hile the supplied. Our market was closed for a month owing to the strike after the it and in consequence when ere put on the market, the 3 fierce. Prices for all entries and likely to be in last ye: alt at first owing mall quantity was some profits more, tee mained except stead: crop of country tions rethe whole tea was disposed of.
Vhon Morocco had had enough, Algiers ion of "mi in to buy year, the oth Afric he insatiable demand ders from Africa and a for yo son from hongs, of which there to be about 80 in Shang-Hoochow pending money couraging trade, and proving bau difficulty in filling hi ing ments.
The w n seems to have had the effect of the demon n of French money Veing spent in Morocco. The opening of the agon Yound Morocco comple bure of stocks. Algiers was fairly well Russian and Turkesta chops were sold 3, the Russian T large quantities as they could sufficient Hyson, They also bought a quantity of Jupan teas. The Russian Government made determined effort to do the Turkestan trade, and closed the frontier between Turkestan and Persia through which tea has been finding its way vid Bombay. They are said to have sold their purchases at enormous profits—about 200 per cent-—er like profiteering for a government institution ocks of country packs here ave \ctically nil. There ix a considerable stock of local pack cargo, howe which has been moving slowly at pr about 20 per cent, below the highest point. This local pack tea has been largely made fern leaf usually used for black tes, "It is of poor quality sud Carnot take te place of country. te At present prices it is not profitable to misnufacture. ure no statistics available of tual quantity of tea produced in The quantity exported has. of dvelined during the last there ave indications that hen prion has increased very of unfired leaf in ihe country to rise every year, dying trade for ad yet) but until it with the produce of hor countries for quality and price, it will never by a success as an article of export, Telephone Central 2p78
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