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THE  TROPICAL  AGRICULTURIST. 
[April  i,  1893. 
steamer  circulated  until  the  26th.  Supply  being 
far  below  requirements,  high  prices  now  rule  for  all 
leaf  under  Is,  and  there  seems  every  probability  of 
a still  further  advance.  Public  sales  cover  3,400 
packages,  the  whole  of  which  was  rapidly  taken  by 
the  trade,  at  a good  advance  upon  last  month’s 
prices.  Common  grades  have  risen  $d  to  Id  per  lb., 
and  better  ones  a full  Id  ; coarse  common  brokens 
and  milled  souchongs  sold  from  6|d  to  7$d  ; clean 
common  whole  leaf,  7d  to  7jd  ; pekoe  souchongs,  8d 
to  9Jd ; pekoes,  8£d  to  lid  ; orange  pekoes,  10|d  to 
Is  Id  ; fine  quality  Is  2d  to  Is  6d.  Private  sales, 
owing  to  the  small  stocks  available,  have  not  been 
as  large  as  usual ; the  next  auction  catalogue  printed 
is  for  the  23rd. 
Ceylon. — Colombo  shipments  to  date  are  4,000,000 
lb.  The  shipping  market  continues  to  advance,  and 
so  check  exports  to  the  colonies.  Receipts  so  far, 
although  1,500,000  lb.  more  than  at  the  same  time 
last  year,  are  well  below  requirements.  Our  market 
keeps  firm  at  recent  advance  in  values,  with  good 
buyers  for  all  kinds  up  to  lid  Public  sales  show 
an  advance  of  Jd  per  lb.  upon  teas  selling  at  8d 
and  under,  and  Id  to  ljd  upon  better  grades  for  the 
month.  Sales  were  effected  at  6|d  to  7Jd  for  fan- 
nings  and  brokens  ; 7d  to  7§d  for  bold  leaf  ; 7|d 
to  8Jd  for  clean  whole  leaf  ; 8jd  to  9jd  for  fair 
pekoe  souchongs  ; lOd  to  Is  for  pekoes  , Is  tolsSd 
for  good  to  fair  orange  pekoes.  Public  sales  cover 
1,200  packages,  and  a small  catalogue  is  printed 
for  trday. 
Receipts,  Deliveries  and  Stocks  in  Bond 
(Melbourne). 
Imports  lb. 
from  18th  June  1892  to  28th  January  1893 
„ 27th  „ 1891  to  30th  „ 1892 
„ 29th  „ 1890  to  31st  „ 1891 
Exports 
from  18th  June  1892  to 28th  January  1893 
„ 27th  „ 1891  to '30th  „ 1892 
„ 29th  „ 1890  to  31st  „ 1891 
Home  Consumption 
from  18th  June  1892  to  28th  January  1893 
„ 27th  „ 1891  to  30th  „ 1892 
„ 29th  „ 1890  to  31st  „ 1891 
Stocks  in  Bond 
China. 
lb. 
28th  Jan.  1893,  3,873,568 
India.  Ceylon. 
lb.  lb. 
369,681  284,641 
Y '* 
30th  „ 1892,  3,311,686  886,860 
31st  „ 1891,  5,910,276  1,485,910 
Exchange. 
11,265,862 
11,166,967 
12,581,666 
4,572,31q 
4,043,67„ 
4,046,027 
3,050,406 
6,007,559 
5,620,421 
Total. 
lb. 
4,527,890 
4,198  546 
7,396,186 
Foochow  on  London,  six  months’  sight,  2s9$d. 
Calcutta  on  London,  six  months’  sight,  Is  3£d, 
Colombo  on  London,  six  months’  sight,  Is  3Id. 
Freights. 
30s  per  40  cubic  feet. 
30s  per  40  cubic  feet. 
40s  per  40  cubic  feet. 
50s  per  50  cubic  feet. 
35  rupees  per  50  cub.  feet. 
1891. 
lb. 
1890. 
lb. 
Foochow  to  Sydney 
Foochow  to  Melbourne  ... 
Foochow  to  Adelaide 
Calcutta  to  Sydney,  Mel- 
bourne, or  Adelaide. . 
Colombo  to  Sydney,  Mel- 
bourne, or  Adelaide . . 
1892. 
Shipments  from  lb. 
China  to  Colonies, 
1st  May  1892,  to 
date 
Shipments  from 
India  to  Colonies, 
1st  May  1892,  to 
date 
Shipments  from 
Ceylon  to  Colo- 
nies, 1st  May 
1892,  to  date  4,000,000  2,507,407  2,183,053 
Shipments  afloat,  7th  February  1893— From  China 
100.000  lb. ; from  India,  80,000  lb.  ; from  Ceylon 
250.000  lb, 
14,500,000  14,505,597  15,378,142 
3,340,000  4,447,651  4,426,108 
THE  BURMA  GOVERNMENT  AND 
PEARL  FISHERIES. 
