STREET-SELLERS OF MINERAL PRODUCTIONS AND NATURAL CURIOSITIES.

_Street-Sellers of Coals._

30 two-horse vans, at 70_l._ each; 100

horses, at 20_l._ each; 100 carts, at 10_l._

each; 160 horses, at 10_l._ each; 20

donkey or pony carts, at 1_l._ each; 20

donkeys or ponies, at 1_l._ 10_s._ each;

210 sets of weights and scales, at

1_l._ 10_s._ each; stock-money for 210

vendors, at 2_l._ each 7,485 0 0

_Street-Sellers of Coke._

100 vans, at 70_l._ each; 100 horses,

at 20_l._ each; 300 carts, at 10_l._ each;

300 horses, at 10_l._ each; 500 donkey-carts,

at 1_l._ each; 500 donkeys, at 1_l._

each; 200 trucks and barrows, at 10_s._

each; 4800 sacks for the 100 vans, at

3_s._ 6_d._ each; 3600 sacks for the 300

carts; 3000 sacks for the 500 donkey

carts; 1652 sacks for the 550

trucks and barrows; 300 sacks for

the 50 women; stock-money for 1500

vendors, at 1_l._ per head 19,936 12 0

_Street-Sellers of Tan-Turf._

12 donkeys and carts, at 2_l._ each;

2 trucks, at 15_s._ each; stock-money

for 14 vendors, at 10_s._ each 32 10 0

_Street-Sellers of Salt._

75 donkeys and carts, at 2_l._ 5_s._

each; 75 barrows, at 10_s._ each;

stock-money for 150 vendors, at 6_s._

each 251 5 0

_Street-Sellers of Sand._

20 horses, at 10_l._ each; 20 carts,

at 3_l._ each; 60 baskets, at 2_s._ each;

wages of 30 men, at 3_s._ per day for

each; expenses for keep of 20 horses,

at 10_s._ per head; estimated stock-money

for 30 sellers, at 5_s._ each; 40

barrows, at 15_s._ each; stock-money

for the barrow-men, at 1_s._ 6_d._ each 320 5 0

_Street-Sellers of Shells._

Stock-money for 70 vendors, at 5_s._

each 17 10 0

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TOTAL CAPITAL BELONGING TO

STREET-SELLERS OF MINERAL PRODUCTIONS,

ETC. 28,043 2 0

_River-Sellers of Purl._

35 boats, at 4_l._ 10_s._ each; 35 sets

of measures, at 5_s._ the set; 35 warming

pots, at 1_s._ 6_d._ each; 35 fire-stoves,

at 5_s._ each; 35 gallon cans, at 2_s._ 6_d._

each; 70 “pins” of beer, at 4_s._ per

“pin;” 35 quarts of gin, at 2_s._ 6_d._

the quart; 35 licences, at 3_s._ 6_d._;

stock-money for spice, &c., at 1_s._ each 208 5 0

Hence it would appear that the gross amount of property belonging to

the street-sellers may be reckoned as follows:--

Value of stock-in-trade belonging

to costermongers 25,000 0 0

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