Amid Market Swings India Stocks Lead UK Exchange Session
London stock notes show Indian shares rising amid strong demand for investments while Italian and Turkish issues slip. British rails little changed as Canadian lines edge, and United States bonds hold steady. overall, activity remains quiet with several securities fluctuating and a weekly stock exchange event looming.
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London
India
Ameri
Snes
Viceroy
United States
Erie
Illinois
Lancashire
Yorkshire
Midland
Agra A
Alliance
Anglo-Austrian
Red Mercantile
Imperial
London and Westminster
Oriental
London Joint-Stock
Union of London
Bnance
General
Credit Fondtor
St John Dell
Port Phillips
Mscellaneosus
Anglo-American
Pbis
Atlantic
Hudson's Bay
London General Omnibus
Ocean
Marine
Thames
Stock Exchange
Edinburgh Financial Terms Listed in 19th Century Doyle Index
A dense listing from Edinburgh shows entries for Fire and Life Insurance, Securities Investment Association, and various debentures and warrants. The material names Ile Bank, Creed, Steash, and Div Warrants are cataloged with figures like 64, 83, 82, and 100, indicating nominal values and issue details tied to ordinary and debenture stock.
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Ile Bank
Sissese Ressssonsenensenes
Ife Insurance
Ahaedha
Fiars Debate Reignites Over Wheat Fairness
A March 1868 letter to Sm. argues the fiars system in Mid-Lothian fairs misstates wheat prices. It cites juried averages versus calculated outcomes, notes a £3 18s. verdict vs £3 4s. 1d. per quarter, and highlights second fiar adjustments that skew payments. The writer details discrepancies among witnesses and references Sheriff Day’s Linlithgow reform stance.
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FIARS
Whitehill
Mid-Lothian
Linlithgow
Morningside Church Case Response by Committee Convener
George Johnston, convener, refutes claims of forced Presbyterian pressure on the Morningside U P Church resolution praising Mr Brown. He notes the resolution passed unanimously, cites a manager's letter affirming the unity of managers and congregation, and urges cessation of agitation while inviting named correspondence. 6 Minto Street.
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Morningside Church
Sra
Courant
Fair Play
U.P. Church of Morningside
Committee of Presbytery
Brown
Pirret
Ford
Geo. Johnston
Minto
Volunteers Anniversary Supper and Artillery Volunteers Highlights
The QE B.V.B. No. 10 Civin Service Company held its anniversary supper with a large turnout. Capt Jones presided as Lt M Neilie acted as croupier. The corps reports strong numbers, excellent drill, and solid shooting. Guests included Capt Kinnear M C A V Capt Stewart Robertson P V Capt Hills Adjutant and Ensign Gow QE R B Dunbar. The Dunbar Artillery Volunteers show sustained efficiency with new recruits and two new prize crosses gold and silver. Gunner Jones won the gold cross and Lt Jaffray the silver in a team shooting competition despite unfavourable weather.
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Kinnear
M.C.A.V
Stewart Robertson
P.V
Hills
Gow
R.B. Dunbar
Corps of Artillery Volunteers
Dunbar
Gunner Jones
Jaffray
Portobello Police Commission Considers Clock Faces and Wall
Portobello council debates town clock dials with Falshaw favoring white face pink letters and adopts the west face design. They discuss a sea-wall project at Joppa costing £325, probe repairs westward along the promenade, and plan for a public park ground hire at £10 yearly near the railway for a bowling green and amusements.
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Falshaw
Isla
Ord Mackenzie
Abercorn
Portobello
Joppa
Mackenzie
Leith
Marquis of Abercorn
Hamilton Street
Rathbone House
Caupwexx
Bailie Kepaulx
William Miller
the Inland Revenue
Musselburgh
Miller
Canprr
Dalkeith
Prestonpans
Clara
Hope
Daddingston
Bequests and bankruptcies listed in Edinburgh Gazette
WILLIAM GREIG and others announce creditors meetings in March with dates at Glasgow Elgin and Dumfries. Examinations for tradesmen set for mid March. Dividends scheduled for creditors of multiple merchants and professionals across Scotland with precise venues and dates.
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Edinburgh
William Greig
Glasgow
Faculty Hall
Alexander Macbeth
Dunfermline
M‘donald
Elgin
Cuaries Linpsar & Company
Greenside Street
William Murray
Murray & Maclean
Edward Frianson
Baillieston
Joux Murray
Trongste
John Miller
James H. Ferguson
Donato Macarillax
Miller
Milton
Glenurquhart
James Andells Selkirk
William Catprr
Draper
Falkirk
Thomson & Johnston
Alexander Duxpar
Millwright
Stonehaven
James Bryce
Aberdeen
Adjourned meeting of police commissioners reports boiler corrosion cause
An adjourned town hall meeting hears inspector Waller blame corrosion from leakage for a recent boiler burst. A new boiler’s strength is questioned, with a plan to have an unbiased engineer inspect it. A letter from C E Brunlees discusses gravitation water supply from the Tweed. town sanitation is reviewed and Dam asked to build a bone mill near the railway. The session adjourned for three weeks amid trade notes.