Thursday,  Feb.  16.  — Mr.  Martin  asked  the  Under- 
secretary of  State  for  India  whether  his  attention 
had  been  called  to  the  statement  in  the  Times  of 
Jan.  16  that  the  Government  of  Burma  had  claimed 
and  sold  the  exclusive  right  of  pearl  fishery  in  the 
Mergui  Archipelago,  and,  if  so,  in  what  manner, 
to  what  distance  from  the  coast,  and  under  what 
law  ; whether  any  British  subjects  had  been  warned 
off,  or  compelled  to  leave  those  waters;  and  whether 
her  Majesty’s  Government  intended  to  exclude 
foreign  fishermen  from  the  waters  in  question. 
Mr.  G.  Russell  : — The  legal  question  to  which  the 
hon.  member  draws  attention  was  under  the  con- 
sideration of  the  Government  law  officers  in  India 
at  the  end  of  last  month.  The  correspondence  has 
not  yet  come  home,  and  the  Secretary  of  State 
can  only  say  that  the  questions  raised  by  the  Burma 
Local  Government  on  the  subject  have  not  yet 
been  decided. — O.  Mail. 
— 
MARKET  FOR  TEA  SHARES. 
Thursday  evening,  Feb.  1. — There  has  been  con- 
siderably more  activity  among  Tea  S' ocks  during  the 
past  week,  and  prices  continue  steady,  and  in  some 
cases  quote  an  advance. 
The  Scottish  Assam  Company  issues  an  interim 
report  today,  which  is  fairly  satisfactory.  There  is 
a slight  increase  in  crop,  and  the  average  realised 
to  date  is  also  rather  better  than  last  year. 
The  tea  market  opened  the  week  with  better 
demand,  and,  with  again  smaller  offerings,  this  was 
maintained.  Fine  Darjeelings  made  good  prices. 
Market  Stocks.  — Assams  were  done  ,at  29J,  and  the 
quotations  remain  the  same.  Booars  old  Ordinanj 
have  further  advanced,  and  business  was  done  as 
high  as  14.  They  close  about  13 J buyers.  A few 
of  the  neio  Ordinary  were  sold  at  12§,  and  12$  is  now 
bid  for  shares.  In  the  Preference  shares  — old  issue 
— business  at  13j  — last  price— and  in  the  new  shares 
at  13j.  In  Eastern  Assams  there  is  nothing  to  report. 
Jokais. — We  understand  the  shares  lately  offering  at  15 
have  now  all  been  placed,  and  there  are  no  sellers  under 
15J.  Lebongs , after  remaining  quiet  for  some  time,  come 
to  business  this  week.  A hundred  shares  were  offered  and 
taken  at  prices  between  10j  and  10£,  and  we  believe 
shares  could  still  be  had  at  the  latter  figure.  In 
Luckimpores  there  is  still  no  business. 
Unquoted  Shares.—  The  Borokai  shares  lately  offer- 
ing have  been  sold  at  13$.  Brahmapootras  were  also 
done  at  9§.  Chandpore  shares  are  enquired  for,  but 
sellers’  ideas,  in  view  of  the  good  report  expected  and 
the  payment  of  4 pe.r  cent  interim  dividend,  are  rather 
high.  Chargola  shares  are  offered,  both  Ordinary  and 
Preferred , at  rather  higher  prices,  but  holders  are 
firm,  and  will  not  sell  under  their  limits.  Some  of  the 
Ordinary  have  been  sold  at  par,  and  Preference  shares 
at  23s.  The  company  is  expected  to  do  well  this 
season.  Boom  Booma  B shares  have  again  been  sold 
at  £14.  There  are  some  Bejoos  asking  for  a bid. 
Some  Indian  of  Cacl.ar  shares  are  offered  at  7f.  Also 
some  Lunglas  at  9.  Scottish  4ssams  are  marked  in 
the  Aberdeen  lists,  business  done  at  £5  18s  9d.  There 
have  been  no  dealings  since  the  report. 
Ceylon  Shares.— Ceylon  Tea  Plantations  Co.— 
There  was  an  inquiry  for  the  Ordinary  shares  at  the 
beginning  of  the  week,  and  business  was  done  up  to 
15J.  There  are  now  sellers  at  15§.  The  Prefs.  are 
buyers  at  12.  A few  Spring  Valley  Coffee  shares  are 
asked  for. — H.  and  C.  Mail,  Feb,  17. 
Pheasants. — The  pheasants  imported  from  England 
by  the  Messrs.  Oakes  in  November  1891  were 
destroyed  to  a bird  on  Monday  night  by  jackals, 
and  there  only  now  remain  a few  of  last  year's 
young  birds,  which  were  reared  in  this  country 
with  muoh  trouble,  to  represent  them.  Fortunately 
these  last  were  at  a distance  from  the  scene  of  the 
jaokals’  banquet,  or  would  have  shared  {be  same 
fate.— Pioneer,  Feb.  16. 
