...New Lines. 5 5 5 5 Extensions,&c. 4 4 6 9 Capital authorized. 1,799,873 567,685 5,525,333 2,312,053 TABLE (continued). We see from these figures, that...The price of bar-iron, which in 1834 had been 6/. 10«. per ton, and in 1835 was 11. 10«., advanced in 1836 to 11/., and this gave a powerful stimulus...

...Lines. Extensions,&c. 1831. 5 4 1,799,873 1832. 5 4 567,685 1833. 5 6 5,525,333 1834. 5 9 2,312,053 TABLE (continued). We see from these figures, that...The price of bar-iron, which in 1834 had been 6/. 10«. per ton, and in 1835 was 7/. 10s., advanced in 1836 to 11/., and this gave a powerfu1 stimulus...

...depreciation of 22 per cent. He next directed attention to the effect of railways on the price of iron. In 1836 and 1837, Parliament passed 77 railway bills, of which 44 were for new lines, and the aggregate of extent about 1,200 miles, requiring a production of more than 500,000 tons of iron....

...depreciation of 22 per cent. He next directed attention to the effect of railways on the price of iron. In 1836 and 1837, Parliament passed 77 railway bills, of which 44 were for new lines, and the aggregate of extent about 1200 miles, requiring a production of more than 500,000 tons of iron....

...immense magnitude. The development of the railway system of England went on with rapid steps, and in 1836 and 1837 Parliament passed 77 railway bills, of which 44 were for new lines, and the capital authorized to be raised amounted to more than ¿£36,000,000. The lines thus sanctioned...

...depreciation of 22 per cent. He next directed attention to the effect of railways on the price of iron. In 1836 and 1837, Parliament passed 77 railway bills, of which 44 were for newlines,and the aggregate of extent about 1200 miles, requiring a production of more than 500,000...