MIement  to  “ CEYLON  OBSERVER." 
GOW,  WILSON  & STANTON’S  INDIAN,  CEYLON,  AND  JAVA  TEA  REPORT. 
January  20 th, 
LONDON 
1893. 
Java . 
29,458  packages. 
34.559 
[3,  Rood  Lane,  London,  E.C. 
QUANTITY  BROUGHT  TO  AUCTION  IN 
From  1st  June  to  Date. 
Indian.  Ceylon. 
1891- 1892.  909,589  packages.  5 17,519  packages. 
1892- 1893.  860,377  ,,  5°°>839  .. 
)uring  the  week 
17,779  packages  Indian  ) 
15,980  ,,  Ceylon  [-Total  69,372  packages  have  been  offered  in  public  auction. 
1,613  ,,  Java  ) 
The  probable  supply  of  Tea  in  the  near  future  appears  none  too  large.  From  India  the  most 
ecent  estimates  lor  the  season,  point  to  a crop  rather  smaller  than  that  of  last  season,  while  the  dry 
veather  lately  reported  from  Ceylon  is  likely  somewhat  to  curtail  Tea  flushing  in  that  quarter. 
INDIAN.  Another  week  of  heavy  auctions  has  rather  strained  the  market  and  produced  some 
slackness  in  the  bidding.  Prices  for  the  lower  grades  have  occasionally  drooped,  in  addition  to 
ivhich  the  offering  of  some  Teas  of  poor  quality  has  further  lowered  quotations.  The  following 
iverages  are  worthy  of  note: — LMB  “ Moondakotee,”  i/8f  ; “ Mim,”  1/5! ; “ Moabund,”  1/2J; 
"Behora  ” and  “ Salonah  ” Co.  K,  1/2;  “ Kyel,”  i/if  ; “ Doona,”  1/1J. 
TRAVANCORE.  This  district  continues  to  grow  in  importance.  956  packages,  comprising 
fivoices  from  thirteen  estates  were  represented  in  the  auctions,  the  averages  realized  varying 
rom  8jd.  up  to  iojd.  per  lb. 
Weekly  average  of  New  Season’s  Tea  sold  on  Garden  Account,  1893,  29,459  pkgs.  av.  10j.  1892,  23,687  pkgs.av.  8fd. 
1 1893. 
1892. 
!893- 
1.892. 
1 1893. 
PKGS.  (PRICE . 
PKGS.  j PRICE. 
PKGS.  | PRICE. 
j PKGS.  PRICE. 
I pkgs.  1 PRICE. 
Assam 
14090^  II 
13362  p 9 i 
Darjeeling  . . 
• 944  p!  fl2 
1 789  P,  l/2§ 
Neilgherry 
j i 
Jachar&Sylhet 
776ip  IO 
6364  p 7i 
Dooars 
• ,4995  P 9i 
3078  p;  8 1 
Terai 
; 376  p 9 'i 
CllOTA  NaGPORE 
103  p 8J 
Kangra  Valley 
■ ■ 234  P.  nj 
354  1 6J 
Travancore 
956  Pi  9i 
1892. 
65  p 
62  j 
227  j 
10 
nf 
7i 
. 
1892, 
4d. 
1891, 
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5id. 
6d . 
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4fd. 
>> 
7d. 
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7fd. 
11 
6d . 
8fd. 
> > 
7id. 
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6fd.. 
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9id. 
J ? 
8d. 
qd. 
1 1 
8*d. 
> ? 
iofd. 
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9id. 
7id. 
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5 id. 
>> 
8^d. 
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8d. 
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6|d. 
9id. 
) J 
8d. 
ain  comparatively 
large 
and 
prices 
in 
Comparative  prices  of  Indian  Tea  in  London 
DUST.  (Fair  ordinary,  dark  liquor)  1 
FANNINGS.  (Red  to  brown,  strong  rough  liquor) 
BROKEN  TEA.  (Brownish  to  blackish,  strong  liquor) 
PEK.  SOUG.  (Blackish  greyish,  useful  liquor) 
PEKOE.  (Greyishto  blackish  some  tip, useful  liquor) 
PEK.  SOUG.  (Blackish  greyish,  inferior  liquor) 
i'PEKOE.  (Blackish, greyish, some  tip,  inferior  liquor) 
JEYLON.  The  quantity  brought  forward  was 
onsequence  were  easier,  a decline  of  a farthing  to  a halfpenny  per  lb.  being  registered  in  most 
ascriptions.  Exports  from  Ceylon  to  the  United  Kingdom  during  January  are  estimated  at 
,500,000  lbs.  The  weather  has  lately  been  unfavourable  for  heavy  flushing.  The  following  averages 
may  be  mentioned:- — “Waflaha”  CTP  Co.,  1/1  ; “Norwood”  EP&E  Co.,  i/of ; “Waverley” 
• TP  Co.,  “ Hethersett,”  “ Mooloya,”  and  “ New  Dimbula  ” D,  i/o|. 
The  average  for  the  week  is  io£d.,  against  g|d.  for  the  corresponding  week  last  year. 
Comparative  prices  of  Ceylon  Pea  in  London: — 
PEKOE  SOUG.  (Ordinary  leaf ; fair  liquor)  1 893 , 
PEKOE  (Ordinary  leaf,  little  twist ; fair  liquor)  ,, 
PEKOE  SOUG.  (Rather  bold  leaf ; indifferent  liquor)  ,, 
PEKOE  (Somewhat  bold  leaf ; indifferent  liquor)  ,, 
JAVA.  Auctions  comprised  a varied  selection  and  included  some  invoices  of  very  useful  quality. 
The  highest  average  was  made  by  “ Perbawattee,”  207  packages  from  which  Estate  realized  nd. 
per  lb.  A Flowery  Pekoe  with  white  tips  from  “ Sindang  Sarie,”  was  sold  for  1/3  per  lb.  Bidding 
was  brisk  and  prices  ruled  decidedly  firm,  this  growth  being  now  in  considerable  demand  for  home 
use,  owing  to  the  high  prices  ruling  for  certain  grades  of  Indian  and  Ceylon  Teas. 
BANK  RATE.  3 per  cent.  EXCHANGE  on  London  three  months  sight.— Calcutta  l/2jg.  Colombo  l/2j§ 
8(Jd. 
1892, 
6id. 
1891, 
9|d. 
1890,  iod. 
9fd. 
> > 
gd. 
) J 
1 id. 
,,  iofd. 
7fd. 
) > 
5d- 
91 
9fd. 
>>  9id. 
8Jd. 
J > 
6id. 
11 
iod. 
,,  iod. 
