COFFEE, TEA, CINCHONA, COCOA, AND CARDAMOM SALES, 
No. 17.] 
Colombo, September 24, 1888. 
Price : — 12a cents each; 3 copies 
30 cents; 6 copies § rupee, 
COLOMBO SALES OF TEA. 
Messrs. Forbes & Walker put up for sale at the 
Chamber of Commerce Sale-room today, 5th Sept., 
the undermentioned lots of Tea (30,827 lb.), which 6old 
as under : — 
Lot Mark 
Box 
"Weigh 
No 
1 
No, Packages Description 
per lb. 
c. 
godawatta 294 1 hf-chs 
Bro Pekoe 
58 
50 
2 
Do 
296 2 do 
Pekoe 
88 
35 
3 
Do 
298 6 do 
Pekoe Sou 
210 
29 
4 
Do 
300 1 do 
Bro Tea 
38 
22 
5 
Do 
2 1 do 
Bed Leaf 
35 
21 
6 
Katmahara 4 6 do 
Bro Pekoe 
300 
82 
7 
Do 
6 8 do 
Pekoe 
400 
61 bid 
8 
Do 
8 19 do 
Pekoe Sou 
950 
50 
9 
Do 
10 13 do 
Souchong 
650 
43 
10 
Ivaenoe 
12 16 chests 
Dust 
1280 
23 
11 
Do 
14 3 do 
Congou 
270 
36 
12 
Glendon 
16 1 chest 
Bro Tea 
70 
27- 
13 
Do 
18 1 do 
Souchong 
75 
36 
14 
Do 
20 1 do 
Dust 
90 
23 
15 
Kurundu 
Tratte 
22 2 hf-chs 
Bro Pekoe 
140 
52 
16 
Do 
24 3 do 
Pekoe 
180 
49 
17 
Do 
26 3 do 
Pekoe Sou 
145 
4S 
18 
Do 
28 5 do 
Souchong 
227 
45 
19 
Do 
30 1 do 
Mixed 
60 
38 
The Yatiyantota Tea Co., Limited. 
20 Polata- 
gama 32 35 hf-chs Bro Pekoe 175f 78 
21 Do 34 84 do Pekoe 3360 59 
22 Do 36 25 do Pekoe Sou 1125 55 
23 Warakawa38 9 do Bro Pekoe 450 68 
24 Do 40 9 do Pekoe 405 59 
25 Do 42 6 do Bro Pek Sou 270 51 
26 Do 44 2 do Dust 117 23 
27 Do 46 1 chest Red Leaf 50 29 
28 Dromoland 50 4 hf-chs Bro Pekoe 176 85 
29 Do 52 5 do Pekoe 215 66 
30 Do 54 2 do Bro Tea 100 39 
31 Monaco 56 1 chest Dust 150 27 
32 S S S 58 1 do Pekoe Fans 114 35 
33 Do 60 1 do Bro Tea 104 37 
34 Do 62 3 oheats Bed Leaf 279 27 
35 Mukeloya 64 8 hf-chs Bro Pekoe 400 82 
36 Do 66 14 do Pekoe 700 67 
37 Do 68 8 do Pekoe Sou 400 59 
38 Agra Oya 70 2 chests Bro Pekoe 200 67 
39 Do 72 2 hf-chs do 100 66 
40 Do 74 2 chests Pekoe 200 57 
41 Do 76 1 hf-ch Dust 60 29 
42 Semba- 
watte 78 11 chests Bro Mixed 1100 not ard 
43 Kumlugalla 80 2 do Bro Pekoe 200 67 
44 Do 82 2 do Pekoe 200 53 
45 Do 84 4 do Pekoe Sou 400 49 
46 Do 86 2 do Souchong 180 42 
47 F F B 88 7 do Bro Pekoe 700 73 
48 Do 90 5 do Pekoe 500 58 
49 Do 92 10 do Pekoe No. 2 1000 56 
50 Do 94 10 do Pekoe Sou 1000 53 
51 A K 96 16 do Souchong 1440 48 
52 Do 98 7 do Bro Tea 770 38 
63 C H P 
& Co. 100 1 hf-chs Congou 50 28 
54 Do 102 2 do Dust 150 16 
55 M P 104 4 da Bro Pekoe 200 50 
56 Do 106 1 do Pekoe Sou 50 45 
57 Kurulu- 
galla 108 2 chests Bro Pekoe 200 68 
88 Do 110 3 do Pekoe 300 54 
59 Do 112 5 do Pekoe So i 500 51 
60 M N 114 22 hf-chs do 990 46 
61 Q S 116 5 chests Bro Mixed 438 34 
62 B K 118 1 chest Dust 60 22 
63 H 120 9 chests Unassorted 699 48 
64 M K 122 1 chest Congou 69 38 
65 Avisawella 124 18 boxes Bro Or Pekoe 360 81 
66 Do 126 19 hf-chs Bro Pekoe 950 75 
67 Do 128 13 chests Pekoe Sou 1170 57 
68 Do 13o 2 hf-chs Unassorted 90 45 
69 Do 132 1 do Bro Tea 50 43 
1 do do 50 36 
70 Do 134 4 chests Dust 520 28 
71 Do 136 5 do Fanningn 450 38 
Mr. O. E. H. Symons put up for sale at the 
Chamber of Commerce Sale-room, today 12nd Sept., 
the undermentioned lots of Tea (6,478 lb.), which 
sold as under : — 
Lot Mark Box Pkgs Description Weight 
No. No. per lb. c. 