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Exelso
Waller
Darlington
Brunlees
C.E
London
Kelso
Messrs Dam
Baraxrast-Epps's Cocoa Ad Promotes Healthful Beverage Rise
An advertising notice extols Baraxrast Epps's Cocoa as a general favorite breakfast drink. It praises its invigorating flavor and healthful ingredients, noting Dr Hassall's endorsement and the simple preparation by pouring boiling water or milk over packets of 3 lb, 3b, and 11b selected weights from Jas. Epps & Co.
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Epps
Hassall
Jas. Epps & Co
Epps's Homceopathic
Holloway Clinches Healing For Leg Sores And Ulcers
The advertisement extols Holloway's Ointment for curing bad legs, wounds and ulcers by reducing inflammation and soothing nerves. It warns against edge-to-edge wound plastering, claiming such methods trap diseased tissue and worsen outcomes. Holloway's Pills are recommended to purify blood and expel noxious humors.
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Holloway
Railway traffic figures for Great North of Scotland line
Week ending February 20 shows mixed results with passenger and goods flow compared with the corresponding week last year. Detailed figures for branches and depots are listed but obscured in places by OCR noise.
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Great North OF Scotland
Wheat demand tightens across Newcastle Leeds and Hull markets
Market report notes good attendance but restricted wheat demand in Newcastle with steady prices from Saturday. Leeds shows Miller buying but traders seek a 1s per qr rise. Hull sees fair farmer turnout yet higher asking prices slowing trades. Cotton and other commodities quote varied, with Liverpool steady grain and Lews London prices mixed.
Grain Market Report From Lane on Monday
Grain exchange notes a moderate arrival week with 8 arrivals. Export totals include 2050 quarters of wheat, 12 quarters rye, 440 quarters peas. English wheat 8869 quarters, foreign 29883 quarters. Samples at Essex and Kentish stands small. demand for foreign higher though prices unchanged. Country flour 21569 sacks foreign 65 sacks (20) barrels. With improved supplies Norforks value scarcelySup-
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Mark Lane
Seed Market Prices Across UK Markets
London reports good supply of English cloverseed with white cloverseed high in price and small lots sold. Trefoils steady but generally low. spring tares abundant with irregular, moderate prices and potential leftovers if demand stalls. Edinburgh straw prices range 4d-6d per stone. wheat 4d-43d. barley 5d-6d. Dunbar notes dull sales, small wheat, higher barley, oats and beans mixed. Crieff shows autumn and spring wheat, barley, oats, oat meal and flour prices with various per bushel and per bag rates.
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Newcastle
Leeds
Hull
Liverpool
Dublin
London
Guatemala
Manchester
Glasgow
Edinburgh
Dunbar
Linhead
Woodhall
Crowhhill
Crowhill
Stock markets rise at Darlington cattle fair amid strong demand
Newcastle reports a brisk market with high value for prime shorthorns and improved beef trade. Imports from Aberdeen and Ireland boosted the day as 6140 sheep and 1030 head of beef cattle sold. prices showed firm trends and brisk pork sales. Edinburgh sale echoed steady demand for cattle and sheep, with top beef at 83 3d per stone and sheep selling to 49s per head.
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Newcastle
Darlington
South
Northumberland
Aberdeen
Scotland
Ireland
Alexander Gordon Cumming
Morayshire
Thomas Swan
Edinburgh
Severnight
Hawick Auction Report and London Stock Prices
Hawick Accrion Mann and Mesars Oliver held their weekly sale with fat stock a feature plus 38 milk cows calves and swine. Metropolitan markets show 1971 foreign head. steady demand and firm prices with best Scots cross stock at 4s 10d per kilo and lambs improving. Newgate Leav enhall meat supplies steady with carcase prices and pork veal ranges noted.
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Hawick
Accrion Mann
Ayrshires
Sowthdown
Newgate Axy Leavenhall
Wool Trade Reports Steady Demand and Large Stocks
London notes steady inquiry for new wools with good qualities commanding higher prices while overall stocks remain large and export minimal. Leicester and Southdown prices show modest gains, Liverpool reports more activity with improved prices in general and a brisk London colonial wool sale opening with strong attendance and bids.
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London
Ssessse Cossesencass
Sasseses
Southdown Ewes
Welhels
Serersionere
Leicester
HOP INTELLIGENCE BOROUGH MARKET REPORT
Market shows improvement with home grown hops selling at last week’s higher prices. Sussex demand remains high due to scarcity while continental markets are steadier and Belgian sales inch up. New York reports a dull market awaiting weather change. Foreign hop imports to London last week include 125 bales from Dunkirk and 129 from Konigsberg. Canterbury reports retail activity with stable prices. Worcester notes increased inquiry for loops with buyers at reduced currency.
