23 Feb 1848
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Newspaper
Commercial Daily List
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Feb 23, 1848
Page
1
The report catalogs prices and trade activity for hides, wool, coffee, rice, sugars, saltpetre, timber, and other goods. It lists auction outcomes, quantities, and prevailing rates in multiple commodities, including Ceylon plantation goods, Costa Rica casks, Madras bags, and Australian imports, with remarks on demand and market tone.
An active trader aged 37 seeks engagement in wholesale tea sugar and crystalery trades or Grocers and Cheesemongers. A London shop for sale in a suburb, two hundred to five hundred pounds required, established nearly 60 years. Also London and Provincial Detective Association offers trade protection and information for subscribers to protect creditors and merchants with private communications.
A London market summary lists cargoes including coffee, pepper, indigo, and other commodities with quantities in bags and tons. It reports prices, exchange rates, and securities, noting weak demand in some areas, and mentions recent shipping incidents and adjustments in pork, mutton, and other staples. The piece cites vessels, ports, and firms involved in trade and finance.
A Foreign article discusses manure as vital to the vegetable world and criticizes wasteful practices. It notes pumps discharging cesspool contents into drains near Whitechapel, praising manure when properly applied and urging extended government monitoring to curb pollution and waste.
A list of arriving vessels at Gravesend including Bretagne, Bark Hill, and others from New Orleans and Nieuport. Cargo details note 24 casks of tallow on Bretagne, 648 casks of oilcake on Bark Hill, and additional cargo such as corn and raising on several ships.
The Liverpool cotton market on February 21 shows 4000 to 4009 bales offered with 3500 American at 4d to 7d, 200 Egyptian at 6d to 7d, and 900 Surat at 3d to 4d. The market closed with increased fireoneas and full prices secured for several lots. A small liga Gay appeared with a dull tone.
The report notes firm Coffea stays strong with about 60 000 Brazilian bags expected. ordinary and real ordinary prices vary. Trading activity is muted but weather mild, sparking hopes for shipping to reopen. Weekly sales include 1 500 Brazil ordinary, 200 000 lb Porto Rico, sugars quiet, rice and spices largely inactive, and cotton prices firm amid favorable outlook. Arrivals at Cuxhaven list Coffea, Tobacco, and Sugar shipments with varied discounts and international price movements.
On February 15 in Antwerp 200 casks Carolina Rice sold at 19gs and 50 casks Virginia and 20 casks Kentucky Tobacco prices unknown. 40 casks Carolina Rice sold at 134. 400 bags Domingo Coffee and 200 casks pala Havanoah Sugar price unknown. 00 bags Costs Rica Coffee sold at 23 cents. New Orleans reports say no weasels in lading for Antwerp with tobacco.
In Dordrecht on February 17 the frost lifted and canals opened. Rapessed for delivery priced 58 to 60f, common 56 to 68, Rapeseed Oil 6 weeks 36f in May, Rapeseed Oil noted at 34f and Autumn 33f. Linseed Oil 6 weeks 274 to 264, hard Rapese Cake 76 to 77, good 90f, hard Linseed Cake 100 to 110, good 126 to 126f.
Havre reports a week start with active coffee trading that quieted by week’s end. Coffee, Rio, and St Domingo prices are cited, with 790 bags at St Domingo and Rio sales of 800 bags varied by quality. Rice prices hold with limited business, while Colonial sugar remains languid and foreign sugar sees 6000 bags of Muscovado traded in bond. The Paulin arrivals from Martinique add 562 barrels and further price stability is noted across other items.
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