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Newspaper
Nonconformist
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
May 30, 1849
Page
24
A Pimlico retiree Mr Blackwell, once carried from his carriage by servant and nearly helpless, credits Galvanism and Mr Halse with restoring his strength. After doctors failed, he used a ten guinea Galvanism apparatus and walked home unaided, sparking public debate on the treatment’s efficacy.
The Gazette lists certified venues for solemnizing marriages including Roman Catholic Chapel Offcote and Underwood Derbyshire and Baptist Chapel Oswaldtwistle Lancashire. It also records bankrupts with names, towns, occupations and solicitors, plus scotch sequestrations and dividend recipients with amounts and dates.
A lengthy list of creditors, merchants, and their solicitors across cities like Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, Hereford, and London. Includes names such as Vincent, Temple, Littledale, Bardswell, Pringle, Co, Stogdon, Green, Bulmer, and Cazenove, with dividend dates mainly May 31 and June 19 to July 13.
May 28 report from Mark Lane notes English Wheat supply very tight, cleared early at last week's prices. Foreign Wheat holds values. demand sparse. Weather wet. arrivals of foreign Wheat Barley Oats and Beans up since last week. Oats 6d lower per bushel, Beans 1s lower, boiling Peas 2s lower than last Monday. Grinding Barley and grey Peas steeply priced, Oats and Indian Corn inquired for Ireland.
Beasts from grazing districts arrived moderately but in excellent quality. Weather hindered slaughtering yet beef trade stayed tolerably steady with prime cattle selling from 3s 6d to 38.8d per stone, clearing well. Sheep supply was reasonably well stocked.
The market shows mixed demand with Down qualities moving freely at firm rates while other breeds meet moderate demand at full prices. Calves sell heavily with dropping currencies, lambs top at 63 per 8lbs, pigs slow but cheaper, and beef and mutton prices listed with various weights and carcase terms for Monday May 28.
London market report notes no major changes with Irish Butter supplies moderate and price easing 1s to 2s per cwt. Foreign goods sold slowly with dull demand for best at 68s per cwt. Bacon prices steady for Irish and American sides. English Butter Market shows dull trade and downward price trend across Dorset Buckinghamshire and West Country stock. Bread prices listed for wheaten and household loafs in metropolis.
Hops Borovan reports flight of fly in several districts while markets show firm activity with limited trade. Potatoes at Southwark Waterside well supplied by foreign lots and steady meat samples. Wool receipts from colonies exceed 19,000 bales with prices near February levels, buyers slightly favored. detailed per-bale prices listed for Sydney Port Phillip Van Dieman's Land Cape of Good Hope and other regions. Covent Garden reports abundant produce including rhubarb broccoli strawberries cucumbers apples onions and various greens with wide price ranges.
The Liverpool cotton market shows a total stock of 303 340 in 1847 and 363 530 in 1848 with an import rise of 260 189 and stock increase of 239 800. Saturday sales reach 5 000 bales, 1 000 for export, prices unchanged. Seed prices vary with Cloverseed red 35 8 to 40s, white 34 3 to 48s, Linseed rising 54 8 to 60s.
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