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SOW,  WILSON  k STANTON’S  INDIAN,  CEYLON,  AND  JAVA  TEA  REPORT. 
1 3 , Rood  Lane,  London,  E.C.  October  28 th,  1892. 
QUANTITY  BROUGHT  TO  AUCTION  IN  LONDON 
From  1st  June  to  Date. 
Indian.  Ceylon.  Java. 
1891- 1892.  473,394  packages.  359,173  packages.  25,038  packages. 
1892- 1893.  453,893  ■-  355. 496  ..  21,639 
taring  the  week 
i , 1 02  packages  Indian  ] 
3,568  ,,  Ceylon '-Total  58,387  packages  have  been  offered  in  public  auction. 
1,717  ,,  Java  ) 
Quantities  brought  to  public  auction  since  the  beginning  of  the  season  continue  below  last  year. 
■ ith  a good  general  business  in  the  country,  supplies  continue  to  be  quickly  absorbed,  the  market 
Ir  all  grades  being  strong  with  a further  advance  in  the  price  of  Teas  under  iod. 
It  is  satisfactory  to  record  that,  in  spite  of  the  advance  in  rates,  some  high  priced  Teas  have 
Icently  been  taken  for  export.  The  low  figures  at  which  suitable  Teas  for  foreign  trade  were 
btainable  a few  months  ago,  appear  to  have  stimulated  demand  for  Indians  and  Ceylons,  and 
toduced  a firm  foothold  in  outside  markets,  thus  necessitating  the  continuance  of  purchases  even 
.t  enhanced  rates. 
CHICAGO  EXHIBITION.  Satisfactory  progress  appears  to  have  been  made,  both  as  regards 
Indian  and  Ceylon  arrangements,  and  there  is  little  reason  to  doubt  that  both  these  branches  of 
lie  Tea  industry  will  now  be  adequately  represented. 
A duty  has  been  levied  by  the  Ceylon  Government  to  meet  the  expenditure  of  the  World’s 
Columbian  Exposition,  at  the  rate  of  10  cents,  per  100  lbs.  weight  of  Tea,  to  come  into  force  on  the 
1st  January,  1893. 
INDIAN.  \uctions  comprised  41,102  packages,  against  35,162  packages  last  week.  Bidding 
was  animated,  and  a further  rise  took  place  in  Teas  under  iod.;  other  grades  sold  at  firm  prices, 
although  occasionally  Teas  over  1/3  were  less  competed  for. 
Weekly  average  ofNew  Season’s  Tea  sold  on  Garden  Account,  1892,  22,662  pkgs.  av.  113.  1891,  30,260  pkgs.av.  93d. 
1 1892. 
1891. 
1892. 
1891. 
1 1892. 
1891. 
PKGS.  I PRICE. 
PKGS.  1 PRICE. 
PKGS.  ] PRICE. 
PKGS.  | PRICE. 
1 PKGS.  j PRICE. 
PKGS.  , PRICE. 
SsHAM  ..  ..  10220  p i/of 
I4360P  104 
Darjeeling..  ..  1776  p 1/1J- 
3257  p,  iof 
Neilgherry  i no  p 
O.char&Sylhet  17221  pj  10 
7995  P 
Dooars  ..  ..  4255  p 10J 
3810  P|  8 
Terai  ..  1 201  p io| 
439  P 9 
Chittagong  ..  268  p nj 
287  9 
KangraValley,  Etc. 
40  p;  6} 
Travancore'  ! 61  i pi  84 
72  ! 7! 
Comparative  prices  of  Indian  Tea  in  London: — 
DUST. 
(Fair  ordinary,  dark  liquor) 
1892,  43d. 
1891, 
4fd. 
1:890,  6d. 
1889,  5fd 
FANNINGS. 
(Red  to  brown,  strong  rough  liquor) 
5id. 
7 7 
5fd. 
,,  6fd. 
> , 6d. 
BROKEN  TEA 
(Brownish  to  blackish,  strong  liquor) 
. . 7f d . 
73d. 
,,  SJd. 
„ Sd. 
PEK.  SOUG. 
(Blackish  greyish,  useful  liquor) 
„ Sid. 
7 7 
7fd, 
,,  8fd. 
9fd. 
PEKOE. 
(Greyish  to  blackish  some  tip,  useful  liquor) 
, , 93d . 
7 7 
8fd. 
..  9fd. 
,,  io3d. 
PEK.  SOUG. 
(Blackish  greyish,  inferior  liquor) 
,,  6i|d. 
7 7 
6d. 
7fd. 
7d. 
PEKOE. 
(Blackish,  greyish,  some  tip,  inferior  liquor 
„ 83d 
7 7 
6fd. 
,,  83d. 
8fd. 
CEYLON. 
The  week’s  auctions  were  somewhat 
heavier,  comprising  15 
,568  packages,  against 
* 9,885  last  week,  but  bidding  was  exceedingly  animated  and  the  competition  caused  an  advance 
I of  a halfpenny  to  a penny  per  lb.,  specially  noticeable  in  Teas  under  iod.  Very  little  whole  leaf  Tea 
snow  obtainable  under  73d.  per  lb.  Pekoes  sold  well  and  were  evidently  much  wanted.  Broken 
Pekoes  are  now  selling  at  a much  higher  scale  of  prices  than  a few  weeks  back,  the  average 
for  this  grade  of  Tea  being  considerably  higher  than  a short  time  since.  Oualit)T  continues  very 
satisfactory,  as  was  to  be  expected  with  a smaller  output ; but  the  high  prices  now  obtainable 
have  been  caused  mainly  by  the  actual  rise  in  the  market.  Average  for  the  week  is  nfd.,  against 
9 :id.  for  corresponding  week  last  year.  An  average  of  1 if d.  has  not  been  reached  since  March,  1891. 
Comparative  prices  of  Ceylon  Tea  in  London  : — 
PEKOE  SOUG.  (Ordinary  leaf ; fair  liquor)  1892,  8-|d.  1891,  7d.  1890,  g|d.  1889,  1/- 
; PEKOE  (Ordinal  leaf,  little  twist ; fair  liquor)  ,,  io^d.  ,,  9fd.  ,,  nd.  ,,  i/'if 
PEKOE  SOUG.  (Rather  bold  leaf ; indifferent  liquor)  ,,  7d.  ,,  6d.  ,,  9-0-d.  ,,  113d. 
f PEKOE  (Somewhat  bold  leaf ; indifferent  liquor)  ,,  8Jd.  ,,  73d.  ,,  iofd.  ,.  i/op 
JAVA.  The  1717  packages  brought  forward  met  with  good  competition,  and  were  mostly  disposed 
°f  at  full  prices,  in  sympathy  with  other  grades.  Invoices  from  “ Tjiboengoer  ” and 
r Panoembangan  ” were  noticeable  on  account  of  quality. 
BANK  RATE.  3 per  cent.  EXCHANGE  on  London  three  months  sight. — Calcutta  1/3L  Colombo  I 3J 
