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Newspaper
Nonconformist
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Nov 20, 1850
Page
10
A long list of Scottish and English sequestrations, dividends, and notices appears, detailing names of solicitors and debtors, locations from Manchester to Glasgow, and dates in late 1840s to 1851. Banks, grocers, tailors, builders, and tradesmen are named with their districts and the first or final dividend dates.
Wheat samples from Essex and Kent were small and Miller stands cleared with a premium of 18 qr per Monsey. Foreign supply moderate and Dantzig extra fine bids higher. Flour dull, barley and beans dearer, oats sale lively with 6d to 1s advance per qi. Linseed cakes in demand. cloverseed little activity. Six weeks average shows modest gains across grains.
Monday market notes arrivals of home-fed beasts and foreign stock with inferior quality. Primest Scots Herefords runts and short-horns sold steadily at last week's quotes. Lincolnshire Leicestershire Northamptonshire supplies totaled 2,900 short-horns and 300 other breeds with Scotland contributing 20 horned and polled Scots. Calves moved off slowly at stationary prices.
Prices for beef and pork appear volatile with light supply and varied weights. The document lists beef from 9s 2d to 2s 4d per what, mutton under 64? 10d, and pork around 3s 6d for small portions, reflecting the fluctuating meat market at Smithfield and local markets dated Monday, Nov. 18.
London market reports show Irish bacon firm but not strong demand with Dutch more saleable and prices steady. Wool and tallow trade details include imports and price declines, with canaryseed and linseed notes and seeds prices. Seets in Liverpool show dull trade, steady to lower prices, and a broad listing of grains and oils with mixed demand.
Prices for hides range across weights from 56 to 104 pounds with varied pence per pound. calf skins and horse hides listed with per-piece rates. Linseed, rapeseed, and other oils shown by per cat or ton. coal market prices for multiple pits listed as of Monday November 18 with a heavy market noted and 93 total items recorded.
Market remains heavy with good quality prices sustained while low qualities struggle. Private contracts show 550 hhds West India, 3,000 Mauritius bags, 50 casks holding at prior rates. Yellow Bengal 87s to 40a, 5,600 bags offered publicly, many low qualities withdrawn, gold and fine Yellow Cholah 45s 6d to 46s 6d, 2,000 bags Brown Manilla at 82s duty paid. Little public sales, Ceylon imports small, high price expectations by importers, no further transactions reported.
The Peace Society presents a first of a six lecture series at the Hall of Commerce on Tuesday evening November 26 1850. Samuel Bowly of Gloucester will speak on The Power of Passive Resistance to Overcome Vile at eight o'clock. Admission free.
Letters from Mr Elkins of Lower-road Islington and Mrs Jane of Uxbridge report a remedy successfully curing a child's rupture. The correspondents urge others to consider the treatment based on their positive results.
An advert touts KEATING'S COUGH LOZENGES as a remedy for pulmonary disorders and breathing difficulties. Marketed by Thomas Keating at St Pauls Churchyard London, boxes priced from 1s to 10s 6d, with a government stamp to prevent imitation. The lozenges are claimed safe for delicate females and children and useful for speakers and singers.
A collection of endorsements from 1849 1850 praising Lozenges for hoarseness and asthma relief and detailing Brande's Enamel for tooth decay. Letters from Thomas Francis and Thos Keating acknowledge benefits and recommend continued use. John Willis marketplace notes describe product use and authentic packaging.
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