556 THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. [Feb. 1, 1902. 
continues. Only those who were satisfied with 
producing a small quantity of good quality have 
kept up their prices. 
IMPORTANT FIGURES IN TEA. 
London, 10th .Jan., 1902. 
Dbab Sir,— The Board of Trade Returns 
for the United Kingdom during 1901, are 
eominented on in most of the broker.s' cir- 
culars which will reach you by this London 
mail of 10th January : — 
Tea impoits 
1899 
289 
millions. 
1900 
300 
do increase 11 mill. 
1901 
297 
do decrease 3 do 
on 1900 nett und increase 8 millions in 2 years. 
Horn* 
1899 
242i 
millions. 
Consumption 
1900 
249i 
do increase 7 mill. 
1901 
2551 
do do 6 do 
or IS mill, in 2 jears. 
Export! 
1899 
3Q 
millions. 
1900 
43 
do 
1901 
do 
Stocki in 
1899 
millions. 
bonded Warehouses 
1900 
119 
do 
1901 
116 
do 
Imports : China 
1899 
35 
millions. 
900 
21 
do decrease 14 mill. 
901 
20 
do do 15 do 
in 2 ysara. 
Imports : Indian 
1899 
143 
millions. 
1900 
156 
do increase 12mill. 
1901 
161 
do do 6 do 
or 18 mill, in 2 years. 
Imports : Ceylon 
1899 
101 
millions. 
If 00 
114 
do increase 13 mill. 
1901 
105 
do decrease 9 do 
nett increase 4 mill, in 2 years. 
Home 
1899 
16 
millions. 
Confinmption of 
1900 
13 
do decrease 3 mill. 
China 
1901 
10 
do do 3 do 
or 6 mill, in 2 years. 
Home 
1899 
134 
millions. 
Consumption 
1900 
138 
do increase 4 mill. 
of India 
1901 
148 
do do 10 do 
or 14 mill, in 2 years. 
Home 
1899 
t5 
millions. 
Consnmption 
1900 
92 
do increase 7 mill. 
of Ceylon 
1901 
91 
do decrease 1 do 
nett increase 6 mill, in 2 years. 
Re-exports : China 
It99 
11 
millions. 
1900 
18 
do increase 7 mill. 
1901 
11 
do decrease 7 do 
or nett nothing. 
Be-exports : Indian 
1 1899 
8 
millions. 
1900 
10 
do increase 2 mill. 
1901 
13 
do do 3 do 
or 5 mill, in 2 years. 
Be-exports : Ceylon 
1699 
13 
millions. 
1900 
14 
do increase 2 mill. 
1901 
18 
do do 4 do 
or 6 in 2 years. 
The Customs Dut 
lies yielded 
to the Chaneellor of 
the Exchequer: — 
1899 .. Sterling £i millions. 
1900 .. do i5| do. 
1901 .. do £6^ do. 
There is much that might be remarked 
on the above figures. The increase of 
India's tea from 148 millions tol61 millions 
in two years might be commented on in 
a cynical spirit in connection with their 
proposed restriction of output.— li: ours truly, 
MERCHANT. 
CEYLON TEA SALES IN LONDON. 
13 Rood Lane, London, E.C., Jan. 10. 
Dear Sir,— Regarding the cutting which 
you enclose fioiu one of your coiiteniporarit'S, 
we think the correspondent" Puzzled " would 
perhaps have shown more courtesy if he h.^d 
written direct to us instead of writing to 
one of the newspapers. However, we cantiot, 
of course, control the actions of your contem- 
poraries' correspondents. 
The headings given to the grades of tea 
he mentioned, viz: —"Pekoe Souchong— rather 
bold le.if, indifferent liquor. J^ekoe— some- 
what bold leaf, indilfVient liquor " ar« 
meant to imply that they are the lowest 
classes of the respecli ve grades which Ceylon 
is in the habit of sending, and it doen not 
always hnppen that the-^e arc lepie.'iented in 
each week's sale, ard indeed, prices of such 
teas wo)iId not be published in our circular 
unless they were sold on garden account, 
as in that circular we do not give the^ prices 
of Colombo l)ought teas As a matter of 
fact, the week alter the one in wliich your 
correspondent writes, there were several 
parcels of Pekoe Souchcng sold at and under 
the price we quoted, and had they happened 
to have been catalogued in the week in ques- 
tion we have no doubt that the price \vould 
hare been corresi)ondingly low, and h;id there 
also been pekoes of a similar character, 
these would also doubtless have sold under 
our quotation ; had we then given the quo- 
tation as anything higher, any one wishing 
to criticise, without going t'uiiv into the 
case, might have written that our quotations 
were too high instead of too low. You will 
thus see the difBculty of pleasing every- 
body in these matter.s, and we can only 
do our best to hit the happy medium which 
is certainly not always an easy thing to do. — 
We are, dear sirs, yours faithfully. 
GOW, WILSON AND STANTON. 
OFFICIAL RUBBEK-PLANIING IN 
BURMA : ANOTHER PR(JTEST. 
Selangor, Federated Malay States, Jan. 13. 
Dear Sir,— I send you herewith a printed 
copy of a Memorial which the United Plant- 
ers' Association of the P. M. States h.iv^e sent 
to the Right Hon. Joseph Chamberlain in 
support of a Memorial which has already 
been sent to him by the Oylon Planters' 
Association, and trust that it will be of in- 
terest to you. — I am, dear sir, vours faith- 
fully, E. B. SKINNER. 
Hon. Sec. U P A, F M S. 
[We quote from the Memorial as follows : — 
That your Blemorialists desire to bring under 
your consideralien the intention of the Government 
of India to plant up 10,000 seres in the Mergui 
Division of Burmah with th.^ Para Rubber tree 
(Htvea Brazillensis). That, whilst it is stated hj 
the Revenue Secretary to the Goyernment of Burmah 
that this proposed scheme on the part of the Govern- 
ment of India is in the nature of an " experimental 
measure," your Memorialists desire to point out thnt 
the acrenge referred to is at lea=t equal to, if not 
in excess ef, the whole area planted by private en- 
terprise in the Federated Malay States, and the 
Strjiits Settlements. 
That for the last five years the cultivation of 
Para Rubber has been progressing steadily in this 
country, aud promises in the near future to be th« 
