AUCTION TIMING

CTC LEAF: 49,811 packages of  tea on offer once again met with a good demand.

BROKENS: All well made Brokens sold well particularly the bright liquoring varieties which were often competed for and a few lines were dearer. Medium varieties met with a fairly good demand and sold at previous rates. There were a few withdrawals. Plain teas met with some demand and a fair weight was withdrawn without bids. BLF teas sold well in line with quality and there were fewer withdrawals. These realised prices between Tk. 170/- and Tk.229/-.

FANNINGS : Best Fannings were quite a strong feature and were about firm. Good/Medium teas met with a fairly good demand and sold well in line with quality. Plain teas met with only some demand and there were several withdrawals in this category. BLF teas sold well in line with quality and there were fewer withdrawals. These realised prices between Tk. 170/- and Tk.225/-.

DUST: 11,805  packages of  tea on offer met with a fairly good demand. Well made good liquoring Dusts were in good demand and sold in line with quality. Others were an easier market and sold at a drop of Tk.8/- to Tk.10/- following quality. BLF Dusts met with good demand and had only few withdrawals. Blenders lent strong support with fair interest from the Loose tea buyers.

COMMENTS:  There was a little more competition in this week’s sale whereby a few teas advanced in value by Tk.2/- to Tk.5/-. Blenders as well as Loose tea buyers were more active this week.

Dusts sold well.

Our Catalogue:  (Sale 9)  Avg : Tk 242.31, Sold 77.41% , (Sale 8)  Avg : Tk 240.43, Sold 73.75%