08 Mar 1844
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Newspaper
Commercial Daily List
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Mar 08, 1844
Page
1
Keel Daw Al Fenchurch Street London sale rooms offer salpetre cassia lignum kick and various gums spices resins and dyes. Stocks include Bengal turmeric olibanum gamboge cubebs sandalwood wax and more with extensive listings of hides skins horns and animal products from colonial sources.
The article notes a new impulse in cotton manufacturing reaching South Carolina and Virginia, with an 8000 acre English-backed tract in South Carolina near Petersburg for cotton goods, plus a Georgia factory with machinery from New York. It mentions workers from England, wool burning machines, carding, spinning gear, and plans to produce cotton cloth and bagging. It also covers British financials, freight, and various shipments and goods in trade.
50 tierces Port Phillip BEES of 304 lbs each at 30s per tierce in bond 35s duty paid 50 tierces Labrador SALMON of 3041bs each at 60s per tierce duty paid Samples on show and Catalogues to be had of KEELING HUNT Brokers Monument Yard Pudding Lane
GROCERS PROVISION MERCHANTS and Tobacconiste to be let with immediate possession. A corner shop in a superior position 16 years left on lease, no repairs needed, good will and fixtures included. Proprieter moving to the country. suitable as pub. Cards of address to Mr Herne 172 High Street Shadwell.
A dated inventory listing tallow, tortoiseshells, shells, horns, birds, muscovado, shellac, chests, oil casks, rattan, jute bales, tinder, safflower, Bengal goods, pearl fiber and a vast range of East India and China silk piece goods including corahs, damesks, crape shawls and related textiles.
Fragmentary OCR shows a cargo-like listing including items such as Annatto Brasil Asinglass Peppermint Croton Oil Camphor Manna Cinnamon Oil Wintergreen Damar and other botanicals. Mentions quantities in bottles pks cases and bags. origins include Brazil Senegal Arabia and Croton area. No clear narrative or outcome.
The fragment mentions The Commercial Daly Mist and London Frick Current without readable context. No clear event or individuals beyond organization names.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer announced plans to reduce the three and a half percent Annuities in a Friday committee of the whole house. This caused an immediate 4 percent rise in Consols to 984. Exchequer Bills also advanced to 72 74 amid firmer foreign securities including Spanish 3s 4s and Mexican bonds. A Cotton manufactures report from the New York Express warns of dire consequences from current English corn laws and policy.
Sugar market shows little business with firm prices for West India goods and no public sales. Havannah, coffee, tea, pepper, and sago see varied public sale results with prices listed. tarletown items and tallow show dull demand but firm holds, while auctions report specific bid and sale figures across multiple commodities.
The express from India and China reports dull markets in Calcutta and Bombay with lower prices for British goods. Tea exports up to October 31, 1843 total 11,940,000 lb and November gauge shows 7,941,133 lb with most in black tea. Hong merchants seek a 5 mace duty per pecas, while imperial tariff law enforcement appears lax. Freights to London and Liverpool 60s. Singapore trade shows brisk demand for twists and grey goods while prints remain dull.
The vessels Havre Spring K Whf Terceira Gem Fresh Whf Frederick Stadt Kron Prins Frederick Dptfd Antwerp plus Princess Victoria K Whf Ostend Dart Pickle Herring Standgate Creek Speedwell Davis Whf Rotterdam Ocean off Customs Boulogne Emerald have passed Gravesend since our last tally. They carry 60 prigs Tallow Wool Hemp Silk and merchandise including ranges, Butter, Wino and other goods.
Our Corron market remains very quiet with about 2500 bags changing hands and no price variation. In Smanes, a large amount of business has been transacted with higher prices obtained.
In Bombay the past month saw no activity in imports with marked market dullness. Traders cite Punjaub unrest, hostilities in Gwalior, and Afghanistan and Scinde insecurity as confidence dampeners. Corron cotton prices eased slightly while quality remains poor. Mocha and Berbera quotes steady, Domestics weak. Freight rates to London and Liverpool noted. money markets show rising four and five percent loans. exchange to England around 1s 1 1/4d with limited six month bills. Bank shares and sovereigns listed with premiums.
Printed at the London Chamber of Commerce office 42 Mincing Lane this notice requests regular delivery and asks readers to inform the editor if the list is not delivered promptly. Prices listed 10s per quarter in town and 178 6d in the country with postage free.
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