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but both agree that it Certainly Per Ton can be Obtaind at that Price Mines Royal says that the Standard} Price in Cornwall was on the 30th } £109.14. 5 of November at the Ticketing } and Rose at the Ticketting 6th Decr. to 113.13.02.
Mr. Smith say that hammerd Copper Plates Calld Slight are sold to the Trade for / 15d a Pound ------------- 140. 0. 0 & that Rolld Plates for / 14½ --------- 135. 6. 8 Cold Rolld he says Cost ½ a Pound more} it is usd [used] only for Sheathing } in Engraving } 4.13. 4
Mines Royal Sells hot Rolld to the Trade at / 14d } 130.13. 4 for Promp[t] Payment --------- } Takes back waste at 11 -------- 102.13. 4. Sold hard Rolld to Deptford yard in } his Last old Contract for / 12¼ } 114. 6. 8. taking back Old Plates at 19d ----- 84. 0. 0 about a year ago a new Contract took} Place to supply for / 13¼ -------- } 123.13.4 to take back for / 10d --------- 93. 6. 8 Portsmouth pays ¼ more than the River 2. 6. 8 Plymouth ¼ more than Portsmouth hard Rolling Costs from ¼ to ½ a pound The Trade Levy for Stand or Cold Rolling ½ 4.13. 4 The penny ¼ a Pound --------- 2. 6. 8
Mr. Smith Sold Lately Sheeting Plates } to a Merchantman for / 14d ------ } 130.13. 4 he Considers himself as the second Consumer of Copper in London he has usually Consumed about 40 Tons a year This year which on account of the high Prices of [Sugar?] Ores produced a very extraordinary demand from the West Indies he has Consumd 80 Tons he thinks Copper Cannot rise because there will not be next year so extraordinary a Consumption in the
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