AND  JAVA  TEA 
IN 
November  25 th,  1892. 
LONDON 
Java. 
26,604  packages. 
25,725 
kMement  to  “ CEYLON  OBSERVER .” 
! WW,  WILSON  & STANTON’S  INDIAN,  CEYLON, 
y 13,  Rood  Lane,  London,  E.C. 
QUANTITY  BROUGHT  TO  AUCTION 
From  1st  June  to  Date. 
Indian.  Ceylon. 
1891- 1892.  634,069  packages.  413,302  packages. 
1892- 1893.  622,970  ,,  398,066  ,, 
-1  Daring  the  week 
40,885  packages  Indian  j 
' 12,143  ,,  Ceylon -Total  53,376  packages  have  been  offered  in  public  auction. 
+ I 348  » _ Java  j 
The  caution  of  buyers,  alluded  to  last  week,  has  since  become  more  pronounced  and  prices 
or  all  descriptions  have  in  consequence  still  further  receded. 
The  lower  rates  now  current  for  Indian  Teas  will  probably  result  in  an  increased  export 
usiness,  many  grades  having  of  late  been  too  high  for  extensive  purchase  b)-  foreign  markets, 
[here  are  already  signs  of  attention  abroad  being  attracted  by  the  more  moderate  values 
now  ruling. 
The  American  market  appears  to  have  at  last  taken  a firm  hold  of  Indian  and  Ceylon  Teas. 
It  is  interesting  to  note  that  the  Ceylon  Planters  Tea  Co.  have  in  the  United  States  nearly 
iso  hundred  and  fifty  retail  grocers  keeping  a supply  of  their  Teas. 
In  Australia,  Indian  and  Ceylon  growths  continue  in  public  favour.  It  is  stated  that 
increasing  attention  is  being  bestowed  upon  Teas  with  good  liquor; — higher  values  being  some- 
times obtained  for  Pekoe  Souchongs  with  special  point  in  liquor  than  for  tippy  Pekoes. 
INDIAN.  We  have  to  chronicle  a still  further  drop  in  the  market  for  nearly  all  descriptions. 
Whole  leaf  Teas  between  gd.  and  1 /-  have  fallen  to  a comparatively  low  level;  Teas  for  price 
are  also  cheaper,  while  the  higher  grades  of  all  but  finest  liquoring  Teas  have  shared  in  the 
rsent  depression. 
TRAVANCORE  is  becoming  a more  important  district,  and  constant  supplies  are  being  brought  to 
auction.  Some  Estates  have  recently  been  represented  by  Teas  of  improved  quality.  This  district 
las  materially  benefited  by  the  high  range  of  values  lately  ruling  for  medium  Teas,  the  average 
■rice  of  Travancore  Teas  having  in  consequence  shown  a considerable  advance. 
Weekly  average  of  New  Season’s  Tea  sold  on  Garden  Account,  1892,  25,965  pkgs.  av.  10p  1891,  35,675  pkgs.av.  8|d. 
gSSAM  . . 
Ikhar&Sylhet 
BITTAGONG 
1 1892. 
I89I. 
1 1892. 
I89I. 
I 1892.  | 
PKGS.  | PRICE. 
PKGS.  | PRICE. 
PKGS.  | PRICE. 
PKGS.  | PRICE. 
| PKGS.  | PRICE.; 
128741P  i °h 
I4326;P  gl 
Darjeeling  . . 
1606  p 1/0J 
4387  p|  IO-J 
Neilgherry  78^0  g|  j 
8oi8jp  9J 
109494  7f 
Dooars 
. 2960  p gf 
4855  p,  7i 
1 
Terai  . . 389  gj  ! 
159  p 8 
Kangra  Valley 
• 1 4°2C:  7\ 
Travancore 
1891. 
PKGS.  | PRICE. 
147  P 7% 
852  P 75- 
Comparative  prices  of  Indian  Tea  in  London: — 
DUST.  (Fair  ordinary,  dark  liquor) 
FANNINGS.  (Red  to  brown,  strong  rough  liquor) 
BROKEN  TEA.  (Brownish  to  blackish,  strong  liquor) 
PEK.  SOUG 
PEKOE. 
PEK.  SOUG. 
LJ  fEKOE. 
CEYLON. 
n highest  point. 
wet 
1892,  4-1-d. 
1891, 
O 
Cu 
oc 
"d 
H|t* 
6d. 
1889, 
5i  d 
,,  5vd. 
> ) 
4fd-  ,, 
63d. 
1 1 
6d 
.<  7id. 
> ? 
7d. 
8d. 
J ) 
73d 
„ 7fd- 
? > 
7d. 
8|d. 
> > 
8d 
,,  Sid. 
> 5 
8fd.  ,, 
9id. 
> J 
gd 
„ 63d. 
5 5 
5id. 
73d. 
> ^ 
6Jd 
>,  7id- 
5 5 
6-fd. 
8|d. 
-3(4 
/ 4° 
J 
(Blackish  greyish,  useful  liquor) 
(Greyish  to  blackish  some  tip,  useful  liquor) 
(Blackish  greyish,  inferior  liquor) 
(Blackish,  greyish,  some  tip,  inferior  liquor) 
Less  animation  was  again  noticeable,  and  all  grades  now  show  a decided  tall  from  the 
Broken  Pekoes  sold  with  considerable  irregularity  and  the  lower  grades  are  also 
aster,  the  market  all  round  being  fully  a penny  per  lb.  below  the  highest  point  reached. 
1 he  average  for  the  week  is  rather  over  iofd.,  against  g^d.  for  corresponding  week  last  year. 
Comparative  prices  ol  Ceylon  Tea  in  London  : — 
PEKOE  SOUG.  (Ordinary  leaf ; fair  liquor)  1892, 
PEKOE  (Ordinary  leaf,  little  twist ; fair  liquor)  ,, 
fPEKOE  SOUG.  (Rather  bold  leaf ; indifferent  liquor)  ,, 
j PEKOE  (Somewhat  bold  leaf;  indifferent  liquor)  ,, 
JAVAS  are  difficult  to  dispose  of  jgrivately,  owing  to  the  lower  prices  of  Indian  and  C eylon  1 eas, 
and  the  market  shows  a weak  tendency.  A ery  few  packages  were  brought  forward  this  week,  the 
Auction  being  composed  of  Teas  imported  from  Holland.  
BANK  RATE.  3 per  cent.  EXCHANGE  0n  London  three  months  sight. — Calcutta  I / 34.  Colombo  I 3 
8d . 1891, 
6fd. 
i8go,  gd. 
1889,  io3d 
93d. 
gd. 
,,  iojd. 
,,  n3d 
7d-  ,, 
5*d. 
,,  8fd. 
» 9^d. 
7fd. 
6fd. 
,,  9|d. 
,,  1 ojd 
