BRITISH-GROWN TEAS.

Evening Post, Volume XLIV, Issue 90, 13 October 1892, Page 4

BRITISH-GROWN TEAS.

Lattey, Livermore & Co., 37, Featherstonstreet, write to us as follows :—: — Tho annual report on the tea trade, for the season onding on the 31st May last, and issued by Messrs. W. J. and H. Thompson, the leading toabrokers in London, is instructive reading for the tea-consuming public, to whom it is of vital importance that tho purest article alone should bo retailod. Tho report statos that in spito of tho very large mcroaso of production, stocks of Indian and Ceylon teas — British-grown teas, in fact— are smaller than thoy wero ten years ago, showing how popular these dolicioiißly pure teas havo become as a beverage. Tho attontion which has been directed to British-grown teas through the press, through tho authoritative) remarks of tho Chancellor of tho Exchequer in rocont Budget Statements, and through the gonerul enterprise of the trade, is thus giving good results in pnshing Indian and Ceylon teas in the world's nuirkots, tho verdict in every case boing tho same, viz., that tho pure and well-made Hritiph-grown teas aro infinitely ahead of tho inferior and often adulterated produce of China and Japan. Now 'Zealand and tbo Australian colonies havo ondorsod this vordict by consuming ever-increasing quantities of Indian and Ceylon growths. Tho deliveries of British-grown teas in the Homo market havo increased during tho 12 months by 2t> millions of pounds, while those of China have decreased in the same timo by 13J millions of ponndK. These facts speak for themselves. Tho following figureß show tho actual position of the market : — Deliveries. 1892. 1891. 1890. lbs. lbs. lbs. India ami Ceylon 1(>9,530,000 143,»24,r.00 133,115,000 Cluiin,&c. ... 71,802,Cf0 85,27G,000 90,932,000