08 Feb 1844
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Newspaper
Commercial Daily List
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Feb 08, 1844
Page
1
Notice lists goods and commodities including 687 bales Madras and Bourbon seed at London Commercial Sale Rooms in Mincing Lane. Items include hides and skins from St Domingo. Sale notes reference port and trade context of the era.
Friday February 9 figures show varied inventory from Bengal and Naples sources to Newfoundland oil and timber. Prices for sugar coffee cloves and sago noted with private purchases and public sales. no public sugar sale occurred. Ceylon coffee seen in demand. bulks of timber bats and deals listed with regional names and quantities.
The report lists prices for rhubarb star anniseed camphor assafoetida soy arrowroot and other goods with several regional items such as West India and East salt brined products. Wool sales concluded with strong bidding and 9000 bales sold. no sale until June. Cocoa net oil and Russian tallow markets noted with dull demand and high prices.
A fragment lists goods and quantities including pepper, tapioca, cowries, tiger horns, buffalo mahogany in Honduras trade context. Items appear with counts such as 415 bags pepper and 27 cases tiger horns, suggesting a ledger or shipment record.
Fragmentary listing notes 43 tons Brazil hair 50 bales 200 sons South America and Vieuna Sheep 20000 Buenos Ayres ox and cow. No clear event. reads like market shorthand or shipping inventory from South America and Argentina.
The Oriental arrives at Malta bringing dispatches from Bombay to January 1844 with news from Scinde Madras Ceylon Calcutta Lahore Singapore Hong Kong and Manila. Intelligence notes improving British Indian stability despite Punjaab disturbances and rising troop mortality. In China fires devastate factories and three thousand homes. new treaties open Foochow Amoy Ningpo and Shanghae under Canton tariff. measures curb interior travel and boost port access for merchants. Canton markets suffer from tariff issues and housing shortages.
The report notes scarce goods entering Ningpo with some returned after failed attempts. Chinese officials curb imports despite bribery, influenced by an imperial seal limiting imports until the British Consul enforces tariffs. Trade at northern ports is slow yet amicable with Britain, while Hong merchants await early settlements to revive activity.
A list of vessels including Terceira Mansell Belize and others passing Gravesend since the last report. Cargoes include 190 logs of mahogany, 170 logs of cochineal, logwood, cokernuts, oranges, wine, eggs, chambries, silks, confectionery, manufactur es, sugar and sundries.
In Manchester on February 7, prices for pinners rise while manufacturers resist higher rates. Buyers and especially shipping houses balk at increased costs. Business remains subdued, with sales generally at last week’s lower levels.
A brisk market at Rochdale notes merchants eager to buy while manufacturers push for higher prices limiting sales. Demand for woolen goods rises, with those accepting old prices finding buyers. Flannels see especially strong demand as wool prices trend upward.
A Bombay market summary notes reduced buyer turnout and price declines due to heavy imports and Punjaub unrest. Cotton and wool trade remain active with price gains, opium and coffee mixed, pepper rising, and bees wax sold. Freight rates fall as ship arrivals rise. money market shows higher government security prices and stable exchange rates. Bullion and bank note values are listed.
Printed and published at the Office for the London Chamber of Commerce in Mincing Lane. Rates: 10s per quarter in town, 178 6d in the country, postage free. Notice requested if delivery fails. editor contacted. printer W Barcraft at 42 Mincing Lane.
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