Supplement to "CEYLON OBSERVER." 
GOW, WILSON & STANTON'S INDIAN, CEYLON, AND JAVA TEA REPORT. 
March 8th, 1889. 
QUANTITY BROUGHT TO AUCTION 
Fiou 1st June to Date. 
Indian. Ceylon. 
1887- 1888. 820,010 packages. 171,942 packages. 
1888- 1889. 898,871 „ 284,522 „ 
13, Rood Lane, 
IN LONDON 
Java. 
27,773 packages. 
3 8 .492 
London, E C. 
During the week 
3 2 >657 packages jL^ 1 ^) Total 41,173 packages have been offered in public 
j AyA j against 25,708 Indian, 9,755 Ceylon, 802 Java last week. 
auction, 
6,827 
1,689 
The deliveries of both Indian and Ceylon Tea during February were good, and totalled 
,922,123 lbs., as against 8,453,860 lbs. in February, 1888. 
The week's auctions have again been heavy, and exceeded the large offerings of last week, 
lie market was unprepared for so great a volume of Tea, and showed decided signs of weakness. 
It is not unlikely that the publication of last months satisfactory deliveries will induce many 
nporters to supply the market somewhat less abundantly. 
NDIAN*. Monday's auction passed with fair spirit, but the large quantity brought forward on 
/ednesday — 12,460 packages — proved more than buyers were willing to take at current rates. As 
any sellers declined to accept the prices offered, an unusually large proportion was withdrawn, 
hursday's sale showed little recovery, and prices for the week closed irregularly with a drooping 
ndency for all but specially attractive parcels. 
Is an idea of the comparative prices of Indian Tea in London we quote : — 
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pnii 
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. 
6Jd. 
5|d. 
6fd. 
8*d. 
9fd. 
6fd. 
7*d. 
1888, 
4 |d. 
6id. 
8d. 
Old. 
1887, 
rd. 
IO 
7id. 
9 d. 
5d. 
6|-d. 
8|d. 
9fd. 
5YLON. The offerings were more moderate than last week, and contained a fair sprinkling of 
as with quality and flavor. Competition was good for all Teas with " point," Teas for price 
$Jing also very steady at last week's rates. The improvement in quality noticed last week continues, 
following averages may be mentioned : — " Agrakande," 1/4^ ; " Wattegodde," 1/3! ; 
iVaverley," i/2f ; " Goatfell," 1/2J. An average of ud. per lb. was obtained. 
^.VA. Sales passed with fair competition but quotations remain unchanged. Quality continues 
or, as is frequently the case at this season of the year. An average of J\d. per lb. was obtained. 
MOVEMENTS OF TEA in lbs. DURING FEBRUARY. 
1S87. 
Indian j 6,911,226 
Ceylon 713,490 
•Java 35°.4 2 ° 
China, etc. ... . ' 6,773,411 
Total lbs, 14,748,547 
Imports. 
1888. 
7.263,772 
1,261 ,250 
297,500 
10,173,016 
1889. 
8,669,115 
1,971,772 
596.750 
6,432,017 
18, 995. 53 s 17,669,654 
6,886,680 
494,520 
289,800 
9.149.365 
Deliveries. 
1888. H 
7>393 3 I 4 
1,060,546 
234,010 
9,623,536 
18S9. 
8,007,009 
1,915,114 
284,340 
7,400,025 
16,820,365 18,311,406 17,606,488 
FROM 1st JUNE, TO 28th FEBRUARY. 
,N ....... 
,014 
a, etc. . . . 
Total lbs. 
1886-18S7. 
69,564.348 
5,748,620 
2,606,310 
128,525,386 
Imports. 
18S7-188S. 
78,201,50s 
10,339,194 
2,002,490 
110,126,589 
1888-1889. 
86,631,666 
i7.97 2 .340 
2,958,760 
94,738,430 
206,444,664 200,669,781 202,301,196 
Deliveries. 
1886-1887. 1887-15 
54,790,314 
5,691,340 
2,722,830 
105,284,537 
63,679,578 
8,948,894 
2,i99.75o 
89.357.307 
1S8S-1SS9. 
66,711,594 
16,694,512 
2,Sig,6oo 
82,253,276 
168,489,021 164, 185,529 168,478,9s-.: 
1886-1^87. 
Stock 
1SS7-1SSS. 
37,884,591 
3.873,896 
861,140 
64,849,740 
18S8-1SS0. 
44,043.618 
5,900,948 
1,064,280 
56,796,402 
107,469,367 107,805, 24S 
ANK RATE. 3 per cent. EXCHANGE. Calcutta on London thfee months sight is. 
