1830.3 Agricultural Report. 129 



The Hops, with few exceptions, have been literally covered with vermin, and where the 

 fly had been washed oft' by heavy rains, a succession of blighting airs called forth fresh co- 

 lonies. How this will end remains to be experienced. Bark obtains somewhat more money 

 from the small quantity in the market. The Oaks in various parts, have suffered severely 

 from blight, their leaves shrivelled, pale and sickly as in late autumn. Cheese as before, 

 in great plenty, and slow ofsaje. The fruit blossom generally injured. Apples said to 

 threaten a complete failure. The cattle markets afford no novelty, whether of improvement 

 or otherwise. All live stock at markets and fairs, particularly gheep and lambs, in vast 

 abundance, numbers frequently driven back for want of purchasers. The great quantity 

 of feed keeps up the price of stores, but if fat stock revive a fraction in price, it is soon re- 

 duced by the vast plenty exposed to sale. Of horses, the old story is still current an im- 

 moveable supply of the ordinary and too well worn kind, and an unfailing scarcity of the 

 fresh and good. This necessarily arises from the severity of English labour. There is 

 great plenty of Devon and Sussex labouring oxen, which seem to yield very unsatisfactory 

 prices. 



Emigration is proceeding to a far greater extent than has ever before been witnessed in 

 this country. The case of our labourers still remains a most heart-breaking theme, and the 

 misery of the poor hay- makers has brought it home to the sight and feelings of the inhabi- 

 tants of the metropolis. According to report, these starving wretches have risen in a body 

 at Barnet, and forcibly seized upon all the eatable property of the inhabitants within their 

 reach. As a commentary upon this text, five of these unfortunates have perished in our 

 fields, from mere want of food ! This in a country overflowing and glutted with all the 

 necessaries of life and luxury ! We are frequently warned that, ' such a state of things 

 cannot endure much longer,' and of the perilous consequences which must inevitably ensue. 

 Political insurrections, however, for certain obvious reasons, are not to be dreaded in the 

 present state of this country : but lamentably, it is not yet without the verge of probability, 

 that we may live to see hosts of marauders, acted upon by the goadings of real distress, 

 and a deep feeling of injury and neglect, prowling the country up and down, and carrying 

 havoc, fire and destruction in their rightful course. 



. SmitJtfield Beef, 3s. 2d. to 4s. Od Mutton, 3s. 6d. to 4s. Od Veal, 3s. Od. to 4s. 6d. 



Pork, 3s. Od. to 4s. 6d. Dairy do. best, 5s Lamb, 4s. 6d. to 5s. 4d. Raw Fat, 2s. 0|d. 



Corn Exchange Wheat, 48s. to 82s. Barley, 24s. to 38s. Oats, 22s. to 32s 



London fine 4-lb. loaf, 10d Hay, 45s. to 105s. per load Clover, ditto, 60s. to 110s. 

 Straw, 42s. to 54s. 



Coals in the Pool, 2Cs. to 35s. 6d. per chaldron. 



Middlesex, June 24. 



MONTHLY COMMERCIAL REPORT. 



REFINED BOUNTIES. It is reported this afternoon that a complete change will take 

 place in the export of refined goods. All bounties will cease on the 5th of July next ; that 

 refiners, after that period, will manufacture under the inspection of the excise, taking 

 sugars in bond, West India, East India, and Foreign, paying no duty, and receiving no 

 bounty, but that all the produce of the foreign must be exported ; that the molasses from 

 British West India sugar will be allowed to be sold here, and also the refined, under proper 

 regulations as to duty. 



SUGARS The sugar market, on Tuesday, was thrown into great agitation by the 

 unexpected announcement of a complete change in the duties. It will be observed the plans 

 are at present not matured. In the meantime, all business is suspended ; about 200 to 300 

 hogsheads of fine sugar have been only sold. These descriptions cannot be affected by 

 the change of duty. The holders of low brown have withdrawn their sugars from the 

 market. The Mauritius are, nominally, Is. or 2s. higher for the brown and mid qualities. 

 In refined goods, there has been considerable business, with little alteration in the prices. 

 In low lumps there has been most business done at 70s. to 72s. for packing. The better 

 descriptions have been taken off for crashing. Fine loaves for the double-refined bounty, 

 about 38s. to 39s. are in demand. Foreign Sugars. There are few sales since the 

 agitation of the new sugar duty. East India Sugar. The public sales of Mauritius, 

 advertised, 10,000 bags have been withdrawn on account of the expected duty. 



COFFEE. The sales have been considerable; British plantation sold heavily; foreign 

 sold rather higher; Havannah, 42s. 6d. to 46s. Gd. ; good Cheribon, 34s. 6d. to 37s. or 32s. 

 The Mocha, about 1,600 bags, sold 3s. or 5s. higher ; St. Domingo taken in at 32s. ; 

 middling fine coffee 2s. or 3s. lower. 



RUM, BRANDY, HOLLANDS. The duty on rum, we may now state, is settled ; there 

 is 6s. per gallon addition to be placed on all spirits, and the bonus to the West India 



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