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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