May 1, 1903.] 
THE TUOPICAL AGKICULTUKIST. 
739 
Sincapittia M 
Stellenberg ...H 
Stubton M 
Summervillfe M 
ThereBia ., H 
1902 Av. 
.-\bout price 
lb. per lb 
30,500 6id 
21,000 O^d 
21,500 
4-t,500 ijSd 
48,S«j0 6|d 
1901 Av. 
About price 
Ibb. per lb. 
30,610 6d 
:'b,000 
42,000 
49,000 
135,000 
'Ad 
iid 
'oh 
Ud 
Udabagie L 
Vicartons HM 
Wiltshire HM 
Weemalle .. M 
1902 
About 
lb. 
.■tr,,000 
;8,,60o 
20,000 
2!:',000 
Av, 
price 
per lb. 
<3id 
5gd 
old 
5t<3 
1901 Av. 
About price 
lb. per lb. 
64,500 5Jd 
50,500 5id 
15,50<i old 
15,0()0 ii|d 
Weekly Public Auction of Ceylon Tea during 1902 with average price realised :- 
Av. price 
Av. price 
Number 
Av, 
per lb. for 
Number 
Av . 
pcrlb.for 
Number 
Av. 
Week 
of Pkgs. 
corres- 
Week 
of Pkgs. 
corres- 
Week 
of Pkgs. 
ending. 
offered in 
price 
per lb. 
ponding 
ending. 
offeredin 
price 
per lb. 
ponding 
ending. 
offeredin 
price 
per lb. 
auction. 
week 
1901. 
auction 
week 
1901. 
auction. 
-Jan. 4 
11 
10,660 
21,840 
7-60 
7'10 
May 3 
„ 10 
18,600 
6-.55 
6'65 
Aug. 30th 
Sept. 6th 
29,900 
6-50 
7 -.50 
6-75 
27,640 
6-50 
6-55 
27,340 
6-50 
„ 18 
32,400 
7-40 
0-60 
„ 17 
26,900 
6-60 
6-45 
,, 13th 
26,500 
6-50 
„ 25 
25,000 
7-50 
7-00 
„ 24 
no sales 
6-60 
,, 20th 
25,000 
6-40 
Feb. 1 
27,240 
7-30 
6-50 
„ 31 
30,250 
6-75 
no sales 
,, 27th 
16,700 
6-75 
„ 8 
28,450 
7-10 
6-.50 
June 7 
30,800 
6-70 
6-50 
Oct. 4th 
25,090 
6-65 
„ 15 
25,500 
7-10 
6-00 
>, 14 
29,0(,0 
6 -05 
6-45 
,, 11th 
20.100 
6-80 
„ 2-2 
23,000 
6-90 
6-30 
21 
26,600 
6-55 
6-.35 
,, ISth 
19,840 
7-25 
March 1 
25,760 
7'15 
6'50 
„ 28 
no sales 
6-35 
,, 25th 
22,5:-:0 
7-10 
M 8 
21,500 
7-15 
6-50 
July 5 
27,200 
6-20 
6-30 
Nov. 1st 
22,100 
7-20 
., 15 
25,000 
7-15 
6-50 
„ 12 
33,300 
6-00 
6-45 
,, 8th 
16,000 
7-25 
„ 22 
23,200 
7-10 
6-70 
„ 19 
32,500 
6-05 
6-25 
,, 1.5th 
16,725 
7-80 
,, 29 
24,800 
7-00 
7-00 
,, 26 
■34,(100 
6 10 
6-50 
,, 22nd 
16,000 
7-80 
April 5 
no sales 
7-40 
Aug. 2 
29, .336 
6-30 
6-50 
,, 29th 
Dec. 6th 
17,600 
8-15 
12 
26,. 500 
6-90 
no sales 
9 
no sales 
17,500 
7-60 
,, 19 
28,300 
6 -85 
7 -So 
,, 16 
29,900 
6-30 
6-70 
,, 13th 
17,000 
7-80 
„ 26 
23,600 
6'65 
6-90 
,, 23 
28,960 
6-50 
6-66 
,, 20th 
19,900 
7'80 
A V. price 
per lb. for 
corres- 
ponding 
week 
1901. 
7-00 
6 95 
7-15 
7-60 
7- 95 
8- 00 
7-80 
7- 80 
8- 05 
8-20 
7-90 
7-65 
7- 60 
8- 00 
7-55 
7-55 
7-55 
Distribution of Oeyi on Tea,— The total Exports from Colombo in 1902 amounted to 
149,000,000 lbs. again.st 1^6,726,000 lbs. in 1901, and 148,569,477 lbs. in 1900; of this total 103,656,000 lb- 
were shipped to tlie United Kingdom against 106,911,800 lbs. in 1901, and 114,220,650 lbs. in 190(i 
The followin<T table, taken from Messrs. Forbes and Walker's compilations, shews the distribution from 
Colombo for the past four yeais. ,,, , 
Year. 
Bl.'VCK 1902 
Green ,, 
1901 
1900 
1899 
United 
Kingdom. 
Russia. 
I Other 
Countries 
in Europe 
America 
& Canada 
lbs. I 
103,017,958 i 
638,330 I 
106,911,806; 
114,229,649 
103,948,124 i 
lbs. 
12,423.74l[ 
127,115j 
9,498,801! 
8,969,784{ 
3,949,740| 
lbs. 
1,581,953 
1,480,124 
1,319,667 
885,051 
lbs. 
4,.36 1,-558 
1,963,892 
3,654,105 
4,112,208 
3,080,002 
Africa and 
Blauritius 
lbs. 
710,066 
2,535 
412,225 
384,991 
.S88,4S7 
Australia.! India. 
lbs. ! 
18,907,7201 
75 
20,696,995! 
17,4.34, .3741 
15,606,833| 
lbs. 
824,8-26 
35,635 
1,108,043 
1,126,949 
567,616 
'Cliina ar.d 
(Singapore. 
i Ibs^ 
4,492,304 7 
6,-340 
2 963,967 
1,001,85-5 
1,468,30-3 
Distribution of British Imports of Ceylon Tea dn:ing the past four years, taken from the Boakd 
OF Tkade Returns :~ 
A'ear. 
Home 
Consumption. 
To Countiies 
in Europe 
(chiefly Russia). 
To ! To British 
U.S. of America.! N. America. 
To Other 
Count lie.*. 
1902 
85,640,878 lbs. 
90,825,521 ,, 
92,470,019 ,, 
85,137,945 „ 
8,221,979 lbs. 
10,023,370 ,, 
8,487,068 „ 
7,265,266 ,, 
1 
2,398,438 lbs. i 3,120,456 lb*. 
2,504,299 ,, 1 2,390,894 ,, 
087,500 „ 2.131,367 ., 
1,391,931 „ ! 2,084,865 ., 
3,611,472 lbs. 
3.154,105 ,. 
■_M6S,5!?5 ,. 
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