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Abstract of the London WEEKLY BILL from Tuesday, Jan. 26. to Tuesday Feb. 28.

Christned	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	Males	748	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	1409
		Females	661
Buried	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	Males	1057	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	2176
		Females	1119

Of which dy'd of Consump. 315, Fevers 251, Small pox 125.

Died under 2 Years old	———	793
Between 2 and 5	———	134
Between 5 and 10	———	69
Between 10 and 20	———	81
Between 20 and 30	———	171
Between 30 and 40	———	214
Between 40 and 50	———	231
Between 50 and 60	———	150
Between 60 and 70	———	143
Between 70 and 80	———	100
Between 80 and 90	———	66
Between 90 and 100	———	25

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Prices of Goods, &c. in FEBRUARY, 1731.

Towards the End of the Month.

STOCKS.

• S. Sea 101 100¹⁄₂
• ——— Bonds 6l. 2s.
• ——— Annu. 107
• Bank 148¹⁄₈
• ——— Circulation 4l. 15s.
• ——— Mil. Bank 109
• India 190¹⁄₈ a ¹⁄₄
• ——— Bonds 6l. 6s.
• Afric. 53¹⁄₂
• Royal Ass. 98
• Lon. ditto 12¹⁄₂ to ³⁄₄
• York Build. 25³⁄₄
• 3 per Ct. An. 96
• English Copper 3l.
• Welsh ditto 2l. 10s.
• Lottery Tick.

The Course of EXCHANGE.

• Amst. 34 10
• D. Sight 34 8
• Rotter. 35 a 24 11
• Antwer. 35 8
• Madrid 42
• Bilboa 41⁵⁄₈
• Leghor. 50 a ³⁄₄
• Genoa 53³⁄₄
• Hamb. 33 5
• Paris Sight 31⁷⁄₈
• Boud. 31¹⁄₈
• Cadiz 42
• Venice 48¹⁄₂
• Dublin 11⁷⁄₈ 12
• Lisbon 5 5⁷⁄₈ a 12
• Oporto 5 5³⁄₄

Prices of Goods at Bear-Key.

• Wheat 21 to 25
• Rye 13 to 16
• Barley 15 to 18
• H. Beans 20 to 23
• P. Malt 20 to 22
• Oates 10 to 14
• Tares 19 to 23 6d.
• Pease 20 to 22 6d.
• H. Pease 16 to 18
• B. Malt 16 to 18

Prices of Goods, &c. in London.

• Hay 1l. 19s. a load.
• Coals per Chaldron 28 to 30
• New Hops per Hun. 2l. to 3l.
• Old Hops 30s. to 2l.
• Rape Seed 11l. to 11l. 10s.
• 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 70l. to 80l. 00s. per C.
• Iron of Bilboa 14l. 10s. per Ton
• Dit of Sweden 15l. 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 on the Sun 27s. 0d per C.
• Ditto Malaga new none
• Ditto Smirna new 17s.
• Ditto Alacant none
• Ditto Lipra new none
• Ditto Belvedera none
• Currants 37s.
• Ditto new none
• Prunes French 17s.
• Figs none
• 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. 2d.
• 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 11s. 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.
• Jusop 3s. 9d.
• Manna 1s. 6d. to 2s. 6d.
• Mastick white 4s. 6d.
• Opium 10s. 06d.
• Quicksilver 4d. 6d.
• Rhuburb 20s. a 22s.
• Sarsaparilla 3s. 00d.
• Saffron Eng. 26s. 00d.
• Wormseeds 4s. 6d.
• Balsam Capiva 2s. 10d.
• Balsam of Gilliad 14s. 00d.
• Hypocacuana 6s. 0d.
• Ambergreece per oz. 14s. 00d.

Wine, Brandy, and Rum.

• Oporto red, per T. 32l. a 34 l.
• ditto white 40l.
• Lisbon red 36.
• ditto white 26l.
• Sherry 27l.
• Canary new 28l.
• ditto old 36l.
• Florence 30l.
• French red 36l. a 50l.
• ditto white 20l.
• Mountain malaga old 24l.
• ditto new 23l.
• Brandy Fr. per Gal. 6s. to 7s. 6d.
• Rum of Jam. 6s. to 7s. 6d.
• ditto Lew. Islands 6s. 4d. to 6s.

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