AUCTION TIMING

CTC LEAF: 48,935 packages of Current Season  teas on offer met with a fairly good demand.

BROKENS: Well made good liquoring Brokens were a quite good market and generally sold at around last levels. Their Mediums and plainer varieties tended easier particularly the latter. BLF teas sold fairly well at around last rates.

FANNINGS: Good liquoring Fannings once again met with a good market and were firm to slightly dearer. Medium sorts followed a similar trend and were about steady. Plain teas were a little easier following quality.  BLF teas were again a good market at around last levels.

CTC DUST: 12,567 packages of Current Season teas on offer met with a fairly good demand. Well made brighter liquoring teas sold at irregularly around last with select best Dusts gaining with competition. Others were slightly easier by Tk.2/- to Tk.3/-.Plain and BLF Dusts met with a good market and were firm on last. Blenders lent strong support with fair interest from the Loose tea buyers.

COMMENTS: Good liquoring varieties continued to receive good support and were absorbed quite readily. All others also met with a fairly good demand and were about steady to a little easier following quality. Blenders lent useful support whilst Loose tea buyers were  fairly active.

Good liquoring Dusts were the strong feature of the sale.

Our catalogue ( Sale 23 ): Avg: Tk 205.01, Sold  79.3 % & ( Sale 22 ) Avg: Tk 203.54, sold  82.4 %.