Java. 
29,168 packages. 
28,269 " 
lipplementto ''CEYLON OBSERVER." 
liOW, WILSON * STANTON'S INDIAN, CEYLON, AND JAVA TEA REPORT. 
[3, KooD Lane, London, E.C. January Sih, 1892 
QUANTITY BROUGHT TO AUCTION IN LONDON 
From ist June to Date. 
Indian. Ceylon. 
1890- 1891. 707,966 packages. 353,969 packages. 
1891- 1892. 823,303 „ 477.556 ,, 
unng the week 
',573 packages Lntdian j 
,746 ,, Ceylon [Total 63,945 packages have been offered in public auctioti. 
626 ,, Java ) 
December's statistics call for very little comment. Deliveries of Indian and Ceylon Tea are good. 
After about a fortnight's intermission, sales recommenced this week, the aggregate amount of 
dian and Ceylon Tea catalogued being heavier than in any previous week. The auctions opened 
th fairly spirited bidding, but prices gave way slightly towards the close of the week. 
^TDIAN. Monday's auction of 24,796 packages was heavier than any previousl}^ held in one day ; 
it a still larger sale is advertised for the nth inst., catalogues for 25,852 packages being already 
med. The market opened at about the closing rates of last year, buyers however not evincing 
eat keenness. Prices, later on in the week, showed irregularity, and poor liquoring Teas must 
quoted fully Jd. below closing rates of last year. 
1 PKGS 
PRICE. Il 
PKGS. 
price. 1 
PKGS. 
PRICE. 
Assam 
.16813 
P 
Chota Nagpore 
Kangra Valley 
P 
Cachar and Sylhet. 
. '12600 
P 
8d 
Darjeeling & Terai 
2020 p 
I/I 
Neilgherry.. 
Chittagong 
. 1 200 
c 
8id II 
DOOARS 
2914 p 
8d 1 
Travancore . . 
942 p 
7id 
'UST. (Fair ordinary, dark liquor) 
ANNINGS. (Red to brown, strong rough liquor) 
ROKEN TEA. (Brownish to blackish, strong liquor) 
EK. SOUG. 
EKOE. 
EK. SOUG. 
EKOE. 
1892, 
4id. 
5d. 
1891, 
6id. 
1890, 
5id. 
1889, 6d 
) ) 
7d. 
I » 
6d. 
6d. 
6id. 
7d. 
i J 
) J 
8id. 
9id. 
) ) 
» 1 
, 7id. 
8id. 
7*d. 
8id. 
8fd. 
> ) 
lojd. 
1 ) 
9id. 
9id. 
5id. 
) J 
8Ad. 
) ) 
7d. 
.> 7id. 
6id. 
J) 
9id. 
y i 
8d. 
7|d. 
(Blackish greyish, useful liquor) 
(Greyish to blackish some tip, useful liquor) 
(Blackish greyish, inferior liquor) 
("Blackish, greyish, some tip, inferior liquor) 
EYLON, The average price of all the Ceylon Tea sold on Garden Account during 1891 was 
d. per lb. against iid. in 1890, ii^d. in 1889, and iijd. in 1888. 
At the opening auction on Tuesday, last year's prices were rather more than maintained ; 
sn competition caused an occasional advance of |d. to |d. on Medium Grades. Average lod. 
Comparative prices of Ceylon Tea in London : — 
EKOE SOUG. (Ordinary leaf ; fair liquor) 1892 7 1891 gl 1890 loj 1889 
EKOE (Ordinary leaf ; little twist ; fair liquor) ,, gh 
EKOE SOUG. (Rather bold leaf; indifferent liquor) „ 5^ 
EKOE (Somewhat bold leaf; indifferent liquor) ,, 6| 
^lVA. Only one sale was held, at which the bidding was good and prices were firm. Average 6^d. 
MOVEMENTS OF TEA IN LONDON (in lbs.) DURING DECEMBER 
lof 
8f 
9f 
II 
9f 
loi 
loi 
9i 
Indian 
Ceylon 
Java 
China, etc 
Total lbs, 
ImP('RTS. 
Deliverie.s 
1889. 
1890. 
I89I. 
1889. 
1890. 
1891. 
15.376,368 
14,354,883 
14,416,506 
8,745.714 
8.955.555 
9,283,992 
2,746,054 
2,888,626 
4,756,240 
1,889,324 
2,772,302 
4,282,924 
108,290 
252,070 
125,510 
134,960 
202,720 
108,920 
12,572,480 
9,462,127 
5,269,191 
6,542,487 
5,200,359 
4,665,543 
30,803,192 
26,957,706 
24,567,447 
17,312,485 
17,130,936 
18,341,379 
FROM ist JUNE TO 31st DECEMBER. 
Imports. 
Deliveries 
Stock. 
1889. 
1890. 
1891 . 
1889. 
1890. 
1891. 
1889. 
1890- 
1 891. 
67,418,787 
67,924,146 
78,357,246 
57.359,430 
59,037,042 
59,523,000 
37,814,292 
36,376,893 
45,495,678 
18,141,446 
23,906,406 
36,210,624 
19,169,158 
24,874,956 
35,745,628 
6,303.954 
8,621,824 
15,439,888 
1,347,620 
2,000,600 
1,961,340 
2,03^,870 
1 ,300,970 
2,339,260 
542,150 
764,470 
474,670 
s A, etc .... 
71,352,084 
54,669,645 
50.543.915 
50,88.1,459 
4(5,919,645 
42,873,207 
57,811,525 
44,740,232 
36.115,177 
Total lbs. 
158,259,937 
148,500,797 
167,076,125 
12), 451. 917 
135,132,613 
140,481,095 
102,471,921 
90,503,419 
97.525.413 
BANK RATE. 3^ per cent. EXCHANGE. Calcutta on London three rr.onths sight is, 4Jgd. 
