# Ackermann’s Repository of Arts/Series 1/Volume 1/January 1809/London Prices, Markets, &c. &c.

LONDON PRICES, Dec. 23.
Leaf and Manufactured Tobacco, per lb.
Scotch and Rappee Snuff 4s a 5s 2d.
LEATHER, per lb.
Leather market very dull, and no variation in prices; ordinary goods go off heavily.
SHUMACK, COCHINEAL, &c.
MADDER & DYER’s WOOD.
PITCH, TAR, & TURPENTINE.
OILS, ASHES, & GLUE.
WOOL, per lb.
LEAD, per Fodder.
SPIRITS, per Gallon.
COTTON MARKET.
Friday, Dec. 23.—The Cotton market, in the early part of the week, has not been very brisk, though there has been business doing every day, at last week’s prices; but yesterday a great deal of business was done in Pernambucco, at 2s 11d to 2s 11½d and 3s; Maranhams, 2s 10d; Bahia, 2s 9d to 2s 9½d and 2s 10d; and in the evening of yesterday news arrived here, by dispatch from Falmouth, that the embargo in America still continued, and was likely to do so, as far as respects the president’s speech: in consequence of this, a great deal of business was done, even as late as 10 o’clock at night; and in the whole of the day about 3,000 bags were sold at the prices as stated above. To-day some business has been done in Penambucco at 3s. of middling quality, and 3s 1d offered and refused for prime; some of the holders are not inclined to sell at any price at present, in expectation of much better prices.
No Alteration in the following Articles:
Timber, iron, copper, tin, hemp, flax, wine, and foreign skins and hides.
SCOTCH LINENS, Dundee, Dec. 20.
EXCHANGE.
LONDON MARKETS, Dec. 23.
Return of Wheat from Dec. 5 to 10.
Total, 6,154 quarters, from 73s to 106s per quarter. Average, 90s 3d per quarter, or 1s 11¾d higher than last return.
Return of Flour from Dec. 10 to 16.
Total, 6,249 sacks, from 75s to 90s per sack. Average, 85s 6¾d per sack, or 1s 11d higher than last return.
Average of England and Wales, Dec. 10,
CORN, SEEDS, &c.
American Flour 50s a 60s (nominal) per barrel of 196lbs. Rapeseed, per last £48 a 50, a 56. Linseed Oil Cakes, per thousand £18 a 18 18s.
HAY & STRAW, per Load.
£ s d £ s d £ s d St. James’s, Hay 5 5 0 a 6 10 0 Average 5 17 6 Straw 1 16 3 a 2 2 0 ——— 1 19 0 Whitechapel, Hay 5 5 0 a 6 8 0 ——— 5 16 6 Clover 6 10 0 a 7 12 0 ——— 7 1 0 Straw 1 10 0 a 1 16 0 ——— 1 13 0 Smithfield Hay 5 0 0 a 6 6 0 ——— 5 13 0 Clover 6 0 0 a 7 7 0 ——— 6 13 6 Straw 1 12 0 a 1 18 0 ——— 1 15 0
HOPS in the Borough.
Bags, £ s £ s Kent 3 10 a 4 16 Sussex 3 0 a 4 6 Essex 2 16 a 4 0 Pockets, £ s £ s Kent 3 14 a 5 10 Sussex 3 6 a 4 18 Essex 3 0 a 4 6 Farnham Pockets 7l. 7s. a 8l. 8s.
MEAT at Smithfield, &c.
Exclusive of the Offal, which consists of head, entrails, ahd Hide, and is worth about 1d per lb——per stone of 8lb. smithfield. s d s d Beef 4 6 a 6 0 Mutton 5 0 a 5 8 Veal 7 0 a 8 0 Pork 5 0 a 6 6 Lamb 0 0 a 0 0 newgate & leadenhall, Carcase. s d s d Beef 3 4 a 5 0 Mutton 3 4 a 5 4 Veal 4 0 a 6 4 Pork 5 0 a 6 0 Lamb 0 0 a 0 0 head of cattle at smithfield. MONDAY——Beasts, 3250 Pigs 320 Sheep 12,740 Calves 120 FRIDAY——Beasts, 800 Pigs 300 Sheep 3,550 Calves 160
RAW HIDES, per Stone.