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Borough
Sussex
New York
Nid
Esst
Kents
Eald
Farnhams
Forziax
London
Dunkirk
Hamburg
Konigsberg
Rotterdam
Canterbury
Worcester
Potato Markets Southwark Waterslide Quoted Prices
Markets report strong arrivals and heavy trade for second rate potatoes across coastwise and abroad. Quotations posted for Yorkshire flakes Regents rocks Lincolnshire regents and regional varieties with prices ranging from 90s to 170s per ton, plus French and Belgian whites. Borough and Spitalfields show similar heavy activity and similar price bands for Regents flukes rocks and French.
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Southwark
Yorkshire
Lincolnshire
Donhbar
East Lothian
Perth
Forfar
Fife
Spitalfields
Shipping Intelligence Leith Inwards and Outwards
March 9 to 10 listings show inward entries for ships including Morrison Glasgow with oats and barley. Caledonia Port Gordon with wheat and barley. Larch of the Morrell Ipswich with mavores. others from Glasgow, Kirkwall, Nakskov, Arbroath, Sunderland, and Hamburg. March 10 outbound clears include Gnome Copenhagen goods and Warsaw via Grange mouth. Elizabeth Mallar Thurso goods. Matchless Lerwick goods. Arrivals note Riga coal and the Matchless from West Hartlepool with cargoes. Exs none Roaps and March 9 arrival details for the Riga and Matchless.
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Leith
Morrison
Glasgow
Gridrun
Smith
Kirkwall
Caledonia
Cowie
Port Gordon
Morrell
Harrison
Ipswich
Grant
Bothis
Collins
Christensen
Bandholm
Balder
Nagel
Therese
Michaels
Mandal
Perana
Danis
Winchester
Hamburg
al Last
Gnome
Barnetson
Copenhagen
Buda
S.s
Pole
Warsaw
Logie
Havre
Grangemouth
Andalusia
Stocks
Bruges
la Naiade
Taylor
Helmsdale
Elizabeth Mallar
Williamson
Thurso
Matchless
Niabet
Lerwick
Matra
Riga
Feith
Hunter
Young
West Hartlepool
Malmoo
Vessels Spoke With J G Wright From Clyde to Boston
Lloyds List notes the J. and G. Wright from the Clyde to Boston on February 16 in 36 N 71 W, supplied with provisions by the Thos Brown, arriving at Boston. Arrivals at foreign ports cover Vemier Theban Jens Marie Stuart General Leo Baxchona Esperants Fenix Havangxau Adelaids with various sailings from Clyde Dunkirk Leith Charlestown Caniz Muller and others, detailed by port and date.
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Lloyd's List
J. and G. Wright
Clyde
Boston
Thos. Brown
Vemier
Theban
Stenhouse
New York
Jens
S.s
Dunkirh
Marie Stuart
Leith
Caniz
Leo
Muller
Cardiff
Baxchona
Blarch
Esperants
Tarongi
Charleston
Fenix
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Netary and Commercial News
Caledonian
Great Eastern
Great Northern
Great Western
Incashire
Brighton
Dover
Northam
Lincoln
Metropolitan
North British
Battern
Berwick
York
Stockton
South-Eastern
Por
Otto
Boeter
Western
L. Caledonian
Eastern
Lane
Manch. & Shef
Land. & Chat
Northern A
Sudi
Metang
Straitstin
Isde
Sth
Kurrachee
Seinde
Frankfort
Reichsrath
Times
Atlantic Telegraph
Anglo-American Company
Uggested
Tamer
Ate
tTty of
Limerick
Falmouth
Epecie
Assow
LaAsGow
South-Western
Lan
R. B. Wardlaw Ramsay
Joux Portock
Morningside
Newmains
Wwilliam Cassels
Tressurer
Hamilton
Thomas Donn
Optician
George Street
AxculpaLp Macrisz
Wazir
Essex
Kent
Norfolk
Matt
Norfolk,&c
Kingston
Ware
Norfolk and Satolk
Konigaberg
Omerania Mecklenburg, & Acker
Ververe
Petersburg
Rhine
Polands
Enaraxp
Shields
Duke of Northumberland
Tyne
Briardean Burn
Sharpness Point
Swerle
Prussia
Calcutta
D. Y. Stewart
Fharkets
Shipping Intelligence
Daesraton
Ausivals
Guustax Posy Orvice
Neat Malle
Despates
P.M
Australia
Ceylon
Marseilles
Southampton Eeereeveenes
Canada
Cape of Good Hope
Secre
Ohaa
Perang
Zinga
Pore
Southampton
Do. Do
Gidpailat Rove
Coscconcencensesee
Cadla
Eta Bsouthampton
Na Marseilea
Ccs
Brasils
Buenos Ayres
Monte Vided
Orcccresceee
Malta
Adea
Doris
Mawloundland
California
Cvrccsccores
Africa
Madeira
Pacific
West Indies
Chill
Peru
Clifornia
Franre
Pus
Selgium
Gerimag Viores
Uastla
Peadda Holts
Jiztes
Bremer
Jeamare Bwaden
Noewsy Avery Condos
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