May 2, 1892.] 
THE T«OP!CAL AQRICULTURIST. 
829 
MANGROVE PLANTS FROM CEYLON 
FOR THE ROYAL BOTANIC SOCIETY 
OF LONDON. 
The Standard ol 14th March has the following:— 
At a meetiDR of the Royal Botanic Society, held 
on Saturday, Mr. J. Bell Sedgwick in the chair, the 
Seoietary announced the safe arrival at the gardens 
of a number of young plants of the mangrove, from 
Oolombo, remarking that, though common enough in 
the mangrove Bwnrops of tbe Tropics, this p'ant bad 
never yet been grown in England, though m^ny 
attempts had been made by tlie Society and others. 
In the oouservatory, however, the white mangrove, a 
somewhat allied plant, hid been growing for the last 
eight years, but the rate of growth was very slow, 
and the plant appeared very delicate. 
INDIAN TEA SALES. 
(From Watson, Sibthorp <& Co.'s Report.) 
Calcutta, March 16th, 1892. 
There was a good demand at about previous rates in 
the sales beld on the 10th instant. The liombay buyers 
were very keen and suitable leas realised from oue to 
two auoas over present London prices. 4,712 packages 
changed bands 
The season is now practically closed. Since it opened 
on the I4th May last ag aeries of sales have been held 
at which 433,678 packages changed hands at an average 
of A'. 6-8 or about 9d pir lb. as compared with 391,990 
packages sold in 31 sales in season 1890-91 at As. 7 or 
about lO^d per lb. and 466,784 packages sold in i8 sales 
in season 188H-90 at Ae. 7-7 or about 10:[d per lb. 
The increased demand from various new outlets during 
the pa'st season was one of the prominent feature of the 
market;, and prices realised for suitable teas were through- 
out very consiJerably above current London ratee. There 
is, no doubt, lr> this regard, that if this market had been 
more liberally supplied the growth of the trade with 
these new consumers of Indian teas would have spread 
even moio rapidly thau it has done. In future a much 
larger proportion of the crop sliould find a market 
here as these I'ecenly found cmtomers ought to be en- 
couraged and C't' ers from still future afield ]nduced to 
complete. The figures publithod b> the Indian Tea AsBO- 
oiatiou on the 12th instant, lend alditioual weight to the 
above remarks, they stiow that from the Ist May to the 
29th February in the season under revi?:w the exports 
from here to all other places thau the United Kingdom 
were 8,020,000 lb. as compared with 5,764.000 lb. in 1890-91 
and 4,939,000 lb. in 1889-90. 
The average price of the 4,713 Ipackages sold is As. 4-6 
or about 6,Jd per lb. as compared with 7,528 packages 
sold on the 2dth Feb. 1891 at As. 7-U or about lO^d per lb. 
and 7,637 packages sold on the 27th Feb. 18P0 at As. ^-i 
or about 7}d per lb. 
The exports from Ist May to 14th March from hereto Great 
Britain are 109,511,071 lb., as compared with 98,179,163 lb. at 
the corresponding period last season. 
NoTK. — Last sale's average was As. 4-11 or about 6}d 
per lb. 
ExpoBTj, Stock?, &c., or Indian Tea. 
Eiports from Calcutta to 
Great Britain from 1st 
January to 29th Feb. 
Exports from Calcutta to 
Great Britain in Feb. 
Stock in London on 29ih 
February 
Deliveries in London 
from 1st January to 
29th February 
Beliveriea in London in 
February 
Landings in London from 
Ist January to 29(h 
February 
Landings in London in 
February 
Expoits from Cnlontta 
to Australia and New 
Zealand Irom Isl May to 
a9th February 
Exports from Lalciitta to 
Australia and New 
Zeiland in Febnuiry ... 
Exports from Ca'cutta 
direct to America from 
1st May -9th February 
Exports from Calcutta 
direct to tlmeriaa iu 
February ,,, 
104 
1892. 
lb. 
13,340,251 
6,600,354 
47,502,410 
19,867,6-17 
9,900,000 
1891. 
lb. 
12,077,526 
4,158,352 
40,131.498 
19,602,300 
9,031,506 
1890. 
lb, 
13,952,816 
5.149.528 
43,081,176 
17,018,516 
8,187,293 
The following a^ e the total quantities from each disttiot 
with the averages realised :— 
21.934,409 23,.366,905 22,279,800 
,3000,000 
10,098,^85 
8.912,076 
4,815,849 
4,361,393 
3,521,900 
463,433 
l.")2,067 
172,767 
183,728 
131.662 
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