M.vv -2, 1904.] THE TKOPICAL AGRICULTURIST. 739 
Distribution of British Imports of Ckylom Tea during the past four years, taken from the Board 
OF Trade Returns : 
Year. 
Home 
Consumption. 
To Countries 
in Europe 
(chiefly Russia). 
To 
U S. of America. 
To British 
N. America. 
To Other 
Countries. 
1903 
78,492,959 lbs. 
7,195.642 lbs. 
2,765,034 lbs. 
2.700,648 lbs. 
3,090,283 lbs. 
1902 
85,54-0,877 „ 
8,242,341 
2,398,478 „ 
3.120,450 „ 
3,591.179 „ 
1901 
90,825.521 ., 
10,023,370 .. 
2,504,299 „ 
2,390.894 „ 
3.154,105 „ 
1900 
92.470,019 .. 
8.487.9o3 ., 
987.51)0 
2.131.367 ., 
2.1(;8.585 ., 
Weekly Public Auction of CEYLO^" Tea during 1903 with average price realised : — 
Number 
Av. price 
per lb for 
corres- 
ponding 
week 
1902. 
Number 
Av. price 
per lb. for 
corres- 
ponding 
week 
1902. 
Number 
Av. price 
Week 
ending. 
of Pkgs. 
offered 
in 
auction. 
Av. 
price 
per lb, 
Week 
ending. 
of Pkgs. 
offered 
in 
auction. 
Av. 
price 
per lb. 
Week 
ending. 
of Pkgs. 
offered 
in 
auction. 
Av. 
price 
per lb. 
perlb.for 
corres 
ponding 
week 
1902. 
Jan. 3 
no sales 
7-60 
May 2 
27.400 
7-70 
6'55 
Aug. 29th 
31,150 
7-10 
6-50 
10 
26,1. SO 
7 SO 
7-50 
9 
22^800 
7-75 
6-50 
Sept. .5th 
28,200 
7 -.30 
6-50 
.. 17 
26, 6 00 
7-60 
7-40 
16 
22,000 
7-75 
6-60 
., 12th 
2S,900 
7-30 
6'50 
., 24 
21,300 
7-50 
7-50 
., 23 
28,850 
l-\5 
no sales 
.. 19th 
2.3, 1£0 
7-35 
6-40 
.. 31 
16,600 
7-50 
7 30 
., 30 
28,.350 
7-63 
6-75 
.. 26th 
20,000 
7-40 
6 75 
Feb. 7 
22.700 
7-40 
7-10 
June 6 
no sales 
6-70 
Oct. .3rd 
13,450 
7-60 
6-65 
, 14 
17,700 
7-65 
7-10 
13 
26,250 
7-65 
6-65 
.. 10th 
18,000 
7-70 
6'80 
., 21 
19.900 
7 '75 
6-90 
„ 20 
35,550 
7 50 
6-55 
„ 17th 
15,090 
8-00 
7-25 
,, 28 
March 7 
20,900 
7-80 
7-15 
„ 27 
22,200 
7-40 
., 24th 
13,190 
8-00 
7 40 
21,500 
7-85 
7-15 
July 4 
31,250 
7-25 
6-20 
„ 31st 
IBOoO 
8-25 
7-20 
14 
2.3,250 
7-60 
7-15 
., 11 
20,9(_,0 
7-10 
6-00 
Nov. 7th 
12,600 
8-40 
7-25 
„ 21 
20,500 
7-70 
7-10 
„ 18 
2.3,600 
6-90 
6-05 
.. 14th 
18,400 
8-25 
7-80 
„ 28 
17,500 
7 95 
7-00 
„ 25 
22,600 
7-00 
fj-10 
.. 21st 
15,800 
8-00 
7-80 
April 4 
25,000 
7 80 
no sales 
Aug 1 
31,250 
6-95 
6-30 
., 28th 
18,900 
7-75 
8-15 
11 
17.950 
7-80 
6-90 
8 
no sales 
Dee. 5th 
18,000 
7-65 
7 60 
„ 18 
no sales 
6-85 
„ 15 
31,000 
7-00 
6-.30 
„ 12th 
15,C00 
7-60 
7 80 
„ 25 
26,000 
7-75 
6-65 
, 22 
24,750 
7-10 
6-50 
„ 19th 
16,860 
7-55 
7-80 
Home Consumption of India and Ceylon Tea compared with that of China and Other 
Countries last year, five years, and ten years previously taken from the Board op Trade Returns : — 
1903. 1898, 1893. 
Percent- ge of tjtal. Percent-ige of tctal. Percentage of total. 
Indian ... 150,781,000 Ib.s. 59,00 133,450,000 lbs. 56-68 108.000,000 lbs. 51-94 
Ceylon ... 78.493,000 „ 30-75 82,450,000 ., 35-03 64.000,000 ., 30'84 
China, &c. ... 26.092,000 „ 10-25 19,500.000 „ 8-29 35^500,000 ., 17-22 
Total ... 25.5,366,000 lbs. 235,4000,000 lbs. 207,500,000 lbs. 
Re -Exports of Indian and Ceylon Tea compared with that of China and Other Countries last 
year, five years and ten years ago taken from the Board of Trade Returns : — 
1903. 1898. 1893. 
Per centage of total. Per opiit,'\ge of total. Per centage of totil. 
Indian .. 10,870,000 lbs. 27-10 7,855,000 lbs. 21-6 3.423,000 lbs. 10-00 
Ceylon ... 15,7r)2,000 „ 39-^3 11,622,000 „ 31-7 ■;-.112,000 .. 12-00 
China &c 13.515,000 „ 33-67 16,965,500 „ 46-7 26,041,000 „ 78-00 
Total ... 40,137,000 lbs, 36,342,5000 lbs. 34,176.000 
