Jam.  r,  1896.] 
tHE  TROPICAL  AGRICULTURIST. 
477 
and  2,51(>  bales  at  this  period  last  year.  On  this  oc- 
casion there  was  no  speculative  movement,  and,  as 
anticipated,  values  gave  way,  but  a genuine  trade 
demand  prevailed  and  about  2,050  bales  were  dis- 
posed of  in  the  room  and  immediately  after  the  auc- 
tions, at  decidedly  easier  prices  when  compared  with 
August  rates.  As  p gainst  May  sales,  regular  rates, 
the  prices  now  obtained  must  be  considered  favor- 
able on  the  whole.  In  view  of  the  inflated  prices 
at  the  August  sales,  it  is  difficult  to  compare  the 
rates  now  realized. 
The  fine  and  good  brands  sold  from  7d  to  1/4  per  lb. 
for  fourths  to  superior,  and  common  to  medium 
gi-ades  ranged  from  Tld  to  llAd  joer  lb.  for  fourths 
to  first. 
793  bags  chips  &c.,  were  offered  and  sold  at  3d 
to  3Jd  per  lb.  quillings,  clippings,  and  broken  7Ad 
to  9d  per  lb. 
Stock  of  Ceylon  5,716  bales  against  1894,  3,567  ; 1895, 
3,788  ; and  1896,  3,742  ; bales. 
The  next  sales  are  fixed  for  the  24th  February  1896. 
London,  27th  Nov.  1895. 
Forbes,  Forbes  A Co.,  Limited. 
THE  SALE  OF  ESTATES  IN  NUWAllA 
ELIYA. 
Regarding  the  sale  of  estates  in  tlie  Niiwani 
Eliya  district  wdiich  we  reported  in  our  last  issue, 
our  evening  contemporary  says  : — 
Acting  on  behalf  of  a sterling  London  concern, 
the  Nuwara  Eliya  Estates  Company,  Limited,  Mr. 
W.  Megginson  of  Carolina  has  just  completed  ar- 
rangements for  the  purchase  of  Portswood  estate, 
Nuwara  Eliya,  from  the  Hon.  Sir  J.  J.  Grinlinton. 
The  price  paid  is  about  £94  per  acre.  The  adjoin- 
ing estate,  Kenmare,  has  also  been  purchased  by 
him  for  the  same  company,  and  now  we  hear  that 
the  next  estate,  Toinmagong,  the  property  of  Mr.  J. 
MacLaren,  and  Lover’s  Leap  adjoining,  have  also 
been  acquired  for  the  company  referred  to.  The 
ick  of  the  basket,  however,  is  Pedro — the  well- 
nown  property  belonging  to  Captain  Ilayley — which, 
we  understand,  is  also  included  in  the  sale,  though 
the  price  paid  has  not  yet  transpired.  Rumour, 
however,  fixes  it  at  considerably  over  £90  an  acre. 
Besides  these,  Concordia  has  passed  into  the  same 
haiids-^another  valuable  property  in  the  vicinity. 
The  properties  thus  acquired  by  Mr.  Megginson  form 
some  of  the  finest  and  most  remunerative  estates  in 
Ceylon. 
From  our  Directory  we  take  the  following  ligurcs 
showing  the  acreage  of  the  estates  : — 
'J’otal. 
Cidtd. 
Tea 
Kcumarc 
230 
170 
170 
Lover's  Leap 
150 
139 
139 
Tommagong 
218 
2oU 
180 
Pedro 
373 
275 
275 
Portswood 
,:i02 
2o6 
210 
Concordia 
188 
188 
106 
1,691 
1,268 
1,110 
Our  contemporary  adds  : — 
Besides  these  estates,  an  attempt  has  been  made 
to  acquire  two  well-known  Dimbiila  properties,  but 
without  success,  for  we  hear  that  Alessrs.  Cross 
and  Ballardie  refused  to  part,  even  after  £100 
sterling  an  acre  had  been  offered  them  ! This 
certainly  beats  the  record,  and  should  have  an 
important  influence  upon  all  tea  estates  property 
before  long. 
The  Government  of  Madr.vs,  it  is  said,  will  shortly 
abolish  the  post  of  Quinologist,  lately  held  by  Mr. 
David  Hooper,  and  separate  the  Botanical  Depart- 
ment from  the  Cinchona  Department,  the  headquar- 
ters of  the  former  being  transferred  to  Madras.  An 
old  Nilgiri  planter  lately  connected  with  the  Prison 
Department  will  probably  be  offered  the  post  of  super- 
iuteadent  of  the  cinchona  gardens.— £.  JfutY. 
COLOMBO  TEA  SALES. 
\V  eduesday’s  sale  closed  the  series  for  tlie 
year,  and  Messrs.  Forbes  & Walker  show  that 
the  totals  for  the  year  (ujj  to  Dec.  11)  arc 
415,(397  pack, ages  = 2-5, 431, ,523  lb.  oh'ered,  of 
wdiich  were  sold  237,728  jiackages  19,122,33(3 
lb.  as  compared  with  255,722  packages  — 20,281,265 
lb.  oliered  of  which  193,343  p,ackages=15,279, 141 
lb.  ^vere  sold  to  same  date  in  1894.  Wc 
append  a table  with  ofl’erings,  sales,  and 
prices  for  the  12  months  as  compared  with  1894. 
