TrmPrOT's Indian, mm, 
i^, Rood Lane, London, E.C. 
QUANTITY BROUGHT TO AUCTION 
From ist June to Date. 
Indian. Ceylon. 
1890- 1891. 752,628 packages. 365,309 packages. 
1891- 1892. 872,603 ,, 502,366 ,, 
luring the week 
,300 packages Indian | 
jj,8io ,, Ceylon ^Total 75,254 packages have been offered in public auction. 
1,144 >> Java ) 
The Home Consumption of Tea per head of population in 1891 was 5-35 lbs., against 5-18 lbs. 
i8go, and 4-99 lbs. in i88g. 
j.antity of Tea (in lbs.) on which Duty was paid at all Bonded Warehouses in the Kingdom from ist Jany. to 31st Dec. 
1888. per cottages. 1889. per centages. 1890. per centages. 1891. percentages. 
AND JMA TEA REPORT, 
IN 
January i^th, 1892. 
LONDON 
Java. 
30,928 packages. 
29.413 ). 
Indian 
l^eylon 
|!hina, etc. 
86,210,000 
18,553,000 
80,653,000 
46 
1 1 
43 
Total lbs. 185,416,000 
96,000,000 
28,500,000 
61,100,000 
185,600,000 
52 
33, 
101,961,686 
34,516,469 
57>530,3 37 
194,008,492 
52 
18 
30 
98,941,931 
51,227,602 
52,287,304 
202,456,837 
49 
25 
26 
Quantity of Tea exported from Great Britain, 
1888. 1889. 
Included with China. Included ivith China. 
from ist January to 31st December. 
1890. 1891. 
2,624,579 3,339,828 
1,431,931 2,093,029 
32,910,627 27,550,477 
lidian 
leylon .... ,, 
|hina, etc. 37,956,842 _ 35,661,901 
The Chicago Exhibition is likely to exercise important influence upon the future of the Indian 
|d Ceylon Tea Industries — It is therefore satisfactory to note that steps have been taken for their 
Isquate representation. The necessity for utilising this powerful agency for fostering a taste for 
Ijiian and Ceylon Teas in the United States cannot be overrated. 
lirDIAN. The heaviest quantity ever brought to Public Auction in one week did not materially 
(jrstrain the market. At Monday's unprecedentedly large sale, the closing rates of last week were 
ly supported with good all round bidding- — at later sales commoner kinds suffered to a slight 
lent and were here and there a farthing cheaper. Quality of recent imports is better, especially 
|m " Darjeeling," " Dooars," " Terai," and " Assam." 
iChis weeks average price of New Season's Teas sold on Garden Account. Total 35,201 pkgs. average 8f d. 
PKGS. 
PRICE. 
PKGS. 
price. 
PKGS. 1 price. 
Assam 
18408 p 
Chota Nagpore 
467 p 
Sid 
Kangra Valley 
268 pi 7jd 
Cachar and Sylhet.. 
IOI50 p 
Darjeeling & Terai 
2257 p 
N 
EILGHERRY.. 
107 p 7|d 
Chittagong 
190 c 
io|d 
Dooars 
3124 P 
7*d 
! Travancore . . 
230 p| 8d 
Comparative prices of Indian Tea in London : — 
pST. (Fair ordinary, dark liquor) 
IkNNINGS. (Red to brown, strong rough liquor) 
llOKEN TEA. (Brownish to blackish, strong liquor) 
I|lK. SOUG. (Blackish greyish, useful liquor) 
-KOE. (Greyish to blackish some tip, useful liquor) 
)K. SOUG. (Blackish greyish, inferior liquor) 
IlilKOE. (Blackish, greyish, some tip, inferior liquor) 
1892, 
4d. 
6id. 
6|d. 
8id. 
5|d. 
1891, 
6id. 
6id. 
7d. 
8fd. 
9|d. 
lofd. 
8id. 
9id. 
1 890, 
5id. 
6d. 
7-J-d. 
8d. 
9id. 
7d. 
8d. 
1889, 
6d 
6d. 
7id. 
8d. 
9id. 
7d. 
- . - . 7fd. 
iSYLiON'. Tuesday's sale of 20,047 packages lasted from 12 o'clock, until almost 6 p.m. In 
ce of this, bidding continued good throughout, the market remaining unaltered for all but poor 
loring Teas. At Thursday's sale, Medium and poor Teas were again easier, these being now 
rly a halfpenny below last week's rates. Quality has continued fair, with a good proportion of 
ory Teas. 51,227,602 lbs. of Ceylon Tea were used for Home Consumption in 1 891, against 
516,139 lbs. of China Tea. Exports from Ceylon to the United Kingdom in 1891 were nearly 
300,000 lbs. Average for week, 9^d. 
Comparative prices of Ceylon Tea in London :■ — 
(Ordinary leaf ; fair liquor) 1892, 6^d. 1891, gid. 
(Ordinary leaf ; little twist ; fair liquor) ,, gd. ,, iid. 
(Rather bold leaf; indifferent liquor) ,, 5|-d. ,, 9d. 
(Somewhat bold leaf; indifferent liquor) ,, 6id. ,, lod. 
|VA. Competition has been animated and late rates were freely paid, the tendency being to 
iter hardness. A verage, 7|d. 
IJANK RATE. 3^ per cent. EXCH A NGET Calcutta on London three ixonths sight is. 4^7(1. ' 
IKOE SOUG. 
I.KOE 
IkoE SOUG. 
KOE 
1890, 
io|d. 
iid. 
9|d. 
loid. 
1889, gd. 
lo^d. 
8id. 
9id. 
