251 Agricultural Intelligence — Scotland, May 



quantity of fwine having been rcavec, and now fldugntered. Beef, 

 very little advanced fince lall report, 8s. and Ss. 6d. per Hone, finking 

 offal ; pork, 4s. and 4s. 6d, ; hardly any mutton at market. 



Very few wintering cattle are yet fold j but thofc in good condition 

 are like to pay much better than Itall-fed ones. Many of our cattle- 

 dealers have failed, and the trade, of courfe, is now in the hands of 

 two or three, who, no doubt, will avail thcmfelves of their fituation. 

 It is hoped, however, that dealers from a diilancc will be induced to 

 come northward, as they will unqucilionably fmd their account in do- 

 ing fo. 



Few potato oats had found their way here, till this feafon that a 

 good many trials are making, for tlic moll part, on lands dcligned for 

 barley, which, by being a drug, is moitly abandoned by the farmers,^ — 

 Very little alteration in the prices of grain fnice lad report. Oatmeal 

 may be noted at 18s., but is not in demand. Hay has not fold above 

 IS. per ftone of 20 lib. Dutch, though I believe it may be from 1^6.. 

 to 1 8d. in the upper diiliidls of the county, where all kinds of pro- 

 vender is immenfely fcarce, and, of courfe, cattle at ilarving. No grafs 

 parks are yet fet with us ; nor is it thought they can maintain their 

 former value, unlefs necciuty oblige the farmers to have recourfe to 

 them, in order to keep their ftock from ilarviug. 



Sheep markets have not yet commenced, nor is it well known how 

 they will go ; but flock, in general, is very lean. Seed potatoes ra^ 

 ther fcar(pe, and fell at I4d. and I5d. per peck. Jpr'il 14. 



Rofs-Jhire ^larterly Report. 



We had a mild, open winter, and the fpring fet well in ; but fmce. 

 the middle of March, we have had as bad weather as ever remembered 

 at this feafon of the year. The fnow has been fo fevere on the hilly 

 gj-ound, that fheep have in ma'.y places fuffered for want of food. The 

 alternate froft, fleet and rain, have kept the oat feed far behind in the 

 low parts of the county. In high fituations, httlc or none are yet fown. 

 The flack-yards are in general entirely cxhauiled ; and it is feared, if 

 the prefent cold weather continue much longer, thiit many of tli? cattle 

 will perilh. 



The crops liere turned out below an average. Oatb for feed are 

 rifiiig in price daily. Potato oats fell at 3QS. per five f.rlots, and com- 

 mon oats at 263. Oat-meal continues at 24s, to 263. per nine flones ; 

 but is getting more in demand, and expecfled to b" higher foon. Bar- 

 ley, of which we have had large importations from the foiith, has 

 fallen in price ; it is now felling at 22s. and 23s. per boll, ^nd fales 

 very dull. Wheat, early in the feafon, fold at 27s. to 29^. per boll ; 

 but for fome months pafl there has been no demand for that article. 

 Potatoes are fcarce and dear, 24s. per boH, and expe6led to be higher : 

 our potato m^afure is equal to two Edinburgh bolls. Beef and mutton 

 from yd. to 8d. per lib. Amflerdam weight ; Pork 4d. 



Some drovers from the fouth have lately made their appearance, but 

 the prices of km llock cannot be noticed, as few or no fciles have ytt 



