ADVANCE IN THE PRICE OF LEAD.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SPECTATOR.
Old Swan Wharf, 131 December 1833.
Sra—For some months back the types of the Spectator have stood unaltered with respect to the prices of Lead ; giving to the public for several weeks a very erroneous impression. If you will take the trouble to inquire, you will find that now the prices ought to be for Pig Lead £16 0 0} at least,
And Milled ditto 16 10 0
being an advance upon your standing prices of 2/. 10s. per ton—with every prospect of a further rise, which, perhaps, you will watch and notify.
From your general wish to be correct, I have no doubt you are glad to have any errors pointed out by your subscribers; one of whom I am,
[We have made inquiry, and found our correspondent's inforrnatioa quite correct. Hitherto we have generally copied the prices of Lead from the London New Price Current, published at a late hour on Friday. In the number of that journal for the present week, the price of " Pig " is quoted at 15/., and of "Milled or Sheet" at 16!.; instead of 16/. and 161. 1064 as correctly stated by our correspondent.—ED.1
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