upplemau  It)  Mmmmmmmmmmm* 
liOW,  WILSON  £ STANTON’S  INDIAN,  CEYLON, 
13,  Rood  Lane,  London,  E.C. 
QUANTITY  BROUGHT  TO  AUCTION 
From  1st  June  to  Date. 
Indian.  Ceylon. 
1891- 1892.  814, 159  packages.  475,060  packages. 
1892- 1893.  769,573  ,,  461,490 
AND  JAVA  TEA  REPORT. 
January  6th,  1893. 
IN  LONDON 
Java . 
28,269  packages. 
3T>901 
. uring  the  week 
>,458  packages  Indian  i 
pog6  ,,  Ceylon '-Total  41,440  packages  have  been  offered  in  public  auction. 
: 886  ,,  Java  j 
The  most  noticeable  feature  in  the  opening  sales  after  the  holidays  was  the  strong  competition 
irTeas  up  to  about  iod.  per  lb.,  establishing  an  advance  of  -Jd.  per  lb.  over  closing  rates  of  last  year. 
Thursdays  Sale,  comprising  11,226  packages  Indian,  4,638  packages  Ceylon,  and  589  packages 
iva,  was  postponed  until  to-day  ; prices  will  in  consequence  be  given  next  week. 
NDIAN.  The  first  auction  was  held  on  the  4th  inst.,  and  passed  with  good  competition  for 
11  Teas  under  iod.,  at  a general  rise  of  Jd.  per  lb.;  Teas  over  ij-  on  the  other  hand  being  Jd.  to 
per  lb.  cheaper. 
geekly  average of  New  Season’s  Tea  sold  on  Garden  Account,  1893,  10,528  pkgs.  av.  1Q£.  1892,  35,858  pkgs.av.  9d. 
m 
1 1893. 
PKGS.  [PRICE. 
' 1892. 
PKGS.  | PRICE. 
, 1893. 
PKGS.  1 PRICE. 
1 1892. 
1 PKGS.  I PRICE. 
1893. 
PKGS.  I PRICE. 
1892. 
PKGS.  PRICE 
i SSAM 
1 uchar&Sylhet 
; iHITTAGONG 
30774  Il£ 
34924  IO 
l6l  p IC>4 
16813 p 9i 
i26oop  8 
200  8J 
Darjeeling  . . 
Dooars 
Kangra  Valley 
404  P 
. . ,2668  p 
■ ■ ■'!  1 
l/l4 
9i 
i 1 784  p, 
'2914  pj 
363  p 
1 /of 
8 
ll 
Neilgherry 
Terai 
Travancore 
156  c 94 
120  C,  I of 
242  p 104 
942  P 7i 
Comparative  prices  of  Indian  Tea  in  London: 
JUST.  (Fair  ordinary,  dark  liquor) 
'ANNINGS.  (Red  to  brown,  strong  rough  liquor) 
1ROKEN  TEA.  (Brownish  to  blackish,  strong  liquor) 
JEK.  SOUG. 
3EKOE. 
3EK.  SOUG. 
3EKOE. 
CEYLON. 
1893, 
4f-d  1892, 
4id. 
CO 
6qd.  1890. 
5id 
J 1 
6d . ,, 
5<h 
? > 
7d. 
6d 
, 
7-4  T 
6pd. 
5 1 
8-Jd.  „ 
7^-d 
8|d.  „ 
7d. 
9id. 
8|d 
5 5 
9?d. 
8;?d. 
,, 
10yd.  ,, 
9yd 
? > 
7 iff  • 
5yd. 
8|d.  „ 
7d 
5 > 
8d . 
6-fd. 
? j 
9jd. 
8d 
(Blackish  greyish,  useful  liquor) 
(Greyish  to  blackish  some  tip,  useful  liquor) 
(Blackish  greyish,  inferior  liquor) 
(Blackish, greyish, some  tip,  inferior  liquor) 
The  market  opened  on  the  3rd  inst.  with  strong  competition  for  all  kinds, 
ixcept  better  grades  of  Broken  Pekoe.  Teas  for  price  show  a rise  of  about  a halfpenny  per  lb. 
! Exports  from  Ceylon  during  December  were  about  lbs.  4,750,000.  The  average  for  week  is  iofd., 
[against  iod.  for  the  corresponding  week  last  year. 
Comparative  prices  of  Ceylon  Tea  in  London  : — 
(Ordinary  leaf ; fair  liquor)  . 
(Ordinary  leaf,  little  twist ; fair  liquor) 
(Rather  bold  leaf ; indifferent  liquor) 
(Somewhat  bold  leaf;  indifferent  liquor) 
JAVA.  The  small  quantity  brought  forward  was 
sympathy  with  similar  grades  of  Indian  and  Ceylon. 
MOVEMENTS  OF  TEA  IN  LONDON  (in  lbs.)  DURING  DECEMBER. 
PEKOE  SOUG. 
PEKOE 
PEKOE  SOUG. 
PEKOE 
1893,  8|d.  1892, 
7d. 
1891, 
9fd.  1890, 
1 old. 
>)  9fd.  ,, 
9id. 
» > 
iofd.  ,, 
1 id. 
» 7|d- 
5id. 
J) 
8fd. 
9ird. 
BJd.  „ 
6|d. 
? > 
9fd. 
iojd. 
well  competed  for. 
, and 
sold 
at  full  rates  in 
Imports. 
Deliveries. 
1890. 
1891. 
1S92. 
1S90. 
1891 . 
1S92. 
Indian 
14,354,883 
14,4  16,506 
17.352.912 
8.955.555 
9.283,992 
9o95o23 
Ceylon  . . . 
2,8815,626 
4,736,240 
4.734.65o 
2,772,302 
4,282,924 
4,202,02^ 
Java 
China,  etc. 
252,070 
125,510 
182,210 
202,720 
108,920 
323,120 
9,462,127 
5,269,101 
5,707,292 
5,200,359 
4,665,543 
4.454.602 
Total 
lbs. 
26,937,706 
24.567.447 
27,977,064 
17,130,936 
!8, 341. 379 
i8.575.073 
FROM 
1st  JUNE 
TO  31st 
DECEMBER. 
Imports. 
Deliveries. 
Stock. 
1890. 
1891 . 
1 892 . 
1890. 
1891. 
1892 
1S90. 
I89I  . 
1892. 
Indian  
Ceylon  
Java  
China,  etc 
67,924,146 
23,906,406 
2,000,600 
54,669,645 
78,357,246 
36,210,624 
1,964,340 
50,543,915 
79,348,806 
35,682,050 
2,174050 
45.749,30o 
59,037,042 
24,874,956 
1,300,970 
49,919,645 
59,523,000 
35,745,628 
2,339,260 
42,873,207 
62,592,504 
40,704,716 
2,019,010 
34,504,976 
36,376,893 
8,621,824 
764,470 
44,740,232 
45,495.678 
15,439,888 
474,670 
36,115,177 
46,068.732 
12,738,476 
768,040 
31, 838,624 
Total  lbs. 
148,500,797 
167,076,125 
162,954,706 
135,132,613 
140,481,095 
139,821,206 
90,503,419 
97,525.413 
91,413.872 
BANK  RATE.  3 per  cent.  EXCHANGE  Dn  London  three  months  sight.— Calcutta  1/2&  Colombo  1/2^ 
