•.implement to "CEYLON OBSERVER." 
COW, WILSON k STANTON'S INDIAN, CEYLON, AN JAVA TEA REPORT, 
March ist, 1889. 
], Rood Lane, London, B.C. 
INLONDON 
ava. 
2,050 packages. 
3803 „ 
QUANTITY BROUGHT TO AUCTION 
From ist June to Date. 
Indian. Ceylon. 
1887- 1888. 803,754 packages. 165,810 packages. 
1888- 1889. 866,214 ,, 277,695 ,, 
During the week 1 
25,708 packages Indian j Total 36,265 packages have ben offered in public auction, 
9,755 Ceylon r against 23,082 Indian ~ 5,362 Ceyln ; and 1,284 packages Java 
802 ,, J AVA ' l as t week. 
The quantity brought forward has been somewhat in excess of derings of the past few weeks, 
mt has not been sufficient to overweight the market. Buying ontinues general and operators 
ippear to have more confidence now that importers are not overburening them with an unnecessary 
veieht of Tea. 
The slightly larger quantity consisted mainly of usdil Teas from recent imports, 
howing a continuance of the good quality noticed last week, and tfes maintaining the improved 
[uotations lately current. Teas with poor or undesirable liquor ha^e not as yet participated to any 
ppreciable extent in the late advance in price, except for the lower^rades of Pekoe, which are now 
>eing taken more freely for export. The following averages are worthy of note : — "Dooteriah," 2/1% ; 
Meenglas," 1/11 ; " Darjeeling Co.," i, 
" Rungmook," 1/8 ; " Borokai Co.," i/& ; 
Turzum," 1/3. As an idea of the comparative prices of Indian Ta in London we quote :•' 
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) 
1889. 
6]1. 
5^ 
6|i. 
sU. 
ioi. 
81. 
1888, 4id. 1887, 5d. 
6|d. „ 6d. 
Sid. „ 6Jd. 
9^d. „ 8|d. 
,, iojd. ,, iojd. 
9id. 
/EYLON. Auctions have been comparatively heavy. Good liquoring Teas continue firm, 
avory kinds being in special demand. Teas with poor quality are depressed and difficult of sale, 
ccept at slightly reduced rates. Quality continues without materal alteration, except that here 
id there an improvement is noticeable, giving rise to the hope that better Teas will shortly be in 
rger supply. The following averages may be mentioned : — " Portswood," 1/5 ; "Norwood," 1/4 £■ ; 
Bogahawatte," 1/3-f ; " Chapelton," i/2f ; " Le Vallon," i/2§ ; " Kirkoswald," 1/2I and 
Bogawantalawa," 1/2. An average of io^d. per lb. was obtained. ¥ 
AVA. Only one auction was held, comprising Teas from two different Estates, the quality of 
hich was indifferent, and hence, although ' competition was fairly good, low averages were 
)tained. Catalogues are issued for 1,608 packages to be sold during next week, 
n average of 6|d. per lb. was obtained. 
lbs.) FROM ist JUNE TO 31st JANUARY. 
MOVEMENTS OF TEA 
(in 
MAN 
YLON 
i 
ina, etc. . . . 
Total lhs. 
1886-1887. 
62,653,122 
5.035.130 
2,255,890 
121,751,975 
iMPl'RTS. 
1887-1888. 
70,937.736 
9.077.944 
1,704,990 
99.953. 573 
1888-1889. 
77>9°2,55i 
16,000,568 
2,362,010 
88,306,413 
1886-1-887. 
47.903.634 
5,196,820 
2,433.030 
96,135,272 
Deliveries 
1887-1888. 
56,286,264 
7,888.318 
1,965,740 
79.733.77 1 
191,696.117 181,674^343 r84.631.542 
151,668,756 r45.874.T23 
iSSS-iSJ-g 
58,704,58 
i4.77>'-39 ; 
2.535.^ 
74.853-5 

18S6-1887. 
35.48r, 3S4 
1.703,47° 
1 ,054,060 
64,100,536 
Stock 
18S7-18SS. 
38,114.143 
3. 6 73- I 92 
797,650 
64,282,306 
1888-ibSo. 
43.381,51 j 
5,844,290 
751,870 
57.764.35^ 
102,339,450 106,867,201 107.743,02^ 
BANK RATE, 3 per cent. EXCHANGE. Calcutta on London three months sight is. y d. 
