tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post2212972965786895147..comments2024-03-28T13:20:29.156-07:00Comments on Shut up about Barclay Perkins: Trouble at AllsoppRon Pattinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-81741134761605209722018-08-13T16:28:01.296-07:002018-08-13T16:28:01.296-07:00This is great stuff (and I bet you weren't exp...This is great stuff (and I bet you weren't expecting a commenter to say that about Alsop financial doings in the 1880s).<br /><br />There are wonderful parallels to the financial wheelings and dealings of the past few decades, and how sure things turn out to be anything but, especially for the average employee or beer drinker.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-86688846213834519842018-08-13T12:12:01.257-07:002018-08-13T12:12:01.257-07:00Watney Combe Reid issued paper at 3.5-5% during th...Watney Combe Reid issued paper at 3.5-5% during their merger, which suggests that you could finance a pub at £3710 (ex refurbs etc) for £200-250/year on a 25year repayment mortgage. With a little "yield management", 2d/pint and 30/- per bbl suggests you could make a quid of GP per bbl. Say 40% of that went on staff and other costs, and you're having to shift somewhere around 330-420 barrels per year to wipe your nose. Which is a lot of beer - doable, but a lot. That's at the pub level, they would also make money on the 30/- wholesale price.<br /><br />However, 25 years from 1892 takes you to 1917....qqnoreply@blogger.com