■thhkment to "CEYLON OBSERVER." 
GOW, WILSON & STANTON'S INDIAN. 
CEYLON, AND JAVA TEA REPORT. 
February Sth, 1889. 
during the week 
QUANTITY BROUGHT TO AUCTION 
From 1st June to Date. 
Indian. Ceylon. 
1887- 1888, 737,965 packages. 153,681 packages. 
1888- 1889. 794>9 86 .» 256,302 
13, Rood Lane, London, E,C. 
IN LONDON 
Java. 
2 5,497 packages. 
32,949 
26,47.2 packages Indian j 
9,544 ,, Ceylon ( Total 36,113 packages have been offered in public auction. 
97 ?.) J AVA 
After a period of quiet, business in the country^has somewhat revived, and deliveries of British 
o-rown Tea during January were again upon an encouraging scale, Indian Teas especially being so 
argely cleared as to exceed the deliveries of any previous month. 
On the whole bidding in the auctions was more general and there was evidence of a desire on 
he part of the trade to purchase at fully current rates for all Teas with any character. 
DIAN- Indians ruled with a somewhat improved tone, Teas with quality being very firm. 
)ark thick liquoring Broken Pekoes over 1/1 are in strong demand, and show a marked recovery 
om recent depressed rates. There is a scarcity of fine liquoring Pekoes, and the few on offer 
ius command steady rates. The following averages are worthy of note, 
Pusumbing," 1/5I ; " Margaret's Hope," 1/5^ ; " Ghillidari," 1/ 
le " Lebong Tea Co.," 1/3J ; and the " Darjeeling Co.," 1/3 J. 
rices of Indian Tea in London we quote : — ■ 
the 
Barnesbeg 
Tukvar, 
division of 
I/Si 
As an idea of the comparative 
DUST. 
FANNINGS. 
BROKEN TEA. 
PEK. SOUG. 
PEKOE. 
PEK. SOUG. 
PEKOE. 
1889. 
6Jc 
ft 1888, 
4*d. 
1887, 
5id. 
5fc 
6-fd. 
64d. 
7 d 
Bid. 
7 d. 
8d. 
9l d. 
9 d, 
9¥ 
m .„ 
ioid. 
iofd. 
6fc 
1" » 
m 
7¥ 
1. „ 
9id. 
(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) 
JEYLON. The Ceylons, wherever the liquor was attractive, commanded attention and sold with 
Dod competition at firm rates. Poor Teas and low Pekoe Souchongs are easier, showing a drop in 
)me instances of a farthing to a halfpenny per pound. There is not much change to note in regard 
) quality ; although there is a slight sprinkling of good Teas, a large proportion of the offerings 
u insisted of medium and poor kinds. The following averages may be mentioned, "Chapelton," 1/2; 
Geddes," i/'if; " Bogawantalawa," i/i|; "Kew,"'i/i; and " Midlands," 
n average of iod. per lb. was obtained. 
A"VA. No Teas of direct import have been brought to auction. Catalogues are issued for 1735 
ickages. 
MOVEMENTS OF TEA in lbs. 
' L I I t 
1/1; " Lippakelie," i/o]. 
in 
DURING JANUARY. 
Imports. 
Deliveries. 
1887. 
1888. 
1889. 
1887. 
18S8. 
1889. 
Indian 
Java 
China, etc 
9.998,154 
578,250 
271,0370 
7,483. c 55 
11,273,718 
1,356,784 
227,430 
8,169,723 
12, 282,363 
2,660,244 
196,700 
8,114,592 
7,409,838 
535.280 
i6j,9So 
11,048,244 
5,105, 1 iS 
1,029,318 
199,010 
9,702,322 
8,931.927 
1.945.932 
212,240 
8,838,464 
Total lbs, 
18,331,729 
21,027,655 
23,253.899 
19,155,342 i 
9,035,768 
19.92S.503 
1 
FROM 1st JUNE TO 31st JANUARY. 
DIAN . 
VI.ON 
una, etc. . . • 
Total lbs. 
1886-18S7. 
62,653,122 
5.035.130 
2,23>.S<)0 
121^51.975 
Impc.rts. 
1887-1S8S. 
7".937.73 6 
9.077.94-1 
1 ,704,990 
99.953.573 
1888-1889, 
77,962,551 
2,362.010 
88,306,413 
184,631,542 
BANK RATE 
1886-18S7. 
47.903.634 
5,196,820 
2.433.03° 
96,135,272 
Deliveries. 
1887-1888. 1S88-1889; 
56, 2X6,264 
7.888,348 
1,965,740 
79.73.v77 1 
58,704,5.^ 
14.779.3. iS 
2.535.2$o 
74.S53.a# 
151,668,756 145,874,123 150,872,4 
1886-1SS7. 
35.4Si,3S4 
1,703,470 
1,054,060 
64,100,530 
Stock 
18S7-1SSS. 
38,114,143 
3,673.192 
797.650 
64,282.306 
1S8S-18S9. 
43. 3 s 1,5 1 2 
5,S.|.|,2oo 
75L S70 
57,764,352 
102,339,450 106,867,291 107,742.024 
EXCHANGE. Calcutta on London three months sight 
is. 4 ::d. 