1 Nahalma 68 24 chests Pekoe 2400 53 
2 Do 70 17 hf-chs Bro Pekoe 816 73 
3 Do 72 10 chests Pekoe Sou 1000 50 
4 Do 74 5 hf-chs Congon 250 39 
5 Do 76 4 hf-chs Pekoe Fags 192 37 
6 L 78 3 do Dust 150 not ari£ 
7 S 89 1 do Bro Mixed 50 39 
8 S 82 1 chest Dust 120 36 
9 Aberfoyle 84 25 hf-chs Pekoe 1250 57 
10 Do 86 5 do Br Pekoe 250 68 
11 Pamba- 
gania 9 hf-chs Dust 540 24 
Mr. J. D. Eobinson put up for sale at the Chamber 
of Commerce Sale-room today, 12nd Sept., the under- 
mentioned lots of Tea (14,228 lb.), which sold as 
under : — 
Lot Box Weight 
No. Mark No. Pkgs. Description per lb. c. 
1 Cocoa- 
watte 100 18 hf-chs Pekoe No. 1 900 50 
2 Do 102 6 do Pekoe 297 47 
3 Do 104 3 do Pekoe Sou 136 45 
4 Do 106 1 hf-cht.& 1 Box Sou ;70 39 
5 Amba- 
tenne 108 1 chest Or Pekoe 110 76 bid 
6 Do 110 2 chests Bro Pekoe 200 55 
7 Do 112 5 do Pekoe 450 62 
8 Do 114 9 do Pekoe Sou 765 53 
9 Do 116 2 do Bro Tea No. 1 200 46 
10 Do 118 9 do Bro Tea 900 48 
11 Do 120 2 do Bro Mixed 190 43 
12 Do 122 2 do Dust 280 23 
13 F 124 1 chest Bro Tea 90 34- 
(Bulked.) 
14 Lavant 126 21 chests Bro Pekoe 2100 66 
15 Do 128 43 do Pekoe 3440 54 
16 Do 130 19 do Pekoe Sou 1520 53 
17 Do 132 3 do Pekoe Dust 360 25 
18 Do 133 1 box Dust 7 16 
(Factory Bulked.) 
19 Kintyre 134 13 hf-chs Pekoe 585 ) 
20 Do 136 2 do Fangs 105 } not ard 
21 Do 138 6 do Dust 510 J 
(Bulked.) 
22 K-C 140 7 chests Bro Pek Sou 560 45 
23 Do 141 1 chests Dust 120 22 
Messrs. Somerville & Co. put up for sale at the 
Chamber of Commerce Sale-room today, 12th Sept. s 
the ^undermentioned lots of Tea (13,505 lb.), which sold 
as under: — 
Lot Mark Box Weight 
No. No. Pkgs. Description. per lb- c. 
1 BHG 11 chest Dust 130 24 
2 Do 2 1 hf-chs Fannings 60 33 
3 Do 3 1 do Congou 50 38 
4 H H 4 7 do Souchong 349 ) 
5 Do 5 5 do Congou 245 f . , 
6 Do 6 1 do Dust 76 >notard,. 
7 Do 7 1 do Bed Leaf 48 J 
8 C O 8 3 do Pekoe Sou 150 47 
9 Do 9 2 do Pekoe 100 54 
10 Do 10 1 do Unassorted 50 44 
11 L 11 1 chest Souchong 100 41 
12 L 12 1 do Dust 87 25 " 
13 L 13 1 hf-chs Fannings 30 43 
14 Lyndhurst 14 | \ j*ests J BrQ pekoe 2iQ ^ 
15 Do 15 4 chests "Pekoe 340 55 
16 Do 16 {^^j Pekoe Souchong 585 41 
17 Hakuru- 
galla 17 5 do Bro Pekoe 240 63 
18 Do 18 11 do Pekoe - 545 50 
19 K T K 20 13 hf-ch3 Bro Pe'koe 780 60 bid 
20 Do 22 10 do Pekoe 550 62 
21 Do 24 22 do Pekoe Sou 1210 54 
22 Do 26 1 chest Dust 70 20 
