kno JAVA TfiA nmm. 
April 22n(i, 1893, 
Java. 
50,348 packages, 
38.387 „ 
13, Rood Lane, London, E.C. 
QUANTITY BROUGHT TO AUCTION IN LONDON 
From ist June to Date. 
Indian. Ceylon. 
1890- 1891. 1,107,237 packages. 550,554 packages. 
1891- 1892. 1,211,320 ,, 704,158 ,, 
>uring the week 
— packages Indian | 
Ceylon ^Total 719 packages have been offered in public auction. 
719 Java j 
The annexed table shows the quantities of Indian and Ceylon Tea exported from Great Britain 
uring each month since January, i8go. At this date, separate figures for these exports were first 
btainable. 
The use of both Indian and Ceylon Tea in foreign markets has been gradually increasing, and 
hen the high prices which ruled during the greater part of 1890 are taken into consideration, the 
rogress is decidedly encouraging. 
Recent low quotations have increased foreign demand generally, and imparted a stimulus to the 
ade which is very noticeable in the statistics of the last few months. 
There is strong ground for believing that the approaching Chicago Exhibition will further 
Dpularize British Grown Tea in North America. Efforts are being made both by India and 
eylon to utihze this exhibition as a means for increasing the demand in the United States. 
NDIAN. In the absence of public sales there is nothing to report, the market practically 
;maining closed till Monday next. 
Comparative prices of Indian Tea in London : — 
5UST. 
ANNINGS. 
BROKEN TEA. 
^EK. SOUG. 
EKOE. 
^EK. SOUG. 
'EKOE. 
JEYLON. 
(Fair ordinary, dark liquor) 
X892, 
3id. 
1891, 
7d. 
1890, 
5d. 
1889 
(Red to brown, strong rough liquor) 
) 1 
4id. 
)) 
8d. 
1 > 
5*d. 
( > 
(Brownish to blackish, strong liquor) 
1 1 
5id. 
9|d. 
1 1 
7id. 
> > 
(Blackish greyish, useful liquor) 
)> 
6*d. 
loid. 
1 ) 
8id. 
> 1 
(Greyish to blackish some tip, useful liquor) 
1 > 
9d. 
> > 
Hid. 
1 ) 
9id. 
> > 
(Blackish greyish, inferior liquor) 
> ) 
5d. 
) > 
lod. 
1 1 
7d. 
(Blackish, greyish, some tip, inferior liquor) 
M 
6id. 
! ) 
lojd. 
> ) 
8d. 
M 
5id, 
5d. 
6id. 
7|d. 
9d. 
6id. 
7|d. 
No auctions have been held this week, the next public sale being advertised for 
uesday the 26th inst., for which date 17,515 packages are catalogued. 
Comparative prices of Ceylon Tea in London : — 
(Ordinary leaf; fair liquor) 1892, 5fd. 1891, 9fd. 
PEKOE SOUG. 
J'EKOE 
PEKOE SOUG 
PEKOE 
(Ordinary leaf, little twist ; fair liquor) 
(Rather bold leaf; indifferent liquor) 
(Somewhat bold leaf; indifferent liquor) 
8id. 
4fd. „ g^d 
loid. 
1890, 8fd. 1889, 
5id. 
lod. 
I old. 
8id. 
9d. 
8d. 
9d. 
7id. 
8d. 
AVA. Only one sale was held. This consisted of 719 packages from the f Bagelen " estate, 
ompetition was good at slightly improving rates. 399 chests of Pekoe sold at from 5^d. to 9fd., 
nd 320 chests of Pekoe Souchong at from 4fd. to 5|d. Total average, 6jd. per lb. 
MOVEMENTS OF TEA IN LONDON (in lbs.) FROM ist JUNE TO 31st MARCH. 
IINA, etc .... 
Total lbs 
Imports. 
1889-1890. 1890-1891. 1891-1892. 
96,383,508 97,234,899 107,860,881 
26,775,318 36,284,536 52,105,472 
2,412,810 3,244,220 2,537,850 
89,290,382 68,289,725 60,122,381 
Deliveries. 
1889-1890. 1890-1891. 1891-1892. 
81,519,899 85,863,012 89,433,033 
25,592,404 34,095,190 50,393.510 
2,744,260 3,233,440 2,713,130 
71,456,963 68,383,967 5^,538.352 
1890. 
42,624,144 
8,514,580 
905,380 
55.384.979 
Stock. 
1891. 1892. 
38,861,676 45,089,280 
11,779,720 16,686,854 
1,075,620 674,310 
39,898,086 30,028,49s 
214,862,018 205,053,380 222,626,584 
181,313,526 191,575,609 201,078,025 
107,429,083 
91,615,102 92,478,942 
BANK RATE. 2* per cent. EXCHANGE on London three months sight.— Calcutta 1/3;^. Colombo 1/3^ 
