SuMement to '•CEYLON OBSERVER." 
GOW, WILSON & STANTON'S INDIAN, CEYLON, AND JAVA TEA REPORT. 
November 30th, 1888. 
13, Rood Lane, London, E.G. 
QUANTITY BROUGHT TO AUCTION IN LONDON 
From 1st June to Date. 
Indian. Ceylon. Java. 
1887. 507,162 packages. 109,545 packages. 18,281 packages. 
1888. 566,291 ,, 181,794 „ 27,529 „ 
During the week ,™„„„__» 
21,946 packages Indian ) Total 25,285 packages have been offered in public auction 
3,339 „ Ceylon] as against 40,889 packages last week and 35, 771 packages during the 
previous week; while the aggregate for the fortnight ending 8th inst., totalled 97,362 packages. 
The auctions for the week have thus been upon a very moderate scale. With so considerable a 
iminution in the supplies, there has been less difficulty in absorbing the offerings, the relaxed 
ressure to sell having enabled purchasers to deal with their accumulated holdings. 
INDIANS remain without material alteration from last week's rates, except that all Teas 
leficient in liquor are somewhat weaker, especially the lower grades of Pekoes and Broken Pekoes. 
Teas with character and point in cup being on the other hand more enquired for. High averages 
fere obtained by the following gardens : — " Dootariah," 1/4^; " Borokai," 1/3. 
Travancore has been represented by a larger number of invoices than usual. An average of 
/- per lb. was obtained for " T.P.C.", of iofd. for " Penshurst ", and of 10M. for " C.E." 
lS an idea of the comparative prices of Indian Tea in London we quote : — 
DUST. 
(Fair ordinary, dark liquor) 
1888. 
5 |d. 1887, 
4 d. 
1886, 
7*d. 
FANNINGS. 
(Red to brown, strong rough liquor) 
) > 
6id. „ 
5d. 
>> 
6|d. 
BROKEN TEA. 
(Brownish to blackish, strong liquor) 
> •> 
7*d. „ 
7}d. 
6|d. 
PEK. SOUG. 
(Blackish greyish, useful liquor) 
5 5 
8d. 
8fd. 
8fd. 
PEKOE. 
(Greyish to blackish some tip, useful liquor) 
J > 
gd. „ 
iod. 
t » 
9fd. 
PEK. SOUG. 
(Blackish greyish, inferior liquor) 
J ) 
7d. 
7 d. 
PEKOE. 
(Blackish, g^ash, some tip, inferior liquor) 
J) 
8d. . „ 
8|d. 
I/EYLON. The decline noticed last week has become more pronounced. Although the auctions 
lere very light, prices were irregular and showed considerable weakness in Medium Pekoes and 
Iroken Pekoes. Pekoe Souchongs show a fractional decline, the lowest grades of Tea for price 
lone maintaining their value. Quality has been generally fair, although there have been few invoices 
liich have stood out from amongst the rest. The following averages may be mentioned : — 
|Court Lodge," 1/2I ; " Kabragalla M," 1/- ; " Culloden," 1/-. 
average of n^d. per lb. was obtained. 
L VAS have not been represented. 362 packages ex "Jason " are printed for sale next week. 
MOVEMENTS OF TEA (in lbs), FROM 1st JUNE TO 31st OCTOBER, 1888. 
HAN . . . 
LON . . . 
* 
na, etc. 
I8S6-I8S7. 
27, 181 ,000 
3,427,000 
1,659,000 
95,010,000 
Imports. 
1887-1888. 
35.929. 3°2 
5,655,800 
1,078,350 
66,935,197 
1 888- 1 889. 
40,784,094 
9.735. 898 
1,796,270 
60,835,856 
1886-1887. 
26,741 ,000 
3,624,000 
1 ,878,000 
63,402,000 
Deliveries. 
1887-1888. 
32,272,968 
5,327,120 
1,480,430 
51 ,252,826 
188S-1889. 
34,146,429 
9.735.852 
1,890,140 
50,229,287 
Total lbs. \ 127,277,000 109,598,709 113,152,118 
95,645,000 90,333,344 96,001,708 
1SSG-1S87. 
21,085,000 
1, 668,000 
1,01 2,000 
70,080,000 
Stock 
18S7-18SS. 
27,016,284 
2,615,980 
656,320 
58,626,795 
1888-1S89. 
30,761,21 1 
4,616,530 
831,250 
54.917.525 
845,000 88,915,379 91,126,516 
SANK RATE. 5 per cent. EXCHANGE. Calcutta on London three months sight is. 4 ^!. 
