Vast 18th Century Trade List Includes Spices Silk and Timber
A dense ledger of commodities and shipments dated February lists quantities of sugar salpetre pepper sago coffee and other goods from Bengal Mauritius Ceylon and East India. It notes ships and brokers like John Mackenzie of Ingram Court and outlines barrels bags casks and tons of goods including spices hemp oils hides timber and silks with dates Feb 18 Feb 19 Feb 20 and Feb 27.
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Bengal
Turkey
Mauritius
Ceylon
East India
Bermuda
Jamaica
Singapore
St. Domingo
Java
Prices and Trade Notes in Tea Cotton Markets
Market overview from Liverpool and Manchester dated February 14 1840 shows tea sales in Calcutta style with high quotes but cautious faith, imports from Hong Kong and Madras under scrutiny, and General Kyd vessel sailing with a cotton cargo. Liverpool cotton trade reports steady demand with 3500 bales purchased by speculators and 1500 by exporters amid quiet prices. Manchester notes continued dull demand and lower terms for cloths and yarn, with prices as low as six months prior.
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Madras
Hong Kong
Liverpool
Manchester
Rotterdam Trade Figures Prompt Curious Totals
Rotterdam report lists Commodity totals including Mondey and Java Sumatra items with bags and casks figures such as 123676 bags 1093 casks Java 24029 bags Sumatra.
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Mondey
March
Java
Sumatra
Arrivals and cargoes from Gravesend to Hamburg and beyond
Vessels passing Gravesend report cargoes including 2300 gra Paddy and 398 bales cotton aboard the Grafton from Charleston. palm oil, pod pepper, dry ginger, camwood, and ebony from Sierra Leone. 50 casks palm oil on the Express. 316 bundles hides and skins, 180 bales bags, 380 bags cloverseed, 190 casks butter, 80 bales wool aboard Hambro from Hamburg. orders for lemons oranges wine granite and sundries. Also wool imports at Hull for home consumption: 17,000 lb from Hambro.
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Liverpool
Express
Symonds Wharf
Hamburg
City of Hamburg
Horslydown
Sierra Leone
Lynx
Messina
Castlereagh
Coxes Quay
Guernsey
George
Regents Canal
Charleston
Grafton
Surry Dock
Gravesend
Hambro
Market Wrap of Commodities Across Marseille Havre and St Petersburg
In Marseille on February 7 demand remained steady with 1200 Havanna bars sold at general terms, 61 bars Padang at ly24 fr and 200 Rio bags at L234 fr in bond. Cotton activity declined with limited Louisiana output at 83 ft per 60 kilo on delivery while Levant stocks show some recovery. In Havre on February 12 cotton sales fell to 1046 bales Louisiana and Georgia C.S. Coffee remained in demand with 28 Rio bags at 614 to 654 ft in bond. St Petersburg reported 6000 poods yellow Candie Tallow sold at 473 7ths S R and 600 pds Gallipoli Nil at ds H per poud. Applications to the London Chamber of Commerce as listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fes
Bombay
Liverpool
Hamburg
Stock Exchange
West India
D. A
Mauritius
Bengal
Havannah
Brazil
Siam
Ccceensens
Manilla
Bond
Ceylon
L&daming
West Ludes
Leewards Aeee
Tamaica Wevver Ee ” Spelter
Esa
Kentucky
Virginia
Gallipoli
Valencia
Muscatel
Marseilles
Havannas
Padang
Martinique
Guadeloupe
Havre
Louisiana
Levant
Georgia C.S
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pimento
Gil
B. P
H. C
E. I
Wits Malabar Cardamoms
Pks
Isinglass
Colocvath
Bahia
Honduras
Segars
Cuba
Per Thomas
Menzanilla
John MacKenzie
Ingram Court
Fenchurch Street
Odessa
Gothenburg
T.&. &R Nantom
Planas
Souya Oweuls
Christiana
Riga
HULL
Fapavang Sale
Bohea
Canton
Congou
Cerettas
Twankcay
Ccses
Hyson Skin
Hyson
Sscee One
Young Hysones
Imperial Senese
Borts Seccesenes
Encoveege
Marmion
Eucles
Board of Trade
Rotterdam
Ivessel
Tarragona
Caen
St. Michaels
Nant
Paolermo
Antwerp
Halifax
Terceira
Braake
Gustendorf
Bremer Cuxhaven
Grossensiel
Assens
Seville
Brimstone
Shumac
Woo
London Chamber of Commerce
Mincing Lane
Winniaa Mincing Lane
RIA Hopcares
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