implement  to  “ CEYLON  OBSERVER .” ^ 
GO W,  WILSON  4 STANTON’S  INDIAN,  CEYLON,  AND  JAVA  TEA  REPORT. 
13,  Rood  Lane,  London,  E.C.  September  16th,  1892. 
QUANTITY  BROUGHT  TO  AUCTION  r.  N LONDON 
From  1st  June  to  Date. 
Indian.  Ceylon.  java. 
1891- 1892.  244,416  packages.  271,013  packages.  20,757  packages. 
1892- 1893.  231,129  ,,  272,315  ,,  13*698  ,, 
Daring  the  week 
28,71: 3 packages  Indian  ) 
j 15,967  ,,  Ceylon  [Total  44,680  packages  have  been  offered  in  public  auction. 
” JAVA  * ' 
| Since  the  1st  January,  a remarkable  expansion  has  taken  place  in  the  use  of  Indian  and  Ceylon 
Ha,  both  at  home  and  abroad,  while  the  home  trade  in  China  Tea  has  fallen  to  only  seventeen  per 
'p.  of  the  total  consumption.  It  will  be  seen  by  the  following  figures  that  the  entire  Home 
Consumption  has  increased  nearly  four  million  pounds  ; hence,  as  it  now  appears  very  unlikely  that 
caps  from  India  and  Ceylon  will  exceed  requirements,  it  is  not  surprising  that  the  market  should 
have  improved  for  those  grades  which  supply  the  bulk  of  the  home  demand. 
(Jimtitv  of  Tea  (in  lbs.)  on  which  Duty  was  paid  at  all  Bonded  Warehouses  in  the  Kingdom  from  1st  Jan.  to  31st  Aug. 
1889. 
per  ceiitages. 
1890. 
per  cent  ages.  1891. 
per  ceiitages.  1892.  per  centages. 
indian 
61,197,051 
50 
66,260,984 
52  62,668,889 
47  7T535,340 
53 
Ceylon 
19,974,944 
16 
21,611,575 
17  32,367,073 
25  41,717,782 
3° 
China,  etc. 
41,159,603 
34 
38,826,212 
31  37T92H95 
28  22,648,975 
17 
Total  lbs. 
122,331,598 
126,698,771 
132,128,157 
135,902,097 
Quantity  of  Tea  exported  from  Great  Britain,  from  1st  January  to  31st  August. 
iidian  .... 
eylon  .... 
China,  etc. 
1889. 
Included  with  China. 
1890.  1891.  1892. 
1,673,482  1,617,093  2,455,233 
,,  918,386  1,256,431  2,304,988 
23,420,824  20,822,005  ^ 17,504,103  18,993,884 
318,356  lbs.  of  Indian  and  257,494  lbs.  of  Ceylon  Tea  were  exported  from  Great  Britain 
uring  August. 
NDXAN.  The  hardening  in  price  of  the  lower  grades,  noted  last  week,  has  now  developed  into 
sdive  advance,  ranging  frequently  up  to  a halfpenny  per  lb.,  and  in  some  instances  even  more, 
tippy  Teas  over  1 /- , without  point  in  liquor,  are  less  enquired  for. 
Weekly  averageof  New  Season’s  Tea  sold  on  Garden  Account,  1892,  19,465  pkgs.  av.  11.  1891,  23,435  pkgs.av.  9fd. 
! 1892.  | 1891. 
j PKGS.  I PRICE. |:  PKGS.  ! PRICE 
sam  ..  ..  8511  p(  1/1A  ; 9368  p itJ 
Ihchar&Sylhet  5889  pj  8 ; 6264  p Sj 
liTTAGONG  . . 326  P 9l  58  8J 
1892.  ' 
1 891 
PKGS.  1 PRICE. 
PKGS.  i PRICE. 
Darjeeling.. 
I502  p '•  6 
3275  P, 
10J 
Dooars 
898  P H 
256.3  P 
9 
KangraV  alley,  Etc. 
94  P 9 
339  P 
IO 
1892. 
I PKGS.  I PRICE. 
Neii.ghekry  213  p 84 
Terai  . . 394  p 10 
Travancore  1638  pi  6§ 
1891. 
PKGS.  PRICE. 
170  p 9 
439  P 9d 
i S43  i 7 1 
Comparative  prices  of  Indian  Tea  in  London: — 
OUST. 
(Fair  ordinary,  dark  liquorj  1892, 
3id. 
1891 , 
||d.  1890, 
6Jd.  1889, 
4qd 
FANNINGS. 
(Red  to  brown,  strong  rough  liquor)  ,, 
4d. 
> ? 
6^d. 
7d. 
4fd. 
BROKEN  TEA. 
(Brownish  to  blackish,  strong  liquor)  ,, 
5id. 
i 5 
8Jd.  ,, 
Sfd.  „ 
5vd- 
PEK.  SOUG. 
(Blackish  greyish,  useful  liquor)  ,, 
7d. 
> > 
8+d. 
9id. 
syd. 
PEKOE. 
(Greyish  to  blackish  some  tip,  useful  liquor)  ,, 
9d. 
1 ) 
iod.  ,, 
IGfd.  ,, 
iod . 
PEK.  SOUG. 
(Blackish  greyish,  inferior  liquor)  ,, 
5dd. 
5 1 
7d-  ,, 
7fd. 
5fd. 
PEKOE. 
(Blackish,  greyish,  some  tip,  inferior  liquor)  ,, 
6fd. 
J > 
7fd. 
84d.  ,, 
6fd. 
"EYLON.  The  lower  grades  have  improved  in  value  from  a farthing  to  a halfpenny  per  lb.,  and 
ther  kinds  meet  with  strong  competition  at  full)'  last  week’s  rates.  Average  for  week,  8fd. 
PEKOE  SOUG.  (Ordinary  leaf ; fair  liquor) 
PEKOE  (Ordinary  leaf,  little  twist ; fair  liquor) 
PEKOE  SOUG.  (Rather  bold  leaf ; indifferent  liquor) 
PEKOE  (Somewhat  bold  leaf ; indifferent  liquor) 
JAVA.  Catalogues  are  issued  for  2,089  packages. 
BANK  RATE.  2 per  cent.  EXCHANGE  on  London  three  months  sight. — Calcutta  1/2^.  Colombo  l/2j 
1892, 
6id . 1891, 
7pd. 
1890,  gfd. 
1889,  iod. 
5 J 
8d. 
9d. 
,,  iofd. 
,,  1/0A 
> > 
5id. 
6fd. 
„ 9id. 
„ 9s<h 
6id. 
7id. 
,,  iojd. 
,,  1 id. 
