a denial of negligence 