s d s d Best Heifers and Steers 2 6 a 3 0 Middling 2 0 a 2 2 Ordinary 1 6 a 1 10 English Horse 14 0 a 16 0 Market Calf each 11 0 a 0 0 Shearlings 0 0 a 0 0 Lamb Skins 0 0 a 0 0
TALLOW, &c. per Cwt.
s d s d Candles, per doz 14 6 a 15 6 —— mould do 16 6 a 0 0 Soap, yellow 122 0 a 0 0 —— mottled 126 0 a 0 0 ——— pieces 122 0 a 0 0 —— curd 130 0 a 0 0 —— Castille 9l. 0'’s a 10l. 10'’s. Tallow, town 99 6 a 0 0 — Russia yel, 0 0 a 0 0 ——— white 0 0 a 0 0 ——— soap 0 0 a 0 0 Stuff 84 0 a 86 0 0 a 0 0 —— Rough 54 0 a 57 0 Graves 14 0 a 0 0 Good Dregs 14 0 a 0 0 tallow at St. James’s 5s 9d ———— Clare 5s 91/2 ———— Whitechapel 5 10 Average 5s 91/2d per stone of 8lb,
POTATOES, &c. at Spitalfields.
l s l s Kidney, per ton 6 10 a 7 0 Champions 4 0 a 5 10 Ox-Noble, p. ton 3 10 a 4 0 Apple 3 10 a 5 10
SUGAR, &c. per Cwt.
s. s. Muscovade, fine 84 a 88 ——— good 81 a 83 ——— ordinary 78 a 80 East India, white 84 a 950 ——— yellow 77 a 83 ——— brown 77 a 83 Molasses 40s, 0d a 00s. 0d
REFINED SUGAR.
Double Loaves 135 a 140 Hambro’ ditto 110 a 116 Powder ditto 108 a 114 Single ditto 106 a 112 Canary Lumps 104 a 110 Large ditto 100 a 103 Bastards, whole 75 a 78 ——— faces 82 a 90 ——— middles 78 a 81 ——— tips 74 a 76
GINGER.
Jamaica, white 100 a 240 Barbadoes, ditto 85 a 90 ———— black, 65 a —
RICE, Bonded.
Carolina 60 a — Brazil 45 a 50
COFFEE, Bonded.
s d s d
Dominica, Surinam, &c.
Fine 115 0 a 125 0 Good 110 0 a 114 0 Ordinary 100 0 a 105 0 Triage 80 0 a 90 0
Jamaica,
Fine 110 0 a 120 0 Good 100 0 a 109 0 Ordinary 94 0 a 99 0 Triage 70 0 a 85 0 Mocha 400 0 a 0 0 Bourbon 112 0 a 120 0 St. Domingo 90 0 a 100 0 Java 112 0 a 115 0
COCOA, Bonded.
Trinidad and Carraccas 110 0 a 0 0 Plantation 80 0 a 90 0
Spices and Pepper, per lb.
Nutmegs 18 0 a 30 0 Cloves 10 0 a 11 6 Cinnamon 10 0 a 10 6 Mace 40 0 a 48 0 Pepp. white 4 6 a 0 0 —— black 2 7 a 2 8 Pimento 2 2 a 2 3
Average price of Raw Sugar, exclusive of duty 49s 93/4d.
Sugars have been very brisk, at an advance of 2s and 3s per cwt.; towards the close, however, the demand has rather slackened. Molasses has advanced 3s per cwt. as will be seen by the above quotation. Coffees are very dull, but there is no disposition in the holders to sell for less money.
East India Company’s Tea Sale, for December.
The finest qualities of Bohea are 4d per lb. cheaper; inferior sorts from 1d to 2d. Fine Congous are reduced 1d to 2d. Good ordinary Congous, and good common Greens, about 4d. Souchongs and Twaukeys, about the same as last sale. Inferior sorts of Twankeys are lower. Hysons are a trifle dearer.
PROVISIONS, &c. per Cwt.
s. d. s. d.
BUTTER
Dublin 120 0 a 0 0 Waterford 118 0 a 0 0 Carlow 122 0 a 0 0 Cork 122 0 a 0 0 Belfast 126 0 a 0 0 Limerick 117 0 a 0 0 Dutch 122 0 a 128 0 Cambridge, per firkin 70 0 a 0 0 Dorset 74 0 a 0 0 York 66 0 a 0 0 Swaffham, &c. ex. charges 50 0 a 0 0
LARD, (1st quality),
per cwt, 100 0 a 105 0 ——}} (2d) 0 0 a 0 0
CHEESE.
