ifiplement  to  “ CEYLON  OBSER  VERM' 
bUfl,  WILSUN  « STAHl'jrS  INDIAN,  CBTLON,  AND  JAVA  TEA  REPORT. 
Java . 
33,071  packages. 
44  >°73  >) 
£3,  Rood  Lane,  London,  E.C.  March  24 th,  1893. 
QUANTITY  BROUGHT  TO  AUCTION  IN  LONDON 
From  1st  June  to  Date. 
Indian.  Ceylon. 
1891- 1892.  1,149,274  packages.  656,477  packages. 
1892- 1893.  1,107,267  ,,  646,527  ,, 
urtng  the  week 
.,181  packages  Indian  i 
^878  ,,  Ceylon  (-Total  46,306  packages  have  been  offered  in  public  auction. 
,247  ,,  Java  j 
At  a time  like  the  present,  when  dulness  pervades  the  tea  trade  in  the  United  Kingdom,  i.t  is 
relief  to  be  able  to  turn  to  foreign  markets  for  some  response  to  the  excellent  values  now 
yfering.  It  is  therefore  a satisfaction  to  discern  that  the  efforts  made,  during  the  past  few  years, 
Zi  encourage  new  outlets  for  Indian  and  Ceylon  Teas,  have  been  attended  with  such  marked  success. 
(J  The  Continent  of  North  America,  to  which  the  attention  of  the  civilised  world  is  now  being 
H verted,  is  naturally  looked  to,  in  the  hope  that  the  kindred  interests  of  India  and  Ceylon  will 
^bnefit  by  the  forthcoming  Chicago  Exhibition.  Preparations  have  been  made  by  both  these 
Himntries,  not  only  for  a thorough  exhibit  of  their  respective  Teas,  but  also  with  a view  to  sustaining 
fieir  endeavours  to  foster  the  taste  for  Indian  and  Ceylon  Tea  after  the  close  of  the  World’s  Fair. 
Information  from  the  Ceylon  Planters  Tea  Company  of  America  states,  that  there  are  over 
do  stores  in  New  York  City  and  Brooklyn  alone,  where  its  Teas  are  sold. 
NDXAN.  The  market  has  not  changed  much  during  the  week  but  a rather  better  demand  has 
sen  noticeable  for  Teas  under  1/-  per  lb.  and  the  lower  grades  have  ruled  a trifle  firmer.  A few 
loice  parcels  from  Darjeeling  met  with  good  support  and  realized  high  prices.  The  following 
v-erages  are  worthy  of  note  : — “ Seeyok,”  i/if  ; “ Sealkotee,”  i/of  ; “Jaipur,”  i/o£  ; “ Dibroo,” 
Poobong  ” and  “ Rungmook,”  1/0-4. 
feekly  average  of  New  Season’s  Tea  sold  on  Garden  Account,  1893.  18,447  pkgs.  av.  9|.  1892, 16,090  pkgs.av.  9jd. 
• SAM 
vchar&Sylhet 
(IITTAGONG 
1893- 
PKGS.  jPRICE. 
H°36jP  93 
3476,  p 9 
9i 
18 
1892. 
1893. 
1 1 1892. 
1893 
1892. 
PKGS.  | PRICE. 
PKGS.  1 PRICE. 
PKGS.  PRICE. 
1 PKGS.  i PRICE. 
PKGS. j PRICE 
9489  P I0£ 
Darjeeling  . . 
357  P id 
Neilgherry 
1194c 
83-  ! 
152  p 8| 
4355 ; P lS 
Dooars 
3109  p 9 
1 473  P 7i 
Terai 
43  i 5 
213  ;p  7 
KaNGRA  V ALLEY,  ETC. 
172  p,  8 
. 
Travancore 
!3o  Pi 
8 i 
1363  p,  6| 
Comparative  prices  of  Indian  Tea  in  London  : — 
>UST. 
A.NNINGS. 
EKOE. 
'EK.  SOUG 
'EKOE. 
(OEYLON. 
i«93.  4fd 
,,  6d . 
..  7?d . 
„ 8d. 
8fd. 
>>  7fd. 
7fd. 
1892, 
3|d.  1891, 
7d. 
1890,  5d 
4-5-*!  • 1 > 
7|d. 
5id.  >> 
9$d. 
»>  7d 
6Jd . , , 
1 old. 
% 
00 
9d. 
1 id. 
-I  9dd 
5id-  .. 
9id. 
,,  64d 
6$d.  ,. 
io4d. 
,,  7 I’d- 
scale,  the 
hulk  of  the  sales 
(Fair  ordinary,  dark  liquor) 
(Red  to  brown,  strong  rough  liquor) 
ROKEN  TEA. (Brownish  to  blackish,  strong  liquor) 
EK.  SOUG.  (Blackish  greyish,  useful  liquor) 
(Greyishto  blackish  some  tip, useful  liquor) 
(Blackish  greyish,  inferior  liquor) 
(Blackish.srreyish.some  tip.  inferior  liquor) 
The  week’s  auctions  have  again  bee 
taking  place  on  Tuesday,  and  thus  somewhat  straining  the  buying  capacity  of  the  trade.  The  market 
Uas  fairly  strong  at  the  lower  rates  established  last  week  ; and  at  these  prices  demand  appears  to  be 
Either  more  pronounced,  although  irregularity  was  noticeable  here  and  there  in  Medium  Broken 
Akoes  and  Pekoes.  The  following  averages  are  w 
'Henfold,”  “ Holmwood  ” and  “ Valamaly,”  iijd. 
we  rage  for  week  is  9d.,  being  the  same  for  the  corresponding  week  last  year. 
Comparative  prices  of  Ceylon  Pe 
PEKOE  SOUG.  (Ordinary  leaf ; fair  liquor)  1893, 
PEKOE  (Ordinary  leaf,  little  twist ; fair  liquor) 
PEKOE  SOUG.  (Rather  bold  leaf ; indifferent  liquor) 
PEKOE  (Somewhat  bold  leaf:  indifferent  liquor) 
TAVA.  1247  packages  were  brought  forward 
;enerally  realized.  Some  Teas  from  the  Sinagar  Estate  grown  from  Assam  seed  were  noticeable. 
)nly  three  other  estates  were  represented,  in  addition  to  a few  Teas  brought  over  from  Amsterdam. 
BANK  RATE.  per  cent.  EXCHANGE  on  London  three  months. sight.— Calcutta  1/2-jj.  Colombo  l/2| 
' note  : 
“ EP  & ECo. 
Norwood,” 
i/of ; 
14  week  last 
year. 
a in  London  : — 
8d. 
1892, 
6d.  1891 
, 9^d.  1890. 
, -pd. 
8|d. 
> J 
8fd. 
ioid.  ,, 
io^d. 
7d. 
j > 
5d- 
9*d . 
Syd. 
7|d- 
? J 
5|d. 
iod.  ,, 
9fd. 
: with 
good 
support, 
fair  prices 
being 
