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Prices of the following Articles at Birmingham, in the undermentioned Years.

Description.			1818.		1824.		1828.		1830.
		Þ	s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.
Anvils		cwt.	25	0	20	0	16	0	13	0
Awls, polished, Liverpool		gross	2	6	2	0	1	6	1	2
Bed-screws, 6 inches long		gross	18	0	15	0	6	0	5	0
Bits, tinned, for bridles		doz.	5	0	5	0	3	3	2	6
Bolts for doors, 6 inches		doz.	6	0	5	0	2	3	1	6
Braces for carpenters, with 12 bits	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	set	9	0	4	0	4	2	3	5
Buttons, for coats		gross	4	6	6	3	3	0	2	2
Buttons, small, for waistcoats, &c.	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	gross	2	6	2	0	1	2	0	8
Candlesticks, 6 in., brass		pair	2	11	2	0	1	7	1	2
Curry-combs, six barred		doz.	2	9	2	6	1	5	0	11
Frying-pans		cwt.	25	0	21	0	18	0	16	0
Gun-locks, single roller	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	each	6	0	5	2	1	10	1	6
Hammers, shoe, No. O		doz.	6	9	3	9	3	0	2	9
Hinges, cast-butts, 1 inch		doz.	0	10	0	71/2	0	33/4	0	23/4
Knobs, brass, 2 inches for commodes	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	doz.	4	0	3	6	1	6	1	2
Latches for doors, bright thumb	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	doz.	2	3	2	2	1	0	0	9
Locks for doors, iron rim, 6 inches	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	doz.	38	0	32	0	15	0	13	6
Sad-irons & other castings	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	cwt.	22	6	20	0	14	0	11	6
Shovel & tongs, fire-irons,		pair	1	0	1	0	0	9	0	6
Spoons, tinned table		gross	17	6	15	0	10	0	7	0
Stirrups, plated		pair	4	6	3	9	1	6	1	1
Trace-chains		cwt.	28	0	25	0	19	6	16	6
Trays, japanned tea, 30 inches	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	each	4	6	3	0	2	0	1	5
Vices for blacksmiths, &c.		cwt.	30	0	28	0	22	0	19	6
Wire, brass		lb.	1	10	1	4	1	0	0	9
——, iron, No. 6		bund	16	0	13	0	9	0	7	0

(202.) I have taken some pains to assure myself of the accuracy of the above table: at different periods of the years quoted the prices may have varied; but