The  highest  average  was  56  cents  on  the  2nd 
Oct.;  atid  tlie  lowest  40  cents  on  Dec.  I8th  ; the 
Idggest  sale  600,718  lb.  was  on  ,Jau.  16  ; ami 
the  smallest  178,254  Ih.  on  Nov.  6.  The  aver- 
age for  the  year  is  48  ccnti  as  compared  witli 
44  cents  in  1894.  The  tables  are  as  follows  : — 
SALES  OF  TEA  IN  COLOMBO  DURING 
1894  5 WITH  AVERAGES. 
• 
s. 
181> 
ll 
Date. 
Odercif. 
Sold. 
o" 
CM 
Pks. 
> 
> 
<1 
Jail. 
4 
68  9 
51-59.35 
5824 
449  37 
53 
.'4 
»» 
9 
.5801 
463576 
4379 
3)0885 
53 
50 
IB 
10461 
7929';4 
8015 
600718 
53 
52 
S3 
7595 
,590616 
6485 
5t0996 
53 
52 
y 
30 
4730 
388247 
3374 
2-1720 
55 
55 
Feb. 
I) 
4113 
394973 
3 • 0 
2)1991 
■ 65 
55 
13 
54  a 
45187) 
4U2 
3; 2622 
.'2 
53 
M 
au 
fbJS 
5 9.183 
325! 
310J.10 
52 
54 
It 
■^l 
4573 
3'7967 
i360d 
28  381 
5! 
62 
Mar. 
1 198 
417716 
3869 
3.6625 
6.3 
5-4 
M 
13 
6195 
.'20470 
4485 
380857 
60 
60 
»» 
;0 
62  2 
61-135 
43)7 
3.'-80'6 
50 
60 
t 
27 
6147 
542319 
<J466 
3763  3 
48 
48 
April 
3 
5517 
44  COi 
4119 
31  080 
48 
47 
»> 
9 
5m 
436x21 
4 726 
.3.557  7 
46 
47 
19 
7170 
.'82909 
4 133 
3.50-57 
44 
A!  ay 
21 
5i25 
4761-3 
3632 
307085 
45 
1.3 
■1 
6.^00 
5 (2577 
4 029 
:-3(785 
45 
8 
6011 
490:'99 
3 !35 
26  790 
11 
4-3 
>» 
15 
731 1 
5.850.17 
4706 
■•'691.51 
12 
il 
tt 
22 
b'.'Ol 
717387 
6C92 
.••5959  i 
41 
4l 
t * 
2'J 
8219 
64 
6 00 
1720. '2 
11 
41 
Juuu 
5 
0191 
511596 
.'077 
1 3780 
•1.3 
4 L 
• > 
1 J 
81  .5 
6.5641  a 
65.86 
4!iir.-.6 
13 
41 
»• 
19 
7560 
<3  22) 
!63.5.S 
■>JI,  .5 
4.1 
4-i 
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6.9  , 
■)1'J0'2 
■<■512 
41-3  0 
1 ! 
40 
July 
3 
53-i  1 
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362<ll 
M 
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f) 
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6i)5 
•5  3 08 
.527 1 
118-27 
13 
44 
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8"9) 
613886 
6 8;i 
4;‘20  3 
44 
21 
.59  0 
lc608 
5722 
4(01)1 
11 
41 
» » 
31 
.'5  4 
45-8.>6 
5141 
123161 
51 
40 
Aug. 
7 
4581 
3-D171 
4277 
331447 
51 
5-5 
n 
H 
5521 
451021 
4641 
379350 
52 
51 
M 
21 
58 '.8 
•n2.H7 
4849 
38  8.19 
52 
bli 
8<’pf . 
;8 
5103 
38  059 
4 2;  7 
:-21S92 
52 
50 
1 
4 783 
39J277 
3-312 
30  Uis 
5-2 
5,*? 
»» 
11 
6197 
816  28 
8811 
4H2799 
54 
55 
18 
6159 
610,-00 
45  i5 
.335  96 
51 
54 
J» 
25 
bl  li* 
46 ■ 65o 
4519 
3617  9 
56 
5is 
oa. 
2 
C663 
541162 
t>  \ 
120708 
50 
56 
9 
68  1 
f 68050 
4-2G2 
3336‘1) 
51 
51 
16 
7 22 
6o;3-0 
4,835 
113-'42 
51 
51 
23 
6818 
49' 953 
4042 
2 0 i)i 
48 
-15 
; » 
30 
42.'9 
34.5377 
2.R0 
1881'.-2 
48 
48 
Nov. 
6 
3411 
26  953 
2126 
17.-2.51 
48 
48 
»y 
13 
f>'.  45 
47i  635 
:-508 
281361 
48 
4T 
20 
8/90 
70,577 
.5923 
52  )067 
43 
44 
27 
5D  a 3 
4 91 
3 IBIS! 
43 
41 
Dec. 
4 
73ii  i 
60  587 
5t  69 
41)5077 
42 
41 
>f 
11 
6.6  > 
491635 
5451 
131413 
42 
41 
)) 
18 
9126 
75  50  J 
61!7 
617061 
42 
40 

■ ■II.  ■ 
Total 
3i4,10o  26 
715,941 
g41,06^ 
19,57bOJ9 
44 
to 
