Supplement to "CEYLON OBSERVER." 
GOW, WILSON & STANTON'S INDIAN, CEYLON, AND JAVA TEA REPORT. 
August 17th, 1888. 
13, Rood Lane, London, E,C, 
IN LONDON 
Java. 
11,653 packages. 
10,239 
QUANTITY BROUGHT TO AUCTION 
From 1st June to Date. 
Indian. Ceylon. 
1887. go, 749 packages. 56,729 packages. 
. 1888. 111,002 „ 89,545 „ 
During the week _ — — l — l_ 
27,475 packages Indian \ 
6,417 ,, Ceylon -Total 34,825 packages have been offered in public auction. 
933 v J AVA > 
The large auctions of the past week have induced a considerable amount of irregularity in 
quotations of Indian Teas. Although a tendency towards cheaper rates has been exhibited, any 
Teas possessing special features in liquor have sold for high prices. 
In spite of the unprecedentedly low rates still ruling for Broken Pekoes, sufficient attention has 
not yet centred upon these grades to promote a re-action from the present level of prices. 
Generally the selection has been of a useful character, but few really fine invoices have as yet 
ome to hand. Amongst the highest averages may be mentioned the following: — "Margaret's 
Hope," 1/6; " Castleton," 1/5I ; " Goomtee," 1/5. 
CNDIAN. As an idea of the comparative prices of Indian Tea in London we quote : — 
DUST. 
FANNINGS. 
BROKEN TEA. 
PEK. SOUG. 
PEKOE. 
PEK. SOUG. 
PEKOE. 
(Fair ordinary, dark liquor) 
(Red 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) 
1888. 
4*4. 
1887, 
4£d. 1886, 
7*d. 
5fd- 
7*d. 
> > 
5<1- „ 
7*d. 
>> 
7 d - . » 
8|d. 
9 d. 
;> 
9id. „ 
iojd. 
9fd. 
5) 
1 id. „ 
nfd. 
? 1 
7 M. 
8*d. 
) > 
9|d. 
yEYLaON. The week's offerings were comparatively light, and consequently almost insufficient 
)r the increased requirements of the trade. A firm tone thus characterized the bidding throughout, 
suiting in a fractional though distinct advance in nearly all descriptions ; this improvement is 
lost pronounced in all better liquoring kinds, of which we are glad to record an increasing 
roportion. The following averages may be mentioned: — " Loolecondera, " OBEC, 1/6; 
Rahatungoda," 1/2 j| ; " Dedugalla," 1/2I; " Poengalla," i/if. 
he 6,417 packages sold at an average of n|d. per lb. 
ftJVA. Of the 933 packages Java Tea brought to auction, 733 only were of direct import, and 
ese consisted chieflv of Medium Teas which sold at rates similar to those current last week, 
le 733 pkgs. of direct import sold at an average of 7^d. per lb. 
MOVEMENTS OF TEA (in lbs.) FROM 1st JUNE TO 31st JULY, 
1888. 
'LON 
na, etc 
Total lbs. 
l.MPl'RTS. 
1886-1887. 1887-1888. I88S-I8S9. 
2,443,464 3,043,086 4,723,572 
1,504,380 2,880,510 4,179,336 
572,250 621,390 604,870 
40,655,922 23,122,006 29,435,885 
Deliveries. 
1886-1887. 1887-1888. 1888-1889. 
9,863,466 11,260,116 11,284,464 
1,336,020 1,779,160 3,860,314 
797,090 653,450 634,970 
24,282,077 19,062,671 19.355.301 
Stock 
1886-1S87. 1S87-1888. 18SS-1SS9. 
13,222,458 15,142,96s 17,551,971 
2,033,480 3,388,510 4,937,528 
1,006,180 1,022,350 884,380 
53,845,258 47,005,316 54,472,530 
45,176,016 29,666,992 38,943,663 
36.278,653 32,755.397 35.i35.049 
70,107,376 66,559,144 77,846,409 
ANK RATE. 3 per cent. EXCHANGE. Calcutta on London three months sight is. 4&d. 
