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THE FARMER'S MAGAZINE. 



IMPERIAL AVERAGES. 



Fob the last Six 

 Weeks : 



March 10, 1860 



March 17, 18G0 



March 24, 1880 



March 31, 1860 



April 7, 1860 



April 14, 1860 



Aggregate average . 

 Same time last year 



Wheat. 

 s. d. 

 45 

 45 

 45 

 46 

 47 

 49 

 46 

 40 



Barley. 



s. d. 

 36 3 

 36 5 



36 11 



37 2 



36 4 



37 2 

 36 9 

 34 1 



Oats. ' Eye. 



s. d. s. d. 

 9 30 5 

 1 ! 34 10 

 4 32 



36 9 

 31 8 

 36 10 

 33 9 

 31 9 



Beans. 

 s. d. 

 39 6 

 39 7 

 39 3 



39 11 



40 2 

 39 9 



39 8 



40 11 



Peas- 

 s. d. 

 37 3 



37 

 37 

 38 

 38 

 38 



37 11 

 39 6 



FLUCTUATIONS IN THE AVERAGE PRICE OF WHEAT. 



Price. 

 49s~rd7 



Mar 



47s. 

 4Gs. 

 45s. 

 45s. 

 45s. 



9d. 

 5d. 

 6d. 

 2d. 

 Od. 



10. 



r 



Mar. 17. Mar. 24. Mar. 31. 



r 

 .J 



Api'il 7. 'April 14. 

 • • r 



MONTHLY RETURN. 



An Account shewing the Quantities of Corn 

 Grain, Meal, and Flour, imported into the 

 United Kingdom, and admitted to Home Con- 

 sumption, IN THE MONTH OF MARCH, 1860. 



Species of Corn, Grain, 

 Meal, and Flour. 



Wheat 



Barley 



Oats 



Rye 



Peas 



Beans 



Maize or Indian Com .. 



Buck Wheat 



Bere or Bigg 



Total of Corn and Grain 



Wheat Meal and Flour 



Barley Meal 



Oat Meal 



Rye Meal 



Pea Meal 



Bean Meal 



Indian Meal ■ 



Buck WheatiMeal 



Total of Meal and Flour, 



Imported , ^'"P°'*f.'', 



from'foreign^--B^5^-h 



Countries. f^ZEurove 



qrs. bush. qrs. bush. 

 101651 5 I 4 



133322 7 ' 4 



28711 1 I — 



7042 4 



25854 3 



66393 6 



2469 1 



66 2 



27 5 



365445 2 



98 3 



cwts. qr.lb. cwts.qr.lb, 

 117773 1 3 169 11 



61 o' — 

 12 1 0: — 



262 1 11 

 14 3 10 



2 



118123 2 24I 171 11 



Total. 



qrs. bush. 



101652 1 



133326 7 



58711 1 



7108 C 



25864 3 



66421 2 



2469 I 



365543 5 



cwts.qr.lb. 

 117942 1 14 



61 

 12 1 



264 1 11 

 14 3 10 



118294 3 7 



PRICES OF SEEDS. 



BRITISH SEEDS. 

 MnsTARDSEED, per bush., new 10s. to 14s. brown 12s. to 16s. 



Coriander, per cwt 148. 16s. 



Canary, per qr 50s. 54s. 



Trefoil, new 173. 21s. 



Tares , winter, new, per bushel Os. to Os. Od. 



Linseed, per qr., sowing — s. to 64s. crushing.. 54s. to 58s. 



Linseed Cakes, per ton ^9 lOs. to f 10 10s. 



R APESEED, per qr, 62s. to 66s. 



Rape Cake, per ton .£5 10s.to£6 Os. 



FOREIGN SEEDS, &c. 



Cloverseed, red 38s. to 48s white 82s. to 90s. 



Trefoil 17s. 21s. 



Hempseed, small, — s. per qr Dutch — s. 40s. 



Coriander, per cwt 16s. 18s. 



Carrawat „ 32s. — s. 



Linseed, per qr., Baltic 50s. to 52s Bombay 52s. 56s. 



Linseed Cake, per ton £9 10s.to£ll Os. 



Rapeseed, Dutch 58s. to 62s. 



Rape Cake, per ton £5 Os. to ^6 Os. 



HOP MARKET. 



BOROUGH, Monday, April 23.— We have no change to 

 report in our market, which continues firm, with but little 



doins 



Mid and East Kents 80s,, lOSs., UOa. 



Weald of Rents 62s., 75»., 82s. 



Sussex ^.... 608., 758.. 768. 



Mease and Wild. 



COVENT GARDEN MARKET. 



LONDON, Saturday, April 21 Vegetables continue to 



improve both in quality and quantity, and prices are becoming 

 more moderate. Pine Apples have not altered since our last 

 report. Grapes are a trifle cheaper. Good Apples and Pears are 

 scarce. The /brnier still consist of Golden Knot>, Bess Pool, and 

 Wj'ken Pippin, and the latter of Ne Plus Meuris, Beurre Ranee, 

 and Easter Beurre. Oranges are plentiful and cheap. Good 

 Cobs realize Is. per lb., and Spanish Hazel Nuts for planting 

 16s. per busli. Rhubarb is furnished in large quantities. 

