The diagram on the front page shows the progress made in the principal external 
markets during the past five years, giving also, as nearly as can be ascertained, the total 
quantities of both Indian and Ceylon Tea used outside the United Kingdom. The progress 
made is remarkable, and indications point to a still more rapid and important development 
in some of the chief markets, in the near future. 
With the coming crop from India estimated at about 140,000,000 lbs., and that 
from Ceylon at about 91,000,000 lbs., the importance of using every available means for 
increasing the consumption of British Grown Tea becomes so great that no efforts should 
be neglected by which new fields may be opened up. 
The prosperity of the Tea trade depends mainly upon the creation of sufficient 
demand to cope with the ever increasing production ; and unless constant attention is 
bestowed upon the discovery of new outlets and the extension of existing markets, the 
danger of over production which has been the ruin of so many flourishing industries, 
might prove equally disastrous to the Tea producer. 
Looking at the diagram, it is clear that many markets which five years ago 
were comparatively insignificant, have since attained sufficient importance to exercise 
considerable influence upon the course of prices. 
Approximate quantities of British Grown Tea used outside the United Kingdom. 
1890. 
1891. 
1892. 
1893- 
1894. 
Australasia _ .... 
7,500,000 
7,700,000 
9,000,000 
13,200,000 
12,300,000 
U. S. A 
1,300,000 
1,400,000 
1,600,000 
2,500,000 
3,300,000 
Turkey and Persia 
1,100,000 
5,200,000 
2,200,000 
4,200,000 
4,300,000 
Canada .... 
800,000 
1,100,000 
1,500,000 
1,600,000 
1,900,000 
Russia and Germany 
600,000 
800,000 
1,500,000 
2,000,000 
2,500,000 
All other places 
2,100,000 
2,900,000 
3,500,000 
3,500,000 
4,100,000 
13,400,000 
19,100,000 
19,300,000 
27,000,000 
28,400,000 
Indian and Ceylon Tea shown separately. 
INDIAN. 
CEYLON. 
1890 
i8gi. 
1892. 
1893. 
1894. 
1890. 
• 1891. 
1892. 
1893. 
1894. 
Australasia ... bs. 
5,000,000 
4,500,000 
3,900,000 
6,200,000 
4,900,000 
Australasia ... lbs. 
2,500,000 
3,200,000 
5,100,000 
7,000,000 
7,400,000 
U. S. A. 
800,000 
800,000 
800,000 
1,500,000 
2,000,000 
U. S. A 
500,000 
600,000 
800,000 
1 ,000,000 
1,300,000 
Turkey & Persia ,, 
1,000,000 
4,600,000 
1,700,000 
3,200,001 
3,400,000 
Turkey & Persia ,, 
100,000 
600,000 
500,000 
1 ,000,000 
900,000 
Canada , 
. 600,000 
600,000 
800,000 
800,000 
800,000 
Canada ,, 
200,000 
500,000 
700,000 
800,000 
1,100,000 
Russia & Germany ,, 
100,000 
200,000 
300,000 
300,000 
400,000 
Russia & Germany ,, 
500,000 
600,000 
1,200,000 
1,700,000 
2,100,000 
All other places ,, 
r ,400,000 
1,800,000 
2,100,000 
1,800,000 
2,100,000 
All other places „ 
700,000 
I, ICO, 000 
1,400,000 
1 ,700,000 
2,000,000 
8,900,000 
12,500,000 
9,600,000 
13,800,000 
13,600,000 
4,500,000 
6,600,000 
9,700,000 
13,200,000 
14,800,000 
Taking the most important market of all, namely : — 
The Australian Colonies. One is surprised at the rapidity with which the 
as altered in favour of Indian and Ceylon Tea. In these Colonies the annual 
imption of lea amounts to about 30,000,000 lbs., and the quantity taken per head of 
population each year reaches about 7-66 lbs. Five years ago India and Ceylon contributed 
' • ''' : "t., while at the present moment they supply about 45 per cent. 
01 the total consumption. 
seems ( , i |'" S,dcr,n ^ thc simi larity of race to ourselves, and the progress already made, there 
rnnnfr i ° rCaSOn t0 d ° uU that these Colonies will follow the example of the mother 
untry .0 us.ng almost entirely the Teas of our own dependencies, , 
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