Stocks and Markets - April 1815

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Stocks and Markets - April 1815

Post by Glengarry Fencible » Sat Apr 28, 2007 11:40 pm

Stock Prices: April 24 1815
Bank stock: 230 1/2

Price of Oats, pease, and Barley Meal, on Edinburgh Market, per peck: April 25 1815
Oatmeal: Bolls.:386; Price 16 15
Pease and Barley Meal: Bolls.:98; Price 12 --

Price of grain per quarter Corn Exchange London:
Wheat: 38s 64s
Barley: 23s 30s
Oats: 19s 27s
Pease: 44s 50s

Price of grain at Haddington: April 21 1815
Wheat: 34s 38s
Barley: 20s 24s
Oats: 16s 20s
Pease: 16s 21s

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Post by pud » Sun Apr 29, 2007 9:38 pm

Cool information Bill. Where did you dig that up from?

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Post by Glengarry Fencible » Sun Apr 29, 2007 11:23 pm

I have the entire collection of Scots Magazine from 1815.

There is some amazing stuff in there; lots of mundane day to day stuff.

I'll post more as time allows.

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