COFFEE, TEA, CINCHONA, COCOA, AND CARDAMOM SALES. 
No. 1.] 
Colombo, January 9, 1889. 
Price : — cents each; 3 copiee 
30 cents; 6 copiea J rupee. 
COLOMBO SALES OF TEA. 
Mr. E. John put up for Sale 
of Commerce Sale-room today; 12th 
mentioned lots of Tea (53,004 lb.) 
under : — 
Lot Mark Box 
No No. Pkgs Description 
1 Eilandhu 213 12 chests Orange Pek 
2 Do 215 18 hf-chs Pek Sou 
3 Do 217 3 do Bro Tea 
4 Kotagala 218 19 do Bro Pek 
220 12 do Pekoe 
222 13 chests Pek Sou 
224 39 hf-chs Bro Pek 
226 25 do Pek Sou 
228 34 chests Pekoe 
Whyddon 230 21 du do 
Do 232 11 hf-chs Bro Pek 
Do 234 19 do Pek Sou 
Do 236 3 do Dust 
Mossville 237 11 do Bro Pek 
at the Chamber 
Dec, the under- 
. which sold as 
9 
10 
11 
12 
13 
14 
IE 
16 
17 
13 
19 
20 
21 
22 
23 
24 
25 
26 
27 
28 
29 
30 
31 
32 
33 
Do 
Do 
Lome 
Do 
Do 
Do 
Do 
Do 
Do 
Torring 
ton 
Do 
Do 
JT 
239 5 chests Pekoe 
241 15 do 
243 6 hf-chs 
244 2 do 
245 34 
247 26 
249 58 
Pek Sou 
Bro Mixed 
Dust 
Bro Pek 
Pekoe 
Pek Sou 
Pekoe 
251 9 boxes 
The Yatideria Tea Company, 
Yatideria 252 27 hf-chs Bro Pek 
Do 
Do 
Do 
Do 
Do 
St. Clair 
Do 
Do 
Do 
Do 
254 20 do Pekoe 
256 5 do Pek Sou 
257 7 chests Souchong 
258 15 hf-chs do 
259 3 chests Pek Fans 
2<i0 13 hf-chf Brorek 
262 9 chests Orange Pek 
264 23 
266 12 
268 18 
34 Kadienlena 270 39 
35 Do 272 51 
36 Do 274 47 
37 Do 276 1 
38 Blackburn 277 13 
39 Do 279 12 
40 Do 281 27 
41 Do 283 2 
42 Do 284 3 
43 Agra Ouvah285 18 h£-chs Pek Sou 
44 Do 287 3 do Dust 
45 Do 288 1 do Congou 
Pekoe 
do 
Pek Sou 
Bro Pek 
Pekoe 
Pek Sou 
Congou 
Bro Pek 
Pekeo 
do Sou 
Souchong 
Dust 
Weigh 
per lb. 
1080 
900 
150 
855 
480 
1170 
1950 
1000 
2720 
2310 
660 
1045 
225 
550 
475 
1350 
300 
110 
2040 
1300 
2909 
45 
Limted. 
1620 
1200 
250 
644 
900 
285 
780 
792 
2024 
1056 
1314 
3510 
4335 
3995 
100 
1300 
1080 
2430 
180 
390 
900 
225 
49 
44 bid 
39 bid 
34 
76 bid 
withdn. 
49 bid 
60 bid 
43 
45 bid 
52 bid 
53 bid 
45 bid 
24 
57 
49 
42 bid 
36 
24 
32 bid 
50 
46 
41 
44 
41 
39 
35 
35 
21 
77 
62 bid 
51 bid 
withdn. 
49 bid 
54 bid 
47 bid 
43 bid 
34 
50 
46 bid 
39 bid 
34 
25 
45 
22 
38 
Messrs. Somerville & Co. put up for sale at the 
Chamber of Commerce Sale-room today, 12th Dec, 
the undermentioned lots of Tea (24,446 lb.), which sold 
as under: — 
Weight 
per lb. c 
1000) 
900 >not ard. 
65) 
250 
Lot Mark Box 
No. No. Pkgs. Description 
1 D P O 11 20 hf-chs Bro Pek 
2 Do 12 20 do Pek Sou 
g Do 13 1 chest Dust 
4 Lauderdale 14 5 hf-chs Bro Pek 
5 Do 15 13 do Unassorted 
6 Do 16 2 chests Dust 
7 Allakolla 17 20 hf-chs Bro Pek 
Do 
Do 
Do 
Castle 
Do 
Do 
Yalta 
Do 
Troy 
Do 
Do 
IP 
H D 
Do 
Laxapana- 
galla 32 
Do 33 4 
Do 34 2 
18 19 do do 
19 10 chests Pekoe 
20 11 do do Sou 
21 3 hf-chs Bro Pek 
1 do Pekoe 
2 do Pek Sou 
1 chest Congou 
1 do 
9 do 
4 do 
4 do 
do 
650 
160 
1200 
1140 
1000 
1100 
55 bid 
43 
21 
55 bid 
55 bid 
44 bid 
41 
22 
23 
24 
25 
26 
27 
28 
29 
30 
1 
Dust 
Pek Sou 
Red Leaf 
Pek Dust 
Bro Tea 
hf-chs Pekoe 
do Bro Pek 
9 do Pek Dust 
Dust 
Red Leaf 
do 
do 
150) 
50 
not ard 
100 J 
90 
38 
130 
26 
900 
34 
400 
25 
600 
21 
800 
26 
350 
44 
350 
48 
495 
25 
260 
18 
100 
24 
Lot 
No. 
