Historic London Auction of Global Goods Catalogued Prices
A lengthy July to August 1839 London brokers list details a vast import catalog with tobacco, sugar, pepper, coffee, indigo, cochineal, spices, skins, ossified bones, elephant tusks and rattan, plus linseed, ebony, tortoiseshell, and hard commodities. The notice names quantities, ports, and destinations, including Bengal, Ceylon, Manilla, Jamaica, Barbadoes, and East India, with dates and warehouse venue at Alder Mary Church Yard, Watling Street, for catalogues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brokers
Aldermary Church Yard
Watling Street
Wm, Row, Sen., Son & Co
Little St. Thomas Apostle
Wool and commodity shipment ledger for July 31 to August 7
A dense listing of bales, logs, and casks from Australia, Tasmanian and various regions detailing horse horns, gum, dyes, spices, and fabrics alongside shipper notations and quantities. Mentions destinations such as Jamaica, Havana, and Monte Video with items including wheat, coffee, hides, and gums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Mastic
Odessa
Jamaica
Prices Current. Tursday Evening July 30 Market Notes
The report details scarce money, with bids 54 to 6 for good Bills and 64 to 10 for indifferent ones. Rates for extending interest beyond 5 percent may rise after Royal Assent. Vessel arrivals, parities in London and European markets, and several commodity prices follow, including sugar, coffee, cinnamon, nutmegs, cloves, cassia lignin, rice, and cocoa oil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyds Book
Hamburg
Paris
Amsterdam
Frankfort
Antwerp
West India
Mauritius
East
India
Bengal
Ceylon
Havannah
Malabar
Cassia Ligner
Java
Arrivals and Freight From Gravesend Vessels
The latest arrivals since our last report include six West Indies ships carrying 2250 birds 600 tierces sugar 600 pun s rum 160 pun s molasses 110 tons logwood 470 casks ginger 150 bags pimento 50 bales wax 40 casks coffee spars nuts and more. The dim Crow brings 400 casks tullow and dates. St Petersburg vessels carry 3250 qrs wheat 600 qrs oats. The Sussex loads 500 casks oil Konigsburg ship 1800 qrs wheat Rambler 840 qrs barley deals. Other ships carry eggs granite wine silks merchandize and sundries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gravelines
Leon
Botolph
Cherbourg
Charles Agen
Nicholsons
Tunis
Jim Crow
Mark Browns
Demerara
Sisters
Zephyr
Fennings
Jamaica
Nesbitt
Riga
Rambler
Union Tier
Madeira
Dack Lyon
Caroline
Dittest
Petersburg
Robert Henry Allan
Limehouse
Percy
Cam Dock
Calais
Sophie
Brewers Quay
Guernsey
Uterfory
Regents Canal
Ostend
B. Union
Customs
Berbice
Konigsburg
Baltimore
Cam
South Seas
Sussex
St Christopher
Gravesend
West Indies
St Petersburg
Mermaid and Reliance Trade Goods From Bombay
In the Downs the Mermaid sailing for London carried 4 cask Arrack 140 gallong box P goods 4 pieces Cashmere Shawls 22 20 Elephants Teeth 2 chests Myrrh 2 Madeira Wine 3609 bags Sugar 33 Sundries. The Reliance from Bombay sailed 20 March and St Helena 7 June with 3179 bales 131 lif-bales Cotton 214 Cow Hides 1240 pieces 1351 bags Ginger 47 Pepper wide Sugar 1591 robina Ditto 1 parcel Sugdvies am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Downs
Mermaid
Bombay
Tellicherry
Cape
London
Liverpool
Reliance
St Helena
Also Mentioned on This Page
Honduras
Guatemala
Havana
Columbian St. Tobacco
Atersfoort
St. Domingo
Cochin
China
Trinidad
B. P
Brazil
E. P
East India
Malacca
Manilla
Barbadoes
Priday
Surat
Wednaday
N. S. Wales
Ay, dc
Uy Auer
Ann Tan
Canton
Geseee
Aeggl
Myoro
Oporto
Krebs
St Domingo
Cuba
Rio Ruse
Cee Ou
NS Wales
Mogadore
Indigo
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