■plemenrto^^TrErrLON OBSERVER." 
m, WILSON 4 STANTON'S INDIAN, CEYLON, AND JAVA TEA REPORT. 
IN LONDON 
Java. 
55,780 packages. 
41^425 
13, Rood Lane, London, E.C. May L^th, 1892. 
QUANTITY BROUGHT TO AUCTION 
From ist June to Date. 
Indian. Ceyion. 
1890- 1891. 1,151,218 packages. 614,265 packages. 
1891- 1892. 1,268,514 ,, 769,276 ,, 
Ouring the week 
3,487 packages Indian | 
0,448 ,, Ceylon '-Total 34,715 packages have been offereM in publu-. auction. 
780 ,, Java ) 
The increase in Home Consumption during the past ele\ en months is satisfactory. 
Exports of Indian and Ceylon Teas from Great Britain during April were Indian, 349,152, 
'eylon, 340,123; against Indian, 169,104, Ceylon, 151,536 in April last year. 
Figures below show a remarkable expansion in the re-export of Indian and Ceylon Teas during 
h-ven months. 
It has been arranged that until August, Indian Sales shall be held onh' on Mondays and 
Wednesdays, and Ceylons on Tuesdays and Thursda3's. This plan ma}' promote the more even 
istribution of the Ceylon auctions on the two days mentioned, and thus relieve the pressure of sales 
n Tuesdays. 
)uantity of Tea (in lbs.) on which Duty was paid at all Bonded Warehouses in the Kingdom from 1st June to 30th April. 
1888-1889. per centa((es. 1889-1890. per ceiifages. 1890-1891. per centages. i8g'!-i8g2. per centages. 
Indian 
[Ceylon 
hina, etc. 
Total lbs. 
82,582,401 
20,937'366 
65,572,871 
169,092,638 
49 
12 
39 
81,117,248 
24,186,728 
47,7 25,9 64 
153,029,940 
53 
16 
31 
93. 584-697 
36,313,139 
52,626,764 
182,524,600 
51 
20 
29 
9.5,349,797 
52,536,284 
40,787,6 64 
188,673,745 
50 
28 
22 
Quantity of Tea exported from Great Hrit^in. from ist June to 30th April. 
1888-89. 1889-90. 1890-91. 1891-92. 
Indian .... luduikd with Chiua. liKitakd with China. 2,134,262 3,860,315 
Ceylon .... ,, ,, 1,294,162 2,672,592 
3hina, etc. 36,231,595 32,649,646 27,521,659 26,745,800 
N3DIAN. The market continues very steady. Invoices of new Tea just to hand from Darjeeling 
\d Terai show excellent quality and flavor, combined with useful strength. 
This weeks average price of New Season's Teas^old on Garden Account. Total 6,228 pkgs. average 8^d. 
I PKGS. iPRICE.Tl I 
.\ssAM .. .. ..; 1328 p, g^d 
Cachar and Syi.hrt..' 4276 p: 8d 
Chittagong 
Chdta Nagporf. 
Darjeeling . . 
Dooars 
486 p. 
price.|| 
9d|i 
Kang kaValle\ 
Neilgherrv . . 
Travancore . . 
, Etc^ 
pkgs. I price. 
52 pi 52d 
2S b gd 
61 c 6J:d 
1 London : 
3^-d. 1 89 1, 
bid. 1890, 
5fd. 
1889, 4|d 
4*d. 
6d. 
4id. 
6d. 
Sid. 
7|d. 
6*d. 
9*d. 
8|d. 
„ 7id. 
lod. ,, 
loid. 
9fd. 
gd. 
5id, „ 
9d. ,, 
7*d. 
6d. 
7d 
9id. ,, 
8|d. 
6id. 
tip 
Comparative prices of Indian Tea in London : 
>UST. (P^air ordinary, dark liquor) 1892 
ANNINGS. (Red to brown, strong rough liquor) ,, 
iROKEN TEA. (Brownish to blackish, strong liquor) ,, 
'EK. SOUG. (Blackish greyish, useful liquor) 
'EKOE. (Greyish to blackish some tip, useful liquor) 
'EK. SOUG. (Blackish greyish, inferior liquor) ,, 
'EKOE. ("Blackish, greyish . some tip. inferior liquor) 
EYLON. The presence of several invoices of improved qualit\- conduced to tlie distinctK 
tter tone noticeable in the bidding. Prices are dearer to the extent of a lialfpennx to 
r lb., onl}- a few poor liquoring lots not paj ticipating in the general ad\ anr('. .Vxcrage 
Comparative })rices of Ceylon Tea in London : — 
EKOE SOUG. (Ordinary leaf ; fair hquon " 1892, 6i(l. 1891, S^d. iHgo, 
EKOE (Ordinal"}' leaf, little twist ; fair liquor) ,, 9d. ., gid. 
EKOE SOUG. (Rather bold leaf ; indifferent liquor) ,, 5d. „ Sj'd. 
EKOE (Somewhat bold leaf; indifferent liquor) ,, 6d. 8fd. 
WA. The small sale passed at rather better rates — export demand l)eing 
a ntity arriving ver)- sm all. 
3ANK RATE. 2 per cent. EXCHATNG'E on iTondonThree months sight.— Calcutta 1/3,-,. Colombo 1/3X 
S|d. 
gid. 
8d. 
8^d. 
stron; 
9^d. 
18S9, 
a jienn\- 
6fd. 
7i^d. 
6vd. 
7d. 
and the 
