04 Feb 1845
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Newspaper
Commercial Daily List
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Feb 04, 1845
Page
1
A chaotic listing shows a mid 19th or early 20th century sale with items like cotton hides gums copal turmerics and various bales of Madras cotton. The text notes dates around February and mentions locations Cape and South American ports with multiple product lines including waxes oils roots and resins.
A dense OCR fragment catalogs items and quantities across spices coffee sugar and textiles. Entries reference Brazil Mocha LOU China Bengal Lima Nicaragua and Port Phillip with bales chests bags tons and cases, plus numerous animal skins furs and various minerals.
A fragmentary OCR reads listings of imported goods including salted meats and provisions, tobaccos from Havana and Buenos Aires, various sugar and tea consignments, and bales of leaf tobacco. Several entries reference ports such as Cape, Newfoundland, and Buenos Ayres with mixed quantities and damaged notation.
A fragmented list shows diverse goods including Bengal silk, Turkey bales, cochineal, indigo, wood and timber types such as redwood and camwood, rubber and palm products, plus lard and tallow with miscellaneous quantities and references to South American and North American origins. The sole organization mentioned is The Commercial Early News in London.
Monday evening reports show stable prices in Home of Foreign Securities with active share trading. London and Brighton stocks advance moderately with money rates steady. Stephen Whitney brings late New York papers, no major news. various international bonds and currencies quoted though many figures appear uncertain from OCR.
The report covers tea and fruit with Currants and Raisins showing seasonal totals and stock levels. It notes declines in Valentia raisins, rising Island fruit prices, and a shift of Raisin trade toward London as German and American imports fade.
After a period of sharp frosts the market shows signs of warmer weather but prices hold. Wheat by land carriage samples are small. coastwise supply keeps trade dull as factors resist price cuts. Free foreign wheat unchanged. flour disposal remains difficult. oats and barley show limited activity and price stability.
At Liverpool a cargo of gold sold at public auction with bids from £7 128 to £7 198 per ton, then down to 7s per ton. The market has seen unprecedented activity with thousands of tons of Peruvian metal traded in a single week, reflecting intense demand in commerce.
The list shows numerous ships including Jamaica, Thomas, Messina, Juno, Fresh Whi Ostead, Sir Edward Banks, and others passing customs. Cargo items include cattle, oranges, butter, cheese, silk, wine, and sundries among the documented loads.
The 28th instant 2500 bags ordinary St Domingo Coffee sold at Rotterdam in bond for 174 centa. A selection of 92 bales Georgia Cotton price not published. East India Cow and Buffalo Hides public sale results show Java Cow No 1 37 4 to 49 cents per unit, No 2 26 to 29 4, No 5 damaged 22 to 71, Buffalo No 4 17 4 to 20 cents, No 2 3 13 to 16, and No 1 12 to 14 cents.
Havre dateline January 31 reports favorable U S cotton market signals. Purchases increased for disposable parcels and delivery at firmer prices. Coffee Sugar and other Colonial Produce remained steady with no variation in price.
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