May 1, 1901. J 
THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. 
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Wilson, Smithett & Co.'s Ceylon Tea Memoranda for 1900. 
Summary of Ceylon Tea sold at public auction in London between January 1st and December 
31st, 1900, estimated quantitj' in lbs. and average prices realised : — 
Averag-e Price for the Year was 7-25cT per lb., ag-ainst 8cl in 1899 ami 7-78(1 in 1898. 
The initial letters following the estate names refer to the mean elevation, as follows : — 
HH (highest) above 5,000 feet 
L (low) sea level up to 1.000 feet 
M (medium) 1,000 to 2,500 feet 
1900 Av. 
About price 
lbs. per lb. lbs. per lb 
Over 1,000,000 -lbs. 
Diyagama ... H 1.0H6,000 9|d 
Over 500,000 lbs. 
Badulla H 5i0,000 6fd 
Campden Hill M 501,000 e^d 
Culloden L 589,000 G^d 
Demodera H 605,000 7fd 
EJston L 575,000 6id 
Hauteville H 590,000 94d 
Kurugama L (i75,000 6:|d 
Mattakellv H 712,000 S^d 
Meddecombra H 756,000 lid 
New Peradeniya ...M 018,000 6^d 
Pitakande HM 594,000 5f d 
Shamrock M 529.000 5fd 
Sunnycroft L 585,000 6|d 
Walpola L 537,500 6d 
Yataderia L (572,000 5fd 
350,000 lbs to 500,000 lbs 
HM (high medium) 2,500 to 3,500 feet 
H (high) 3,500 to 5,000 feet 
1899 Av. 
About price 
Bandarapolla HM 
Belgravia 11 
Castlemilk M 
Craighead M 
Uegalessa L 
Drayton H 
Dunsinane H 
Elkadua HM 
Fordj'ce H 
Galaha M 
Gallamudina M 
Great Western H 
Gonakelle HM 
Hemingford L 
Imboolpittia M 
K. A. W HM 
Kellie M 
Kirkoswald H 
Laxapana H 
Le Vallon HM 
JLoolecondera H 
Maria watte H 
Mooloya H 
Mount Vernon H 
Nilambe HM 
Poonagalla HM 
Kagalla H 
Kangbodde H 
Rothschild H 
St. Leonards HH 
Spring Valley H 
Talawakelle H 
Tangakelly ,H 
Tillicoultry H 
TJkuwella M 
Vellai-oya H 
Wanarajah H 
Waveiiey H 
194,000 
•432.000 
428,000 
400,500 
455,000 
379.500 
365,500 
379,500 
387,500 
463,000 
367,000 
370,000 
469,000 
483,000 
381,500 
421,000 
368,500 
479,000 
352,000 
422,500 
379,500 
377,500 
387.500 
368,000 
365,500 
397,000 
384,500 
375,500 
364,000 
8fd 
6|d 
7id 
6td 
8id 
9id 
6d 
7fd 
6id 
Id 
9id 
7id 
bid 
6id 
6id 
&id 
7fd 
6fd 
7fd 
7;id 
6|d 
7fd 
8fd 
Hd 
6fd 
9|d 
6fd 
6ld 
483,000 lOid 
429,000 
402,500 
404,500 
430,500 
355,500 
441,000 
383,000 
d 
nd 
nd 
5|d 
6^d 
Slid 
101,500 loa 
973,000 
9 id 
354.000 
463^000 
7^d 
425,000 
7d 
346,000 
8#d 
385,500 
7fd 
556,000 
9|d 
642,000 
7ld 
606,500 
8#d 
782,000 
7M 
524,'000 
7^d 
511,.500 
6id 
479,500 
7d 
433,500 
7|d 
4(i8,000 
7d 
363,000 
7d 
IDS. 
459,000 
6|d 
338,000 
8Jd 
358,000 
7td 
323,500 
8d 
406,500 
7id 
386,000 
9d 
403,000 
8|d 
297,000 
T^d 
317,500 
8^d 
587.500 
7id 
323^500 
7id 
288,000 
9|d 
318,500 
Sid 
424,500 
6Jd 
340,500 
7|d 
509,000 
7id 
343,500 
lid 
378,000 
Sid 
269,500 
lid 
,357,000 
Sfd 
261,000 
8d 
311,000 
7fd 
299,000 
»id 
357,500 
nd 
328,500 
7td 
126,000 
7^d 
334,500 
9id 
321,.500 
7id 
387,000 
7id 
511,500 
lO^d 
442,000 
74d 
37.4,000 10|d 
290,000 
9fd 
303,000 
lOfld 
68,000 
6|d 
401,000 
7J-d 
319,500 
9M 
358,000 104 
Wattegodde H 
Westhall HM 
1900 
About 
lbs. 
