TEA TRADE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 33, 9 February 1939, Page 8

TEA TRADE.

COLOMBO WEEKLY SALE. QUALITY FALLS OFF. At the usual weekly salt- of Ceylon tea hold at Colombo on the 7th inst.. the quantity plnccd under offei amounted to l."5O.0(H)ll> weight. Quality showed n fallintr off penerally. altluiujrli flip types available wore very lisciul with more colour. The result of the sale showed that common and low mediums were in strong f.'cneral demand. With medium and good types declining due to poorer quality. Actual price alterations showed an. increase of %d per lb on ooftimonii price broken orange pekoes and plain broken orange pekoes; a reduction of per lb was noted on first classic broken pekoes ami fine broken orange pekoes. Kxchange remained unaltered. , t - W, '°H s sr,,f> is expected to amount to 1,830.0001b weijaht. Imports in November. Piirtirulars of imports of tea into New Zealand during the month of November have just come to hand nnd are as follows:—For Auckland. 570.42311.) from Cevlon. 11.70111, froni India. 474'ilb from China 3iamib from Japan, mnkin s ;i to t«i of Welliimton ininortoil a tot-1 of TV, 14(ilb T.vtMtnn 12T..W111.. I)ir,.e<lin l-rj.CWQIIi ;>nd other port-i '.'7.oll'b. m.-<Uiip; n t'.tM f,,,- the whole of New Zealand of 1.240.3021b.