Supplement to " CEYLON OBSERVER." 
WiLSON & STANTON'S INDIAN, CEYLON, AND JAVA TEA REPORT. 
13, Rood Lane, London, E.C. 
April 2gth, 1892. 
IN LONDON 
Java. 
50,348 packages. 
40,645 
QUANTITY BROUGHT TO AUCTION 
From ist June to Date. 
Indian. Ceylon. 
1890- 1891. 1,126,973 packages. 575,067 packages. 
1891- 1892. 1,232,584 ,, 728,360 
During the week 
!i,254 packages Indian | 
•4,202 ,, Ceylon [Total 47,724 packages have been offered in public auction. 
2,258 ,, Java I 
The market opened after the holidays with a good dematid for all grades. Competition was 
lufficiently active to carry prices in some instances slightly over those ruling a fortnight ago. 
Export markets are now becoming of such importance to British Grown Tea, that it will be 
nteresting to proprietors of Estates to know that during the past three months, the quantity of both 
ndian and Ceylon Tea exported from Great Britain, was almost equal to that shipped during 
he first six months of last year. The effect of low prices thus becomes very apparent, and is 
lecidedly creating demand in foreign markets. 
[NDIAN. 174 closing invoices have been disposed of, against 166 to the end of April 
ast year. The market was steady throughout the week, prices being slightly above those 
ruling before the holidays. Next season's Indian Tea crop is estimated at 129,000,000 lbs., of 
chich 119,000,000 lbs. are expected to be available for the United Kingdom. The following averages 
.re worthy of note : — " Hukanpukri " of the Jokai T Co., i/8| ; " Doom Doom a, B.," i/2f ; "Tudor 
lail," and " Panitola of the Jokai T Co.," 1/2. 
rRA VAN CORE was represented by a rather large assortment. The highest averages were obtained 
'y the following estates : — " Fairfield," io,^d. ; " Arnakel," 9^d. ; and " Vembenard," gd. 
This weeks average price New Season's Teas sold on Garden Account. Total 15,954 pk^s. average 8}d. 
Assam 
Cachak and 
Chittagong 
i PKGS. 1 
PRICE, 1 
5953 pl 
9d 
ChoTa Naghouk 
1 PKGS, 1 PRICE. 1 
Kangka Vallev, Etc. 
i 8342 Pj 
7fd 
Darjeeling . . 
i 
Neilgherry.. 
Dooars 
■ ■ 430 Pl 9(1 1 
Travancore . . 
PKGS. I PRICE. 
33 5Sd 
f>id 
118 
1078 p 7|d 
Comparative prices of Indian Tea in London : 
892, 3^(1. 1891, 
7d. 
1890, 5d. 
1889, 5id 
8d. 
Di<' ■ 
5d 
.5td. „ 
9id. 
7*d. 
6-|d 
6id. 
loid. 
8l-d. 
8d 
.. 9id. 
iiid. 
9id. 
9d 
Sid 
9|d. 
7d. 
6f.d 
„ 6fd, 
io|d. 
8d. 
7id 
DUST. (Fair ordinary, dark liquor) 
FANNINGS. (Red to brown, strong rougii liquor) 
BROKEN TEA. (Brownish to blackish, strong liquor) 
PEK. SOUG. (Blackish greyish, useful liquor) 
PEKOE. (Greyish to blackish some tip, useful lujnor) 
PEK. SOUG. (Blackish greyish, inferior liquor) 
PEKOE. (Blackish, greyish, some tip, inferior liquor) 
3EYIjON. Public sales were unusuall)- heavy- the weeks quantity ranking amongst the highest 
atals on record. There was no difficulty in dealing with this large supply, after a fortnights cessa- 
lon of auctions ; consequently with a brisk demand, quotations were fully up to prices ruling before 
lie holidays. Better liquoring kinds showed an occasional advance. Quality continues to show 
|igns of improving and many Teas now arriving are of good qualitv and flaxour. The following 
verages may be mentioned"^: " Norwood " of the RP & ECo., and '" Portswood," 1/3^ ; " Kew," 
"7 J 
^2 • 
PEKOE SOU( .. 
PEKOE 
PEKOE SOUG. 
^'EKOE 
Average, 9-Jd. 
Comparative prices of Ceylon Tea in London : — 
(Ordinary leaf ; fair liquor) 1892, 6d. 1891, g|d, 
(Ordinary leaf, little twist : fair liquor) ,. 8fd. ,, lo-^d. 
(Rather bold leaf ; indifferent liquor) ,, 4fd. ,, g^d. 
(Somewhat bold leaf ; indifferent liquor) 5|d. ,, gfd. 
I i>9o. 
lod. 
8d. 
8fd. 
1889. 
8d. 
7i<i. 
reas 
8(1. 
being mostly 
AVA. The auctions which comprised 2,258 packages, passed well, tht 
>ld at prices about equal to those ruling just before the holidays — the late fall in values not as ye't 
iVing been recovered. 
BANK RATE. 2 per cent. EXCiEiANGE on iTondon three months sight.— Calcutta 1/3 i. Colombo l/^i 
