of for re pater has the opening of the Ket been other than a ter of the sin this 4 of interest The erstwhile great trade event has passed unhonoured; "may its ise be unwept. 1s been the ile with, greatest custe downhill, in the shape of a disappointing crop, could appare it but a matter of the completest indifference. A large crop is not a matter which would affect the London market because; at a price, all-sorbing Russia would the wi production. A good crop, that is a erp of gaul quality, would have hard work to make heulway against x home taste only too well we Wed to the sendings of India and Ceylon Under these disdvantazes the market open eden the 9th True it is that_sunples of head chops of Keemén, they were last fter a timorous t after long-been waited on the invitati he breach reel of with prive within Tls, 50 ow" operator stepped for of Tle. 52 for a men, by no means the ich, of course, ished all those who wanted a bit "finest" perforce had to pay on the sume be lett out in the cold, Subsequently buy gradually except Keein Fened appreciably The highest price paid was perhaps dozen chops of K last year. An ap 10 per cent "too avi ich Samples of the Hankoww district te HE the Ning shown on not camps were tungs at Ts, 29 Tis, 1 to 29 per pid.
iS not mutch to be said in favour of zoo point is that the teas nid out pre-eminently strong all round.
table points are the ominously dark us, darker than any since I881, when disaster to buyers was the consequence; and aul handsome appearance. cup aire attri fatlyer tothe, hea Both these dk a lack of quality
sandstorm, sun pour which of the leat. mon ion is correct. in attr unique position to the Keem@us. are better nade th list i haayee full Tam nceasi suspicion of pekoe flavotte, with unmixed if not brilliant infusions, are. strong ments, the Hankow probably: the best, but some Idd. per th. was the opening al chops.
The Qopacks are strong, and in the case of the Sunyangs, sweet, true te the hest product of the Hupeh districts cams make at fair show. They the favour i 'The highest price pai per picul: Now good alue can he abt ned at the immense cof Ths. 6 1 result by of Ud. per Ib, Pri year for this kind of tex in' Mining 3d. per Ib. the crop may he said to be a much niake or favour, clown in England at abnormally low pric A feature that should benefit shippons will be the shortage in the crop, which, unless some unlooked-for demand arise for common tea, is estimated to be at least 100,000 half chests.
In the opinion of the one time native dictator of the trade whose frequent forecasts
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