Commercial Dictionaries

English-French-German Translation, 1840:

Citation: Kleines kaufmännisches Hand-Wörterbuch in drey Sprachen: enthaltend die ...By Johann Gottfried Flügel (1840)

1840s: European Imports (USA)

1840's






Bar Iron:


Where 1 Ton Tin= 2,240 Lbs, @ £/$4.86
  

1849: the UK Price for Refined Tin (1 Lbs) was £0.0377, or $ 0.1833
1849: the UK Price for Common Tin (1 Lbs) was £0.0352, or $ 0.1709
1849: the LOW UK Price for Common Tin (1 Lbs) = £0.033, or $ 0.1606
1849: the LOW DUTCH Price for Common Tin (1 Lbs) = £0.0299, or $ 0.1454


 
  




1853: the New York Unit Price for Tin was $8.6818

Russia/UK, c. 1840: Pound>Rouble Forex Cost

The Cost of Exporting Silver to Russia was 3.75%, but the overall profit (at the prevailing par) was 4.08%. The cost of shipping Platinum from Russia certainly entailed a similar cost, but with the same kind of offset arbitrage possible.