Java. 
31,484 packages. 
29,824 
13, Rood Lane, London, E.C. 
QUANTITY BROUGHT TO AUCriON IN 
From ist June to Date. 
Indian. Ceylon. 
1890- 1891. 837,093 packages. 388,169 packages. 
1891- 1892. 943,158 „ 532,493 
)unng the week 
3,569 packages [mdiam | 
4,974 Ceylon [-Total 48,909 packages have been offered in public auction. 
366 ,, Java i . . . 
The increasing favour with which Indian and Cevlon Teas are being regarded in Foreign 
/larkets is shown by the progress made in the export trade of 1891 over that of 1890. Much 
ncouragement may be derived from the fact that a larger quantity of both Indian and Ceylon Tea 
as exported during 1891, in spite of the high prices ruling during a considerable part of the year. 
GOW, WILSON t"STANTOS'S INDIAN, CEYLON, AND JAVA TMHOTOirr 
January 2qth, 1892. 
LONDON 
Exports of Indian and Ceylon Tea from Great Britain during 1890 and 1891. 
INDIAN. 
CEYLON. 
United States of America 
Canada . . 
Holland .. 
* Germany 
Russia 
France 
Other Places 
1890. 
635,077 
567,268 
309,150 
148,566 
23,267 
41,449 
899,802 
lbs. 2,624,579 
1891. 
659,831 
621 ,490 
393.394 
162,878 
2,240 
34.372 
1,465,623 
lbs. 3,339,828 
322,539 
201,979 
129,872 
398,134 
26,316 
23.993 
329,098 
lbs. 1,431,931 
1891. 
417,982 
410,958 
153.995 
511,699 
55.361 
43.381 
499.653 
lbs. 2,093,029 
Probably part of the Tea exported to Germany was for Russia. 
NDIAN. Offerings were again light, and below last week's small total ; thus contributing to 
rengthen the tone of the market. Prices have somewhat hardened, especially for better liquoring 
inds — common Teas also being less neglected. A few more " Closing Invoices" were offered, the 
rst having been sold last week. The following averages are worthy of note : — " Poobong," i/iij ; 
Jokai Co., Hukanpukri," 1/7J ; " L.M.B., Moondakotte," i/6f ; " Shakamato," 1/4I. 
This weeks average price of New Season's Teas sold on Garden Account, Total 21,878 pkgs. average 9d. 
Assam 
1 PKGS. 
.|i0949 p 
PRICE. 1; 
lod 1 
Chota Nagpore . .1 
pkgs. 
PRICE. j 
Kangra Valley 
PKGS. 
333 P 
PRICE. 
6id 
Cachar and Sylhet. 
• ' 6579 p 
Darjeeling & Terai! 
I4I4P 
^/ 
Neilgherry.. 
93 c 
73d 
Chittagong 
■ ! 250 c 
9id II 
Dooars . . . . 1 
1275 p 
8.id 
Travancore . . 
985 Pi 6fd 
4fd. 
6d. 
6fd. 
8id. 
5|d. 
6id. 
6fd. 
7id. 
9d. 
lod. 
iid. 
9d. 
lod. 
1890, 
5id. 
6d. 
7*d. 
8d. 
9id. 
6fd. 
7id. 
1889, 
6d 
5fd. 
7d. 
8d. 
9id. 
6|d. 
7id. 
Comparative prices of Indian Tea in London : 
DUST. (Fair ordinary, dark liquorj 1892, 4d. 1891, 
ANNINGS. (Red to brown, strong rough liquor) 
3R0KEN TEA. (Brownish to blackish, strong liquor) 
~EK. SOUG. (Blackish greyish, useful liquor) 
PEKOE. (Greyish to blackish some tip, useful liquor) 
?EK. SOUG. (Blackish greyish, inferior liquor) 
?EKOE. (Blackish, greyish, some tip, inferior liquor) 
JEYLiON. With moderate offerings, bidding was more animated and prices have been generally 
ry steady at last week's rates. 
After this week, Thurday's Ceylon Auction will be held at 12 o'clock, in a separate room from 
idian, instead of after the Indian Sales as at present. The following averages ma}- be 
lentioned:— ''Portswood," 1/4I; " New Dimbula D," i/ji ; "St. George RA," i/i^ ; " Kandapolla," 
Melfort" and " Mooloya," i/i. Average for week, gd. 
Total exports from Ceylon were 68,274,420 lbs., in 1891 against 45,943,469 lbs. in 1890. 
To the United Kingdom .... 63,744,987 1891 ,, 42,828,743 
To Australia .... .... .... 3,210,598 1891 ,, 2,552,861 
To the United States .... 163,137 1891 ,, 201,098 
Comparative prices of Ceylon Tea in London : — 
-^EKOE SOUG. (Ordinary leaf ; fair liquor) ' 1892, e^d. 1891, lod. 
'EKOE (Ordinary leaf, little twist ; fair liquor) ,, gd. ,, iid. 
^EKOE SOUG. (Rather bold leaf ; indifferent liquor) ,, sd. „ g^d. 
'EKOE (Somewhat bold leaf; indifferent liquor) ,, 6^d. ,, lo-i-d. 
A.VA. Only one small catalogue was offered, comprising 366 packages. 
1890. 
i8go. 
1890. 
1890, 
9id. 
I old. 
9id. 
9id. 
1889, gd. 
lojd. 
Sid. 
9|d. 
These met with cfood 
)mpetition and mostly sold at firm rates. Catalogues are issued for 1,097 packages. 
BANK RATE. 3 percent. EXCHANGE. Calcutta on London three months sight is. 4!^. 
