Miscellaneous.

Street-Sellers of Walking-sticks.

Stock-money for 35 vendors, at 5s. each 8 15 0

Street-Sellers of Whips.

Stock-money for 30 vendors, at 15s. each 22 10 0

Street-Sellers of Pipes (Tobacco).

Stock-money for 4 vendors, at 5s. each 1 0 0

Street-Sellers of Snuff-Boxes, Tobacco-Boxes, &c.

15 stalls, at 4s. each; stock-money for 15 vendors, at 10s. each 10 10 0

Street-Sellers of Cigars.

Stock-money for 100 vendors, at 10s. each 50 0 0

Street-Sellers of Sponge.

50 baskets, at 1s. each; stock-money for 50 vendors, at 5s. each 15 0 0

Street-Sellers of Wash-Leathers.

Stock-money for 200 vendors, at 2s. 6d. each 25 0 0

Street-Sellers of Spectacles and Eye-Glasses.

Stock-money for 35 vendors, at 5s. each 8 15 0

Street-Sellers of Dolls.

20 stalls, at 4s. each; 30 baskets, at 3s. 6d. each; stock-money for 50 vendors, at 10s. each 34 5 0

Street Lot-Sellers.

50 boxes, at 1s. 6d. each; stock-money for 50 sellers, at 2s. 6d. each 10 0 0

Street-Sellers of Roulette Boxes.

2 baskets, at 3s. 6d.; stock-money for 2 vendors, at 1l. each 2 7 0

Street-Sellers of Rhubarb and Spice.

4 boxes, at 6s. each; stock-money for 4 vendors, at 10s. each 3 4 0

Rat-Catchers.

20 belts, at 3s. 6d. each; 25 cages, at 1s. each; 25 pair of ferrets, at 2s. 6d. per pair; keep for 25 pair of ferrets, at 4d. per pair weekly 8 5 10

Street-Sellers of Combs.

50 stalls, at 3s. each; 50 boxes, at 3s. 6d. each; stock-money for 50 vendors, at 2s. 6d. each 22 10 0

Street-Sellers of Money-Bags.

Stock-money for 50 vendors, at 2s. each 5 0 0

Street-Sellers of Coat-Studs.

70 boxes, at 1s. 6d. each, stock-money for 70 vendors, at 2s. 6d. each 14 0 0 ------------------ Total amount of capital 2,833 13 4

INCOME OF THE STREET-SELLERS OF MANUFACTURED ARTICLES.

METAL.

Street-Sellers of Hardware.

There are at present 100 hardware sellers, trading in London, &c.; half of them, I am assured, may be said to take on an average from 20s. to 25s., weekly the year through; a quarter take 15s., and the remaining quarter from 7s. 6d. to 10s. Calculating an average receipt of 15s. each per week, throughout the entire class, men, women, and children, we find there is annually expended in street-sold hardwares 3,900 0 0

Cheap Johns.

If we calculate that there are 6 “Cheap Johns” in London throughout the year, and that they each take 4l. per day for nine months in the year, or 24l. per week; this amounts to about 5,000l. in nine months. Say that during the winter or the remaining 13 weeks of the year, their receipts are 15l. each per week, this amounts to upwards of 1000l. additional, thus making a gross annual outlay with these dealers of 6,000 0 0

Street-Sellers of Cutlery.

Reckoning there are 30 men who are engaged regularly in the sale of cutlery, and that the average takings of each are about 15s. weekly, this gives a yearly expenditure in the street-trade of cutlery 1,170 0 0

Blind Street-Sellers of Tailors’ Needles.

There are now 6 men engaged in selling needles at the several tailors’ shops, and calculating their average daily receipts to be 2s. 6d. or 15s. a week each, we find that the annual takings of the whole are 234 0 0

Street-Sellers of Metal-Spoons in Publichouses.

From the best information I can arrive at, the number of metal-spoon hawkers is 20, each of whom take upon an average 16s. weekly, thus showing a yearly expenditure in the street-sale of spoons of 832 0 0

Street-Sellers of Jewellery.

I am informed that there are at present 500 persons engaged in the street sale of jewellery, and calculating a weekly profit of 10s. 6d., and a receipt of 18s. per individual, we find expended in the street-trade 23,400

Street-Sellers of Card-Counters.

If there be, on the year’s average, only two street-sellers disposing of “Jacks” and earning 9s. a week,--to earn which the receipts will be about 20s.,--we find expended in the streets on these trifles annually 104 0 0

Street-Sellers of Medals.

An intelligent man, familiar with the trade, and who was in the habit of clubbing his stock-money with two others, so that they might buy a gross of medals at a time, calculated that 15 medal-sellers were engaged in the traffic the year through, and earned, upon medals alone, 6d. a day each, to clear which they must take 6s. 6d. weekly, giving a yearly outlay of 253 10 0

Street-Sellers of Rings and Sovereigns for a Wager.

