Supplement to "CEYLON OBSERVER." 
GOW, WILSON k STANTON'S INDIAN, 
CEYLON, AND JAVA TEA REPORT. 
August 28ih, i8gi. 
IN LONDON 
Java. 
13,462 packages. 
17.014 
1 3, Rood Lane, London, E.C. 
QUANTITY BROUGHT TO AUCTION 
From ist June to Date. 
Indian. Ceylon. 
1890- 1891. 137,131 packages. 180,684 packages. 
1891- 1892. 146,476 ,, 223,207 ,, 
During the week == — 
25,271 packages Indian ) 
8,509 Ceylon -Total 46,043 packages have been offered in public auction, 
2,263 Java j 
The demand for useful liquoring teas has become even more pronounced during the past week. 
Vs the supplies of Indian tea have contained a fair quantit}' of these kinds, a busier tone 
las pervaded the market and a larger volume of business has been transacted than for some time 
)ast. From latest advices both by letter and wire from Ceylon, we are led to expect better liquoring 
eas and decreased quantity from that quarter in the near future. 
[MDIAN. Arrivals continue to show improving quality especially from Darjeeling and Assam, 
he teas now coming to hand from the former district are distinctly preferable to those offering at 
he same period last year, and many excellent parcels have been sold. The Assam Teas are fully 
p to last season as regards quality. Dooars Teas have not shown any improvement, whilst from 
'achar & Sylhet no fine in^'oices have as yet been placed on the market. The following averages 
re worthv of note: — " Darjeeling Co.," i/ioi ; " Moondakotee " of the LMBCo., 1/8;^; and 
I Margaret's Hope," i/Sj. 
, This weeks average price of New Season's Teas sold on Garden Account. Total 14,886 pkgs. average lOf d. 
I PKGS. j PRICE. I 
Assam .. .. ..14467 p; iijd ' 
Cachar and Sylhet. . 14864 pi gd '■ 
Chittagong .. ..| 61 I 8^d | 
PKGS. PRICE. 
Darjeeling & TeraiI 2955 p! i/i 
Dehra Dun ..I 159 p! 7|d 
Dooars .. ..| 1941 pj io|d !. 
Kangra Valley 
Neilgherry . . 
Travancore . . 
PKGS. 
280 p, 
II p 
I5S p 
price. 
8|d 
6d 
7id 
5id- 
1890, 
6id. 
1889, 
4id 
x888, 
4id. 
6id. 
I > 
6id. 
4id. 
) ( 
5*d. 
8id. 
I ) 
8d. 
) > 
5id. 
> I 
7id. 
8*d. 
) ) 
Sfd. 
) > 
8*d. 
) ) 
8id. 
lod. 
1) 
I old. 
loid. 
I J 
9id. 
6fd. 
1 1 
7id. 
) > 
5id. 
> ) 
7*d. 
7fd. 
) ) 
8d. 
1 1 
6Jd. 
t) 
8id. 
s an idea of the comparative prices of Indian Tea in London we quote :- 
lUST. (Fair ordinary, dark liquor) i8qi, sM- i8go, 6i 
JANNINGS. (Red to brown, strong rough liquor) 
ROKEN TEA. (Brownish to blackish, strong liquor) 
,EK. SOUG. (Blackish greyish, useful liquor) 
EKOE. (Greyish to blackish some tip, useful liquor) 
EK, SOUG. (Blackish greyish, inferior liquor) 
EKOE. (Blackish, greyish, some tip, inferior liquor) 
EYLON. The paucit}^ of fine or even good medium invoices and the consequent surfeit of lower 
ade Teas has had a still more pronounced effect on prices during the current week ; 
leful liquoring Teas are so mucli wanted that they have sold at a further distinct advance in price, 
hilst the bulk of the Teas have continued to decline, and the average for the week has fallen to 
ider gd. The follovving averages may be mentioned: — "Norwood" of the EP & ECo., 1/5-^ ; 
Mooloya," 1/5; " Frotoft," 1/3!; " Kew," 1/2^. A small quantity of Golden Tips marked 
Mahakettiya," was knocked down in sale at 35 guineas per lb. 
^LVA. Considering the heavy fall in quotations that have been recorded in Teas from other 
untries during the last few months, prices for Java descriptions have remained fairly stead}-. 
»'-erage for week, yjd. 
MOVEMENTS OF TEA IN LONDON (in lbs.) FROM ist JUNE TO 31st JULY. 
ikers 
>ian . . . 
i'LON . . . 
A 
NA, etc 
4,264,236 
6,532,696 
545.650 
12,787,518 
Imports. 
1S90. 
4,492,464 
^^.835. 972 
610,820 
10,306,492 
i8gi. 
5,838,276 
12,209,130 
912,450 
12.569033 
Total lbs. j 24,130,100 24,245,748 31.529,389 
1SS9. 
14.634.555 
6,345,618 
769,720 
15,220,016 
Deliveries. 
i8go. 
15,921,966 
7,546,054 
772,310 
13.879.503 
iSgi. 
13,904,541 
10,901,414 
886,620 
12,419,670 
34,969,909 38,119,833 38,112,245 
i8Sg. 
17,384,616 
7,381,266 
1,009,750 
36,912,766 
Stock 
1890. 
16,060,287 
10,880,292 
903,350 
36,417,098 
1891. 
18,594.273 
16.2^2,608 
876,890 
28,591,954 
62,688,398 64,261,027 64,345,725 
\ANK RATE. 21 per cent. 
