I08 ylgncultural Infelligence — Scotland. Jan. 



Of the above quantity, z6o bolls, by the market lift, were only 

 fold ; but it is fufpefted that fome may be fold, and not entered in 

 the clerk's book ; and that a part of what is orij^inallyyl/ «/>, is fold 

 privately after the coiiclufion of the market. The prices were : 



38s. 



373- 

 36s. 



353. 

 34s- 

 33s. 

 32s. 6d. 



32s. 

 31s. 



30s. 6d. 

 30s. 



The average price of the whole was il. iSs. 6d., being is. s^^d. 

 lower than lad market day. 



The utility of a market lifl is univerfally acknowledged, and Had- 

 dington is the only place in Scotland, where the real price of wheat 

 can be fairly calculated. It would be a defirable raeafure, were the 

 Magiftrates, or the Juftices, to extend the appointment to the other 

 markets, which might be attained by an additional clerk, or by hav- 

 ing the markets at feparate hours. 



Barley may be faid to have remained ftationary for fome weeks ; 

 prices were from 27s. to 33s. 6d. Oats fold well, efpecially thofe 

 of good quality, which indeed are not numerous. Belt price 31s. 

 6d. ; but a great many of bad quality have lately appeared in the 

 market, which of courfe have beta fold at various prices. Old peas 

 were as high as 36s., and new peas and beans were fold from 203. to 

 30s. ; but a full fupply of this article has not yet appeared. 



Mld-Lothian ^mrterly Report. 



From the long continued courfe of'inclernent weather, previous to 

 the lall quarter, it was anxiouHy hoped, that it would have proved 

 more favourable to agricultural operations ; and thus, in fome de- 

 gree, have counterafted the preceding ungenial feafon. In this, how- 

 ever, " the hope of the hufbandman has failed " as completely «s be- 

 fore. The month of Oclober was occupied by the farmer almoft 

 wholly in cutting down, and gathering in, under every unfavourable 

 circumltance, the fcanty produdl of a greatly damaged crop ; while 

 the <w!jeat-fjed, and the early fallow, were unavoidably poftponed to 

 an opportunity better adapted to thefe works. November followed 

 with the fame forbidding afpedl ; and now December, clothed with 

 fnow, puts a nnifhing hand to the operations of the year, leaving, at 

 the lealt, two thirds of the wheat-land unaccomplilhed, while a por- 

 tion (not inconfiderablej of the crop in the rauirlands is ftill expofed 

 to the Winter ftorm. 



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