One of this class, who is “up to all the dodges of the trade,” informed me that there were only 6 men working the rings and sovereigns now in the streets, and that the average takings of each might be about 12s. weekly, thus showing a yearly expenditure of 187 4 0

Street-Sellers of Children’s Gilt Watches.

Calculating that 25 persons now vend watches for twelve weeks in the year and that each clears 8s. weekly, taking 24s., we find yearly expended in London streets on these toy watches 360 0 0

Street-Sellers of Tin-Ware.

If we calculate an average receipt, per individual, of 10s. weekly: we find, reckoning 100 sellers, a yearly expenditure on tins, bought in the street, of 2,600 0 0

Swag-Barrowmen.

Calculating that 100 of these traders are, the year round, in London (some are absent all the summer at country fairs, and on any favourable opportunity), and that each takes 2l. weekly, we find thus expended in the streets of London, in a year, no less than 10,400 0 0

Sellers of Dog-Collars, Key-Rings, &c.

Reckoning 12s. weekly taken by 12 men, there is expended yearly in the streets upon dog-collars 374 0 0

Street-Sellers of Tools.

There are at present 40 men engaged in selling tools throughout the metropolis and they each average about 15s. weekly. This gives a yearly outlay of 1,560 0 0

Street-Sellers of Crockery and Glass-Wares.

According to the best calculation there are 380 vendors of crockery and glass-wares, and the average takings of each may be said to amount to 10s. weekly, so giving an annual expenditure in the streets of 9,880 0 0

Street-Sellers of Spar-Ornaments.

In this trade I am informed that there are now 12 men, 9 of whom are assisted by their wives, and that in the summer months there are 18. Their profits are about 15s. per week on an average of the whole year. What amount of money may be expended by the public in the street-purchase of “spars” I am unable definitely to state, so much being done in the way of barter; but assuming that there are 14 sellers throughout the year, and that their profits are cent. per cent., there would appear to be laid out in the streets every year on these articles, about 1,000 0 0

Street-Sellers of China-Ornaments.

There are, I am informed, about 30 persons in this trade. If we calculate the receipts at 10s. weekly (a low average considering the success of some of the raffles), we find yearly expended in the streets in these ornamental productions 780 0 0

Street-Sellers of Stone-Fruit.

Supposing that there are 6 persons selling stone-fruit in the streets through the year, and that each earns 9s. weekly (one man said 7s. 6d. was the limit of his weekly profits), we find 140l. received as profit on these articles, and calculating the gains at 33 per cent., an outlay of 420 0 0

TEXTILE.

Packmen and Duffers, or Hawkers of Soft Wares.

I am told by a London hawker of soft goods that the number of his craft, hawking London and its vicinity, as far as he can judge, is about 120. In this number are included the Irish linen hawkers. I am also informed that the fair trader’s profits amount to about 20 per cent., while those of the not over-particular trader range from 80 to 200 per cent. In a fair way of business it is said the hawker’s takings will amount, upon an average, to 7l. or 8l. per week; whereas the receipts of the “duffer,” or unfair hawker, will sometimes reach to 50l. per week; at 7l. per week each, the gross takings will amount to 43,680 0 0

Street-Sellers of Small Ware, or Tapes, Cottons, Laces, &c.

From the best data at my command, I believe there are not fewer than 500 individuals selling these wares in London. Their weekly receipts do not appear to average more than 6s. each, hence the expenditure on these articles will amount to 7,800 0 0

Street-Sellers of Lace.

100 persons in this trade may be said each to take 10s. 6d. weekly, the profit being about cent. per cent.; hence the annual sum expended in the streets in lace and similar commodities is 2,730 0 0

Street-Sellers of Japanned Table-Covers.

Calculating that 15 street-sellers each take 25s. weekly the year round--one-half being the profit, including their advantages in bartering and raffling--we find there is expended yearly upon japanned table-covers, bought in the streets 975 0 0

Street-Sellers of Braces and Belts.

500 brace-sellers are said to clear 5s. a week each on those articles alone, and estimating the profit at 33 per cent., it shows a street expenditure of 26,196l., and calculating one-eighth less for belts, we find that the annual outlay in the streets on braces and belts is 29,470 0 0

Street-Sellers of Hose.

A few pairs of women’s stockings are hawked by women, and sold to servant-maids; but the trade in these goods, I am informed, including all classes of sellers--of whom there may be fifty--does not exceed (notwithstanding the universality of the wear) the receipt of 6s. weekly per individual, with a profit of from 1s. 4d. to 2s.; thus there is an aggregate expenditure yearly of 800 0 0

Street-Sellers of Waistcoats.

There are sometimes no waistcoat-sellers at all; but generally two, and not unfrequently three. The profits of these men are 1s. on a bad, and 2s. 6d. on a good day. As, at intervals, the street-sellers dispose of a sleeve-waistcoat (waistcoat with sleeves) at from 4s. 6d. to 6s., we may estimate the average earnings in the trade at 5s. per market day, or 10s. in the week; assuming their profits to be 33 per cent., this shows an annual outlay of 312 0 0