06 Feb 1849
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Newspaper
Commercial Daily List
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Feb 06, 1849
Page
1
A dense and garbled market summary lists bales, oxen, cows, and hides with references to South American goods, locations like Buenos Aires and Havana, and varied dates in February. The jumbled OCR implies prices and quantities across many commodities, including buffalo, logs, chests, and meat, with scattered mentions of ships, markets, and trade terms.
A brisk but uneven market with 3000 bales sold on Saturday and 1200 traded today at firmer prices. Surat public sales 6200 bales planned for Thursday. Sugar steady to firm with refined market stable. brown groceries 49s to 51s. English Crushed 28s to 29s per cwt. Tea steady with limited demand. Valencia Raisins 38s to 39s, Denia asks 30s. Currants steady. Tallow barely sustained. Cotton and fruit markets show activity and price firmness. tallies and stock figures for February 5 1847 provided.
Monday market report shows wheat values advancing across several country markets with quotes up to three shillings per quarter. Essex and Kent stalls offered few samples while foreign wheat sales remained cautious as buyers sought only immediate needs. Prices for flour held firm. malt and oats saw modest moves. peas and beans little traded. overall turnover slower with modest gains in select grain segments.
The report notes larger supplies at Monday February market with prices steady from prior rates. Beasts range about 44 4d to 46 2d per stone, sheep 58 0d to 58 0d, pigs 43 4d to 46 8d. totals show beasts 3227 and sheep 16290 with varied bidding and regional prices across consignments.
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