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upon wet lands, the crop was, in many places, not woitli the tak- 

 ing up. They are already felling at 14s. per boll of 16 pecks, 

 26 lb. Amfterdam weight, each ; and apprchenfions are entertained, 

 that there will be a fcarcity of healthy leed for Uie next year's plant- 

 ing. ^ > 



Hay is fcarce, and already felling from 1 6d. to 2cd. per ftone. 

 A very great part of the crop was confumed, during the Autumn, 

 by farm hoifes, as green food was in many places not to be had, and 

 the peas and beans were fo late. Straw is likewife advanced to dou- 

 ble price ; but little of this article, from the nature of the leafes, 

 can in ordinary cafes be fold. 



Lean cattle, which were low at Falkirk, rofe much at the after 

 markets ; and a fmaller quantity than ufual is wintered in this coun- 

 ty. The crop being, on the whole, of lefs bulk than common, and 

 the fodder bad, are the caufes why a fmaller number are taken into 

 the flraw yard. 



The market has been fully fupplied with fat ftock for fome time 

 paft, but a good part has rather been of an inferior quality. The 

 failure of turnips, and the ftoppage of the diftilleries, necefTarily 

 brought a great number to fale, which would otherwife have been 

 put to the ftake ; but this extra quantity being now in a great mea- 

 sure removed, there is a probability that a fcaicity will foon be felt. 



A very fmall proportion of wheat has been got fown, perhaps not 

 the twentieth part of what was intended ; and if the Spring months 

 are not very dry, few farmers upon the clay lands can fow a peck 

 with advantage. Many of the Summer fallows remain undunged, 

 and ploughing was never farther behind. The working horfes, from 

 wet weather, heavy work in bringing home the crop, and badnefs of 

 food, are generally in a worfe condition than ufaal, aiid, from the 

 expence of keep it is highly probable, that they will not much im- 

 prove during the Winter months. 



On Wednefday fe'ennight, the weather materially changed, and 

 we have fince had fome heavy falls of fnow, attended with froft, ■■ 

 which has in a manner flopped all operations in the fitld, unlefs it 

 be the driving of dung. A few people have ploughed, but they 

 have done more hurt than good, by touching the land in fuch im- 

 proper condition. 



Haddington Corn Market, Dec. 27. — We had a pretty full mar- 

 ket qf wheat this day, for the feafon ; there being 350 bolls expof- 

 ed, which, fince the new crop appeared, have been ; ]\y ad quate 

 to fupply the demand. Laft year, during the Winter, we leldonx 

 had lefs than 500 bolls, one day above 700 bolls ; but fuch a quan- 

 tity would, at this time, fcarcely find purchafers. Whether this 

 circumftance proceeds from a reduced confumption, or from the Weft- 

 country dealers receiving fupplies from other quarters, we cannot 

 afcertain, though probably both contribute to lefTen the ufual de- 

 mand. 



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