THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. 
[May 1, 1894. 
bus already occurred id some quarterB, as sreo by 
the ebipoieDta to the Aastraliaa CulonieB md the 
PetBiaa Gult^ 
MANUFACTUHE, 
As regards the make of the leaf in Cej lon, it would 
appear that this process bas on the whole received 
oonaidersble attoution, though wben flushes were 
heavy iu Movemfaer aud Df camber, (r im Bome districts 
the appearance was brown and mixed, which might 
be partly attributable to want of wiiheriog space »t 
the factories. Similar caus'^s no doubt contributed 
to the difficulty of turniog out fine de«criptiona ; 
hence the large proportion with thin, pointless in- 
foBiors. It ia to be |hoped that the weathfr will 
enable planters to send tenn with more strength and 
flavour, BO that thoBe growths may not Tall in the 
estimation ol the pub'ic. With the largir out-put 
looked for, it should be north while to secure quility, 
even though by bo doing the quantity of common is 
lessened. 
Bulking, c&c— More factory -bulked tea has betn 
receired, espeoially from Ceylon, Rcd as a rule tV c 
appearance has been found siufflciently regular to 
obviate the need of i':currirg extra expense iu bulbing 
here. 
Analysis of Crop. 
Ceylon. — Arrivals since July 1 have not shown so 
muth fluctuation in quality as in the pr<«vioua year, 
though circumstancoB eviilcutly only admitted otthe 
manufaatnro of an ordinary crop. Low-lying district* 
will probably give a fairly good result; but thoee at 
a higher level appear to have had unusual obstacles 
tp contend with, and so have been unable to send 
the choice fnll-flavoured kin is looked fur from those 
quarters. 
From July 1 last about 74,000 packages have been 
disposed of here in excess of the same pericd of 
1892.93.— fl. and 0. Mail. 
ALUTKELLE GOLDEN TIPS. 
The box of Alutkelle estate Golden tips wbiob was 
offered Bl at the last tea sale waB again put up 
by Messrs, S3m)rviiie & Co. anl was bought 
by them at the rate of B2 per lb. The box weighs 
71b. 
NOTES ON PilODUOE AND FINANCE. 
Tea and Silver. — This is perhaps the quietest 
season of the year with those interested in the tea 
industry at home, as the feeling is one of expectation 
rather than activity. In about a month the tea 
companies will begin to issue their reports, and until 
these important documents are made public there is 
little to occasion much interest. The great 
currency question vehich agitates other commer- 
cial circles trading in the East is felt much 
less acutely by tea proprietors, who for the 
most part are not adversely affected, or at least 
do not feel the effect of the depreciated rupee in 
the same degree as Indian and Ceylon traders gen- 
erally. Indeed, the uniform steadiaess of tea shares 
and the prospects of tea oompanies generally are in 
marked contrast to the general disturbance and de- 
pression to be found eUewbere. The outlook generally 
for the tea induBtry ia anything but unsatisfactory, 
although, owing to exceptional circumstances, there 
may be a fev? oaaes whore the silver question is pre- 
judicial to uniform prosperity. There may be appre- 
hension at to the future if the decline in silver con- 
tinues, but on the whole that which has troubled the 
miiid of the exporter ia aooepted up to now by the 
imsjciter of produce with a certain degree of eqnani- 
mty. 
Last Week's Tea Mabket.— The market for all 
grades of Indian tea, says the Produce Market Seview, ia 
s.ronger, but the advanoe is most marked in the finest 
kiiide, which continue in comparative limited supply. 
gL'bo c9inmoaet desoriptions liav^ risen from |d to ^d 
with every appearance of inrr ased firmrese later 00. 
Iu medium kinds the advai.ce baa been greater, »nd the 
demands shows distinct improvement, Dotwithstand- 
ing the neir approach of Easter. Witti an iner<a«iog 
coQBumptioD, and a stroug statistical poeitiua,U will not 
be surprising if a further gent r«l advacce in the prices 
of Indian tea is esiablislied dur'ng the next few weeks. 
The public sales of CejHn teis have again been small 
aud a brisk busioebs baa been done in all descriptions, 
the tendency geotrHUy being dietioolly firmer while in 
many oaseB advanced rates were paid. With small 
supplies coming forwtr J during the n^xt few weeks and 
the strong statistical position of Indian teae, this im- 
provement is likely to last, and as prices are still very 
moderate, an increase in the demand from th« retail 
trade mny be expeated. The pr portion of fine 
growths sootinues very small and any tea* of good 
quality realised full prices. — H, and C. Mail, March 23. 
INDIAN TEA DISTRICTS. 
Darjeeling, Terai, and the Dooars are Buffer- 
ing from want of rain, and what with welle 
running dry and no water in the streams, 
matters are becoming serious. There have been 
heavy h.ailetormq in Sylhet and some gardens 
have been so Eeverely out up, that the damage 
has had to be specially reported on. — Nilgiri Neur. 
INJURIOUS INSECTS. 
For the Beventeenih year in snooeBsion Miss Or- 
merod hie issued her report, on this ocoaBion show- 
ing the nature of the principal insect-attaoks daring 
the year 1893. The prolonged drought was in many 
caees unfavonrable to plant-growth, vrbilst it was 
propitious to some insects, such as the Gout fly 
(Chlorops taenioBUF). For eel-wormsan application 
of 6,000 lb. per acre of carbolto aoid mixed with 
tweniy times its bulk of water, is recommended , 
but for greenhoQsea no hope is entertained of getting 
rid of all the pests, — Gardeners' Chronicle. 
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BRITISH GUIANA. 
British Guiana ie justly entitled to plume itself 
upon its excaptional prosperity. When Tro'lope 
visited it he was struck with the evidences of its 
well being, at a time when most of the Weet 
Indian Islands were depressed ; and sinoe then 
the sugar-planters have oontinaed to do well and 
the gold mines, first worked in 1886. are already 
producing at the rate of half a million a year. 
This does not quite justify aa official surmise that 
" the goldfields of British Guiana will equal, if not 
BurpaBs, those of California and Australia "; but 
it acoounts for labour on the plantations being 
scarce. Still it is hardly fair of local patriots to 
invite Europeans to emigrate to this prosperous 
settlement. The Blue Book we have ju6t quoted 
honestly describes British Guiana as a " great 
lone lind, whose forests are as pathless and gloomy 
as those of darkest Africa, whose soil teems wilh 
gold and natural riches but where the climate ia 
treaoherouB to the stranger and where the seeker 
after wealth is as likely to find a grave aa afortaDe." 
— Westminster Budget, 
Tea in the Wynaad Ib decidedly looking op. 
Mr. Romilly's 130 acres which be planted np 
last June on bis estate at Maypadi is looking 
remarkably well, and up to date he hts only bus- 
tained abcu. 4 per cent of failures. He intends 
planting up another 170 acres of tea this year.- 
the elevation of bis estate is, we may mention 
some 2,000 to 3,000 feet, this means huge yields. 
ItKiian Planters' Gazette. 
