AUCTION TIMING

CTC LEAF: 76,297 packages of  tea on offer met with a fair demand with heavier withdrawals.

BROKENS: A few select lines of good Brokens met with a fair demand and sold at around last levels but all others declined in price and witnessed heavy   withdrawals, particularly the plainest. BLF teas met with less demand with much more withdrawals.

FANNINGS:  A few lines of good Fannings met with a fairly good demand and mostly sold at around last levels and often shedding Tk.2/- to Tk.4/-. Medium Fannings met with less demand and where sold recorded a further drop and there were more withdrawals. Plain types witnessed much less demand and were mostly withdrawn owing to lack of bids. BLF teas met with less demand with much more withdrawals

CTC DUST: 14,388  packages of  tea on offer met with a good demand. Good liquoring Dusts met with good demand at easier rates. Medium teas met with a fair demand with some withdrawals. Plain and BLF Dusts met with less demand and had some withdrawals.  Blenders were fairly active. Loose tea buyers were selective.

COMMENTS:  A record weight of tea was on offer in this sale which mainly comprised of reprints from the previous sales. Blenders lent fairly good support but were holding lower limits. There was less demand from the Loose tea buyers particularly for the re-printed teas.

Dusts met with fair demand with less withdrawals than last.

Our catalogue:  (Sale 22)  Avg: Tk 198.88 ,  Sold 54.39 % , (Sale 21)  Avg: Tk 202.19 ,  Sold 52.36 %