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least a part of some root crop ; and upon light lands, the carrot, that most profitable of all 

 for both cattle and horses, is strangely neglected. Part of the forwardest pea and bean 

 crops have been hoed a second time. The grub and wire-worm have been particularly 

 active in some districts, and have thinned the young barley. Oats are full and large, and 

 promise a crop. Some apprehend that early frosts are productive of blight and smut in 

 wheat; but in all probability such effects are not produced until later in the season, and 

 a more advanced state in the plant. Among the smaller farmers, the horses are observed 

 to be in a weak state, and much below their work, from being kept so low during the 

 winter season ; a misfortune still more extensive in Scotland, where great numbers of 

 miserable animals have perished through mere want, and where the poor starved ewes have 

 deserted their offspring, leaving them to perish upon the land, for want of milk wherewith 

 to nourish them! Of hops little can yet be said ; the bines being blighted by the easterly 

 winds, the blight insect, or flea, appeared in considerable numbers, and little amendment 

 has yet succeeded. The farm-yards, with the exception of those of the largest cultivators, 

 are said to be nearly cleared of wheat-ricks ; but from the extent of the two last crops, 

 there must yet be a considerable stock of English wheat somewhere. This precious article 

 now bears a good price, and the finest samples are no doubt worth 72s. in Mark-lane ; and 

 but for the expected change in the corn laws, and the release of the bonded foreign wheat, 

 the price might have been at this moment 92s. and the London loaf 1 Id. Thus far have 

 our free-trading: politicians advanced on the road to a supply of cheap bread. The allowance 

 of per centages at audits is become somewhat general. The motive is obvious, and equally 

 deceptive. Oak timber and bark are in request. The late easterly winds, with sudden 

 atmospheric changes, could not fail to injure tne fruit blossoms in some degree ; an occur- 

 rence to be expected in most seasons in our fickle climate ; but the apple-trees are said to 

 have escaped with little damage, and to appear very promising. 



According to some of our letters, the wool- trade is even worse, and a full two years clip 

 remains in the farmer's hands. Fat cattle and sheep are everywhere bought up eagerly 

 at from 7d. to 0d. per pound by the carcass. As we have often observed, meat must be dear 

 throughout the present year. In some of the grazing counties, store beasts are scarce and 

 dearer, in others, plentiful, poor, and cheap. Dairy cows near calving, and good barreners 

 for grazing, sell readily at considerable prices; pigs also, both store and fat. In short, all 

 fat thiags, indeed all country produce, wool excepted, obtain a price which would seem to 

 leave a very considerable proiit. Further importations of cart-horses from Flanders, and 

 of coach-horses from Holstein, which are selling at the Horse Bazaar. All horses cheaper, 

 even those of the highest quality. 



Smithfield.Beef, 4s. 4d. to 5s. 6d. and upwards. Mutton, 4s. 8d. to 6s. Veal, 5s. to 

 6s. Lamb, 6s. 6d. to 6s. 7d. Pork, 4s, 8d. to 6s. 4d. Raw fat, 2s. 6d. 



Corn Exchange. Wheat, 50s. to 72s. Barley, 38s. to 46s. Oats, 24s. to 42s. 

 Bread, 9d. the 4 Ib. loaf. Hay, 80s. to 120s. Clover ditto, 90s. to 140s. Straw 

 36s. to 49s. 



Coals in the Pool, 30s. to 36s. 6d. per chaldron. 

 Middlesex, May 21, 1827. 



MONTHLY COMMERCIAL REPORT. 



Sugar. Owing to the prevalent easterly winds, sugars have been remarkably scarce in 

 the market, particularly the stronger sorts for refiners, which have advanced full 2s. per 

 cwt., and fine sorts Is. percwt. The stock in dock is upwards of 9,000 hogsheads, and the 

 demand brisk. 



Cotton. The purchases have not been extensive, but the price of cotton is firm, from 

 the favourable reports of the manufacturing districts ; lately at public sale, Boweds sold 

 from 6|d. to 8^d. per Ib. 



Coffee The coffee market is very dull Domingo, 41s. to 45s. Jamaica, 41s. to 48s. ; 

 and other sorts in proportion. 



Rice. Carolina rice is held firmly at 38s. per cwt.; Bengal at an advance of Is. to 

 J s. 6d. per cwt. upoa last sale price. 



Rum, fyc. Old Jamaica Rum, 32 to 33 per cent. ; over proo 4s. per imperial gallon. 

 Leeward Island, 2s. Id. to 2s. 2d. per ditto. In Brandy and Hollands little has been done, 

 and i.< without variation. 



Indigo. The indigo market remains firm, but few sales; 6d. per pound advance is 

 demanded on sale price, but refused. 



Hemp, Flax, and Tallow. The great reduction in the stock of tallow, now under 18,000 

 casks, arising from the large quantity delivered for home consumption, has had a con- 

 siderable effect both on the prices and in the demand for tallow ; the lowest quotation U 

 37s. to 38s. percwt. 



Saltpetre. At public sale, saltpetre sold at 22s. to 22s, 6d. per cwt. 



