foment to "CEYLON OBSERVER." 
GOW, WILSON & STANTON'S INDIAN, CEYLON, AND JAVA TEA REPORT. 
■tary nth, 1889. 13, Rood Lane, London, EC 
" QUANTITY BROUGHT TO AUCTION IN LONDON 
From 1st June to Date. 
Indian. Ceylon. Java. 
1887- 1888. 628,657 packages. 133,340 packages. 22,073 packages. 
1888- 1889. 684,804 ,, 218,378 „ 29,892 
ing the week 
34)45 1 packages Indian ]_ Total 43,985 packages have been offered in public auction. 
9,534 Ceylon) j r 0 r 
It is satisfactory to learn that the Home Consumption of Tea during the past twelve months, 
e heaviest on record, being 185,556,214 lbs., against 183,635,885 lbs. in 1887, and 178,894,151 lbs. 
586. The poor deliveries of all Tea which took place last month, and which gave rise to much 
)pointment, appear therefore to indicate only a temporary slackness in trade, which must be 
terbalanced sooner or later by more extensive clearances. 
Amount of Tea (in lbs.) taken for HOME CONSUMPTION, from 1st January to 31st December. 
1886. 1887. 1888. 
68,419,618 83,112,272 87,210,294 
6,245,220 9,941,860 18,553,054 
104,229,313 9o,5 8l >753 79,792,866 
Indian 
Ceylon 
China, etc. 
Total lbs. 
178,894,151 
183,635,885 
185,556,214 
Motice has been issued by the Customs to the effect that the name of the country of production 
d be stated, when Tea is removed from any warehouse, either for Export or Home Con- 
tion. This will doubtless enable the Customs to distinguish the Exports of Indian and Ceylon 
rom those of China Tea, a matter which has now become of great importance to the Tea trade. 
>XAN. Auctions, although heavier than for many weeks past, have not been excessive. The 
:ity was easily absorbed, and prices all round have remained very firm, the higher grades of 
b and Broken Pekoe, with marked point in cup being decidedly dearer. As an idea of the 
arative prices of Indian Tea in London we quote : — - 
1889. 
DUST. 
FANNINGS. 
BROKEN TEA. 
PEK. SOUG. 
PEKOE. 
PEK. SOUG. 
PEKOE. 
(Fair ordinary, dark liquor) 1889. 6d. 
(Red to brown, strong rough liquor) ,, 6d. 
(Brownish to blackish, strong liquor) ,, 7|d. 
(Blackish greyish, useful liquor) ,, 8Jd. 
(Greyish to blackish some tip, useful liquor) ,, 9^d. 
(Blackish greyish, inferior liquor) ,, 7jd. 
(Blackish, greyish, some tip, inferior liquor) ,, 7fd. 
1888, 
4id. 
6d. 
8d. 
9ld. 
io±d. 
7id. 
Qd. 
188 
/> 
5*d. 
6Jd. 
7d. 
8$d. 
iod. 
LON. Under the influence of larger auctions, the market has lost the recovery noticed last 
and prices have receded to their former level. Good liquoring and fbvory Teas alone corn- 
steady rates and attract competition, all other kinds being neglected by buyers, 
erage of ioj-d. per lb. was obtained. 
A.. No auctions have been held, catalogues are issued for 727 packages, to be offered on the 
1st, amongst which are invoices from the " Bagelen" and " Bodjonagara" Estates. Catalogues 
lso just been issued for 922 packages to be sold on the 21st and 22nd inst. 
MOVEMENTS OF TEA (in lbs.) FROM 1st JUNE TO 31st DECEMBER, 1888. 
A lbs. 
Imports. 
1886. , 1887. 1888. 
52,654,968 59,664,01s 65,680,188 
4,456,880 7,721,160 13,340,324 
1,984,220 1,477,560 2,165,310 
114,268,320 91,783,850 8o,I9I,82I 
Deliveries. 
1886. 1887. 1888. 
40,493,796 48,181,146 49,772,658 
4,661,540 6,859,030 12,833,466 
2,271,050 1,766,730 2,323,020 
85,086,928 70,031,449 66,014.847 
Stock 
1686. 1S87. 1SS8. 
32,887,308 34, 842,762 40,031,076 
1,0(30,460 3,149,430 5,129,97s 
994.37° 7°9> 2 3° 767.410 
67.601,852 64,697,065 5S. 487,930 
I73'364.38S 160,646,588 l6l.377.643 
132.513.314 126, 838,355 130,943,991 
103.153,993 103,458,487 104.416.^94 
-fH 
K RATE. 4 per cent. EXCHANGE. Calcutta on London three months sight is. 4fd. 
