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Article: wTradition carries on minus the big candle.
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- The Birmingham Post (England)
- Article date:
- January 29, 2000
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The technological revolution may have forced its demise in London but the tradition of selling tea at auction is flourishing in the Kenyan port of Mombasa.
A rare success story in Kenya, Mombasa's relatively young auction - the first was held in 1969 - is now the second largest in the world behind the Sri Lankan capital Colombo, with about five million kilos sold every week.
Older and nobler auctions have fallen by the wayside.
In 1998, ...
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Article: Following is the tea market report provided by the Tea ...
Xinhua English Newswire;
February 19, 1996 ;
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...5,593 packages North India 480 Kenya 3,920 Burundi 593 Tazania 80 Uganda 300 Malawi 220 Offshore -- 2,600 packages CIF -- 2,600 packages Kenya 1,000 Malawi 400 Zimbabwe 1,000 Madagascar 200 Price Indications for the Week: This Sale Last Sale Landed Best Available 161p 179p (pence/kg) Good 135p 135p
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