360 Agricultural Report. [MARCH, 



to all the rigours and changes of winter, must have contributed its share. But, established 

 and inbred habit never sees but one side of a question. During the frost, wood-fuel was 

 becoming alarmingly scarce in the Western counties. 



The prices of corn and fat cattle have advanced somewhat considerably in the London 

 markets, and a further and gradual advance is by no means improbable, more especially with 

 regard to prime articles, which always obtain their due attention in an English market. 

 This will, no doubt, be eventually followed. by a concomitant favourable change in the 

 price of lean stores. In the mean time, the markets have been extremely favourable to 

 the purchasers of stores. Much nonsense has, of late, circulated through the public prints, 

 on the remote national disadvantage probable to accrue from the number of horses annu- 

 ally taken from the country by foreign purchasers : a subject, of which the writers seem to 

 possess but a superficial view. The horses are generally sold at good prices, and it has 

 become a considerable and beneficial branch of commerce, the increase of which will much 

 enhance the profits of the steed. Complaints are made of some landlords who have 

 refused to make any return of rent at their audits ; and far more strange reports are 

 abroad, of farms given up from distress, being retaken and leased at the former rents. 



Smithfield. Beef, 3s. 6d. to 4s. 8d Mutton, 3s. Gd. to 4s. 8d Veal, 3s 8d. to 5s. lOd. 

 Pork, 3s. Od. to 5s. Od. best, dairy Rough Fat, 2s. l^d. 



Corn Exchange Wheat, 48s. to (fine forign) 80s Barley, 23s. to 36s Oats, 



18s. to 30s. Fine Bread, the London 4 Ib. Loaf, lO^d. Hay, 44s. to 100s. per load. 

 Clover, ditto 65s. to 115s Straw, 40s. to 48s. 



Coals in the Pool, 29s. 6d. to 37s. 3d. per chaldron. 

 Middlesex, February 22. 



MONTHLY COMMERCIAL REPORT. 



SUGAR. The demand for Muscovadoes has been more limited than usual ; the esti- 

 mated sales are 2,200 hogsheads and tierces. There is little alteration in the refined 

 .market. Of the fine grocery goods, there is rather a better supply this week, but there 

 has been less business done. Foreign Sugars. No parcels of foreign sugar sold this 

 week by private contract ; a few hogsheads of Poito Rico are exported at about 20s. 

 East India Sugar. Few sales are reported ; the Mauritius Sugar, low to mid. yellow, of 

 which the great proportion of the arrivals consist, sell at a reduction of Is. to Is. 6d. ; 

 the other qualities were unvaried. 



COFFEE Parcels, suitable for home consumption, have sold at rather higher prices 

 this week, the request is more general ; the quantity of Mocha Coffee thrown on the 

 market lately has been extensive, the prices are 5s. lower ; the Mysore, at nearly the same 

 reduction ; low to good Mocha, 76s. to 106s. ; good Mysore, 46s. to 46s. 6d. Ceylon, at 

 former prices, good old. 32s. ; the only purchase by private contract is 100 bags fine old 

 St. Domingo, at 34s. 6d. The British Plantation at previous prices ; fine old Havannah 

 sold at 35s. 



. RUM, BRANDY, HOLLANDS. The only purchase of Rum this week is a parcel of 

 Leewards 4 to 5 over at Is. lt)|d. In Brandy or Geneva there is no alteration. 



HEMP, FLAX, AND TALLOW The demand and prices of Tallow continue to 



improve. In Hemp and Flax there is little alteration. The letters from St. Petersburg}! 

 are dated the 3d instant. Exchange lOd. 9 a 16 a lO^d. Tallow 89 90. Bought 500 

 to 600. 



Irish Provisions. There is little alteration in the Provision Market this week ; the 

 request for fine Butter still increases. Bacon steady, 36s. on board, and heavy landed 

 at 38s. 



Bullion per Oz Portugal Gold in Coin, 0. Os. Od Foreign Gold in Bars, 



3. 17s. 9d. New Doubloons, 0. Os. Od New Dollars, 4. 8s. |d Silver in Bars 

 (standard), 0. Os. Od. 



Course of Foreign Exchange. Amsterdam, 12. 3 Rotterdam, 12. 8 Ham- 

 burgh, 14. 34 Paris, 28. 30 Bordeaux, 26. O^d Frankfort-on-the-Main, 155. 0^ 



Petersburg, 10 Vienna, 10. 16 Madrid, 35. Of Cadiz, 36. Bilboa, 35. OJ 



Barcelona, 35. 0* Seville, 35. 04 Gibraltar, 37. 0| Leghorn, 47. Genoa, 



26. Venice, 4?. Malta, 44. O.i Naples, 39. O^. Palermo, 118. 01 Lisbon, 



44. Oporto, 44. Rio Janeiro, 24. Babia, 25. O.^-Dublin, 1. 0| Cork, 1. 0. 



Premiums on Shares and Canals, and Joint Slock Companies, at the Office of 

 WOLFE, Brothers, 23, Change Alley, Cornhitt Birmingham CANAL, Q sh.) 290/. 

 Coventry, 900J. EUesmere and Chester, 102/. Grand Junction, 286/. Kennet and Avon, 

 271/. Leeds and Liverpool, 450J Oxford 650/. -Regent's, 22|/. Trent and Mersey, 

 (\ sh.), 780/. Warwick and Birmingham, 270/ London DOCKS (Stock), 80/. West 

 India (Stock), 188^ East London WATERWORKS, 115/. Grand Junction, 52^1. 

 West Middlesex, 75/. Alliance British and Foreign INSURANCE, 9f/ Globe, 164/. 



Guardian, ^]\L Hope Life, 6 |/ Imperial Fire, 113/ GAS-LIGHT Westminster 



chartered Company, 557 City, 190/. British, O/. Leeds, 195J. 



