London Produce Market (Mincing Lane); being a section of the work 'The Exchanges of London at the Beginning of the Twentieth Century'

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This does not relate to a specific market but to the trading activities of 'merchants' and 'brokers' in the vicinity of Mincing Lane, City of London, who dealt in a wide range of products notably foodstuffs but also chemicals. Chemicals dealt in included indigo; bleach; sulphuric acid; nitric acid; hydrochloride acid; washing soda; ammonia salts; potash. Also dealt extensively with foodstuffs. The work comprises 1] an historical survey of the London produce market from early days to the date of publication; 2] 'the origins and history of the principal articles of produce dealt with on the ... Mincing Lane market'; 3]'portraits and biographies of some leading brokers and dealers in produce'. The latter are largely firms and not individuals and include: Robert Balloch & Co; Begg Dunlop & Co; Bibby Bros & Co; P R Buchanan & Co; Carey & Brown; James Cook & Co; Darley & Butler; Davison Newman & Co; Thomson Hankey & Co; Dooars Tea Co Ltd; Dyster Nalder & Co; Eastwood & Holt; Ewart Maccaughey & Co Ltd; Frame & Co; French & Plucknett; Donald Gray & Sons; James A Hadden & Co; Hale & Son; Landauer & Co; London Produce Clearing House Ltd; Mazawattee & Co Ltd; McLeod & Co; New Dimbula Co Ltd; Price Hickman & Co; Frederick Arthur Roberts; Robinson Fleming & Co; Henry Kerr Rutherford; Sanders Renders & Co; R G Shaw & Co; Henry Tate & Sons Ltd; Thomson Alston & Co