Supplement to "CEYLON OBSERVER." 
GOI, WILSON & STANTON'S INDIAN, CEYLON, AND JAVA TEA REPORT. 
December 2&H1, 1888. 
13, Rood Lane, London, E.C 
QUANTITY BROUGHT TO AUCTION IN LONDON 
From 1st June to Date. 
Indian. Ceylon. Java. 
1887. 5^9' °9 2 packages. 122,700 packages. 19,621 packages. 
1888. 638,045 
204,336 
29,524 
The market has remained closed since our last report, and will not re-open until Monday next. 
With this circular we print a table, showing' the Imports and Deliveries of Indian and Ceylon Tea 
during each month of the past few years, with the Stocks at the end of each month ; ami giving also 
the China figures for the total seasons. 
Since the 1st June the Home Comsumption of Tea in Great Britain has consisted of the 
following proportions : — 
1st June to 30th November, 1888 
1st June to 30th November, 1887 
1st June to 30th November, 1S86 
Indian. 
Per cent. 
45 
44 
37 
Ceylon. 
Per cent. 
12 
6 
4 
China, etc. 
Per cent. 
43 
50 
59 
The comparison for the three periods given above is instructive, and appears to indicate that the 
heavy fall in the price of Indian Tea in the latter period of 1887, caused a rapid increase in 
Consumption, a similar effect following the fall in the price of Ceylon Tea during 1888. 
As an idea of the comparative prices of Indian Tea in Londo 
DUST. (Fair ordinary, dark liquor) if 
FANNINGS. (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) 
MOVEMENTS OF TEA (in lbs.) FROM 1st JUNE TO 30th NOVEMBER, ic 
quote : — 
6£d. 1887, 
4jd. 1886, 5W. 
6}d. 
5|d. „ 6c";. 
y\d. „ 6fd 
8Jd. „ 
g\d. „ 8£d 
9id. „ 
iod. „ 9J1I 
7*d. 
7*d. 
2jf „ 
8Jd. 
Indian 
Ceylon 
Java 
China, ete-. • -. 
Total lbs. 
Imports. 
!887-iSSS. 1S8S-1889. 
46,566,360 52,221,129 
6,5*,?3P 11,324.862 
1,233,820 1,992,690 
81,522,161 69,751,526 
3S,54i.37S 
3,926,560 
1,856,330 
104,225,854 
148,550,122 130550,471 135,290,207 
Deliveries 
1887-188S. 1888-1889. 
40,875,204 4 2 .7 6 9.3 2 ° 
6,117,13" u.425.332 
1.653.54° 2,173,920 
60,858,699 59.241.859 
1 886-1 887. 
33,899,250 
4,190,330 
2,119,710 
75.437.295 
115,646,585 109,504.573 115.610.431 
Stock 
1SS7-1SJS. I888-I8S9. 
29,051,6^6 13,575.355 
2,698,300 4,522,650 
638,680 ^ 743.S90 
63.607.SS6 /54, 820,623 
1 886- 1 887. 
25,318,860 
1,601,350 
967,820 
67,260,019 
95,148,049 95,9,15,912/ 01,662,51s 
BANK RATE. 5 per cent. EXCHANGE. Calcutta on London three months s ght is. 4;,! 
