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«rs. Much land has been tilled, and the fowing of oats is 

 far advanced. The land being' in line order for tillage, and 

 the feed having got a dry bed, it is to be hoped that the crop 

 will be good. Tlie fowing of beans and peas is not fo exten- 

 five as ufual, owing to the high price of feed. The farnner 

 cannot feed an acre of beans under 3I. los., when fown broad» 

 caft, which is frequently pradtifed in this county. 



Current Prices of Grain during the lall three months. 



1800. S. 8. 



January, , Wheat, from - 23 to 35 per boll. 

 Barley - - 20 to 30 



Oats - - 16 to 2 J 



Oat meal - 32 to 34 



Peas and beans, none expofcd to fale. 



February. Wheat, from - 25 to 43 



Barley - - 2 z to 30 



Oats - - 21 to 28 



Oat meal - 34 to 38 



Peas and beans - 25 to 3 2 



March. Wheat, from - 30 to 48 



Barley - - 25 to 35 



Oats - - 25 to 40 



Oat meal - 38 to 48 



Peas and beans - 27 to 32 



During the laft three months, the price of potatoes has 

 been gradually adv'ancing, and rifen from 12s. to 2cs. per boli 

 of 24 Dutch flone. The price of hay, of clover, and rve- 

 grafs, from is. 6d.,to 2s. ; and meadow hay is. per fionc. 

 Thatch of wheat ftraw Ss. the threave of 24 (heaves a vard 

 round. 



The great difference in the prices of the fame kind of grain, 

 is owing partly to the great difference of quality, and partly 

 to the progreffive rife. 



Northern ^larterly Report. 



The crop in the northern counties of Moray, Nairn, In- 

 vernefs, Rofs, Sutherland, and Caithnefs, has turned out 

 fully as produdtive as was expedled, and will do more than 

 fupply the confumption of the inhabitants. Within the I2II 

 two months, there has been cleared out at the different ports 

 within the precinds of Invernefs Cuftomhoufe, 2,260 quar- 



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