Supplement to "CEYLON OBSERVER." 
GOW, WILSON k STANTON'S INDIAN, CEYLON, AND JAVA TEA REPORT, 
March 22nd, 1889. 
QUANTITY BROUGHT TO AUCTION 
From 1st June to Date. 
Indian. Ceylon. 
1887- 1888. 866,592 packages. 180,739 packages. 
1888- 1889. 940,413 ,, 301,429 ,, 
13, Rood Lane, London, E.C. 
IN LONDON 
Java. 
31,807 packages. 
42,594 » 
During the week 
16,299 packages Indian ^ 
7,025 ,, Ceylon 
920 ,, Java 
Total 24,244 packages have been offered in public auction, 
With a total stock of Tea in the London warehouses no greater than at this time last year, and 
comparatively little to come forward, there seems no occasion to hurriedly force sales or to over- 
weight the market with excessive supplies. While the stock of Indian and Ceylon Tea exceeds 
that at the corresponding period of last season, it is well to bear in mind that the China stock is 
unusually light. The contingency must not be overlooked that the shortage in the export from 
China may throw a still larger proportion of the trade upon Indian and Ceylon Tea. 
The market just now is sensitive to a degree, and responds almost immediately to the great 
rregularities occurring in the volume of Tea with which it is supplied. 
The auctions for the past few weeks have been far above trade requirements, but during the 
>resent week have fallen to almost the lowest point yet recorded this season. 
INDIAN. W T ith unusually moderate offerings the market has somewhat recovered its tone, and 
;ood competition was maintained throughout. Quotations closed firm for all grades, with an upward 
endency for any Teas with attractive liquor. An invoice of 95 packages from the" Luckimpore" T Co. 
jealized an average of ; another invoice of 390 packages from the same Company realized an 
verage of 1/3. As an idea of the comparative prices of Indian Tea in London we quote : — 
DUST. 
FANNINGS. 
BROKEN TEA. 
PER. SOUG. 
PEROE. 
PER. SOUG. 
PEROE. 
6d. 
5*d. 
6|d. 
8d. 
9*d. 
6fd. 
7fd. 
1888, 
4*d. 
6|d. 
1887, 
Sid. 
9ld. 
1 old 
7|d. 
9ld. 
5d. 
5d. 
6d. 
Hid. 
9fd. 
(Fair ordinary, dark liquor) 18: 
(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) , 
JEYLsON. The offerings were lighter than last week,. The position has scarcely altered, but 
1 good Teas command attention, and anything with special character in liquor meets with keen 
nnpetition at hardening rates. Common or undesirable Teas are unchanged in value, although 
rhaps not selling quite so freely. Several parcels of extremely low grade Tea have recently been 
ceived from Ceylon and sold at prices under five-pence per pound. The export of such Teas 
the London market can do no good to the name which Ceylon Tea has acquired for its high 
l^dialitv. The following averages may be mentioned : — " Hoolankande," 2/2^; " Karagastalawa," 
:'U\ ; " Mayfield," 1/2 ; "Alnwick," 1/2 ; and " Taprobana," i/i# 
•;'Jn average of iod. per lb. was obtained. 
(jil^.'VA. Only 920 packages were brought to auction, mostly from the " Bagelen " estate which 
c jlflis represented by an invoice of 818 packages, the Teas being mostlv of fair quality realized an 
■erage of 8 ; ;d. A small invoice was also sold from the " Perbawatie " estate, which was very 
^nilar in quality to Indian, and realized an average of nd. An average of8fd. per lb. was obtained 
MOVEMENTS OF TEA (in lbs.) FROM 1st JUNE, TO 28th FEBRUARY. 
lvtt'5*' 
tok' (3. 
Imports. 
I 1886-1887. 1S87-1S88. 1S8S-1889. 
J, IA N 69,564,348 78,201,508 86/131,666 
Deliveries. 
1886-1SS7. 1887-1888. 1888-1889. 
54,790,314 63,679,578 66,711,594 
5,691,340 8,948,894 16,694,512 
2,722,830 . 2,199,750 2,819,600 
105.284.537 89,357,307 82,253,276 
Stock 
1886-1887. 1887-188S. 18S8-1889. 
35.505.930 37,8S 4 ,59i 44,043,618 
1,922,440 3,873.896 5,900,948 
,1,114,680 861,140 1,064,280 
^1,703.-92 64, 849,740 56,796,402 
.1a 2,606,310 2,002,490 2,958,760 
1 :na, etc ! 128,525,386 110,126,589 94.738,430 
X Total lbs. 1 206,444,664 200,669,781 202,301,196 
168,489,021 164,185,529 168,478,982 
100,246,342 107,469,367 107,805,248 
3ANK RATE. 3 per cent. EXCHANGE. Calcutta on London three 
1 
nonths sight is. 4$d. 
