It is suggested by 2 correspondent "The Times" that the prices of common tea have fallen because people do not care for it, bat that "ood tea holds its own, and those in the trade know how difficult. it is to tarn out lane quantities of consistently good tea." He proceeds Ax exch of the to pive the Lest alue to bent the other the public hms: ample protection, The sis to give such tea soar 0 teave a living pont.
ie demands consiateney. "This cavy atucke bought ut the right and considerable lock-up al ud Jose of, interest.
Won before the War, when good tex wag cheap, the public were "educated AHP common tea, "Te fs not realy cheap, Tecate, in-dinteibution it, carries the same charges, and the duty is the ea, and Ie does not The cent of dist Shining the price of ten sind, owing to Improved" labour conditions, warehouse.
railway charges, shop expenses ete, have practically doabled.
ixpemes oe tex sell retail at 18. ad. per ib, could only: he sufficient five! very" por, ten with, no eertarnty ability to maintain the blend, While' such tea "would have to. ears sameeren per Tbs Feally" good (en at 2s id. ar 8 Ade wes twice wu far" in making the"Tutter is really the unch blends taken with the est: boainn Trade, all thee time. The Sry agate came es a thie desire in their cup Of tens Come chic to curry certain proportion the
won ten has tle of theses and ie nit Cawith prt tent euse the peg, the common tea pully down the "yea {ar tore than he col" improves the The demand for the better deseriy= Gane nf tea has Tony been especially strong in some parts of the Uni Kinglom. and notably in Ireland. Prices of some of the finest grades, have declined in recent months, bare to the same extent as there poorer descriptions, of whi supplies have lately been Pros Business remains quiet althous a few inquiries continue to came ward, There is noting of par= ticular interest on vhich to report,
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