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“ CSV  LON  OBSERVER 
JAVA  TEA  REPORT, 
August  10th , 1892. 
IN  LONDON 
Java . 
14,751  packages. 
11,080  ,, 
3,  Rood  Lane,  London,  E.C. 
QUANTITY  BROUGHT  TO  AUCTION 
From  1st  June  to  Date. 
Indian.  Ceylon. 
1891-1892.  121,205  packages.  204,698  packages, 
luring  the  week  1892-1893.  116,636  ,,  190,924  ,, 
,629  packages  Indian  l 
;5i2  ,,  Ceylon ‘-Total  55,241  packages  have  been  offered  in  public  auction. 
,,  Java  ) 
The  better  demand  noticed  last  week  has  continued,  resulting  in  active  bidding  throughout  the 
Is  and  consequent  hardening  of  prices  generally. 
Quantity  of  Tea  exported  from  Great  Britain,  from  1st’  January  to  31st  July. 
1889.  1890.  1891.  1892. 
Indian  ....  Included  with  China.  1,540,739  1,405,522  2,136,877 
Ceylon  ....  ,,  783>953  1,061,081  2,047,494 
China,  etc.  20,338,366  18,173,396  14,447,087  15,772,409 
INDIAN.  Auctions  were  about  equal  in  quantity  to  those  of  last  week.  Prices  were  fully 
aintained,  medium  grades  with  desirable  liquor  being  if  anything  slightly  dearer.  Assam  and 
arjeeling  continue  to  be  represented  by  invoices  of  good  quality,  and  high  prices  have  occasionally 
jen  obtained.  Amongst  the  Darjeelings  the  following  averages  my  be  mentioned  : — u Ting  Ling,” 
“ Balasun  Co.,”  2/2!;  and  “Tukvar  Tea  Co.,”  i/6£.  The  best  prices  from  Assam  were 
Jained  by  the  following  marks: — “ Hukanpukri  ” and  “Jamira”  of  the  “jokai  Co.,”  i/ioj; 
Jorella  T Co.,”  i/6f  ; “ Bamgaon,”  1/5  ; and  “ Samdang”  of  “ Doom  Dooma  T Co.,”  1/4T 
IAVANCORE.  Offerings  comprised  only  a small  selection,  the  highest  average  being  made  by 
Wallardie  Estate,  which  brought  iojd.  for  25  packages;  the  Bon  Ami  Estate  with  273,  realized 
A fair  quantity  is  catalogued  from  this  district  for  next  week, 
eekly  average  of  New  Season’s  Tea  sold  on  Garden  Account,  1892,  15,388  pkgs.  av.  10f.  1891, 11,650  pkgs.av.  lOJd. 
1892. 
1891.  | 
1892. 
j 1891.  j 
1892. 
1891.. 
PKGS.  ( PRICE. 
PKGS.  I PRICE.! 
PKGS.  1 PRICE. 
pkgs.!  price.  KangraVal- 
PKGS.  1 PRICE. i 
PKGS.  ; PRICE 
4M  . . 
7354  p ny 
4324  P iif 
Chota  Nagpore 
ley,  Etc. 
116  p 1/3^1 
172  P,  7i 
kar&Sylhet 
2482  p 8 
2864  p;  9 l 
Darjeeling  . . 
2318  p,  l/2j 
1159  p 1/2  Terai 
1 :73  p|  iof 
468  c 9J 
iTAGONG 
1 rio  c,  8g 
184  p 8f  | 
Dooars 
2291  p 8f 
2007  p 10  | Travancore 
542  Pi  7i 
472  p:  8| 
892  33d.  1891, 
5|-d.  1890, 
6Jd.  1889, 
4dd 
..  3dd- 
6^d. 
6fd.  ,, 
4|d 
,,  5id- 
8d. 
8d.  ,, 
5ld 
,,  6*d. 
8-yd. 
83d. 
Sid 
..  9d- 
iod.  ,, 
I0id.  ,, 
io4d 
4td 
6fd.  ,, 
7d- 
5ld 
,,  6id 
7id- 
7id- 
6fd 
Comparative  prices  of  Indian  Tea  in  London:  — 
'UST . (Fair  ordinary,  dark  liquor) 
ANN1NGS.  (Red  to  brown,  strong  rough  liquor) 
1ROKEN  TEA.  (Brownish  to  blackish,  strong  liquor) 
JK.  SOCJG.  (Blackish  greyish,  useful  liquor) 
EKOE.  (Greyish  to  blackish  some  tip,  useful  liquor) 
|K,  SOUG.  (Blackish  greyish,  inferior  liquor) 
EKOE.  (Blackish,  greyish,  ome  tip,  inferior  liquor) 
T3YLON.  The  week’s  auctions  aggregated  29,612  packages,  a total  which  has  never  previously' 
en  reached.  Tuesday’s  sale  of  24,966  packages  was  the  largest  ever  held  in  one  day',  and  com- 
bed 895  breaks,  lasting  for  six  hours.  Notwithstanding  the  heavy  supply,  the  market  was  not  over- 
ightecl  and  bidding  was  animated  and  general.  All  grades  must  be  quoted  very  firm,  poorer 
scriptions  alone  showing  little  or  no  disposition  to  improve  in  price.  Useful  liquoring  Teas  show 
Advance  of  a farthing  to  a halfpenny,  and  in  some  cases  where  special  character  is  noticeable  the 
* has  been  greater.  The  following  averages  may  be  mentioned  : — “ OBEC  Glendevon,”  1/2  ; 
Edinburgh  ” and  “ PDM,”  i/of  ; “ Waverley  ” of  “ CTP  Co.”  and  “ Katookella,”  i/ob 
verage  for  week,  8-Jd. 
EKOE  SOUG.  (Ordinary  leaf ; fair  liquor)  1892, 
EKOE  (Ordinary  leaf,  little  twist ; fair  liquor)  ,, 
TKOE  SOUG.  (Rather  bold  leaf ; indifferent  liquor)  ,, 
“EKOE  (Somewhat  bold  leaf;  indifferent  liquor)  ,, 
AYA  has  not  been  represented.  2,578  packages  are  catalogued  for  next  week. 
Bank  RATE.  2 per  cent.  EXCHANGE  on  Eondon  three  months  sight. — Calcutta  l/2,2.  Colombo  1/2J, 
6d.  1891, 
7id- 
1890,  8fd. 
1889,  S|d. 
4d‘ 
83d. 
,,  9ld- 
,,  1 if  d. 
5d- 
6|d. 
„ Sid. 
».  7ld- 
6d.  ,, 
7bd- 
„ 9d- 
,,  gd. 
