Supplement to "CEYLON OBSERVER." 
WILSON & STANTON'S INDIAN, CEYLON, AND JAVA TEA REPORT. 
A 11 gust 
yd, 1888. 
Hiring the week 
QUANTITY BROUGHT TO AUCTION 
From 1st June to Date. 
Indian. Ceylon. 
1887. 56,528 packages. 44,178 packages. 
1888. 78,432 „ 78,830 
13, Rood Lane, London, E C 
IN LONDON 
Java. 
9,192 packages. 
8,216 
19,015 packages Indian ) 
9,999 ,, Ceylon .-Total 30,749 packages have been offered in public auction. 
i,735 » Java i 
Auctions this week have been the heaviest since March ; they have been generally well 
supported by buyers. 
The Indians consisted almost entirely of New Season's Teas, many of which are beginning to 
show improved quality, the selection as a whole being now of very useful quality and good value. 
Sales have passed with some irregularity, and it is probable that the present heavy auctions 
being limited to two days a week have somewhat taxed the powers of buyers. The new rule con- 
cerning sale days will come into operation next week, and it is generally expected that both Indian 
and Ceylon Teas will benefit by the alteration. 
INDIAN. As an idea of the comparative prices of Indian Tea in London we quote : — 
(Fair ordinary, dark liquor) 188S. 
(lied to brown, strong rough liquor) 
(Brownish to blackish, strong liquor) 
(Blackish greyish, useful liquor) 
(Greyish to blackish some tip, useful liquor) 
(Blackish greyish, inferior liquor) 
(Blackish, greyish, some tip, inferior liquor) 
It is gratifying to note that offerings are beginning to show distinctly improved 
uality — happily a regular occurrence at this period of the season, — as we have pointed out upon 
>revious occasions. It is therefore to be hoped and expected that invoices arriving during the next 
2w weeks will confirm the experience of former years. 
The deliveries for July are most encouraging to this enterprise — having not only overtaken the 
m ports, but having also exceeded the deliveries in any previous month by over 40 per cent. 
Recent low quotations have evidently driven the Teas very largely into consumption and opened 
new channels ; it is significant that the better prices latterly ruling have in no way checked 
msumption — deliveries for July having been 40 per cent above those of June, in spite of the higher 
rices; it is therefore probable that the gradually improving quality has to some extent been the 
Luse of the increased deliveries in July. The 9,999 packages sold at an average of n£d. per lb. 
A.VA- Although the quantity brought to auction was not much in excess of last week, a larger number 
Gardens was represented ; the selection on the whole being of fair useful quality. There is very 
tie change to report in quotations. The 1,412 pkgs. of direct import sold at an average of y^d. 
MOVEMENTS OF TEA (in lbs.) DURING JULY. 
DUST. 
FANNINGS. 
BROKEN TEA. 
PEK. SOUG. 
PEKOE. 
PEK. SOUG. 
PEKOE. 
4|-d. 
1887, 
4i< 
I. 1886, 
7*d- 
5fd- 
> J 
5d 
S? 
7*d. 
7 |d. 
J J 
7d.. „ 
8*d. 
gd. 
5 » 
9 d 
J » 
io}d. 
iod. 
» 5 
10- 
iifd. 
8d. 
5 J 
7 d 
r " 
8-fd. 
) » 
9 d 
Indian- . . . 
Ceylon . . . 
Java 
China, etc. 
18S6. 
1,825,782 
880,820 
374.920 
31,061,800 
Imports. 
1887. 
2,001 ,690 
1 ,650,270 
233,660 
19,080,441 
iSSS. 
3.325.743 
2,040,094 
416,920 
22,739,008 
1886. 
5,039,568 
766,310 
384,510 
13.349.259 
Deliveries. 
1887. 
5,661,804 
998,590 
365.47 0 
io,iS6,943 
1888. 
5.923.545 
2,266,106 
294.350 
10,916,691 
Total lbs, i 34.143.322 22,966,061 28,521,765 | 19,539,647 17,212,807 19,400,692 
FROM 1st JUNE TO 31st JULY, 1888. 
N --- r886-iSS7. 
2 ; 2,443,464 
'* ... ' 1,504,380 
H- 572.250 
|\ljU i 40,655,922 
Imports. 
I8S7-I88S. 
3,043,086 
2,880,510 
621,390 
23,122,006 
1SS8-1889. 
4,723,572 
4. 1 79.336 
604,870 
29,435,885 
1886-1887. 
9,863,466 
1,336,020 
797,090 
24,282,077 
Deliveries. 
18S7-1S88. 
1 1,260,1 16 
1,779,160 
653.450 
19,062,671 
188S-1SS9. 
1 1,284,464 
3,860,314 
634,970 
'9.355.3oi 
1 886- 1 88;. 
13,222,458 
2,033,460 
1,006,180 
53,845.258 
Stock 
1887-188S. 
15,142,968 
3.388,510 
1 ,022,350 
47,005,316 
1SSS-1S89. 
J7.55i.97 1 
4.937.528 
884,380 
54,472,530 
Libs. 
45,176,016 29,666,992 38,943,663 
36,278,653 32,755.397 35.135.049 
70,107,376 66,559,144 77,846,400 
RATE. 2.] per cent. EXCHANGE. Calcutta on London three months sight is. 
