Commercial Retrospect On Markets And Sugar Industry
The report notes firmer holdings in fibrous substances and a rising trend in cotton wool and dye goods. Wool and silk outlooks are positive with expected price increases. Bread stuffs show improving demand and reduced supplies, while provisions maintain large stock levels but rising consumption. Mauritius comments highlight trade resilience, private sales at better prices, and anticipated home trade strength with sugar likely to rise.
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Mauritius Labor Shortage Persists Despite Indian Coolies
The Mauritius mail reports high labour demand with 2410 Indian coolies arriving since September 1. Planters struggle to compete with slave states due to high wages. A parliamentary loan could fund central sugar factories to cut manufacturing costs and boost sugar production against Cuba and Brazil.
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Mauritius
Southampton
India
Cuba
Brazils
Free trade triumphs revive UK industries and jobs
Triumphant note on free trade claims no legislative measure ever effected such decisive and immediate triumphs. Ten months since the nominal duty on imported corn began,. drooping spirits of millions in the United Kingdom are revived as manufactures rally and employment rises.
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United Kingdom
Free trade shown to uplift economy and bullion rise
The Belfast Northern Whig argues free trade boosts industry and imports expand wealth. It cites a growing Bank of England bullion pool nearing 17 million pounds, rising commerce, and happier merchants, while denouncing dissenters who call free trade a failure.
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Bank of England
Belfast
Northern Whig
France seals tobacco contracts with multiple firms
The French Minister of Finance concluded contracts for tobacco supply with firms including M. Pes catore for Virginia and Maryland, M. Cor and Co for Macedonia and Havana, Baron de Rothschild for Java, and others. Separate data shows beetroot sugar factories in operation in late 1848, production totals, and customs reforms planned for April with tariff negotiations anticipated with several German states.
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Minister of Finance
Virginia
M. Pescatore
Maryland
M.M. Cor and
M. Lizinia
Havana
M. Langronis
Java
Baron de Rothschild
M. Pescator
Paraguay
M. Marechal
Aisne
Nord
Oise
Pas de Calais
Somme
Vienna
Cologne
Hanover
Oldenburg
Bremen
Hamburg
Zollverein
Paris
Commerce or Beneau Bengal Commercial Annual shows growth
The Bengal Commercial Annual reports exports in the last year rose by 1,216,920 pounds over 1857-58 while imports increased by 307,810 pounds. This suggests revived industry with economy after recent disasters. English imports fell from 66 percent to 54 percent as China imports rose to offset the decline.
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Beneau
Bengal
Presidency
E. Wilkinson
Calcutta
England
China
West Indies intelligence from the Dee steamer
The Dee steamer brings Jamaica advices to Nov 22 with retrenchment tensions in the island's Legislature. Trinidad sugar outlook poor but cane fields promise, St Lucia reports fine weather and smallpox impact, Antigua parched, yellow fever among Shirley Heights troops with about 24 deaths. Mexico notes calm with improved customs revenue collection benefiting bondholders.
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Jamaica
Liverpool
House of Assembly
Trinidad
London
St. Lucia
Antigua
Shirley Heights
Mexico
Printed and Published for the Lonnon Provisionan Cuamser
Printed and Published for the Lonnon Provisionan Cuamser or Commence by William Horcraft at 42 Mincing Lane London where orders are received also by W Everett Finch Lane and other Publishers Price 10s per quarter in Vowr na 7s odio the Country free of postage January 2 1850
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Lonnon Provisionan Cuamser
William Horcraft
Mincing Lane
Allhallows Staining
London
W. Everett
Finch Lane
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