405,500 
355,000 
Av. 
price 
per lb 
8M 
eld 
1899 Av. 
About price 
lbs. per lb 
310,000 9Jd 
347,500 
7^d 
200,000 to 350,000 lbs. 
Abbotsleigh H 251,000 S^d 187,000 
Adam's Peak H 
Alacolla HM 
Ambatenne L 
Atgalle M 
Ayr L 
Antony Malle .M 
Abamalla L 
Battagalla M 
Battalgalla H 
Barnagalla M 
Benveula M 
Beaumont M 
Blackstone H 
Blair Athol H 
Bogawantalawa H 
Bogawana H 
Burnside Group ....M 
Bri dwell H 
Campion H 
Cannavarella H 
Chapelton H 
Concordia M 
Clydesdale H 
Cocagalla HM 
Cranley H 
Darawella H 
Dartry M 
Debatgama M 
Delmar H 
Delta H 
Deviturai HM 
Dewalakanda L 
Digalla L 
Doteloya M 
Duckwari HM 
Dnnedin L 
Ederapolla L 
Ellekande L 
Elangapitiya M 
Elbedde H 
El Teb M 
Ernan L 
Gallebodde M 
Gammadua H 
Gikiyanakande L 
Glanrhos L 
Gleniigie H 
Glenlyon H 
Goorookoj'a M 
Gouravilla H 
Gordon HH 
Glen Alpin H 
Halwatura L 
Hantaue M 
219,500 
203,500 
240.000 
248,500 
243,500 
239,500 
205,500 
221,500 
210,500 
205,500 
211,000 
241,500 
218,500 
200,000 
313,000 
251,000 
307,000 
269,500 
324,500 
307,000 
304,000 
230,000 
259,500 
305,000 
252,000 
215,000 
270,000 
209,000 
289,000 lOd 
248,000 6^d 
200,500 
276.500 
202',000 
269,000 
346,500 
233,000 
257,000 
246,000 
213,500 
284.500 
329;000 
310,500 
251,000 
316,000 
316,000 
208,000 
224,500 
202,000 
342,600 
335.000 
259,000 
315,000 
235,500 
209,000 
7|d 
5|d 
old 
6id 
6d 
6|d 
6d 
6id 
Sid 
7id 
5^d 
6jd 
Hd 
^d 
lid 
lid 
Hd 
7|d 
8id 
9d 
7id 
Ud 
Sid 
lid 
9id 
7id 
did 
M 
d 
5|d 
6d 
5Jd 
6fd 
6^d 
6d 
6d 
SJd 
Sid 
6id 
6id 
Sd 
5|d 
6fd 
6d 
8|d 
9fd 
6jd 
lid 
Sid 
6id 
5|d 
5|d 
9id 
8d 
6fd 
old 
7|d 
7d 
7d 
7d 
7id 
184,000 
196.500 
220,500 
127,500 
221,500 
37,000 
148,500 
239,500 
183,500 
199,000 
218,500 
330,000 
191,000 
126,000 
246,000 
202,000 
236,500 
190,500 
272,«00 
237,000 
291,000 
181,000 Hid 
217,500 9^d 
215,500 8^d 
281,500 lO^d 
211,500 8d 
350.500 
170,500 
201,000 
217,500 
171,000 
268,500 
195,000 
174,000 
262,500 
208,000 
199,000 
205,500 
195,000 
232,500 
221,000 
299,500 
226,000 
250,000 
278,000 
113,000 
212,000 
272,000 
318,000 
275,000 
90,000 
208,500 
114,000 
i69,.50O 
83 
6id 
7id 
lid 
8id 
8id 
7^d 
Sfd 
9 id 
9id 
8id 
7id 
7id 
9id 
lU 
7td 
7d 
7d 
6fd 
7fd 
7d 
7id 
7d 
6|J 
8Jd 
Hd 
Id 
8id 
6fd 
7,}d 
7|d 
8fd 
9id 
lid 
Sid 
9sd 
Sd 
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