Supplement to "CEYLON OBSERVER." 
m, WiLSOfi & STANTON'S INDlAfi, mm, m JAVA TEA REPORT. 
13, Rood Lane, London, E.C. May 27/A, 1892. 
QUANTITY BROUGHT TO AUCTION IN LONDON 
From ist June to Date. 
Indian. Ceylon. Java. 
1890- 1891. 1,159,343 packages. 633,503 packages. 57,339 packages. 
1891- 1892. 1,293,266 708,750 ,, 42,746 ,, 
uring the week 
g,66o packao^es [ndian | 
4^943 ,, Ceylon [Total 35,584 pa :i<ao;es have been offered in public auction. 
981 ,, Java ) 
Promises of support towards the fund for representing Indian Tea at the Chicago Exhibition 
jpear to be coming in rather more rapidly. 
The appropriation of Thursday to Ceylon Tea auctions exclusively until August — Indians 
eing held on Wednesday instead — is having a beneficial effect in promoting a more equal division 
the Ceylon Sales, now that the whole attention of buyers can be concentrated upon them on 
lat day as on Tuesday. 
Yesterday's Ceylon Sale was the largest yet held on a Thursday, and comprised 7,902 packages. 
Vith a full room bidding was animated and competition was general and well maintained 
NDIAN. With strong competition for all grades, last week's rates were now and again exceeded, 
here was no Public Sale m Calcutta this week. The following averages are worthy of note : — 
Gabroo Purbot " of the Assam Co., i/o| ; " Gelakey" of the same Comp} ., and " Kelly Den," i/- 
This weeks average price of Indian Tea sold on Garden Account. Total 4,605 pkgs. average lOd. 
1 PKGS. 
PRICE. 
j PKGS. 
PRICE. 
PKGS. 
PRICE. 
Assam 
3054 P 
lojd 
Chota Nagpore 
KangraValley, Etc. 
Cachar and Sylhet.. 
; 1542 p 
9id ; 
Darjeeling . . 
. 
Neilgherry . . 
Chittagong 
DOOARS 
.1 
Travancore . . 
9ic 
7|d 
)UST. 
ANNINGS. 
BROKEN TEA. 
'EK. SOUG. 
'EKOE. 
*EK. SOUG. 
'EKOE. 
EYLON. 
Comparative prices of Indian Tea in London : — 
(Fair ordinary, dark liquor) f^;92 3fd. 1891, 6Jd. 
(Red to brown, strong rough liquor) ,, 5d. ,, 7d. 
(Brownish to blackish, strong liquor) ,, 6-|d. 8|-d. 
(Blackish greyish, useful liquor) ., 7^d. ,, 9-|d. 
(Greyish to blackish some tip, useful liquor) ,. lojd. ,, lo^d. 
(Blackish greyish, inferior liquor) ,, 5jd ,, gd. 
(Blackish, greyish, some tip, inferior li(|uor) ,, J^d- 9jd. 
1 890, 
5fd- 
6id. 
8d. 
9d. 
10 j. 
7|d. 
8#d. 
1889, 
4d. 
5d. 
7fd. 
8id. 
r.-l ) 
6id. 
The market continues ver)' firm and prices are full}' maintained for all grades except 
roken Pekoes over 1/2, which are less eagerly bid for and have occasionally sold at rather easier 
ices. The following averages maybe mentioned: — "New Dimbula, D.," ; " Bambrakelly 
LDell, and " Ouvahkellie, B.," i/ij ; " Hauteville," " Portmore," and " Waverley " of the 
IPCo. i/i ; " Ferham & St. Andrews," " Kotiyagalla and " Mooloya," i/o:|. 
verage for week, 9fd. 
Comparative prices of Ceylon Tea in London : — 
'EKOE SOUG. (Ordinary leaf; fair Hquor) 1892, 6|d. 1891, 8^d. 
EKOE (Ordinary leaf, little twist ; fair liquor) ,, gid. ,, gjd. 
EKOE SOUG. (Rather bold leaf; indifferent liquor) ,, s^d. „ S^d. 
EKOE (Somewhat bold leaf; indifferent liquor) ,, 6d. ,, Sfd. 
\.VA was fairly represented. Catalogues included some good useful Teas 
itate, which were grown from Assam seed, and sold at full prices. A Flowerv Pekoe froni 
Perbakti " brought 1/2I per lb., and a White Tipped Pekoe from " fasinga," 1/5 per lb. Compe- 
ion was good and prices continue firm. 
[3ANK RATE. 2 per cent. EXCHANGE on London three months sight.— Calcutta 1/3.]. Coloml)0 1/3^ 
1890, Sfd. 1889, 6fd. 
gUl. ,, 8kh 
8d. 6id. 
8fd. ,. 6^^d. 
from the '■ Tjiomas " 
