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might have been ^\^^ned. Dry weather is generally moll favourable ts 

 the leading crop, wlit-at ; which, accordingly, is thought an unufually 

 abundant crop : yet, fo great a proportion of that grain has fuffered 

 materially from the mildew, that it cannot yield, on the whole, that 

 product, both in refpedl to quality and quantity, that was promifed by 

 the veiy flattering a])pearance of the crops in their earlier flage of ripen- 

 ing. However, many good famples are fhown in tho markets, wiiichj 

 notwithllanding, do not command a price by any means adequate to 

 -what might very reafonably have been expedted from the great number 

 •f thofe of inferior forts. 



Barley and oats are fair average crops ; but bean:* are very defeftive 

 in general. Potatoes are not half a crop. Beil: wheat 7 s. 6d ; bar- 

 ley 4s. ; oats 3s. 6d. ; beans 6s. per budiel of Wincheilcr. Potatoes 

 ^s. per bufiiel, upheapcd. Apples 28. to 4s. per peck ; yet the latter 

 are abundant in produce. 



Rape was not fown in any great quantity in this ditlrift, but was 

 tolerably pioduttive of feed — the price about 40I. per laft. Flax was 

 a good crop, and well crowned v/ith feed, which fells at about 12s. 

 per bulliel. 



The unufual dr^mefs of the feafon lias rendered the complete fallow- 

 ing of ilrong foils a perfectly eafy operation : but, from the fame caufe, 

 the produce of the turnip crop will be fcarcely adequate to one third 

 ©f the common average. The better fort, though fmall in root, are 

 felling to the flock-mailers and jobbers at five guineas per acre i-- an ex- 

 cellent price to the gi-ower. We have lately had a moderate fupply of 

 rain ; fince which, much wheat has been fown in very good order, and 

 in fome fields it already begins to appear in blade. The young feeds 

 are not of fo fcanty a fward as was expelled ; but there is little or no 

 grafs either in the paflures or meadows. The profpc6l is rather gloomy 

 to the flock-farmer, as a vevj poor price is offered for fuch flore cattle 

 and fiieep, as he cannot hnd means of fupporting through the approach- 

 ing winter. 



Cattle and fheep for flore are rapidly declining in price. Hay as 

 rapidly rinng, and now feUing from 61. to 81. per ton. Fat cattle and 

 flieep are alio lowering. Beil beef yd. to 8d. ; Mutton, Veal, and 

 Pork 6d. to yd. Butter is. 6d. per lib. avoirdupois. Od. 20. 



Letter from London^ Oct, 24. 



* On inquiring, I find that the bean crop, which was generally al- 

 lowed to be a fmall one, turns out better in feveral diilritls than ori- 

 ginally cxpecled ; but flill it will be defective. Peas, on the whole, 

 are alfo below an average ; but the grey varieties of this grain, late- 

 ly offered at market, are of excellent quality ; and the fupply of both 

 greys and boilers was lafl week greater than we have for a long time 

 received. The account of barleys is flill very favourable, and the 

 produce prcfentcd is of a fine quahty. Wheat is not fo generally hurt 

 by b%ht iui/vl culde^^;i as '.v?^ reported, The crop of this grain is 



