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1. www.british-history.ac.uk › old-new-london › vol1The Stock Exchange - British History Online

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   5 days ago · In 1785, a stockbroker, named Atkinson, probably from the "North Countree," speculated enormously, but skilfully, we must suppose, for he realised a fortune of £500,000. His habits were eccentric.

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2. thehistoryofengland.co.uk › resource › medievalMedieval Prices and Wages – The History of England

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   Metallic money was not something that normal people touched or even saw, and even monarchs didn’t have the kinds of money they talked about. One example: The amount of silver coin Charlemagne recorded owing and paying for various stately concerns were never minted, they likely never even existed.

3. www.nationalarchives.gov.uk › currency-converterCurrency converter: 1270–2017 - The National Archives

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   Try our online currency converter and find out how many animals, stones of wool and quarters of wheat you can buy, and how much you could earn. The result of the calculation is intended to be a...

4. www.afamilystory.co.uk › history › wages-and-pricesWages and Prices - A Family Story

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   Average Prices 1259 - 1700. Labourer's Wages. In answer to inquiries sent by the Poor Law Commissioners in 1834 to 900 parishes in England the average weekly wages of labourers were— It will thus be seen that the wife and children provided a third of the income.

5. www.jstor.org › stable › 2599322Real Incomes of the British Middle Class, 1760-1850: The ...

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   The purpose of this article is to present new evidence on middle-class incomes based on the nominal and real earnings of 'established' clerks employed in the home (London) service of the East India Company between 1760 and 1850.4 It also introduces a new index of living costs for middle-.

6. academic.oup.com › book › 41724From Market to Exchange, 1693–1801 | The London Stock ...

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   The second part looks at the organization and development of this market. Within London, a definite location can be found as early as the 1690s (in the Royal Exchange and its environs), and the existence of stockbrokers can be traced to 1700. The development of the organized market is outlined up to 1801, when the institution of the London ...

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   How much money did a stockbroker make in 1785?

   • In 1785, a stockbroker, named Atkinson, probably from the "North Countree," speculated enormously, but skilfully, we must suppose, for he realised a fortune of £500,000. His habits were eccentric.

   The Stock Exchange - British History Online

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   When did the stock market start in London?

   • The second part looks at the organization and development of this market. Within London, a definite location can be found as early as the 1690s (in the Royal Exchange and its environs), and the existence of stockbrokers can be traced to 1700.

   From Market to Exchange, 1693–1801 - Oxford Academic

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   What is the history of the London Securities Market?

   • The first part of this chapter examines the early history of the London securities market, which can be traced back to the sixteenth century. The second part looks at the organization and development of this market.

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   How much did a clerk earn in 1815?

   • Under the 1815 schedule a 20-year-old clerk still received on establishment a starting salary of f40 per year, but he was now assured of regular increases until he had completed 39 years of service when he reached a ceiling of f600 per year. Incomes continued to drift above this scale in spite of public criticism and company concern.

   Real Incomes of the British Middle Class, 1760-1850: The Experience of …

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   What happens if a stockbroker fails?

   • It is said that a member of the Stock Exchange who fails and gives up his last farthing to his creditors is never thought as well of as the man who takes care to keep a reserve, in order to step back again into business. For instance, a stockbroker once lost on one account £10,000, and paid the whole without a murmur.

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   How did salary change after 1785?

   • Only those who completed their careers before 1780, or who lingered at the top of one of the salary bands when prices were rising, failed to enjoy the benefits of almost continuously rising real incomes brought about by the emergence of age-related salaries, and the general improve- ment in salary levels after 1785.

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8. www.jstor.org › stable › 1807309The Early History of the London Stock Exchange

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   THE EARLY HISTORY OF THE LONDON STOCK. EXCHANGE. Though the Stock Exchange, as a definitely organized body, was not founded until 1773, it had been in existence in the sense of a con- tinuous and organized market for dealing in securities for about a century before that date.