Supplement to "CEYLON OBSERVER." 
WILSON & STANTON'S INDIAN, CEYLON, AND J AVI TEA REPORT. 
September 14//?, 1888. 13, Rood Lane, London, E C. 
" QUANTITY BROUGHT TO AUCTION IN LONDON 
From ist June to Date. 
Indian. Ceylon. Java. 
1887. 179,607 packages. 76,082 packages. 14,001 packages. 
1888. 220,312 „ 122,162 „ i9.5 2 5 
During the week — 
30,604 packages Indian \ 
6,273 n Ceylon I Total 39,011 packages have been offered in public auction. 
2,134 J a va J 
The lower prices established for Indian Tea last week have been maintained without notice- 
able alteration in any grade. 
The general selection has continued somewhat poor in quality, varied by an occasional invoice 
of fine Tea, amongst which some Darjeelings proved most attractive, the following averages 
Deing worthy of note : — " Dooteriah," 1/11 ; " Poobong," 1/9. 
The recent fall in quotations is not surprising, when it is remembered that since the ist June 
Dublic auctions have exceeded those of the corresponding period last year, by 40,000 packages Indian, 
and 46,000 packages Ceylon Tea. 
INDIAN. As an idea of the comparative prices of Indian Tea in London we quote :- 
DUST. (Fair ordinary, dark liquor) 
FANNING S. (Red to brown, strong rough liquor) 
BROKEN TEA. (Brownish to blackish, strong liquor) 
PEK. SOUG. (Blackish greyish, useful liquor) 
PEKOE. (Greyish to blackish some tip, useful liquor) 
PEK. SOUG. (Blackish greyish, inferior liquor) 
PEKOE. (Blackish, greyish, some tip, inferior liquor) 
1888. 
4*d. 
6d. 
7id. 
8U. 
9id. 
7 d. 
8d. 
188 
/> 
4 d. 
#d. 
4d. 
8fd. 
io£d. 
7 d. 
8|d. 
1886, 
7+d. 
7id. 
8±d. 
o|d. 
uid. 
CEYLON. The smaller supply catalogued consisted of only 4,784 packages on Garden account, 
the remainder being Invoices bought in the Colombo market. The demand has been brisk for all 
descriptions, the better liquoring sorts again attracting most attention, though no advance can be 
quoted : a better tone however prevails and the market is decidedly hardening. Arrivals are small, 
n fact at present hardly sufficient to meet the requirements of the trade. The following Invoices 
•ealized high averages :—" Hoolankande," " Pundaloya," 1/2; "New Valley," 
The 6,273 packages sold at an average of n^d. per lb. 
fAVA. The 2,134 packages were disposed of without quotable change in rates current last week. 
3f the total offerings " Sinagar " contributed 1,295 packages, 
"he 2,134 packages, of direct import sold at an average of 8d. per lb. 
MOVEMENTS OF TEA (in lbs) FROM ist JUNE TO 31st AUGUST, 1888. 
IDIAN ... 
F.YLON. . . 
VA 
hin a, etc. 
1886-1887. 
6.835.542 
2,318,250 
1,128,890 
61,445,290 
Imports. 
9,842,898 
4,059,120 
851 ,760 
41.015,432 
14,546,055 
6,591,698 
1,279,740 
44.453. 812 
1886-1887. 
14,707,680 
2,153,800 
1,153,670 
36,229,889 
Deliveries. 
1887-1888. 
16,964,316 
3,120,950 
934. 7 8 ° 
30,041,399 
17,725,413 
5,977,016 
1 ,040,900 
29,561,624 
Total lbs. 1 71,727,972 55,769,210 66,871,305 54,245,039 51,061,445 54,304,953 
1886-1887. 
12,771 .666 
2,029,750 
1, 20'', 240 
62,686 
Stock 
1887-1888. 
16,238,580 
3,225,610 
975. 3S0 
53.917.~34 
18S8-1SS9. 
2o,933.5 0 5 
5.233,188 
i.i53.32f 
59.28^.1 i_j 
78,69. ,470 74.357.3 0 4 86,604,14- 
BANK RATE. 4 per cent. EXCHANGE. Calcutta on London three months sight is. 45M. 
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