Supplement to "CE YLON OBSER VER." 
GOW, WILSON & STANTON'S INDIAN, CEYLON, AND JAVA TEA REPORT. 
A ugust 31st, 1888^ 13, Rood Lane, London, E,C 
QUANTITY BROUGHT TO AUCTION IN LONDON 
From 1st June to Date. 
Indian. Ceylon. Java. 
1887. 126,255 packages. 67,092 packages. 13,531 packages. 
1888. 161,849 „ 105,518 „ 15)272 „ 
During the week .j 
34,012 packages Indian ) 
10,313 ,, Ceylon!- Total 47,841 packages have been offered in public auction. 
3,516 „ Java J 
The heavy weight of Indian Tea brought to auction has consisted principally of medium and 
/eak liquoring descriptions, and these coming on an already depressed market have caused a 
arther decline in values. 
Teas for price have again suffered least, only ^d. decline being established on the week ; all 
ther sorts except the few very finest parcels, which maintain the advance previously noticed, are £d. 
3 id. per pound lower. 
N"DIAM. As an idea of the comparative prices of Indian Tea in London we quote : — 
DUST. 
(Fair ordinary, dark liquor) 
1888. 
4 ^d. 
1887, 4d. 
1886, 
7*4. 
FANNINGS. 
(Red to brown, strong rough liquor) 
(Brownish to blackish, strong liquor) 
5fd. 
7*d. 
BROKEN TEA. 
7*d. 
8M. 
PEK. SOUG. 
(Blackish greyish, useful liquor) 
8*d. 
io}d. 
PEKOE. 
(Greyish to blackish some tip, useful 
liquor) ,, 
g|d. 
1 oid. 
PEK. SOUG. 
(Blackish greyish, inferior liquor) 
7id. 
„ 7id. 
PEKOE. 
(Blackish, greyish, some tip, inferior 
liquor) ,, 
Sid. 
„ Sfd. 
!EY"LON. The large sales which have taken place have been composed for the most part of 
>od liquoring descriptions, a sprinkling of less desirable kinds was however noticeable, doubtless 
presenting Invoices of earlier manufacture which had been detained in Ceylon. 
Competition has been brisk and prices are fully maintained for all useful Teas, the commonest 
nds alone showing any irregularity. The following Invoices maybe mentioned: — " Blackstone," 1/4*; 
3ope," 1/4^ ; " Bogawantalawa," 1/4 ; " Goatfell," 1/4. The 10,313 packages sold at an average 
11 Id. per lb. 
A better selection was offered consisting of Invoices of direct import from nine Estates, 
nongst which Sinagar and Bagelen were the most attractive. Bidding was brisk and the offerings 
re all disposed of at slightly hardening rates. 
!ie 3,288 packages, of direct import sold at an average of 8*cL per lb. 
MOVEMENTS OF TEA (in lbs.) FROM 1st JUNE TO 31st JULY, 1888. 
IAN . 
LON . 
na, etc. 
Total lbs 
18S6-1887. 
2,443,464 
1,504,380 
572,250 
'1°. 6 55.022 
Imports. 
1 887-1888. 
3,043,086 
2,880,510 
621,390 
23,122,006 
1888-1889. 
4,723.572 
4. 1 79.336 
604,870 
29.433.885 
&ANK 
45,176,016 29,666,992 38,943,663 
18S6-1887. 
9,863,466 
1,336,020 
797,090 
24,282,077 
Deliveries. 
1S87-1888. 
11,260,116 
1,779,160 
653.45° 
19,062,671 
18S8-18S9. 
1 1,284,464 
3,860,314 
634,976 
'9,355.3oi 
36,278,653 32,755,397 35.i35.O40 
1886-18S7. 
13,222,458 
2,033,480 
1, 006,180, 
53.S45.--i5 8 
Stock 
1S87-1SS8. 
15,142,96s 
3,388,510 
1,022,350 
47.005,316 
1S88-18S9. 
i7.55i.97 1 
4.937. 528 
884,380 
54-472, 53" 
70,107,376 66,559,144 77.S46.409 
3. ATE. 3 per cent. EXCHANGE. Calcutta on London three months sight is. 4^-d. 
