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4763533The 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 1031⁄8
  • ——— Bonds 5l. 12s.
  • ——— Annu. 1085⁄8
  • Bank 1473⁄4
  • ——— Circulation 8l.
  • ——— Mil. Bank 110
  • India 1981⁄8
  • ——— Bonds 6l.
  • Afric. 51
  • Royal Ass. 993⁄4
  • Lon. ditto 121⁄2
  • York Build. 251⁄2
  • 3 per Ct. An. 961⁄2
  • 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 415⁄8
  • Leghor. 50 a 3⁄4
  • Genoa 537⁄8
  • Hamb. 33 6
  • Paris Sight 317⁄8
  • Boud. 311⁄2
  • Cadiz 411⁄8
  • Venice 481⁄2
  • Dublin 111⁄8 a 11
  • Lisbon 5 51⁄8
  • 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.

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