implement Jo "CEYLON OBSERVER," 
GOW, WILSON & STANTON'S INDIAN, CEYLON, AND JAVA TEA REPORT. 
3, Rood Lane, London, E C, April 26th, 1889, 
QUANTITY BROUGHT TO AUCTION IN LONDON 
From 1st June to Date. 
Indian. Ceylon, Java. 
1887- 1888. 936,645 packages. 202,720 packages. 39>595 packages. 
1888- 1889. 1,011,394 . „■ 334»9 2 9 »» 4 8 >355 J 
uring the week 
1,408 packages Indian 
2,950 ,, Ceylon. 
Total 4,358 packages have been offered in public auction, 
The market remained closed for the holidays until yesterday, when sales of both Indian and 
eylon Tea were held. Very little alteration has taken place in quotations, but the bidding at 
;sterday's auction was fairly animated. 
INDIAN. The small amount catalogued for this week was readily disposed of at steady rates, 
ith occasionally a tendency to advance upon Teas for price. 
s an idea of the comparative prices of Indian Tea in London Ave quote : — 
DUST. (Fair ordinary, dark liquor) 188 
FANNINGS. (Red to brown, strong rough liquor) ,, 
BROKEN TEA. (Brownish to blackish, strong liquor) ,, 
PEK. SOUG. (Blackish greyish, useful liquor) ,, 
PEKOE. (Greyish to blackish some tip, useful liquor) ,, 
PEK. SOUG. (Blackish greyish, inferior liquor) ,, 
PEKOE. (Blackish, greyish, some tip, inferior liquor) ,, 
EYLON. The auction on Thursday passed with fair spirit at previous rates, the only change 
1 dng a somewhat improved demand for Broken Pekoes. 12,595 packages are advertised for sale 
Uxt week. The following averages may be mentioned: — The " Wallaha " Estate of the Ceylon 
ea Plantations Co., Limited, 1/2 ; and " Bellwood," 1/-. 
in average of iod. per lb. was obtained. 
5*d. 
1888a 4 fd. 
1887, 
4*d. 
5d. 
„ I 7d- 
") 1 
5*d. 
6U. 
1 -9 d - 
J ) 
6|d. 
7id. 
,, 1 iod. 
1 J 
8Jd. 
gd. 
„ f 1 id. 
J 1 
io|d. 
6*d. 
„ \ Ud. 
7lA- 
„ f 9|d. 
:ek. 
. No auctions have been held, but 2,841 packages are catalogued for next and the following 
MOVEMENTS OF TEA (in lbs.) FROM 1st JUNE, TO 31st MARCH. 
( YLON 
H 
(Jina, etc. . . . 
Total lbs. 
)IAN 
1886-1887. 
75.053.832 
6,494,900 
2,989,630 
132,081 ,301 
IMIH'RTS. 
1887-1888. 
83,696,821 
11,583,160 
.2,471,210 
114,962,387 
I8S8-ISS9. 
92,088,054 
20,449,182 
3,374,700 
98,01 i,S74 
1886-1887. 
61,941,314 
6 > 3°7.57° 
3,030,480 
115,441,367 
Deliveries, 
1SS7-18S8. 
71,111,802 
10,030,744 
2,441,180 
98,517,983 
1S8S-18S9. 
74,855,493 
1 X.Kn.izn 
1886-1887. 
33,844,626 
2,054,290 
1,190,350 
55.102,377 
Stock 
18S7-18SS. 
35,947,680 
4,033,012 
1 ,088,430 
60,524,862 
1888-1889. 
41,356, 107 
6,239.95^ 
1,084,160 
52,136,281 
216,619,663 212,713,578 213,923,810 
186,720,731 182,104,709 187,099,828 
92,191,643 101,593,984 100,816,500 
3ANK RATE. z\ per cent. EXCHANGE. Calcutta on T ^ondon three months sight is. 4fd. 
