# The Gentleman's Magazine/Volume 1/Issue 3/Prices of Goods and Stocks

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Prices of Goods, &c. in MARCH, 1731.
Towards the End of the Month.
STOCKS.
* S. Sea 103$^1$⁄$_8$
* ——— Bonds 5l. 12s.
* ——— Annu. 108$^5$⁄$_8$
* Bank 147$^3$⁄$_4$
* ——— Circulation 8l.
* ——— Mil. Bank 110
* India 198$^1$⁄$_8$
* ——— Bonds 6l.
* Afric. 51
* Royal Ass. 99$^3$⁄$_4$
* Lon. ditto 12$^1$⁄$_2$
* York Build. 25$^1$⁄$_2$
* 3 per Ct. An. 96$^1$⁄$_2$
* English Copper 3l.
* Welsh ditto 2l. 10s.
* Lottery Tick. 7s.
S.S. Annuity, and London Assurance open April 22. Mill. Bank, the 27th. Bank Stock sells as above for the opening, with the Dividend of 3 per Cent. Million Bank Dividend of 2 per Cent will be paid April 27.
The Course of EXCHANGE.
* Amst. 34 11
* D. Sight 34 8
* Rotter. 35 a 24 11
* Antwer. 35 10
* Madrid 42
* Bilboa 41$^5$⁄$_8$
* Leghor. 50 a $^3$⁄$_4$
* Genoa 53$^7$⁄$_8$
* Hamb. 33 6
* Paris Sight 31$^7$⁄$_8$
* Boud. 31$^1$⁄$_2$
* Cadiz 41$^1$⁄$_8$
* Venice 48$^1$⁄$_2$
* Dublin 11$^1$⁄$_8$ a' 11
* Lisbon 5 5$^1$⁄$_8$
* Oporto 5 5
Prices of Goods at Bear-Key March 27.
* Wheat 21 to 26
* Rye 11 to 13
* Barley 10 to 16
* H. Beans 14 to 20
* P. Malt 20 to 24
* Oates 6 to 13
* Tares 18 to 22
* Pease 20 to 23
* H. Pease 13 to 16
* B. Malt 18 to 21
Prices of Goods, &c. in London.
* Hay 2l. a load.
* Coals per Chaldron 24 to 26
* New Hops per Hun. 2l. 8 to 4l. 10
* Old Hops 25 to 42
* Rape Seed 10l. to 12l. 0s.
* Lead the Fodder 19 Hun. 1 half on board, 16l. 10s.
* Tin in Blocks 4l. 00s.
* Ditto in Bars 4l. 02s. exclusive of 3s. per Hun. Duty.
* Copper Eng. best 5l. 15s. per C.
* Ditto ordinary 4l. 14s. per C.
* Ditto Barbary 3l. to 4l. 00s. per C.
* Iron of Bilboa 15l. 10s. per Ton
* Dit. of Sweden 16l. 10s. per Ton
* Tallow 36s. per C. or 5d. Fat. p. lb.
* Country Tallow 3l. 17s. 0d.
* Cochineal 17s. 9d. per lb.
Grocery Wares.
* Rasins of the Sun 25s. 0d per C.
* Ditto Malaga Frailes new
* Ditto Smirna new 17s.
* Ditto Alacant 15s.
* Ditto Lipra new 16s. 0d.
* Ditto Belvedera 18s.
* Currants old none
* Ditto new
* Prunes French 17s.
* Figs 18s.
* Sugar Powder best 59s. per C.
* Ditto second sort 49s. per C.
* Loaf Sugar double refine 09d. Farthing per lb.
* Ditto single refin. 60s. to 70s. per C.
* Cinamon 7s. 9d.
* Cloves 9s. 1d.
* Mace 17s. 6d. per lb.
* Nutmegs 8s. 7d. per lb.
* Sugar Candy white 12d. to 17d.
* Ditto brown 6d. Half penny per lb.
* Pepper for Home consump 14 d.
* Ditto for exportation 10d. H penny
* Tea Bohea fine 12s. to 14s. per lb.
* Ditto ordinary 10s. per lb.
* Ditto Congo 12s. to 16s. per lb.
* ditto Pekoe 18s. per lb.
* ditto Green fine 12s. to 15s. per lb.
* ditto Imperial 14s. per lb.
* ditto Hyson 35s.
Drugs by the lb.
* Balsam Peru 16s.
* Cardamoms 3s. 4d.
* Camphire refined 24s.
* Crabs Eyes 22s.
* Jallop 3s. 9d.
* Manna 1s. 6d. a 2s. 6d.
* Mastick white 4s. 6d.
* Opium 10s. 00d.
* Quicksilver 4d. 6d.
* Rhuburb 18s. a 20s.
* Sarsaparilla 3s. 00d.
* Saffron Eng. 26s. 00d.
* Wormseeds 4s. 6d.
* Balsam Capiva 2s. 10d.
* Balsam of Gilliad 14s. 00d.
* Hypocacuana 5s. 6d.
* Ambergreece per oz. 14s. 00d.
Wine, Brandy, and Rum.
* Oporto red, per T. 62l. a 74l.
* ditto white 50l.
* Lisbon red none
* ditto white 46l.
* Sherry 29l.
* Canary new 28l.
* ditto old 32l.
* Florence none
* French red 36l. a 50l.
* ditto white 20l.
* Mountain malaga old 24l.
* ditto new 23l.
* Brandy Fr. per Gal. 6s. to 6s. 6d.
* Rum of Jam. 6s. to 7s. 6d.
* ditto Lew. Islands 6s. to 7s.