Sale of Washed and Kiln-Dried Tea Sparks Trade Protest
A large audience gathered at the Commercial Sale Rooms for the public auction of 2489 packages of wrecked tea from Westminster and others, washed and kiln-dried, underwriters’ orders. Critics argued the sale risks undercutting duty payments and damaging trade integrity, urging a firm protest against the precedent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminster
Mollison
Rhio
Forbes, Forbes and Co
Baring
Brothers and Co
Thompson
His Majesty’s Customs
Hoorn
Hear
Margate
Sandwich
London
Bristol
Mansion House
Professor Bland
Rowney
Buckmorre
Thomison
Twiniie
Tea trade sale ends amid laughter and adjournment
In a heated sale, Mr. Fry and Mr. Twining back the move to suspend the Teas auction as traders call to adjourn for a government representation. Dealers rail at duties while jokes about caper tea and salts lighten the room and the sale adjourns unanimously.
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Mr. Fry
Twining
Thompson
Mr. Moors
Lord Melbourne
Malcomson
Eas
Gousens
Corsens
Fry
Twiniie
Mr. Bland
Mr. Hoorzz
Mr. Gross
Dr. Thompeson
Cousens
Mr. Grias
Layton
Raisins and commodities in auction at London Commercial Sale Rooms
At One o'Clock precisely a sale of dried fruits and commodities including currants figs peaches and Smyrna lines, with quantities listed such as 92 buits of Patras 8 Zante 620 boxes Red Smyrna and 1000 bags Havannah. Items from Clark Ansted Carey Browne Trueman and Corrie & Co include sugar coffee rice pepper and furs totaling a large mixed consignments sale at Mincing Lane and associated addresses.
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London
Patras
Zante
Cephalonia
Es Patras
Cheame
Mincing Lane
Do Carey & Browner
Singapore
Brazil
Barbadoes Corrie & Co
Trade Goods List Appears With Quantities and Origins
A dense OCR style inventory lists varied commodities including dry salted ox and cow products, goats, spices, dyes, tobacco, Savanilla and Batavia outputs, casks and bags from Bengal Malacca Mauritius Sopan and others, with numerous quantities, pack types, and destinations noted in a single fragment.
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Batavia
Garraway’s Coffee House Trade Goods List Wide Mix
At Garraway’s Coffee House a detailed inventory lists bags of cowries sponge bark colocynth and other commodities. Items include 75 bags cowries 26 packages sponge 4 cases Benjamin 10 bark 6 casks colocynth 4 drums and 13 cases gum arabic with assorted oils roots resins and chemicals from multiple brokers and firms.
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Benjamin
Colocynth
Scammon
Otto Roses
J.T. Jeune
Garraway's Coffee House
Turkey
Garrahay's Coffee House Trade Goods Listings
At one o clock precisely the listing shows 30 packages Brazil Isinglass 14 dmjns 27 bris des Brazil Isinglass 10 bags ditto ditto 34 cita Gum Benjamin plus numerous other items including Sago, Shelloc, Alves, Castor Oil, Ambergris, Opium, Dragons Blood, Tincal, Musk, Sarsaparilla, Jalap, Peppermint Oil, Copal, Wintergreen Oil, Cinnamon, Gambier, Penang, Cape Alves, Bengal Ginger, Rattans, Shellac, Lac Dye, Mincing Lane address, Honey, Ginger, Cocoa, Coffee, and more from KEMBLE & TROWER.
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Brazil
Isinglass
Mincing Lane
Cuba
Jamaica
Trinidad
Cubs Kemble & Trower
Readable fragment of 18 February listing grocery items
A partial OCR fragment lists quantities of items and origins: Barbadoes Aloes 48 gds, Oil Cinnamon 30 btla, Hepatic Aloes 13 kegs, Roll Annatto 40 cs, Gum Cupal 10 bris, Isingloss 10 bls, Bucca Leaves 6 kegs, Brazil Isingloss 10 bls, Canada Balsam AL.
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Barbadoes Aloes
Hepatic Aloes
Brazil
Isingloss
Canada
Trade Market Report West India Sugar Cocoa Tea Prices
Commercial Eatly Dist reports markets closed mixed with heavy English and foreign trade. Exchequer Bill rates 4 to 6 premium, sugar prices little changed, Mauritius Bengal activity quiet, cocoa West India steady at public sale, Trinidad prices 52s to 56s per cwt, pepper firm, pimento sold at full value, tea firm with large deliveries and postponed damaged tea sale due to no buyers.
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West India
Mauritius
Bengal
Trinidad
Conyou
Coffee market steady at public sales day
The home consumption market stayed quiet while public sales showed no price change. 1895 bags of Ceylon sold around 71s per quarter, with 220 casks and bags remaining near previous values. West Indian lot mainly sold at the same level as before.
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Ceylon
India
Trade dulness spreads through Manchester week
The Manchester market shows persistent dulness with modest demand for goods and yarns, prices off slightly from last week. Holders stay firm while limited sales occur. U S Bank news worsens sentiment. Huddersfield notes firmer wool prices and steady activity. Rochdale reports steady wool market but a major wool trader suspends payments and debts near seventy thousand pounds.
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Manchester
Dulness
United States Bank
Cork
New York Packet
Cambridge
Huddersfield
Rochdale
Arrivals February 3 Harbour Vessels and Freight Lists
Arrivals show vessels at Calais Ostend and Gravesend with cargoes totaling 260 prgs Butter 30 bales Tow Egge Poultry and other goods carried. A second vessel carries Wine. Plymouth reports the Tanjore from Ceylon sailed Sept 13 Colombo and Cape Nov 28. Houghton le Spring from Jamaica. Clyde lists William from Demerara.
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Calais
Henry Benness
Hull
Chamberlains
Ostend
Earl of
Plymouth
Tanjore
Ceylon
Colombo
Cape
Houghton le Spring
Jamaica
Clyde
William
Demerara
Breslau Yearly Wool Review Reflects Soft Demand in 1840
A Foreign report on Breslau highlights a weak wool trade in 1840 with reduced prices, cautious buyers, and limited contracts for next shearing. It notes stock around 7900 cwt mainly Polish and Russian, small Silesian volume, and stiff competition from England. In St Petersburg, sales include 2000 pounds Yellow Candle Tallow at £53.78 x for May and June, paid in advance.
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Breslau
England
Austria
St. Petersburg
Commencian Daily List Applications Open at London Chamber
Applications for the Commencian Daily List are to be made at the Office for the London Chamber of Commerce located at 43 Mincing Lane. Printed by Tuomas Smith and published by W. Hoorcuarr.
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Commencian Daily List
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Muscatel
Clark, Ansted & Co
Malacca
Veronica
Mother K & Co
Maryland
Kentucky
Amersfoort
Siam
Serens
Guatemala
EL AL
Honduras
Y’s
Roker
Cannon Street
Bales Co
Jenkin, Broker
Clements Lane
Garrahay's Coffee House
Annatto H & Co
Sarsaparilla
Lisbon Ditto
Jalap
Bskts
Gambier
Penang
Cs Cape Alves
Eatly Dist
Berbice
Ereeen Foken
Dominica
St. Lucia
W.ib
F.ls
Brasil
St. Domingo
Mavannah
Porto Rico
la Guayra
Java
Sumatra
Samarang
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