This week, Sale 9, the total offerings (packages) at the three North Indian auction centres at Kolkata, Guwahati and Siliguri, at 155,081, were lower than the 193,313 offered in the corresponding Sale of last year, according to tea auctioneers, J Thomas & Company Pvt Ltd. There was no sale at Guwahati this week as against 51,194 offerings in the corresponding sale last year. The Kolkata offerings were 134,027 (CTC/Dust 124,226, Orthodox 8970 and Darjeeling 831) as against 123,481 (CTC/Dust 119,428, Orthodox 3,616 and Darjeeling 439) in the corresponding Sale of the previous year. The figures for Siliguri were 21,054 (18,636).

Selected clean and well-made Assam CTCs were irregular around last, while the remainder were easier in line with quality. Dooars were irregularly lower. There was good support from Hindustan Unilever and selective enquiry from Tata Global. Western India operated on the better liquoring teas on offer. Local dealers and other internal sections were active.

Nominal weight of earlier Orthodox invoices on offer sold readily at dearer rates. The remainder were irregularly lower with quality. Stalky varieties were discounted. West Asia shippers and Hindustan Unilever operated. Good support came from North India. There were fair enquiries from local dealers.

The small weight of Darjeeling teas on offer sold readily at firm to dearer rates following strong export and internal enquiry.

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