Element  to  “ CEYLON  OBSERVER 
M<  WILSON  ft  STANTON’S  INDIAN,  CEYLON,  AND  JAVA  TEA  REPORT. 
| [3,  Rood  Lane,  London,  E.C.  Jun'e  imh,  1892. 
QUANTITY  BROUGHT  TO  AUCTION  IN  LONDON 
From  xst  June  to  Date. 
Indian.  Ceylon.  Java.1' 
1891- 1892.  11,569  packages.  39,960  packages.  2,192  packages. 
1892- 1893.  631  ,,  3,115  ,, 
During  the  week 
| 631  packages  Indian  j 
y 1 5 ,,  Ceylon -Total  3,746  packages  have  been  offered  in  public  auction, 
j — ,,  Java  ) 
The  season  year  just  closed  has  been  marked  by  increased  Home  Consumption.  Coming 
|er  the  great  expansion  of  the  previous  season,  this  is  encouraging.  The  re-export  of  Indian 
nd  Ceylon  Tea  is  steadily  progressing. 
Exports  of  Indian  and  Ceylon  Tea  from  Great  Britain  during  May  were  Indian,  lbs.  280,746, 
adon,  lbs.  325,501  ; against  Indian,  lbs.  193,147,  Ceylon,  lbs.  131,932  in  May  last  year. 
Quantity  of  Tea  (in  lbs.)  on  which  Duty  was  paid  at  all  Bonded  Warehouses  in  the  Kingdom  from  1st  June  to  3 1st  May. 
1888-1889.  per  cmtages.  1889-1890.  per  ventages.  1890-1891.  per  ventages.  iSgi -itig2.  per  ccntages. 
Indian 
91,368,786 
49  98,715,902 
53  100,485,971 
d 1 105,356,293 
•51 
Ceylon 
23,830,564 
13  29,497,964 
16  40,459,705 
20  58,299,737 
28 
China,  etc. 
70,420,450 
38  57,911,285 
31  57,104,922 
29  43C84H33 
21 
Total  lbs. 
185,619,800 
186,125,151 
198,050,598 
207,240,463 
Quantity  of 
Tea  exported  from  Great 
Britain,  from  1st  fune  to 
31st  May. 
1888-89. 
1889-90. 
1890-9 1 . 
1891-92. 
Indian 
Included  with  China. 
Included  with  China. 
2,327,409 
4,141,061 
Ceylon 
? 1 
1 f 
1,426,094 
2,998,093 
China,  etc.  39,385,3°°  35,596,794  29,366,488  29,541,407 
INDIAN.  A small  sale  was  held  on  Wednesday,  when  first  invoices  from  the  following  estates 
were  sold  at  high  prices,  viz.  : “ Goomtee,”  average  i/5i;  also  “ Moondakotee  ” and  “ Kurseong,” 
■jf the  Land  Mortgage  Bank,  average  1/2-4  and  nd.  respectively. 
Weekly  average  of  New  Season’s  Tea  sold  on  Garden  Account,  1892,  239  pkgs.  av.  1/2.  1891,  1176  pkgs.  av.  9fd. 
1 Sy2. 
189 
r . 
1892. 
1891. 
1892. 
IS9I. 
PKGS.  | PRICE. 
PKGS.  j 
PRICE. 
PKGS.  | PRICE. 
1 PKGS.  PRICE. 
PKGS.  ; PRICE. 
PKGS.  PRICE 
Assam 
359  pj 
iod 
Darjeeling  . . 
167  C|  1/1 
j 316  p iojd 
Neilgherry 
Cachar&Sylheti 
7°  c, 
9-fd 
Dooars 
i 
315  P 9id 
Terai 
72  p 1/54 
90  p i/l-l 
UoTA  NaGPORE 
26  c 
7ld 
KangraValley,  Etc. 
1 
Travancore 
1 
1 
dust. 
Fannings. 
BROKEN  TEA. 
?EK.  SOUG. 
PEKOE. 
PEK,  SOUG. 
pekoe. 
Comparative  prices  of  Indian  Tea  in  London 
(892 
3fd. 
1891 , 
5d- 
63d. 
7i  d. 
xod. 
7fd- 
bi-d. 
7d. 
83d. 
9-Ad. 
10-^d. 
9d. 
9fd. 
1890, 
6±d. 
6|d. 
8d. 
9d. 
1889, 
io3d. 
8Jd. 
9fd. 
5d 
+3d. 
6d. 
71  d. 
9d. 
63d. 
7d. 
it  similar 
(Fair  ordinary,  dark  liquor) 
(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) 
CEYLON.  The  market  re-opened  on  Thursday,  when  offerings  were  readily  purchased 
Wes  to  those  ruling  before  the  holidays.  The  following  averages  maybe  mentioned  : — “ Waverley,” 
'd  the  CTPCo.,  i/if  ; and  “ Erroll,”  1/04.  Average  for  week,  ggd. 
Comparative  prices  of  Ceylon  Tea  in  London  : — 
PEKOE  SOUG.  (Ordinary- leaf ; fair  liquor)  1892, 
PEKOE  (Ordinarjt  leaf,  little  twist ; fair  liquor)  ,, 
PEKOE  SOUG.  (Rather  bold  leaf ; indifferent  liquor)  ,, 
PEKOE  (Somewhat  bold  leaf ; indifferent  liquor)  ,, 
JAVA  was  not  represented,  1989  packages  are  advertised  for  sale  next  week. 
BANK  RATE.  2 per  cent.  EXCHANGE  on  London  three  months  sight. — Calcutta  I gib  Colombo  I 44 
63d.  1891, 
83d. 
1890,  8Jd. 
1889,  6-*d. 
9d. 
93d. 
,,  iod. 
>)  8;}-d. 
5d- 
8gd. 
' „ sid. 
„ 6d. 
6d.  ,, 
8fd. 
„ yd. 
,,  63d. 