Cheshire, old 86 0 a 96 9 ——— new 76 0 a 86 0 Glo. double 84 0 a 94 0 —— single 74 0 a 78 0 Derby 78 0 a 82 0 Dutch 64 0 a 66 0 Hams, Westphalia, per cwt. 90 0 a 112 0 —— English 120 0 a 130 0 Green Bacon 72 0 a 0 0 New Mess Beef, per tierce 145 0 a 150 0 —— Pork, per barrel 100 0 a 105 0
DRY BACON,
Wilts, p. stone 7 0 a 0 0 Irish ditto 6 0 a 0 0 York, per cwt. 76 0 a 0 0
COUNTRY MARKETS.
LEATHER, at Bristol, Dec. 15.
s d s d Eng, dressing hides 0 18 a 0 19 Dutch & Irish 16 a 0 17 Buffaloes 0 35 a 0 18 Crops, 35 to 40lb 18 a 0 19 —— 45 to 50lb 20 a 0 21 —— 56lb 22 a 0 221/2 Pattern Skins, 56 a 60lb, per doz 3 3 a 3 6 Light Irishsk. 2 0 a 2 3 Newf. seals (small) 3 0 a 0 0 Horse hides 0 17 a 0 19
Raw Goods.
B. Ayres hides 0 6 a 0 0 Brazils 0 51/2 a 0 6 Irish Ox hides 112lb each 42 0 a 44 0 —— Calf sk. p. lb. 53/4 a 0 0 Spanish horse hides 6s each,
CORN, &c. per Quarter.
Wheat, Barley, Oats. Beans. Pease, December s s s s s s s s s s Lewes 17 80 a 92 48 a 50 33 a 38 — a — — a — Newcastle 17 70 a 102 40 a 44 30 a 40 60 a 64 61 a 66 Canterbury 17 70 a 102 40 a 44 30 a 42 50 a 76 60 a 64 Chesterfield 17 76 a 112 47 a 43 30 a 43 — a — — a — Ashborne 17 92 a 104 48 a 52 32 a 44 72 a 76 — a — Lynn 20 84 a 94 36 a 38 28 a 38 60 a 61 — a — Gainsboro 20 86 a 105 42 a 46 28 a 38 68 a 75 — a — Sandwich 21 70 a 90 40 a 46 32 a 44 — a — — a — Newark 21 90 a 100 48 a 52 60 a 40 54 a 76 — a — Louth 21 84 a 95 38 a 45 30 a 36 58 a 70 — a — Uppingham 21 84 a 89 38 a 47 34 a 38 64 a 78 — a — Newbury 22 68 a 100 33 a 49 36 a 43 60 a 80 60 a 62 Devizes 22 67 a 96 30 a 52 40 a 42 80 a 84 — a — Reading 94 a 112 44 a 49 26 a 41 62 a 65 62 a — Swansea 70 a 94 48 a — 26 a — — a — — a —
Henley 72 a 113 34 a 47 22 a 44 62 a 72 60 a 68 Maidenhead 86 a 114 42 a 47 36 a 48 63 a 84 65 a — Salisbury 13 80 a 84 38 a 52 37 a 40 70 a 90 — a — Penrith 13 86 a 104 39 a 42 27 a — — a — — a — Hull 13 84 a 100 38 a 44 28 a 36 65 a 74 — a — Basingstoke 14 80 a 100 38 a 50 34 a 40 65 a 76 60 a 66 Wakefield 16 90 a 98 40 a 46 27 a 43 58 a 74 — a — Andover 17 74 a 99 40 a 51 34 a 42 60 a 72 — a — Warminster 17 71 a 95 36 a 53 39 a 45 70 a 88 — a —
UXBRIDGE, Dec. 22.
corn inspector’s return.
£ s. £ s. Wheat, per ld. 23 0 a 26 0 Barley, per qr. 1 13 a 2 9 Oats 1 18 a 2 5 Beans, per qr. 2 18 a 3 0 —— old 4 0 a 4 4 Pease 2 16 a 2 18
PRICES
Of Fire-Office, Mine, Dock, Canal, Water-Works, Brewery, and Public Institution Shares, &c. &c. for Dec. 1808.
EDWARD F. T. FORTUNE,
Stock-Broker and General Agent, No. 13, Cornhill.