28 Feb 1840
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Newspaper
Commercial Daily List
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Feb 28, 1840
Page
1
A dense OCR listing details varied commodities and shipments including wainscot wood batten plank ends and deck deals, plus timber and dye products. It records quantities of spruce pine birch oak red sandalwood and rattan alongside sacks bags chests bales and tons across multiple ports and destinations with dates noted as March 3 and March 4.
Cargo records show rhubarb oil hemp leaf tobacco and cigars in damaged lots saved from wrecks. Cotton bales from Madras Bengal and Surat, various chests and bags, and assorted piece goods arrive from Havre and other ports. Ship movements include the Charles with 3450 bags coffee and Gefena cases, plus arrivals from Hamburg Rotterdam Antwerp and Plymouth.
Prices were flat with declines from yesterday. Consols closed at 90 4 for money and account. Ex Bills dropped to 1 dis 1 prem. Portuguese five per cents rose to 364 6 and threes to 2442. Spanish Active Stock up to 284. Bank of England offered loans on bills or bonds with 5 percent interest, minimum £2000, due by April 24. West India Sugar sales small, Mauritius sale 4760 bags. coffee scarce, pepper firm, tea quiet, and tallow firm with reduced business.
The article reproduces a Chinese frontier regulation summary detailing how Western ships must report at Macao, duties and licenses for provisions, Hong merchants control of trade, and penalties for customs officials and natives. It outlines limits on barbarian presence in Canton, monthly reports by officials, and prohibitions on women, sailors, and arms.
A dated financial bulletin notes slight price shifts for sugars and coffee across Bordeaux, Naples, Amsterdam, and other ports. It cites volumes sold, stock exhaustion, and limited activity in indigo and cotton, with auction plans and publication details from the London Chamber of Commerce and Hopcraft press.
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