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best of our corn crops, must atone for the deficiency in that of turnips, to which 

 we fear that of mangel wurtzel will not afford any very extraordinary aid, if we 

 are to judge from its general early appearance ; however, little or much of it 

 will be highly acceptable in its season. The crop of hops, particularly in Kent 

 and its vicinity, is nearly ruined, the vines are yet covered with vermin and filth. 

 Bark is a declining trade from the proposed reduction of the duty on imports. 

 Of fruits, our late letters are somewhat more favourable, chiefly as to the 

 apples ; but cherries are said to be very defective, though the metropolis expe- 

 riences no want of them, the consumption, no doubt, having been diminished 

 by a popular fear of the cholera, 



Scotland the Lothians, most productive in wheat, do not furnish a very 

 promising account of that crop for the present season, but a more favourable 

 one of the spring crops. 'The accounts from the northern parts, Perth in 

 particular, are of a more favourable complexion. Fortunate Perth boasts of the 

 prospect of a full average of all crops, and of very little damage from the wheat- 

 fly. Turnips even, but partially injured ; and of a stock of wheat in the farmers 

 hands, adequate to the autumnal supply. From Cornwall, also, the accounts 

 are nearly as favourable. The Scots, however, in general, are loud in their 

 complaints of exorbitant rents. Letters from Wales are habitually filled with 

 complaints. They seem not to entertain any very favourable expectations from 

 their crops, and are generally dissatisfied with the prices obtained for their 

 cattle, there being a strong Irish competition. 



The prices of cattle, store and fat, have rather advanced since our last ; of 

 sheep more especially, and the purchasers of sucking lambs have given as high 

 as a guinea each for them, taken from their dams. Pigs also have obtained an 

 advance of price. Our farmers dislike the trouble of this breed, holding a very 

 different opinion with those of former days, as to the profits of pig-breeding. 

 We always found it profitable. As to horses, we can only repeat the lesson of 

 years past good, and especially capital ones, are so scarce in England, as to 

 command any price. 



In Suffolk and the bordering districts, they are miserably over-run with 

 supernumerary labourers, and their poors' rates are enormous and ruinous ; 

 whilst in Cornwall, and the far western districts, all their labourers are employed. 

 A most horrible account of long meditated INCENDIARISM has been lately pub- 

 lished from Norfolk ; the whole extensive premises destroyed, with a frightful 

 and torturing death of animals, cows being found with their udders burnt off, 

 and pigs and other animals with their eyes burnt out ! Such a ghastly spectacle 

 it is said, was never before witnessed. It is the general opinion that, the severe 

 distress for money in the country, will compell the farmers to thresh and sell 

 their wheat with all possible haste, when the price may be temporarily reduced 

 below its fair level. 



Smithfteld.Eeef, 3s. 4d. to 4*. Od. Mutton, 3s. 8d. to 4s. 6d. Lamb, 5s. Qd. 

 to 5s. 4d. Veal, 3s. Sd. to 4s. 8d. Pork, 4s. 6d. to 5s. 6d. Dairy. Rough 

 fat, 2s. 6d., per stone. 



Corn Exchange. Wheat, 50s. to 75s. Barley, 26s. to 36s. Oats, 15s. to 26s. 

 London Loaf, 4ft. I0d. Hay, 55s. to 115s. Clover, ditto, 80s. to 136s. 

 Straw, 36s. to 50s. 



Coal Exchange. Coals in the Pool, 15s. 6d. to 22s. 6d., per ton. 

 Middlesex, July 23rf. 



PRICES OF SHARES, July 28, at the Office of WOLFE, Brothers, Stock and Share 

 Brokers, 23, Change-alley, Cornhill. Birmingham Canal, 239. Ellesmere and 

 Chester, 76. Grand Junction, 232|. Kennet and Avon, 25f. Leeds and 

 Liverpool, 425. Regent's, 17^. Rochdale, 81. London Dock Stock, 64. 

 St. Katharine's, 75. West India, 111. Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 

 200. Grand Junction Water Works, 51. West Middlesex, 72. Globe In- 

 surance, 136. Guardian, 26. Hope, 5J. Chartered Gas Light, 50$. Imperial, 

 47f. Phoenix, ditto, 2 pm. Independent, 394- General United, 13 dis. 

 Canada Land Company, 49i Reversionary Interest! 110. 



