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Newspaper
Commercial Daily List
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jun 01, 1850
Page
1
A lengthy OCR fragment lists a wide range of commodities and shipments including drugs spices shells guano gums oils resins gums dyes and miscellaneous goods. It notes cargoes such as ambergris castor oil jalap guano and various bales and chests with prices and quantities, followed by stock market and general trade updates and a late Friday sale schedule.
Market supply not as high as recent weeks with 1313 beasts and 6620 sheep and lambs. Fewer dealers, but sales steady with a 4d per lb rise on some cattle and sheep. Prime beef at 5d to 6d, lambs good quality and saleable, veal unchanged, calves and pigs with larger supply and prices a shade lower.
In Belfast on May 23 reports indicate improving crops and stronger home supplies with brisk sales at higher rates. Flax prices held firm at 64 per lb, with tonnage traded and linen yarn stocks rising. Ballymena and nearby markets show better activity for manufacturers though demand remains steadier. Butter sells at 79d per lb and 63s to 77s per owt. American provisions stay in fair demand with bacon and hams commanding solid prices. potato supply remains tight with prices at 5s to 5s 9d per cwt.
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