49t Agricultural Intelligence — Scotland, Nov." 



Crops are fully equal to an averasre, bolh In point of quantity and qua- 

 lity. Potatoes, the principal fupport of the poorer claffes, are abun- 

 dant, and are felling at 8s. per boil of 256 pints. Importation, if at 

 all necefiary, will be very limited this feafon. Few fales of grain hav^ 

 •▼rt bpen made. Wheat and barley may be reported at 3CS. per boll. 

 Tnrnip!? are p^ood, and provf^ndcr of every fort plentiful. Drovers are 

 now buying all forts of cattle brlfl-cly, and at good prices. Sheep are 

 nearly one third below laft year's prices. Beef and mutton from 4d, 

 to 6d. per lib. Gel. 24. 



^Enjl' Lothian ^larierly Report. 



From the 3d to the 2Cth of Auguft, the weather was variable, ge- 

 revally wet ; and Tome of the rains being remarkably heavy, the ftrong 

 corns were much XcA^td^ confequently Impeded in their progrtfs to ma- 

 turity. The remainder of Augurt, and the whole of September, fur- 

 nlflied choice weather for ripening and harvefting the crop, thereby 

 leffening the damage apprehended to be done by the preceding rains. 

 October has been a variable month, often unfavourable to carrying fuch 

 crops as remained in the field, but not detrimental td the wheat-feed 

 preparation. The fowing of this grain Is therefore far advanced ; and 

 if decent weather is got for a fortnight longer, the extent of ground 

 occupied with it will probably be greater than ever known in this dif- 

 tria. 



Whatever deficiency of produce may exift in other diftrifts of the 

 idand, it may fafely be ilatcd that none will be found here, except per- 

 haps in the barley crop, occafioned by a fmaller quantity being fown 

 than in former years. Wheat, though it docs not yield to the Hack 

 like that of laft year, and is of inferior quality, yet, being generally 

 clofe in the ground, and of great bulk, the return per acre will on the 

 whole not be lefs than the ordinary average. Barley is of good quality, 

 though perhaps not more than one half of the acres cuftomarily fowa 

 were under this grain. Oata were a Ihort crop ; but the quality being 

 fine, and more (own than ufual, by rcafon of barley being fo unfale- 

 Jible, it is not fuppofed that the produce will be below a full average. 

 Peas and beins are generally good, and, being harvefted In fine condi- 

 tion, prornife to be of excellent quality, and more productive than for 

 fevcral preceding years. 



Markets; for grain have gradually advanced for feveral months ; but 

 the chief rife has been upon wheat, which is at leafl one third higher 

 than laft year at this time. A circumftance may be ftated extremely 

 creditable to the quality of the wheats raifed in this diftridl ; and it is 

 done upon the authority of an eminent corn-dealer, who is in the habit 

 <>f fending wheat to the London market. This gentleman, oftener 

 than once in the conrfe of the quarter has topped Marklane with 

 , wheats purchafed at Haddington ; and one day, in particular, his price 

 was four (hillingp per quarter higher than any other cargo prefented. — 

 Nov. 2. ■ 



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