AUCTION TIMING

CTC LEAF:  75,568  packages of Current Season and 56 packages of Old Season teas on offer met with a slightly improved demand with prices again following quality.

BROKENS: A small weight of well made Brokens on offer met with a strong demand and were mostly firm to slightly dearer. Medium varieties saw a little more demand but eased slightly. Larger Brokens followed a similar trend. Poor varieties continued to meet with a difficult market and there were heavier withdrawals.

FANNINGS: All good liquoring varieties on offer met with a fairly strong demand and were mostly firm to occasionally dearer. Medium types also saw a better demand and were generally steady on last. Plain types were an easier market with a lot of withdrawals as well as the poorest varieties.

CTC DUST: 12,207 packages of Current Season and 10 packages of Old Season teas on offer met with an improved demand. The best   liquoring teas met with a good competition and advanced by Tk.8/- to 10/- following quality. Good teas were fully firm to slightly dearer. Medium teas also sold well at around last levels. Brownish, plainer liquoring BLF teas were an easier market and witnessed fair withdrawals. Blenders lent strong support with fair interest from the Loose teas buyers.

COMMENTS: There was a little more interest in this week’s sale from Blenders and Loose tea buyers. Consequently, brighter teas witnessed more competition and sold in line with quality.

Dusts were a dearer market.

Our catalogue (Sale 30):  Avg: Tk 183.54, Sold 56.3% & ( Sale 29 ) Avg: Tk 181.74, sold 54.8%.