THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. 
[May 1, 1901 
the dull summer season, followed by a plentiful 
supply of low-priced Indian leaf in the autumn. If 
this should prove to be correct it would seem to be to 
the advantage of the high elevations to checlc the 
desire for large yields, and to produce a more mode- 
rate quantity of really good tea as in earlier years, 
leaving the supply of good common" tea — not un- 
duly coarse leaf — to the low-country and medium 
elevations. It must have been apparent to the pro- 
ducers of a good deal of up-eountry tea during the 
past season that their manufacture did not compare 
satisfactorily with the most useful type of thick plain 
liquoring tea of the lower elevations, by reason of the 
character of their liquors which were so generally 
wanting in bod}' and, insufficiently characterised by 
point and flavour, as well ;is on account of their lack 
of distinction in make and appearance. 
Home Consumption of Chylon Tea during 1901 
fell short of that of the previous year by 1,. 500, 000 lbs. 
and declined in the year to 35.55 per cent, of the 
total, from 37 per cent, in 1900. This may be attri- 
bated, not to any decline in popularity of the leaf at 
home, but to the encouraging fact that the he-Ex- 
POKTS showed a remarkable expansion. The total 
Deliveries, Bojie Consumption and ee-Expobts 
together, exceeded the Landings by 3,600,000 lbs. 
This inroad on the Stock unfortunately did not pre- 
vent a decline in values owing to the excessive supply 
of Indian tea. 
FoBEiGN Trade. — The steadily increasing hold 
that the Ceylon growth is obtaining in the extra- 
neous markets of the world forms at least one subject 
for congratulation. The he-Expoets from Lon- 
don to the various Foreign markets during 1901 were 
4,300,000 lbs. in excess of those of the previous year, 
notwithstanding the fact that the Impoets showed a 
f illing-off of 9,200,000 lbs., and formed 41.70per cent, 
of the BxPOETS of all growths, against 32.56 per 
cent, in 1900 and 6.30 per cent, ten years iJrevioush'. 
A reference to the table we give of the Disteibution 
OP Bhitish Imi'orts of Ceylon Tea will show that 
the increased demand for Ceylon tea has not come 
from one or two quarters only, but was practically 
universal. 
The development in the direct trade from Colombo 
to the different tea-consuming countries of the world 
is also very encouraging. America and Canada took 
rather less in this way than in 1900, but the fact tliat 
Australia last year absorbed nearly 21,000,000 lbs. 
is a most satisfactory feature. 
Green Tea. — This new feature in Ceylon manu- 
facture has attracted a fair amount of attention. 
The demand for Ce^-lon Green Tea was not un- 
naturally somewhat spasmodic and quickly satisfied, 
Init, on the whole, satisfactory prices were realised 
foi' the best samples. As was generally anticipated 
it was in A.mehica that this class of tea enjoyed the 
readiest market, and there seems to be little douVjt 
that in time it will prove a foimidable rival to the 
Japans and Chinas, which have for so long held the 
field in the States and Canada. At home, especially 
quite recently, the scarcity of China Cireen Teas and 
their consequent important rise in values caused 
London buyers to turn their attention to the Ceylon 
variety, it being thought that the fact that it blended 
less ostentatiously with Black Tea would make it 
acceptable. So far, however, this characteristic 
seems to have proved a bar to its finding favour with 
the old-fashioned consmners of Green Tea in this 
country who apparently prefer the unmistakable 
piresence of the China sorts in their blends. The 
demand for Green Tea in this country is, however, 
so imimportant that Planters will be well advised in 
confining their attention to the requirements of 
America and Canada with regard to this description. 
Our Summary of Ceylon tea sold at auction during 
1901 comprises 600 marks. Owing to the endeavour 
to establish ' ' unreported sales ' ' last summer a good 
deal of tea was disposed of privately for a time, and 
it was frequently difficult to obtain authentic prices. 
^Ve trust, however, that our statistics are not affected 
by this to any important extent and we can only hope 
that these Memoranda will prove as useful and 
correct as it is our constant endeavour to make them, 
Estimated relative Yield and Average Price realised for the different Ceylon Tea Districts, 
compiled from the Public Auctions held in London between January 1st and December 31st, 1901 :— 
NUWABA EtIYA, ILv-a'UEATTA & UdA 
PUSSELAWA . . 
DiMBULA . . , , 
DiKOVA 
bogawantalawa 
Haputalb 
pusselawa, kotslale, pundaloya & 
Kamjjoda . , i , i . 
Mahkeliya 
Hewaheta 
Ambegamuwa and Lower Dikoya 
NiLAMBE and Hantane 
Kaduganawa, Alagala& Kubnegalla 
jMatale and Hunasgeria . . 
Knuckles, Kellebokka & Rang ale. 
UVA 
Sabakagamuwa 
KaLUTAUA, AiMBLANGODA &UdAGAMA. 
Dolobbage and Yakdessa , 
KiiX'ANi Valley and Kegalla 
Untraceable marks and tea sold on "purchase account" to the extent of <J,G00,000 lbs. are not 
iHoladcd iu tlje above catimatc, 
Ay', Price 
Av. Price 
Av. Price 
190L 
per lb. 
per lb. 
per lb. 
about 
1900. 
about 
1899. 
about 
lbs. about 
1901. 
lbs. about 
1900. 
lbs. about 
1899. 
4,550,000 
8..35d 
4,500,000 
9.10d 
4,000,000 
9.25d 
19,825,000 
8.25 
18,250,000 
8.75 
17,000,000 
9 
5,950,000 
7.. 50 
0,000,000 
8 
0,000,000 
8..0O 
4,250,000 
7.50 
4,500,000 
7.90 
3,000,000 
8.00 
3,450,000 
r 
1 
3,250,000 
7.90 
2,500,000 
8.50 
8,360,000 
0.75 
8,500,000 
7 
8,000,000 
7.00 
4,100,000 
0.50 
4,000,000 
7.45 
3,500,000 
8.40 
2,350,050 
0.50 
2.500,000 
0.90 
2,000s000 
7.60 
2,900,000 
0.25 
3,500,000 
0.00 
3,000,000 
7.50 
3,350,000 
0.25 
4,000,000 
0.50 
3,500,000 
7.50 
2,000,000 
0.25 
2, ,500,000 
0.40 
2,000,000 
7.40 
5,700,000 
0.25 
5,750,000 
0.35 
5,000,000 
7.40 
3,950,000 
0.15 
4,750,000 
0.35 
4,000,000 
7.25 
6,750,000 
0 
0,750,000 
6.90 
5,000,000 
7.10 
1,550,000 
0 
1 ,750,000 
0.55 
2,000,000 
7.50 
3,250,000 
5.90 
3,000,000 
0.25 
3,000,000 
7.40 
4,700,000 
5.75 
0,000,000 
0.20 
5,500,000 
7.25 
8,800,000 
5.05 
10,000,000 
0.10 
8,000,000 
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