1804. ] ; Monthly Commercial Report. ~ gor 
The following quantities of. fith have been brought into the port of London, in the years 
r802, and 1803. 
1802.’ Tons. Cwt. Qrs. Lbs. | 
Freth Cod, Haddocks, &c. - = - + + 2,416 10 3 4 
Slightly falted ~ - - 252 2 e = TPQ) Pees 
Skaite, Thornback, &. + = © # = = €49 8 2 14 
Say eS 8G 
1803. Tons. Cat. Qrs. Lbs. 
Frefh Cod, Haddock, &, - = = - = 2,173 10 3. 22 
Slightly falted - - - + © = © © = 312 10 8 g 
Skaite, Thornback, &c. - ro wlth skh AR NR 
| BPD Basle 4 tee 
Increafe in 1803. © + = 1,338 16 2 5 
Number of frefh herrings in 1803.—4,677,5003 or 623. tons. 
Frefh Sprats, 10,309 buthels.——Frefh Mackarel 866,995 in number. 
Fifh fold in Edinburgh. ‘ 
1802. 1803. 
Ton. Cwt. Qrs. Lbs. | Tom. Cwt. Qrs. Lbs. 
Cod, Ge, ee i wile EOL ER GLO SEES Ig  ae 
6 ie 
Haddock - - + = = 302 Sa | | 526 13 2 4 : 
TT ne ee te A Wadi i Le a 
Turbots and Soles - + | § 5 0 6 im. 18 5 2:, 33 
Total - «© - - = = 548 Ue) a i ai RE Se a 
ems s aceleeeeene nee 
Excefs of 1803. + = - - 164 12 1 9 ; 
The total bounty paid, laft year, on fifh, under the a&t 41 George III. Chap go. ie 
£1,260/, 9s. 
The seo of a company has been propofed, that, with a joint-ftock of about one 
million fterling, fhall purchafe the fhares of Canals, ‘which the original undertakers may 
be willing to fell under prime-coft, and which fhall be, otherwife in danger of being, by 
them left unfinithed. 
There are in London, three markets for hides; in Wood’s Clofe, St. James’s Clerkenwell 
in the Borough; and at Whitechapel. By the difcovery of the fell-mongers, it has been 
lately made known, that a number of dealers in hides and leather, are united in a club to 
maintain in their own favour, an entire monopoly of the articles of hides, at all thofe 
three markets. Aétions at law, have been brought by the other dealers, to defeat this 
monopoly, ¢ 
Trade and induftry begin to revive, in the ifland of Tobago. ‘ae 
It is calculated, that the trade in Newfpapers alone, annually amounts to the value of 
@ne million fterling for the whole Britith Empire. The total yearly value of the trade in 
New/fpapers, Reviews, Magazines, Pamphlets, Engravings, other books of all forts, paper, and 
all kinds of Stationer’s goods, is, for the whole Empire, not lefs than four millions fterling. 
The leaves and faw-duft of the trees of which the bark is employed in tanning, have 
been lately applied to the fame ufe, by M. Klein, with the greatef fuccels. 
The Eaft India Company will, on Wednefday, the 4th of April, put upto fale, r965" 
cheits of Indigo. On Wednefday the 25th of April, they will fell a quantity of damaged 
Bengal and Coatt piece goods, Calicu-wrappers, Wax-cloth, and Packing-cotton. : 
Between the goth of January, and the 21/t of February, there has been a rife of between’ ' 
$ and 2 in prices of thofe foreign athes of all forts which we ufe in making glafs and foap. 
4 contequent rife takes place in the price of thele articles. As the feafon advances, the 
new burnings of the green vegetables, from which thefe athes are fupplied, will, of courfe, 
increafe the importation, and diminith the priee. 
The higheft market price of Englith wheat, in London, is now 55s. per quarter, ie 
Cottons, with fome variations, as to particular forts and qualities, have, in general, 
remained for the laft month, at nearly the prices of the 2oth of January. The diminutions, 
of price which have taken place, have been occafioned by the late arrivals from America 
and the Weft Indies. The cottons of Pernambucca and Maranham, are, now, fold indif= 
ferently, at 2s per lib. : ‘ ; ‘ 
The prices of flax, hemp, and other Ruffiagoods rife, and muft continue to rife, till the, 
prozrefs of the feafon fhall enable us to receive new importations from the Baltic. 2 
‘The prices of almoft all fugars have rifen very confiderably in the courfe of lat month, 
The average price of brown Mufcovado fugar is now 47s 4d. j ‘ 
Bank ftock is at 15: percent —-Eaft India ftogk, at 167.--The 3 per cents confol. at 554. 
The French 5 per cents, are at 57. ‘The late large importations of bullions, through, 
Spain and Portugal, from South Amperica, have enhanced their price. ~ 
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