17 Sep 1849
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Newspaper
Commercial Daily List
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 17, 1849
Page
1
A nineteenth century critique condemns a proposed nationwide fast as ineffective and hypocritical. It argues true mercy lies in feeding the hungry and aiding the poor, not ostentatious religiosity. The piece questions government-led prayers as a remedy for plague and urges Christians to fulfill duties without demanding divine intervention through display.
The record notes vessels passing Gravesend since the last report, detailing cargoes from the West Indies and other ports. Monarch Jamaica Vere Flora Manilla Penan Quiva St Vincent Pelham Bombay Hope Malacca Manilla Karl Grey Sydney Port Elizabeth Algoa Bay Harliogen Lord John Russell Quebec Christine Wall Elbing Angora Ancona Riga Mary Yaylor Prinocea Strs. etc with sugar coffee rice molasses and other goods. Cargo tallies include 2069 holds 144 tres 271 brie sugar 470 pung 1 bhd Ruyo and 260 tree 9 cke 246 bris 6 hf do 101 bugs Coffea 296 puns Molasses Logwood Hides and more.
A fragmentary OCR style list shows assorted goods and quantities including Cotton, Castor Oil, Pepper, Treasure, Whalebone, Ginger, Elephants' Teeth, Turmeric, Nux Vomica, Coffee, Sugar, Hemp, Wool, Tallow, Mother of Pearl, and various ship or brand names. The jumbled itemized entries name numerous bulk items, weights, and containers with scattered proper nouns such as The Columbus and The Paragon. Remainder items include Grain Timber Provisions and Wine, indicating a broad, unsettled stock or consignments in a maritime or trading ledger.
A fragmented ledger lists shipments and quantities including Dulius Shanghei items such as 242,995 Iba Congou, 11,006 Gunpowder, 19,628 Twankay, 35,088 Young Hyson, 7,801 Imperial bales. Silk 6 cases. Silk Piece Goods 3. Lacquered Ware. Alice Maude from Adelaide with 408 tons Copper Ore, 42 bales Wool, 6 casks Tallow. 2 boxes Sundries Jarea Watt from Bombay with 2099 bales, 20 hf bales Cottuss, 69 Wool, 488 bags Cottze, 500 Linseed 397. Pepper 675, colla Rope 9 cases Animi 42 Arabic 54 M.O.B. Shalls 7. Merchandize reign from ditto with 2329 pales 60 hf bales Cotton 207 bags Linseed 450 Pepper 2004 Wheat 406 boils Loose Coir.
The Liverpool report for September 14 1849 notes a limited demand for cotton with irregular prices. Speculators and exporters accumulate various grades including American Surat Pernam and East India goods. Sugar and rum markets show subdued activity, with firm tea and limited dry goods sales. public sales of gum arabic occur with lower pricing and saltpetre remains in moderate demand.
Nitrate of soda sales reach up to 50 tons at 12s per cwt while guano remains in good demand. Dyewoods show modest activity with 86 tons Campendhy Logwood and other woods traded at varied prices. Turpentine quiet. American Tar and Rosin show limited sales. oils and fats fluctuate, with Olive Oil in demand but high prices suppressing volume.
Bristol report notes a quiet week with little price movement. Sugar transactions are dull, Revinep goods scarce, and demand weak at low rates. Rum shows firmer prices and brisker sales despite overall softness.
Bristol brokers Heddem wy i Morcon report a Bristol trade shift with Mauritius sugar imports rising and Trinidad demand. prices steady overall. Tea imports down. oils market tight with limited sales. corn harvest favorable yet broader agricultural markets weaken. rumoured higher futures expected as stockpiles lag.
The notice records printing and publishing rights in May in London and English publishers listed. It mentions Mincing Lane parish Allhadlowm city of London and details about publication terms and rates. It names Hovevast and Mining Lane as associated contacts and references duties of other publishers.
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