Account of Wheat sold in Haddington Marhet 1803. ^59 



it is generally faid, that money is the fincws of war ; the fame may 

 be aflfcrtec), with eqaal propriety, when applied to the improvement 

 and melioration of the foil. The quantity of lime purchalcd from the 

 kilns in this neighbourhood in one feafon, i:^ generally in proportioa 

 to the quantity of money in the pockets of the farn^ers; and it can be 

 foretold, with tolerable accuracy, whether the falc is to be fmart or 

 dull by the nature of the crops and markets of the preceding year. 

 TJie fales of the bygone feafon were a good deal below an average, 

 owing to the prices of laft year being fo low, unlefs with farmers 

 of confiderable capital. 



An abominable practice was introduced here four years fince, by 

 one of our lime proprietors, who, from downright greed, took the 

 works into her own hand : Finding it a lofing concern, various modes 

 were reforted to for making it a better one, and at laft it was refolved 

 to fell only by weight, allowing ^~ cwt. to be a boll of barley mea- 

 fure. But this is not the worft of it, having a coal work for the ufe 

 of burning lime only, the patriotic refolution was formed, of giving 

 no coals for the other lime works, unlefs the owners would come in- 

 to the lame meaiiures. 



Thus a combination was formed to fell only by weight : And this 

 reprehenfible practice calls loudly for animadverfion and reJrefs. 

 The price is 5id per cwt. but it is not the price, but the unhallowed 

 pra6lice of compelling people to give a premium for rendering the 

 article lefs perfecSl, that is complained of; it being felf evident that the 

 worfe the lime ftone is burnt, it will weigh the heavier ; neither has 

 the purchafer any proper check, as few farm fervants underftand or 

 care much about the matter. Thus a great lofs is fuftained by the 

 public, both in refpe^l: of money and carriage, while the full benefit 

 of the article is withheld from the land. 



ACCOUNT OF WHEAT fold in Haddington Market, for ready Money, from 

 the 3d of December, 1802, to 25th November, 1803, both days firclufive. 



Proceeds. Weekly Monthly- 



Average. Average. 



L. I 6 iiA 

 I 8 iiA 

 I 9 9A 

 I 8 loA 

 I 6 10 A 



L. I 8 Ot% 



L. I ^ f^ 



Z zz 2 



