Supplement  to  “CEYLON  OBSERVER." 
' sow.  WILSON  & STANTON’S  INDIAN,  CEYLON,  AND  JAVA  TEA  REPORT. 
IN 
September  23 rd,  1892. 
LONDON 
Java. 
21,800  packages. 
H.749 
13,  Rood  Lane,  London,  E.C. 
QUANTITY  BROUGHT  TO  AUCTION 
From  1st  June  to  Date. 
Indian.  Ceylon. 
1891- 1892.  282,310  packages.  285,652  packages. 
1892- 1893.  259,648  ,,  287,344  ,, 
uring  the  week 
ig  packages  Indian  ) 
29  ,,  Ceylon  !-Total  44,599  packages  have  been  offered  in  public  auction. 
85 1 » JAVA  ) 
The  sharp  advance  which  has  been  in  progress  during  the  last  ten  days  commenced  with  the 
mand  usual  in  the  autumn,  and  which  this  year  has  come  before  the  arrival  of  heavy  supplies 
bm  India. 
The  belief  that  the  Indian  Tea  crop  is  not  now  likely  to  exceed  last  year’s,  and  that  Ceylon 
§ only  show  a moderate  increase,  has  allayed  fears  caused  by  over  sanguine  estimates  made 
earlier  in  the  season. 
] These  circumstances,  taken  in  conjunction  with  the  more  general  use  of  Indian  and  Ceylon 
a,  both  at  home  and  abroad, — so  marked  during  the  present  year — have  influenced  buyers,  and 
later  confidence  has  naturally  followed,  resulting  in  the  higher  scale  of  prices  now  current.  It 
must  not  however  be  forgotten  that  arrivals  from  India  in  October  and  November  are  always  heavy, 
. there  is  no  apparent  reason  why  they  should  not  be  so  this  season. 
DIAN.  The  advance  in  price  of  the  lower  grades  referred  to  last  week  has  been  intensified, 
lid  prices  for  Teas  under  gel.  per  lb.  must  now  be  quoted  full)'  id.  to  ijd.  above  the  lowest  point. 
|r  other  descriptions  bidding  continues  firm  and  competition  good.  Latest  advices  from  Calcutta 
■mate  that  the  season’s  crop  will  be  only  about  108  million  pounds.  The  following  averages  are 
■thy  of  note: — “ Jamira,”  of  the  Jokai  T Co.,  i/nf  ; “Margaret’s  Hope,”  1/6J  ; “ Gabroo 
arbot,”  of  the  Assam  Co.,  1/5  ; and  “ Tiok,”  1/4J. 
Weekly  average  of  New  Season’s  Tea  sold  on  Garden  Account,  1892,  17,505  pkgs.  av.  11.  1891,  28,151  pkgs.av.  9fd. 
1AM 
ichar&Sylhet 
Ibttagong 
I 1892. 
j PKGS.  I PRICE. 
7200  p i/l 
;6625  pj  8§ 
55  P 9 
1891. 
1892 
189 
I . 
1892 
1 
PKGS.  ( PRICE. 
PKGS.  | PRICE. 
PKGS.  | 
PRICE. 
PKGS.  1 PRICE. 
9166  pj  Ilf 
Darjeeling  . . 
1201  p' 
1/24 
3969  p 
io4 
Neilgherry 
180  p 
6f  | 
30715  Ip  8| 
Dooars 
4442  p 
8S 
*823  p, 
8| 
Terai 
226 
84 
349  P 9f 
KangraValley,  Etc. 
266  p 
1 /of 
272  p 
8J 
Travancore 
310  PI 
7 
1891. 
PKGS.  | PRICE. 
304  p s i 
545  p 9i 
986  p 7) 
DUST. 
PANNINGS. 
BROKEN  TEA. 
PEK.  SOUG. 
PEKOE. 
PEK.  SOUG. 
892, 
3id.  1891, 
54d.  1890, 
6fd. 
y y 
4 Ad. 
6Jd. 
7d. 
y y 
6d.  ,, 
8fd. 
84d. 
y ? 
7vd.  ,, 
84d. 
8fd. 
, , 
9-fd  ■ 
i°d. 
9fd. 
> > 
5vd 
7d  • 
7|d. 
> J 
7*d  ,, 
7fd. 
84d. 
r keen,  and  an 
almost  general  a 
. and  showing  a 
rise  of  about 
Id. 
4fd 
5Rh 
6id. 
9fd. 
iofd. 
5id. 
7id. 
i has 
Comparative  prices  of  Indian  Tea  in  London  : — 
(Fair  ordinary,  dark  liquor)  1892,  33d.  1891,  5-id.  1890,  6fd.  1889, 
(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) 
j PEKOE.  (Blackish,  greyish,  some  tip,  inferior  liquor) 
CEYLON.  Competition  for  all  grades  has  been  vea| 
**  11  ” ‘ 1 “ J ~T  - id.  to  id.  upon 
last  week’s  rates.  The  following  averages  may  be  mentioned: — “ Ormidale,”  1/8}  ; “ Waverley  ” 
of  the  CTP  Co.,  i/if  ; “ Kandapolla,”  1/1J,  ; and  “ Mooloya,”  1/1J.  The  average  for  the  week  is 
9:fd.,  being  the  same  as  for  the  corresponding  week  last  year. 
Comparative  prices  of  Ceylon  1 ea  in  London  : — 
PEKOE  SOUG.  (Ordinary  leaf ; fair  liquor)  1892,  7d.  1891,  7fd.  1890,  iod.  1889, 
PEKOE  (Ordinary  leaf,  little  twist ; fair  liquor) 
PEKOE  SOUG.  (Rather  bold  leaf ; indifferent  liquor) 
PEKOE  (Somewhat  bold  leaf:  indifferent  liquor) 
JAVA.  This  grade  was  well  supported  and  showed  some  advance,  in  sympathy  with  Indians  and 
Ceylons,  competition  being  good  and  prices  somewhat  dearer. 
BANK  RATE.  2 per  cent.  EXCHANGE  on  London  three  months  sight. — Calcutta  1/24.  Colombo  1/24 
7d.  1891, 
7id. 
1890,  rod. 
84d. 
9 id. 
,,  ud. 
5*d. 
6fd. 
,,  9^d. 
7d-  „ 
7fd. 
,,  ioAd. 
iofd. 
i/of 
9fd. 
1 iAd. 