2, 
Mark 
Box 
No 
Pkgs Description 
fj6 Ravenscraig35 5 chests Bro Pek 
Do 
£8 Do 
Z9 Do 
o0 Do 
a l Do 
32 Do 
Hakuru- 
galla 
33 Do 
34 Do 
35 Guruoya 
36 Do 
36 10 boxes do 
37 9 chests Pekoe 
38 
12 
Pek Sou 
Pek Fans 
Bro Tea 
Dust 
6 hf-chs Bro Pek 
43 14 do Pekoe 
44 1 chest Congou 
45 3 hf-chs Pek Fans 
46 2 do Pek Sou 
37 Suriakande 47 12 chests Bro Pek 
JJo 
Do 
G L 
Do 
Penrith 
Do 
Do 
Do 
Do 
Do 
Salawe 
Do 
Do 
Do 
Do 
Do 
Do 
48 12 do Pekoe 
49 10 do do Sou 
50 5 hf-chs Bro Tea 
51 2 do Dust 
52 20 do Bro Pek 
53 24 do Pekoe 
54 20 do Pek Sou 
2 do Souchong 
3 chests Pannings 
1 do Pek Dust 
1 box Bro Orange Pek 
3 hf-chs Bro Pek 
55 
58 
57 
58 
59 
60 
Gl 
62 
63 
64 
4 do 
9 do 
1 do 
1 do 
1 chest 
Pekoe 
Pek Sou 
Bro Mixed 
Fannings 
Dust 
Weight 
per lb 
500\ 
200 
900 
200 
360 
182 
143 
300 
700 
95 
150 
110 
1200 
1200 
1000 
250 
160 
iooo 
1200 
900 
120 
340 
60 
16 
157 
164 
447 
56 
31 
76 
-notard 
52 
40 
32 
35 
38 
65 bid 
50 
44 
35 
25 
60 bid 
49 bid 
45 
34 
25 
25 
65 bid 
50 bid 
40 bid 
39 bid 
33 
34 
24 
Messrs. Forbes & Walker put up for sale at the 
Chamber of Commerce Sale-room today, 12th Deo., 
the uadermentioned lots of Tea (42,506 lb,), which sold 
as under : — 
Lot 
Mark 
Box Pkgs 
Description 
Weight 
No. 
No. 
per lb. 
c. 
1 
B I 
16 2 chests 
Pekoe No. 1 
170 
36 
2 
J F 
18 9 do 
Bro Pek 
900 
42 
3 
Do 
20 10 do 
Pekoe 
900 
37 
4 
Do 
22 12 do 
Pek Sou 
995 
34 
5 
Do 
24 2 do 
Bro Pek Sou 
160 
25 
6 
Citrus 
26 8 hf-chs Bro Pek 
400 
57 
7 
Do 
28 7 do 
Pekoe 
350 
43 
8 
Do 
30 11 do 
Pek Sou 
550 
41 
9 
Do 
32 1 do 
Dust 
50 
31 
10 
Do 
34 1 do 
Fannings 
47 
32 
u 
Do 
36 1 do 
Mixed 
50 
36 
12 
M 
38 3 chests 
Unassorted 
255 
16 bid 
13 
M 
40 5 do 
Red Leaf 
450 
25 
14 
C L 
42 4 hf-chs Bro Pek 
240 
73 
15 
Do 
44 8 do 
Pekoe 
400 
60 
16 
Do 
46 10 do 
Pek Sou 
500 
47 
17 
Do 
48 2 do 
Congou 
100 
40 
18 
Semba- 
watte 
50 15 chests 
Eek Fans 
1500 
not ard 
19 
Ivanboe 
52 10 do 
Dust 
860 
21 
20 
A P K 
54 10 do 
Congou 
880 
30 
21 
N 
56 5 do 
Unassorted 
475 
46 
22 
V O 
58 3 do 
Bro Tea 
330 
29 
23 
Torwood 
60 18 do 
Pekoe 
1440 
51 
24 
Do 
62 32 do 
do Sou 
2720 
43 
25 
Do 
64 7 do 
Fannings 
700 
35 
26 
Do 
66 4 do 
Bro Mixed 
400 
35 
27 
R P S V 
68 3 boxes 
Orange Eek 
24) 
28 
Do 
70 3 do 
Pekoe 
34 ( 
40 
39 
Do 
72 8 do 
do Sou 
56 ) 
30 
L 
74 1 hf-cht 
do do 
32 
36 
31 
U DM 
76 1 chests 
Red Leaf 
96 
31 
32 
Do 
78 1 do 
Dust 
87 
22 
33 
Attabage 
80 11 do 
Bro Pek 
1045 
65 
34 
Do 
82 28 do 
Pekoe 
2240 
48 bid 
35 
Do 
84 25 do 
do Sou 
2000 
42 
36 
Do 
86 1 do 
Dust 
140 
25 
37 
Do 
88 1 do 
Red Leaf 
80 
28 
38 
Clunes 
90 8 hf-chs 
Dust 
560 
22 
39 
Do 
92 21 do 
Bro Mixed 
1050 
35 
40 
Glenorchy94 32 do 
Bro Pek 
1760 
52 bid 
41 
Do 
96 46 do 
Pekoe 
2300 
45 bid 
42 
G O 
98 1 do 
Congou 
50 
38 
43 
G O 
100 6 do 
Dust 
420 
22 
44 
G O 
102 1 do 
Red Leaf 
50 
28 
45 
Bismark 
104 2 ohests 
Fannings 
268 
27 
