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AND JAVA TEA REPORT 
IN LONDON 
Java. 
23,841 packages. 
25-038 
October ^oth, 
Supplement to ^'CEYLON OBSERVER." 
GOW, WILSON & STANTOrS INDIAN, CEYLON, 
13, Rood Lane, London, E.G. 
QUANTITY BROUGHT TO AUCTION 
From ist June to Date. 
Indian. Ceylon. 
1890- 1891. 415,136 packages. 278,349 packages. 
1891- 1892. 473^394 M 359.173 
)uring the week 
5,962 packages Indian ] 
3^323 ,, Ceylon !- Total 59,285 packages have been offered in pubhc auction. 
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NDIAN. During the last fortnight 90,000 packages of Indian Tea have been offered in pubhc 
de. Heavy auctions are again advertised for next week. Figures of such magnitude are unusual 
: this period of the season, and this unaccustomed pressure might have seriously affected prices, 
ere it not that a brisk business was in progress at the time, thus permitting London buyers to 
:)erate with considerable freedom. How long the market can sustain a similar pressure is 
"oblematical, but it has borne the recent test without any but poorest liquoring Teas feeling the 
rain — and even these have onl}/- yielded in price to a fractional extent. 
Heavv arrivals of Tea this season no doubt increase the difficulty always felt in attempting a 
gulation of supplies, and with a crop estimated at 112 million pounds, available for London, 
e difficulty does not seem likel)' to decrease. Natural causes have recently facilitated large 
ictions, the brisk demand for home trade, during the past few weeks, aided by some export 
lying, having enabled Importers to dispose of a far greater quantity of Tea than was practicable 
the corresponding period of last season. The following averages are worthy of note : — 
iiukanpukri " of the Jokai T Co., 1/6J ; " Samdang " division of the Doom Dooma T Co., 1/3 
Selimbong " 1/2^. 
This weeks average price of New Season's Teas sold on Garden Account. Total 30,260 pkg,s. average Qfd 
1 PKGS. 
PRICE. 1 
PKGS. 
price. 
1 PKGS. 
PRICE. 
Assam 
. : 14360 p 
I old 
Chota Nagpore 
Kangra Valley 
■; 40 P 
ejd 
Cachar and Sylhet. 
■ 7995 P 
Sid 11 
Darjeeling & Terai 
3696 p 
lojd 
Neilgherry.. 
Chittagong 
.• 287 C 
gd ;| 
Dooars 
3810 p 
8d 
Travancore . . 
. : 72 C 
7Sd 
12 c « 
1 . 
an idea of the comparative prices of Indian Tea in London we quote :- 
UST. 
ANNINGS. 
ROKEN TEA, 
EK. SOUG. 
EKOE. 
EK. SOUG. 
EKOE. 
EYLON. 
4id. 
5id. 
7id- 
8|d. 
6d. 
6|d. 
6d. 
6|d. 
8id. 
8fd. 
9id. 
7fd. 
8id. 
5id 
6d. 
8d. 
9id. 
id. 
188S, 
I SLA 
8fd. 
41 
6d. 
7id. 
8id. 
9*d. 
7id. 
8id. 
(Fair ordinarj-, dark liquor) 
(Red to brown, strong rough liquor) 
(Brownish to blackish, strong liquor) 
(Blackish greyish, useful liquor) 
(Greyish to blackish some tip, useful liquor) 
(Blackish greyish, inferior liquor) 
fBlackish, greyish, some tip, inferior liquor) 
One of the most noticeable features in the Ce^don Tea market during the past few 
>nths has been the gradually increasing divergence between values of good and bad liquoring 
as. While Teas with quality and flavor have steadily improA'ed in value, undesirable liquoring sorts 
^-e as steadily declined — the margin between the prices widening every week. 
This weeks auctions were only 13,323 packages, comprising a fair selection as regards quality, 
mand ran chiefly on good liquoring Teas, especiall}' Pekoes and Broken Pekoes ; an occasional 
/ance of a halfpenny to a penny being paid. Inferior liquoring grades were neglected at a 
ther decline of fully a farthing per lb. Export orders appear to be more plentiful, and 
pping demand to run considerably upon fine flavoured kinds as well as Medium Teas. The 
■'lowing averages are worthy of note: — " Waverley " of the CTPCo., 1/3} ; " Bogawantalav\'a," 
m ; " Goatfell " and •' Kotiyagalla," 1/2L Average for week 9|d. 
' ' ."VAS were not represented and so far no catalogues are issued. 
MOVEMENTS OF TEA IN LONDON (in lbs.) FROM ist JUNE TO 30th SEPTEMBER. 
BrokerS' 
Imports. 
Deliveries. 
Stock. 
1889. 
1890. 
1891. 
1889. 
1890. 
1891. 
18S9. 
1890. 
1891. 
22,123,797 
23,805,819 
28,975,845 
28,579,746 
30,653,331 
29,676,573 
21,298,986 
20,642,277 
25.959.810 
10,922,822 
J:5. 589.554 
22,942,314 
12,447,254 
15.299.532 
21,334,916 
5.669.756 
9,880,396 
16,582,290 
829,360 
968,310 
1,496,670 
1.352,050 
1,468,390 
1.727.530 
711,130 
564,760 
620,270 
A, etc .... 
37,129,613 
29,280,961 
32,784,253 
26,442,272 
30,568,637 
25.738.259 
48,032,605 
38,702,333 
35,488,085 
Total lbs. 
71,005,592 
69,644,644 
86,199,082 
68,821,322 
77,989,890 
78,477,27s 
75.712,477 
69,789,766 
78,650.455 
BANK RATE, a ner cent. R X r H A N O R Pa 1 r n tta on La aAo^ t-K-^ - r^o^fhs sight is. ^:id. 
