upplement to 
CEYLON OBSERVER." 
& STANTON'S INDiAl CEYLON, AND 
13. 
JAVA TEA Rl 
May 6th, 1892. 
IN LONDON 
Java. 
53.255 packages. 
40,645 ,, 
Rood Lane, London, E.C. 
QUANTITY BROUGHT TO AUCTION 
From ist June to Date. 
Indian. Ceylon. 
1890- 1891. 1,142,183 packages. 596,715 packages. 
1891- 1892. 1,255,027 ,, 748,828 ,, 
)uring the week 
2,443 packages Indian | 
0,468 ,, CEYLON^Total 42,911 packages have been offered in public auction. 
— ,r Java ) 
The increase in the deliveries of Indian and Ceylon Tea last month, compared with April 1891, 
satisfactor}^ and illustrates the effect of prolonged low prices. Considering that Easter fell in 
pril this year but in March in 1891, the comparison is even more favorable. 
NDIAN. The market has continued very firm for all descriptions, and good liquoring kinds 
re if anything dearer. The following averages are worthy of note : — " Jhanzie T Association," 1/2, 
ad " Panitola " of the Jokai T Co., i/if. 
This weeks ayerage price of New S eason's Teas sold on Garden Account. Total 10,380 pkgs. average 8d. 
1 PKGS. 1 
PRICE. 
pkgs. 
PRICE. 
pkgs. 
PRICE. 
Assam 
! 3854 Pj 
Chota Nagpore 
j KangraValley, Etc. 
149 p 
7d 
Cachar and Sylhet.. 
' 5494 Pi 
7d 
Darjeeling . . 
i Neilgherry.. 
80 p 
6d 
Chittagong 
146 pi 
DOOARS 
29 c 
94d 
! Travancore . . 
628 p 
6-Jd 
Comparative prices of Indian Tea in London :- 
)UST. (Fair ordinary, dark liquor] 1892, 3^d. 1891, 
''ANNINGS. (Red to brown, strong rough liquor) ,, ^^d. ,, 
5ROKEN TEA. (Brownish to blackish, strong liquor) ,, 5fd. 
'EK. SOUG. (Blackish greyish, useful liquor) ., 6Jd. ,, 
'EKOE. (Greyish to blackish some tip, useful liquor) ,, gjd. ,, 
'EK. SOUG. (Blackish greyish, inferior liquor) ,, 5jd. ,, 
'EKOE. (Blackish, greyish, some tip, inferior liquor) 
6fd. 
64d. 
7id. 
9id. 
lod. 
io|d. 
9id. 
1890, 
5id. 
5fd. 
7fd. 
8id. 
9id. 
7id. 
8d. 
1889, 
5d 
4id. 
6d. 
7|d. 
9d. 
6id. 
7d. 
EYLON. The quantity brought forward was again heavy although below last week's total, 
ttle change can be recorded in prices ; competition has been fairly brisk and values are about 
aintained. Tuesday's sale of 19,183 packages contained 873 breaks, a number extremely difficult 
r buyers to value carefully in the limited time available. Exports from Ceylon to the United 
ingdom during April were 6,000,000 lbs. Average, 8|d. 
Comparative prices of Ceylon Tea in London : — 
EKOE SOUG. (Ordinary leaf; fair liquor) 1892, 6d. 1891, g^d. 
EKOE (Ordinary leaf, little twist ; fair liquor) ,, 8fd. „ lod. 
'EKOE SOUG. (Rather bold leaf; indifferent Hquor) „ 4fd. „ 8|d. 
"EKOE (Somewhat bold leaf ; indifferent liquor) ,, 5|d. ,, g^d. „ 
A.VA was not represented. Catalogues are issued for 930 packages. 
MOVEMENTS OF TEA IN LONDON (in lbs.) DURING APRIL. 
1890, 8i-d. 1889, 7id. 
lod. ,, 9d. 
8d. „ 6|d. 
„ 8fd. „ 7id. 
ImPC'RTS. 
Deliveries 
1890. 
1891. 
1892. 
1S90. 
1891. 
1892. 
4,214,772 
2,381.283 
2,656,602 
5.155.941 
8,061,642 
9.153.735 
3,403,832 
5,941,264 
6,005,394 
1,334,678 
3,942,242 
4,968,026 
110,740 
428,400 
220,570 
186,830 
378,420 
231 ,210 
China, etc 
604,659 
1,289,239 
23.845 
4,685,713 
6,911,256 
5,009,614 
Total lbs, 
8,334,003 
10,040,186 
8,906,411 
11,363,162 
19,293,560 
19,362,585 
FROM ist JUNE TO 30th APRIL. 
1889-1890. 
>ian 100,598,280 
I'LON I 30,179,150 
A j 2,523,550 
(NA, etc ' 89,895,041 
Imports. 
1890-1891. 
99,616,182 
42,225,800 
3,672,620 
69,578,964 
1891-1892. 
110,517,483 
58,110,866 
2,758,420 
60,146,226 
86,675,840 
26,927,082 
2,931,090 
76,142,676 
Deliveries. 
1890-1891. 
93,924,654 
38,037,432 
3, 611 ,860 
75,295,223 
1891-1892. 
98,586,768 
55,361.536 
2,944,340 
63.547.966 
i8go. 
41.527.833 
10,543,190 
829,290 
51,299.005 
Stock. 
1891. 
33,181,317 
13.778,742 
1,125,600 
34,253.597 
1S92. 
38,592,147 
17,724,222 
663,670 
25,042,729 
Total lbs. 1 223,196,021 215,093,566 231,532,995 I 192,676,688 210.869,169 220,440.610 | 104,199,318 82,339,256 82,022,768 
|3ANK RATE. 2 per cent. EXCHANGE on London three months sight.— Calcutta 1/3^. Colombo 1/3^ 
