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Tea prices ease further

Star Economic Report
Tea prices cased further although demand improved at this week's auction sale held in Chittagong on Tuesday.
According to Unity Brokers market report, although sales improved, prices eased further as buyers held the lower limits with the apprehension of the Iranian buying coming to a close. Withdrawals were lower than the last sale and stood at 45 per cent of the total offerings.
The major buyers were Iran and Pakistan with some support from local buyers. Prices were attractive for the buyers and this may lead to new interests in this centre.
About 28.194 packages of tea were on offer at this sale. In the Leaf category 47 per cent of the offerings remained unsold while export buyers accounted for 36 per cent and interna) buyers 17 per cent of the sale. In the Dust category 26 per cent of the tea on offer reniained unsold while inter-
nal buyers accounted for 56 per cent and export buyers 18 per cent of the sale.
Sale No. 26 is scheduled to be held on October 29 with a total offering of about 25,000 packages of Leaf and another 3000 packages of Dust tea. the market report said.
Following is the performance report of Unity Brokers of different categories of tea at the sale:
CTC: Well made bolder bro-kens were absorbed at Taka 2.00 to Taka 3.00 below last levels, medium and plainer types cased similarly. There was less demand for the smaller brokens and along with plainer types met with withdrawals. Small quantity of selective best brokens realised Sirlces of above Taka 48. Most annings were lower by Taka 1.00 and Taka 2.00 with the plainer types falling further A handful of internal popular types sold above Taka 50.00.
Dust: 3.227 packages were on offer at the sale. There was a fair demand at Taka 2.00 to Taka 3.00 below last levels. Cleaner types were however about firm on last week's prices.
Green Tea: 595 packages were on offer and these gen erally sold between Taka 61.80 and Taka 68.20.
Top price realised in the Unity Brokers sale catalogue was CTC Brokens (clone) of grade BOP from the Phuibari garden fetched Taka 47.40. CTC Fannings (clone) of grade OF from the same garden sold for Taka 52.20. CTC Dust (clone) of grade PD also from the Phuibari garden realised Taka 52. CTC Brokens of BOP grade from the Patrakhola and Madanmohanpur gardens fetched Taka 46 70. CTC Fannings of grade FOF from the Phuibari garden sold for Taka 48.80 and CTC Dust of grade CD from the Lallakhal garden fetched Taka 52.70.