2 trucks, at 15s. each; stock-money for 14 vendors, at 10s. each Street-Sellers of Salt. 75 donkeys and carts, at 27. 58. each; 75 barrows, at 10s. each; stock-money for 150 vendors, at 6s. each Street-Sellers of Sand. 20 horses, at 107. each; 20 carts, at 31. each; 60 baskets, at 2s. each; wages of 30 men, at 3s. per day for each; expenses for keep of 20 horses, at 10s. per head; estimated stockmoney for 30 sellers, at 5s. each; 40 barrows, at 158. each; stock-money £ 8. d. 32 10 0 Street-Sellers of Second-hand Metal Wares. I was told by several in this trade £ s. d. that there were 200 old metal sellers in the streets, but, from the best information at my command, not more than 50 appear to be strictly street251 5 0 sellers, unconnected with shopkeeping. Estimating a weekly receipt, per individual, of 15s. (half being profit), the yearly street outlay among this body amounts to 1,950 0 0 Street-Sellers of Second-hand Metal-Trays, &c. Calculating that 20 persons take in the one or two nights' sale 4s. a week each, on second-hand trays (33 per cent. being the rate of profit), the street expenditure amounts yearly to 208 0 0 Street-Sellers of other Second-hand Metal Articles, as Italian and Flat Irons, &c. for the barrow-men, at 1s. 6d. each. 320 5 0 Street-Sellers of Shells. Stock-money for 70 vendors, at 5s. each.. 17 10 0 There are, I am informed, 20 persons selling Italian and flat irons regularly throughout the year in the streets of London; each takes upon 28,043 2 0 an average 6s. weekly, which gives TOTAL CAPITAL BELONGING ΤΟ STREET-SELLERS OF MINERAL PRODUCTIONS, ETC. River-Sellers of Purl. 35 boats, at 41. 10s. each; 35 sets of measures, at 58. the set; 35 warming pots, at 1s. 6d. each; 35 fire-stoves, at 5s. each; 35 gallon cans, at 2s. 6d. each; 70 "pins" of beer, at 48. per pin;" 35 quarts of gin, at 2s. 6d. the quart; 35 licences, at 3s. 6d. ; stock-money for spice, &c., at 1s. each 208 5 0 66 an annual expenditure of upwards of 312 0 0 Street-Sellers of Second-hand Linen, &c. There are at present 30 men and women who sell towelling and canvas wrappers in the streets on Saturday and Monday nights, each taking in the sale of those articles 9s. per week, thus giving an annual outlay 702 0 0 of. Street-Sellers of Second-hand (burnt) Linen and Calico. The most intelligent man whom I met with in this trade calculated that there were 80 of these second-hand street-folk plying their trade two nights in the week; and that they took 8s. each weekly, about half of it being profit; thus the annual street expenditure would be . . . 1,664 0 0 25,000 0 0 0 9,000 0 400 0 0 28,043 2 0 find the yearly sum spent in the streets Ditto river-sellers of purl 208 5 0 tured articles... Ditto street-sellers of second-hand articles Ditto street-sellers of live animals Street-Sellers of Second-hand Curtains. From the best data at my command there are 30 individuals who are engaged in the street-sale of second upon second-hand curtains amounts to 390 0 0 Street-Sellers of Second-hand Carpeting, Flannels, Stocking-legs, &c. I am informed that the same persons selling curtains sell also second-hand carpeting, &c.; their weekly average takings appear to be about 6s. each in the sale of the above articles, thus we have a yearly outlay of. Street-Sellers of Second-hand Bed-ticking, Sacking, Fringe, &c. The street-sellers of curtains, car 468 0 0 100 LONDON LABOUR AND THE LONDON POOR. s. d. .312 0 Street-Sellers of Second-hand Glass and Calculating that each of the six average takings are 30s. each, giving £ s. d. a yearly expenditure in the streets of 468 0 0 Street-Sellers of other Second-hand Miscellaneous Articles. If we reckon that there are 30 street-sellers carrying on a traffic in 0 second-hand miscellaneous articles, and that each takes 10s. weekly, we find the annual outlay in the streets upon these articles amounts to . . 780 0 0 Street-Sellers of Men's Second-hand ClothesThe street-sale of men's secondhand wearing apparel is carried on principally by the Irish and others. 