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21993- consumption of milk in London’ 
- apply a certain proportion of their profits to an annual dividend, andto 
det the remainder run up to accumulated stock. 
This bank was incorporated by royal charter in 1727, upon a capi- 
‘tal of r11,ccol. subscribed from the stock, and by the partners of the 
equivalent company. 
They have since had several renewals of their charter, with aditi- 
onal powers and privileges, 
In the year 1783, they were allowed to increase their capital to 
300.000!. and they completed that sum from their accumulated fund, 
‘without making any call upon the proprietors. 
’ Upon. the last renewalin 1788, they were empowered to increase 
their capital to 6co,cool.; and, towards that enlargement, the accu- 
mulated fund was already able to afford 100,0col.; the remainder 
of the subscription was made up by the partners. 
The annual dividend upon the subscribed stock of the royal Bask 
is now 53 per cent.; andthe price of a fhare (of tool.) from 2381. 
to 243]. 
CoNSUMPTION OF MILK IN LONDON. 
From a general view of the agriculture &c. of the county of Mid- 
dlesex publifhed by the new board of agriculture. 
Though the yielding of a great quantity of milk, is naturally the 
principal quakkty wifhed for by the London cow-keepers in the cows 
they purchase, yet so indifferently have they as yet succeeded in at- 
taining that object, that though it is well known that cows in Scot- 
land, of-the true Dutch breed, yield at the rate of 16 Scotch pints, er 
8 Englifh gallons per day, and sometimes more, yet in the neighbour - 
hood of London, they seldom give more than 6 gallons, even in the 
height of the season; indeed 5 gallons in summer and 4 in winter, is 
a high enough average. 
The account of each cow will then stand as follows: 
No. of galj. Value of milk. 
Five gall day for 122 days, at 6d. ‘ 
or ittc selina ey { eRe. i £.22 15 0 
Four gallons per day for 123 days, at 6d. { ro 4.18 60 
per gallon, 
fam 
"Total each cow, 1642 + £.41 10 
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