upplement  to  “ CEYLON  OBSERVER .” 
GOW,  WILSON  & STANTON’S  INDIAN,  CEYLON,  AND  JAVA  TEA  REPORT. 
13,  Rood  Lane,  London,  E.C. 
QUANTITY  BROUGHT  TO  AUCTION 
From  1st  June  to  Date. 
Indian.  Ceylon. 
1891-1892.  1,232,887  packages.  728,860  packages, 
during  the  week  1892-1893.  1,185,499  „ 7*5,379 
:2,562  packages  Indian 
Ceylon  iTota)  42,275  packages  have  been  offered  in  public  auction. 
April  28th,  1893. 
1 1 
IN  LONDON 
Java. 
40,645  packages. 
5L899 
packages  Indian  j 
7,760 
1.953  „ JAVA 
The  reviving  demand  alluded  to  last  week  has  further  developed,  but  is  chiefly  noticeable  in 
Peas  of  the  lower  grades,  which  are  now  strongly  competed  for,  more  especially  those  below  8d.  per 
b.,  where  a slight  advance  has  been  established  upon  last  week’s  rates. 
It  is  probable  that  the  publication  of  the  Budget  statement  will  tend  towards  a more  settled 
seling  in  the  trade  generally.  Duty  payments  since  Monday,  when  the  Budget  was  read,  have  been 
xceedingly  heavy. 
INDIAN.  The  shortness  of  the  present  crop  is  shown  by  the  smaller  quantity  which  has  so  far 
teen  brought  to  auction,  as  will  be  seen  by  the  above  figures  ; and  it  is  remarkable  that  202  gardens 
lave  already  sold  their  closing  invoices  against  only  174  to  the  end  of  April  last  year,  and  166  the 
revious  season.  Owing  to  the  small  quantity  of  Indian  Tea  now  remaining  in  first  hands,  auctions 
/ere  held  only  on  Monday  and  Wednesday  this  week,  and  a similar  arrangement  will  probably 
,e  continued  until  early  in  August.  The  market  continued  very  strong  throughout  the  week  Teas 
inder  gd.  being  keenly  competed  for  at  an  advance  of  id.  per  lb.  Bidding  for  other  grades  was  also 
lore  animated,  especially  Teas  possessing  quality  or  thickness  in  cup.  The  following  averages  are 
worthy  of  note: — “ Digloy  Co.  Pohukatta,”  1/4;  “ Hattialli,”  1/2-J  ; “ Nahor  Kutia,”  1/2T; 
Behora,”  i/of. 
'RAVANCORE  has  not  been  of  late  represented  by  very  large  quantities — probably  owing  to  want 
f ram  in  this  district ; but  quality  has  in  some  instances  shown  improvement,  and  better  average 
rices  were  in  consequence  recorded. 
I 
1893.  II  1892. 
- - — - 
r893- 
1892. 
i893- 
1892. 
PKGS.  jPRICE.  j PKGS.  | PRICE. 
PKGS.  | PRICE. 
PKGS.  1 PRICE. 
PEGS.  | PRICE. 
PKGS.  PRICE. 
SSAM 
84414  10  5653  Pj  9 
Chota  Nagpore 
■ 
Kangra  Val. 
T39  1 H ! 
33  5S 
j achar&Sylhet 
36234  9 8342  p:  7f 
Darjeeling  . . 
• 457  Pj  9l 
i 
Terai 
j I 
|hittagong 
1 II  . i 
Dooars 
• ;2I49  Pi  8 % 
43°  P 9 
Travancore 
737  PI  H | 
1078  pj  7^ 
1893, 
5id 
1892, 
3id- 
1891, 
7d- 
1890,  5d. 
JJ 
6|d . 
J J 
4fd- 
7? 
8d. 
» 5id- 
? ? 
8d . 
5id- 
7? 
9fd. 
,,  7id- 
) > 
81  d. 
> > 
64d. 
77 
iojd. 
,,  8*d. 
? > 
gd. 
>7 
9id. 
7 J 
1 Md. 
» 9id- 
5 J 
7ld- 
J ) 
5id- 
,, 
9ld- 
„ 7d- 
D 
7|d. 
J J 
6fd. 
7 7 
ioid. 
„ 8d. 
|| L Comparative  prices  of  Indian  Tea  in  London 
- jiUST.  (Fair  ordinary,  dark  liquor) 
i ANNINGS.  (Red  to  brown,  strong  rough  liquor) 
b ROKEN  TEA.  (Brownish  to  blackish,  strong  liquor) 
: EK.  SOUG.  (Blackish  greyish,  useful  liquor) 
" EKOE.  (Greyishto blackish  some  tip, useful  liquor) 
' EK.  SOUG.  (Blackish  greyish,  inferior  liquor) 
EKOE.  (Blackish, greyish, some  tip,  inferior  liquor) 
JEYLON  was  again  well  represented,  the  quantity  being  only  'slightly  below7  that  of  last  week, 
lidding  was  animated  and  all  grades  w'ere  well  supported,  Teas  for  price  showing  an  advance  of  a 
rthing  per  lb.  Medium  Broken  Pekoes,  however,  sold  somewhat  slowly,  with  a little  irregularity. 
Hhe  following  averages  may  be  mentioned  : — “ Ormidale,”  1/2%  ; EP&ECo.,  “Norwood,”  1/-  ; 
pnojOuvahkellie,”  “ Valamaly,”  and  CTPCo.,  “ Wallaha,”  n^d. 
leverage  for  week  gid.  per  lb.,  against  gfd.  for  corresponding  week  last  year. 
Comparative  prices  of  Ceylon  Tea  in  London  : 
■iaht 
3EK0E  SOUG. 
3EKOE 
>EKOE  SOUG. 
5EKOE 
(Ordinary  leaf ; fair  liquor) 
(Ordinary  leaf,  little  twist ; fair  liquor) 
(Rather  bold  leaf;  indifferent  liquor) 
(Somewhat  bold  leaf;  indifferent  liquor) 
1893,  8Jd.  1892,  6d.  1891,  9|d.  1890,  8-Jd. 
,,  8fd.  ,,  8fd . ,,  io|d.  ,,  iod. 
„ 7^d.  ,,  4fd.  ,,  9|d-  ,,  8d. 
7ld-  >>  5±d-  ..  9id-  ,,  SJd. 
AVA.  A strong  Market  at  slightly  dearer  prices  has  been  the  feature  of  the  week.  A good 
voice  from  “ Tjiboengoer,”  sold  at  an  average  of  gd.  per  lb.,  “ Panoembangan  ” and  “ Sindang  Sarie” 
me  also  represented  by  some  good  useful  liquoring  Teas.  1/3I  was  bid  for  a small  lot  of 
rhite  Tipped  Pekoe  from  “ Tendjo  Aijoe.”  1,776  packages  are  catalogued  for  sale  next  week. 
3ANK  RATE.  per  cent.  EXCHANGE  on  London  three  months  sight.— Calcutta  l/2-|.  Colombo  1/2^ 
