Supplement to "CEYLON OBSERVER." 
GOW, WILSON & STANTON'S INDIAN, CEYLON, AND JAVA TEA REPORT. 
November ibth, 1888. 
During the week 
QUANTITY BROUGHT TO AUCTION 
From 1st June to Date. 
Indian. Ceylon. 
1887. 455,502 packages. 105,069 packages. 
1888. 5 I2 »755 » 169,198 „ 
13, Rood Lane, London, EC. 
IN LONDON 
Java. 
17,793 packages. 
27»4 8 7 
1 3 
10$ 
been offered in public auction. 
30,135 packages Indian ) 
3,026 ,, Ceylon J- Total 35,771 packages have 
2,610 ,, Java J 
Although auctions have been much lighter, the recent strain upon the market has severely taxed 
ts strength, and late abundant supplies have proved rather more than adequate to immediate 
lecessities. 
# [MIDI AN. The lower level of prices established last week has been about maintained, although 
ome irregularity has taken place in the bidding. Teas for price, which remained steady during 
he previous week, have now been affected by the general weakness. Speaking generally, the quality 
n offer has not been quite as attractive as arrivals of a few weeks since. 
Jjls an idea of the comparative prices of Indian Tea in London we quote :- 
a 9 
c ii 
c 
c 91 
c iof< 
■el 101 
|C HI 
>s 1 
SCI i 
ii, ' 
,0 C: 9 
10 (S i| 
U\ i 
11 q 
id 
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. 5d. 1887, 4d. 
6jd. „ : 5 d. 
7*d. „ 7id. 
8£d. „ |gd. 
„ gjd. „ iojd. 
7id. „ 7d. 
8Jd. „ gd. 
1886, 
7*d. 
6fd. 
yd. 
8fd. 
iod. 
JEYLON. Very few garden invoices were comprised in the limited selection. The proportion 
f Colombo bought Teas, reprints, and second hand lots, amounted to nearly one half of the offerings, 
ittle change has taken place from last weeks rates ; wherever invoices stood out through prominence 
liquor the bidding was generally animated. The following averages may be mentioned : — 
Silver Kandy," 1/3J ; " Chapelton," 1/3. An average of 1/0J per lb. was obtained. 
AVA. The assortment has been larger and more varied, comprising many very useful liquoring 
eas. An invoice of 1,240 packages from " Sinagar " included a large proportion of white tipped 
koe in boxes. The market continues fairly steady for all grades, 
ng still comparatively cheap owing to the limited shipping demand, 
e 2,610 packages, of direct import sold at an average of 8d. per lb. 
m 
edium Pekoes however, 
MOVEMENTS 
OF TEA 
(in lbs.) 
DURING 
OCTOBER. 
Imports. 
Deliveries. 
1SS6. 
1887. 
1888. 
1886. 
1888. 
Indian 
1 1,182,974 
12,953,92s 
15.563.913 
6,619,604 
8,294,094 
8,926,065 
Ceylon 
427,160 
815,810 
1,691 ,792 
683,770 
1,008,950 
!. 885,440 
Java 
l6 3.73° 
157,080 
345,800 
402,850 
226,800 
39S,l6o 
China, etc 
I5>252.«4 r> 
15,259,165 
7,728,095 
14,992,215 
11,022,167 
11,490,319 
Total lbs, 
27,026,710 
29,185,983 
25,329,600 

22,698,439 
20,552,041 
22.699,984 
ON . 
A, etc. 
Ti 
1886-1887. 
27, l8l ,000 
3,427,000 
I ,659,000 
95,010,000 
FROM 1st JUNE TO 31st OCTOBER, 1888. 
Imports. 
1887-1888. 
35.929,362 
5,655,800 
1,078,350 
66,935,197 
1S88-1S89. 
40,784,094 
9,735^9^ 
L ,796,270 
60,835,856 
18S6-1SS7. 
26,74 1 ,000 
3,624,000 
1,878,000 
63.402,000 
Deliveries. 
1887-188S. 
32,272,96s 
5,327,120 
1,480,430 
51,252,826 
1888-1889. 
34,146,429 
9735.852 
1,890,140 
50,229,287 
1SS6-18S7. 
21.0S5.000 
1,6(18,000 
1,0 
70,0 
'OTAL lbs. 
127,277,000 109,598,709 113,152,118 
95,645,000 90.333.344 96,001,708 
-•■OOO 
o.OOO 
Stock 
18S7-1SSS. 
27.016.2S4 
2,615,980 
656,320 
58,626,795 
188S-1SS9. 
30,761,211 
4.616.530 
S3 1, 250 
54.917,525 
3.SJ5.000 88,915,379 91. 126. 516 
ANK RATE. 5 per cent. EXCHANGE. 
Calcutta on London three months sight is. 4 
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