IN LONDON 
Java. 
57>339 packages. 
43,062 
June 2>^d, 1892. 
Supplement to CEYLON OBSERVER." 
tiOW, WILSON & STASTON'S INMAN, CEYLOU, 
13, Rood Lane, London, E.C. 
QUANTITY BROUGHT TO AUCTION 
From ist June to Date. 
Indian. Ceylon. 
1890-1891. 1,159,343 packages. 633,503 packages. 
Juring the week 1891-1892.1,309,592 „ 728,448 
6,326 packas^es Indian ) 
9,698 ,, Ceylo -NT [-Total 30,340 packa^^es have been offered in pablic auction. 
^ 316 ,, Java ) 
Deliveries of Indian and Ceylon Tea from London during Ma)^ rank amongst the highest 
ecorded, except during Budget excitement. Auctions were only held on Mondav and Tuesday. 
Average price of Indian Tea sold on Garden Account during the Season ending 31st May, 1892. 
,047 packages, g^d. 
PKGS. 1 PRICE . : 
PKGS. • 
'RiCE. 
\SSAM . . . . 403,558 p' lod: 
ChoTA i\ AGPCiKI-, 
2.5-r, p' 
6}d' Neilghi:kr\ 
3ACHAR & Syi.het 273,052 p 8d 
Darj e ei.ix;; 
. . 6y,8S7 n 
1 1 [d Terai 
3HITTAG0NG . . 6,387 p 8;^d 
DOOARS 
. .i87,8SG p. 
ti!,'A Travancore 
I'KGS. 
3,869 p' 
ro.'J73 P, 
PRICE. 
7id' 
7id 
Kangra Valley 
Kumaon 
Dehra Doo\ . . 
PKGS. price. 
.3QS p, 7i'd 
'NI3IAN. The market was hardl}' so strong as last week, the proportion of reprints and second 
[and Teas being very large. The first invoices of New Season's Teas are printed for the 8th inst. 
I'om " Moondakotee and Kurseong," of the Land Mortgage Bank, and from the Goomtee Estate. 
This weeks average price of Indian Tea sold on Garden Account. Total 7,123 pkgs. average 9d. 
Assam 
Cachar and Sylhet.. 
|]|,; Chittagong 
PKGS. I PRICE.] 
2508 p I lojd 
3344 p: ^d ] 
Chota Nagpore 
Darjeeling . . 
DoOARS 
KangraValley, Etc. 124 p 
Neilgherrv.. ..i nop 
Travancore . . ..'1037 p 
PKGS. I price. 
7d 
/id 
Comparative prices of Indian Tea in London : — 
PUST. 
'ANNINGS. 
BROKEN TEA. 
PEK. SOUG. 
PEKOE. 
PEK. SOUG. 
I'EKOE. 
lEYLON. 
[gher grades have receded slightly, conimon Teas l)eing also less firm. A^■erage for week, 8jd 
Comparative prices of Ceylon Tea in London : — 
|?EKOE SOUG. (Ordinary leaf; fair liquor) ' 1892, 6^d. 1891, " " 
'EKOE (Ordinary leaf, little twist : fair liquor) 
TEKOE SOUG. (Rather bold leaf; indifferent liquor) 
i'EKOE 
(Fair ordinary, dark liquor) 
1892, 3fd. 
1 891, 
61(1. 1890, 
6id. 1889 
(Red to brown, strong rougli liquor) 
5<i- 
) » 
"7d. 
6fd. ,, 
(Brownish to blackish, strong liquor) 
6id. 
Shd. 
8d. 
(Blackish greyish, useful liquor) 
7|d- 
1 > 
9id. 
9d. 
(Greyish to blackish some tip, useful liquor) 
lod. 
lokl. 
loid. ,, 
(Blackish greyish, inferior liquor) 
9d. 
8-M. 
(Blackish, greyish, some tip, inferior liquor) 
- 7id. 
_ 9?d- 
9id. ,, 
Deliveries from London during May ex 
ceeded an) 
prev 
ious record. 
Prices 
(Somewhat bold leaf; indifferent liquor) 
Good invoices from " Perbawattee and 
6id. 
9d. 
5d. 
6d. 
Tjiogreg,' 
sold 
8, 
at fi 
Ad. 
9*d. 
8id. 
1890, 
d. 
rm 
8id. 
9fd. 
8d. 
8fd. 
1889, 
4Jd 
4d. 
5d. 
7id. 
8M. 
5|d. 
6id. 
6id. 
Sid. 
6id: 
6M. 
rates. 
MOVEMENTS OF TEA IN LONDON (in lbs.) DURING MAY. 
I Mr( iRTS . 
DELn'ERl 
IIS. . 
1890. 
IS9I . 
1892. 
I S90. 
I89I . 
1892. 
iNUIA^ 
453.984 
263,049 
415,860 
14,492,028 
6,783,82^ 
^ 9.390,59^' 
Ceylon 
4,067,074 
5,178,902 
6,030,614 
5,019,890 
4,57^,40^ 
' 3.9'!t7.492 
^A^•A 
584,150 
ioS,o8o 
215,740 
348,600 
582,62c 
) 257,740 
China , etc 
201 ,1 86 
176,849 
225,138 
1 1 ,5 10,000 
6,086,83. 
3,051.4' 3 
'J'oial lbs. 
5,306,394 
5,726,880 
6,887,352 
31. 370. -51'^ 
17,831,68!- 
20,897,24 ; 
FROM ist JUNE TO 31st MAY. 
. 1 889-1890. 
llAN 101,052,264 
^LON 34,246,224 
|A 3,107,700 
[na, etc .... 90,096,227 
Total lbs,' 228,502,415 
Imports. 
1890-1891 . 
99.S79.231 
47,404,702 
3,780,700 
69.755.713 
1891-1892. 
110.933.343 
64,141 ,480 
2,974,160 
60,371364 
1889-1890. 
1 01 , i67,Sf")8 
31,946,972 
3,279,690 
87,652,676 
Deliveries. 
1890-1891. 1891-1892. 
100,708,482 108,177,366 
42,615,838 61,359,028 
3,994,480 3,202,080 
81,382,057 68,599,379 
1890. 
27,4811,7811 
9.590.374 
1,064,840 
39,990,303 
Stock. 
1891 , 
26,660,538 
14,974,892 
85 1 ,060 
28.341,426 
1892. 
29,304.654 
17,761,142 
612,500 
20.546,68s 
220,820,346 238,420,347 
!24, 047,2011 228,700,857 241,337,853 7^^.133. 306 70,827,916 68,224.984 
Calcutta 1/3;^. Colombo 1/3;^ 
