199 
IQOl. I9 00 - l8 "* , 
129,200 packages. 142,300 packages. 124,300 packages, 
making 784,000 packages of the present crop offered to date versus 
876,000 packages in that period of 1900, and 902,000 packages in 
^Ceylon.— A similar quantity to last week was catalogued, viz., 
19,800 packages and 20,800 packages; a twelve-month since 
2Q, 1 00 packages were submitted. , 
The sale attracted good competition, and there was not much 
change in prices to record. Common grades were in strong re- 
quest and here and there hardened fractionally in value ; other des- 
criptions, however, were less wanted and ruled irregularly, but on 
the whole remained about steady. Not many fine invoices came 
to hand, and for the most part quality was barely maintained. 
The average is 7 \d. per lb. On the 12th instant it was a trifle 
over 7^. per lb. and 7^.per lb. in 1900. 
Printed in December . — 
1901. 1900- i°99* 
69,600 packages. 73.5°° packages. 56,200 packages. 
(Average ']\d. per lb.) (Average 'jid. per lb.) (Average 74 . 
Pf Froni 1st January to 31st instant 1,188,500 packages yielded 
about id. per lb. compared with 7 \d. per lb. for 1,263,200 pack- 
ages, and Colombo telegrams give shipments to the United King- 
dom for the fortnight as 3,800,000 lbs. and the estimate for De- 
cember varies from 8 to io| million lbs. 
Java.— Nearly 1,200 packages of direct import were placed be- 
fore buyers, and received increased attention, rates being fully up- 
held, especially in the case of Teas under 'jd. per lb. 
F'or the month the undermentioned were put forward : — 
1901. 19°°* l8 99- 
4,100 pkgs. 2,800 pkgs. 2,000 pkgs. 
(Avge. 6 ‘id. per lb.) (Avge. 6 \d. per lb.) (Avge. 6 Id. per lb.) 
Deliveries.— Clearances of all tea (on which duty has been paid) 
from the London warehouses, as per official returns are, viz :— 
From 1st to 17th December, 1901 ... 12,716,600 lbs. 
Do. do. 1900 ... 11.362,076 „ 
During the week the following have been printed for sale by 
public auction : — 
Sold Pkgs. Withdrawn 
Pkgs. 
India 37.777 4,77 8 
Ceylon 17,296 2 ’54» 
Java L053 108 
Total 56,126 7-434 
Also 81 1 packages from second hands. 
Messrs. Gow, WILSON and STANTON'S Indian, Ceylon and Java 
Tea Report, dated December 20lh, 1901, says:— 
Quantity Brought to Auction in London from 1st June to Date 
i/lti 
Total offered 
Pkgs. 
42,555 
19,844 
1 , 16 1 
63,560 