187 40 520 0 0 From the best data I have been able to obtain, it appears that there are five street-sellers engaged in the sale of these second-hand articles of amusement, and the receipts of the whole are 107. weekly, about half being profit, thus giving a yearly expenditure of Street-Sellers and Duffers of Second-hand Music. A broker who was engaged in this traffic estimated-and an intelligent street-seller agreed in the computation -that, take the year through, at least 25 individuals are regularly, but few of them fully, occupied with this traffic, and that their weekly takings average 30s. each, or an aggregate yearly amount of 19501. The weekly profits run from 10s. to 15s., and sometimes the well-known dealers clear 40s. or 50s. a week, while others do not take 5s. 1,950 0 Street-Sellers of Second-hand Weapons. In this traffic it may be estimated, I am assured, that there are 20 men engaged, each taking, as an average, 17. a week. In some weeks a man may take 5.; in the next month he may sell no weapons at all. From 30 to 50 per cent. is the usual rate of profit, and the yearly street outlay on these second-hand offensive or defensive weapons is. 1,040 0 From the best information I can There are at present about 30 in- 0 profits being about 50 per cent. 0 234 0 0 Street-Sellers of Second-hand Telescopes and There are only six men at present engaged in the sale of telescopes and pocket-glasses, and their weekly Reckoning that the weekly average .. 1,560 00 LONDON LABOUR AND THE LONDON POOR. the streets upon women's second-hand £ apparel is no less than ... s. d. 1,950 0 0 Street-Sellers of Second-hand Bonnets. There are at present 30 persons (nearly one-half of whom are milliners, and the others street-sellers) who sell second-hand straw and other bonnets; some of these are placed in an umbrella turned upside down, while others are spread upon a wrapper on the stones. The average takings of this class of street-sellers are about 12s. each per week, and their clear gains not more than one-half, thus giving a yearly expenditure of. 936 0 Street-Sellers of Second-hand Furs. During five months of the year there are as many as 8 or 12 persons who sell furs in the street-markets on Saturday nights, Sunday mornings, and Monday nights. The weekly average takings of each is about 12s., nearly three-fourths of which is clear profit. Reckoning that 10 individuals are engaged 20 weeks during the year, and that each of these takes weekly 12s., we find the sum annually expended in the streets on furs amounts to STREET-SELLERS OF LIVE ANIMALS. 101 £ s. d. Street-Sellers of Dogs (Fancy Pets). .. 120 0 0 Street-Sellers of Second-hand Articles in Smithfield-market. I am informed, by those who are in a position to know, that there are sold on an average every year in Smithfield-market about 624 sets of harness, at 14s. per set; 1560 collars, at 2s. each; 686 pads, at 1s. each; 1560 saddles, at 5s. each; 936 bits, at 6d. each; 520 pair of wheels, at 10s. per pair; 624 pair of springs, at 88. 4d. per pair; 832 pair of trestles, at 2s. 6d. per pair; 520 boards, at 4s. each; 1820 barrows, at 25s. each; 312 trucks, at 50s. each; 208 trays, at 1s. 3d. each; 1040 small carts, at 63s. each; 156 goat-carriages, at 20s. each; 520 shooting-galleries, at 148. each; 312 guns for shooting-galleries, at 10s. each; 1040 drums for costers, at 3s. each; 2080 measures, at 3d. each; 2080 pair of large scales, at 5s. per pair; 2080 pair of handscales, at 5d. per pair; 30 roasted chestnut-apparatus, at 20s. each; 100 ginger-beer trucks, at 30s. each; 20 eel-kettles, at 58. each; 100 potatocans, at 17s. each; 10 pea-soup cans, at 5s. each; 40 elderwine vessels, at 8s. each; giving a yearly expendi ture of 9,100 0 0 Street-Sellers of Sporting Dogs. . . . 12,000 00 There are in the metropolis 200 street-sellers of English birds, who may be said to sell among them 7000 linnets, at 3d. each; 3000 bullfinches, at 2s. 6d. each; 400 piping bullfinches, at 63s. each; 7000 goldfinches, at 9d. each; 1500 chaffinches, at 2s. 6d. each; 700 greenfinches, at 3d. each; 6000 larks, at 1s. each; 200 nightingales, at 1s. each; 600 redbreasts, at 1s. each; 3500 thrushes and thrustles, at 2s. 6d. each; 1400 blackbirds, at 2s. 6d. each; 1000 canaries, at 1s. each; 10,000 sparrows, at 1d. each; 1500 starlings, at 1s. 6d. each; 500 magpies and jackdaws, at 9d. each; 300 redpoles, at 9d. each; 150 blackcaps, at 4d. each; 2000 "duffed," birds, at 2s. 6d. each. Thus making the sum annually expended in the purchase of birds in the streets, amount to ... 3,624 12 2 TOTAL SUM OF MONEY ANNUALLY 508 5 0 |