 Parsley is cheaper. Green Peas may be obtained. Potatoes 

 realize 4s. 6d. per bushel. New frame ones may be had 

 at from 8s. to 5s. per lb. Mushrooms can still be obtained 

 in small quantities. Cut flower.'! chiefly consist of Orchids, 

 Gardenias, Violets, Mignonette, Camellias, Azaleas, Heath*, 

 Primulas, Geraniums, and Roses, 



FRUIT. 



Strawberries, per oz. 



Apples, per doz 2 



Oranpes per 100 2 



Melons, each 



Cobnuts, per 100 lbs. ..100 



Mulberries, per lb 



Grapes, perlb 12 



Chesnuts, perpeck., ., 



8. d. s. d. 



1 6to 2 6 



6 



d. 6. d- 



Pineapples, per lb 8 0tol2 



Currants, p. half sieve 



6 8 Apricots, per dozen ..0 



Lemons, per 100 6 



Plums, per punnet..., 



Pears, per dozen 6 10 



20 Pometfranates,each... 



Filberts, per 100 lbs... 



VEGETABLES. 















8 I' 



8. d. B. d. 

 

 

 

 

 



Broccoli, per doz 4 to 8 



Greens, p. doz. bunches 4 6 6 



Cabbages, per do 2 



Seakale, per punnet.... 2 

 French beans, per 100.. 3 

 Asparagus, per bundle . 6 

 Rhubarb, per bundle .. 



Potatoes, per ton 90 100 



Do. per bush 3 4 



Do. per cwt 6 



Do. new, per lb 



3 



3 



3 



10 



6 1 







6 



8 















Green Peas, per ^ sieve 10 12 



Carrots, per bunch 6 8 



Turnips, per bunch.... 5 7 



Spinach, per sieve 4 5 



Cucumbers, eaoh 10 3 



s. d. 8. d. 



Beet, per dozen 16 2 



Onions, per half-sieve., 10 16 



Portugal, each 2 4 



Celery, per bundle 16 2 



Shallots, per lb 6 8 



Garlic, per lb 6 8 



Lettuce, cab., per score. 16 2 6 



Tomatoes, per ^-sieve ..0 



Endive, per score 10 2 



Radishes,turnp,per doz. 



Horseradish, per bundle 16 4 



Mushrooms, jter pottle .20 26 



Parsley, per 12 bunches 4 8 



Artichokes, per doz 6 8 



Marjoram, per bunch ..0 



Savory, per bunch 2 4 



POTATO MARKETS. 



SOUTHWARK WATERSIDE. 

 LONDON, Monday, April 23. — During the past week 

 the arrivals coastwise have been stnalj, but the trade con- 

 tinues dull. The following are this day's quotations : — 



York Regents 908. to 150s, per ton. 



Lincolushireditto 80s. to 100s. „ 



Dunbar ditto lOOs, tol208. ,, 



Perth, Forfar, Fifeshire Regents SOs. to lOOs. „ 

 Do,, do., rocks and reds . . . . 758. to 90s. „ 



Irish whites 708. to SOs. ,, 



French ditto 703. to 808. ,, 



Belgian ditto .. ., .. ., 60s. to 708. „ 



BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. 

 LONDON, Monday, A i ril 23.— For the time of year, the 

 arrivals of Potatoes are mcUerate, and in somewhat improved 

 condition. Good and sound samples are in request at full 

 quotations, but inferior parcels are very dull. The imports last 

 week were 6 bags from Rotterdam, 18 from Bremen, 6 from 

 Harlingen, and 30 from Hambro'. 



York Regents 120s. to 1658. per ton. 



Ditto Flukes 120s. to 150s. „ 



Essex and Kent 80s. to 1203. „ 



Scotch 100s. to 120s. „ 



Ditto Cups 908. tolOOs, „ 



Dunbars lOOs. to 1208. „ 



CHICORY. 



LONDON, Saturday, April 21.— We have to report a mode- 

 rate inquiry for both English and foreign Chicory, the supply of 

 which is by no means extensive, at late currencies. 



ANTWEKP ...£13 lOto jEH 10 







13 11 



13 iO 14 10 



ENGLISH, per toii£13 0to£14 

 HARLINOEN.... 13 10 14 10 



BRUGES )3 6 14 



HAMBURG ]3 13 10 



DACJKUM 

 GUERNSEY.. 

 BELGIUM ... 



HAY MARKETS. 



LONDON, Saturday, April 21.-SMITHFIELD.— Trade 

 rather active ; prime qualities very dear. Supplies moderate. 



CUMBERLAND.— Trade firm. 



WHITECHAPEL.— A steady demand for both hay and slraw 

 at our quotations. 



MEADOW HAY , 



CLOVER , 



STRAW..... 



At per load of 36 Trusses. 



bMITHFIELD. 



60s. to 100s. 

 80s. ]16s. 

 27s. 34a. 



Cumberland. 

 60s. to ]008. 

 SOs. 115s. 

 285. 3l)s: 



Whitechapei,, 

 60s. tolOOs. 

 853. J 16a. 

 268. 32a. 



