‘Ujblement  to  11  CEYLON  OBSERVER 
low,  WILSON  & STANTON’S  INDIAN,  CEYLON,  AND  JAVA  TEA  REPORT. 
q Rood  Lane.  London,  E.C.  November  n th,  1892. 
QUANTITY  BROUGHT  TO  AUCTION  IN  LONDON 
From  1st  June  to  Date. 
Indian.  Ceylon.  Java. 
1891- 1892.  556,351  packages.  393,895  packages.  25,696  packages. 
1892- 1893.  546,054  ,,  375>°47  ,,  23,363 
] ring  the  week 
- 523  packages  Indian  ) 
- 529  ,,  Ceylon -Total  60,876  packages  have  been  offered  in  public  auction. 
1 [24  „ Java  j 
The  proportions  of  Tea  used  for  Home  consumption  during  the  present  season,  that  is,  since 
i first  of  June  have  been, 
■Indian  49%  Ceylon  35%  China  16% 
During  October  384,293  lbs.  of  Indian,  and  358,229  lbs.  of  Ceylon  Tea  were  re-exported. 
laantity  of  Tea  (in  lbs.)  on  which  Duty  wa 
5 paid  at  all  Bonded  Warehouses  in  the  Kingdom  from  1st  Tune  to  31st  Oct. 
1889.  per  centages. 
1890.  per  centages. 
1891.  per  centages. 
1892.  per  centages. 
Indian 
38,300,000 
50 
41,016,071  49 
39U8o,93I  45 
42,276,614 
49 
leylon 
14,600,000 
*9 
17^42,380  21 
25,353,721  30 
29,977,390 
35 
ihina,  etc. 
24,400,000 
31 
24,938,790  30 
21,821,359  25 
13,398,100 
16 
Total  lbs. 
77,300,000 
83,497,241 
86,356,011 
85,652,104 
Quantity  of  Tea  exported  from  Great  Britain,  from  1st  June  to  31st  October. 
1889. 
1890. 
M 
00 
hO 
t— 1 
1892. 
ndian  .... 
Included  with  China. 
865,992 
1,412,266 
T344,733 
lylon  .... 
669,398 
1,146,070 
L549,7b5 
China,  etc. 
14,388,141 
I5,558,3T5 
13,620,792 
13,906,497 
NDIAN. 
The  heaviest 
auction 
ever  held  took  place  on  Monday  last,  when  25,846  packages 
pre  catalogued.  The  total  quantity  printed  for  the  week  amounted  to  46,523  packages.  These 
Klies  were  too  great  for  immediate  requirements  and  thus  occasioned  some  irregularity  in  the 
ing,  resulting  in  easier  rates  for  all  Teas,  especially  those  over  gd.  per  lb.  The  drop  in  the 
igher  grades  now  amounts  to  fully  3d.  to  qd.  from  the  best  prices.  Latest  telegraphic  advices  from 
'alcutta  give  the  seasons  probable  export  to  London  as  109  millions. 
ffeekly  average  of  New  Season’s  Tea  sold  on  Garden  Account,  1892,  25,157  pkgs.  av.  10J.  1891,  28,298  pkgs.av.  84d. 
I 1892. 
1891. 
j 1892. 
1891. 
| 1892. 
1891. 
PKGS.  I’PRICE. 
PKGS. 
PRICE. 
PKGS.  1 PRICE. 
PKGS.  j PRICE. 
1 pkgs.  1 PRICE. 
PKGS.  ' PRICE. 
ISSAM 
1 I4I73  P i Ti 
12875 
p 9i 
Chota  Nagpore 
250  pi  64 
1 
Neilgherry 
74  P 7 
213  p:  64 
!achar&Sylhet 
*6x56  p 9f 
7012  p 
7+ 
Darjeeling  . . 
. j x 700  p i/o£ 
2137  p!  10 
Terai 
259  c|  ioi 
74  Pi  i/oj 
iUTTAGONG 
168  c iof  1 
151  p 
8 
Dooars 
. ;2I04  P' 
577s  P 7i 
T ravancore 
273  p,  10 
5s  i 
Comparative  prices  of  Indian  Tea  in  London:  — 
'DUST.  (Fair  ordinary,  dark  liquor)  1892,  4-i-d.  1891.  4fd.  1890,  6d.  1889,  54c! 
[FANNINGS.  (Red  to  brown,  strong  rough  liquor)  ,,  546  ,,  4fd.  ,,  64-d.  ,.  6d. 
^BROKEN  TEA.  (Brownish  to  blackish,  strong  liquor)  7fd.  ,,  7d.  ,,  8jd.  ,,  j±d. 
FEK.  SOUG.  (Blackish  greyish,  useful  liquor)  8^d.  ,,  7fd.  ,,  84.1.  ,,  8qd. 
j PEKOE.  (Greyish  to  blackish  some  tip,  useful  liquor)  ,.  gd.  ,,  8fd.  ,,  9fd.  ,.  9fd. 
PEK.  SOUG.  (Blackish  greyish,  inferior  liquor)  ,,  6fd  ,,  $\d.  ,,  yfd.  ,,  6-|d. 
PEKOE.  (Blackish,  greyish,  some  tip.  inferior  liquor'  ,.  7fd  ,,  6fd.  ,,  H^d.  ..  8d. 
CEYLON.  Although  sales  were  heavier  than  last  week  the  quantity  was  comparatively  small, 
[arrivals  having  recently  been  extremely  limited.  Competition  was  strong,  and  prices  all  round  were 
fully  up  to  last  week’s  quotations,  although  a somewhat  quieter  tone  was  noticeable, 
fhe  average  for  the  week  is  nfd.,  against  gd.  for  the  corresponding  week  last  year. 
Comparative  prices  of  Ceylon  Tea  in  London  : — 
PEKOE  SOUG.  (Ordinary  leaf ; fair  liquor)  1892,  8fd.  1891,  6-^d.  1890,  g3d.  1889,  nd. 
PEKOE  (Ordinary  leaf,  little  twist ; fair  liquor)  ,,  io4d.  ,,  8Ad.  ,,  iofd.  ,,  1/- 
PEKOE  SOUG.  (Rather  bold  leaf ; indifferent  liquor)  ,,  7fd.  ,,  5fd.  ,,  gfd.  ,,  iod. 
PEKOE  (Somewhat  bold  leaf ; indifferent  liquor)  ,,  8fd.  ,,  6Ri.  ,,  iod.  ,,  iofd. 
JAVA.  The  1724  packages  brought  forward,  comprised  selections  from  9 Estates,  and  the  sales 
passed  firmly  at  fair  prices,  although  several  lots  were  withdrawn  for  higher  offers. 
BANK  RATE.  3 per  cent.  EXCHANGE  on  London  three  months  sight. — Calcutta  1/3^.  Colombo  I 3 J 
