230 Agricultural Intelltgence — England. April 



Fat ftock has advanced within the laft month, and will pro- 

 bahly get higher foon, as a fcarcity is expefted. The prices 

 at prefent are, beef 7s. 6d. and 8s. per flone of 14 lib. j 

 mutton 7d. or 8d. per lib. both finking the ofFal. 



In the prices of grain, there probably never was fo great a 

 variety as this year. The following, I believe, are nearly the 

 averages of the loweft and highell prices for the laft three 

 months. 



Wheat from 7s. to 13s. per bufiiel. 



Barley 4s. to Ss. ditto. 



Oats 4s. to 7s. ditto. 



Peas 8s. to lis. ditto. 



Beans <Ss. to 12s. ditto. 



Oats for feed have been fold as high as 7s. and 8s. per 

 bufliel ; peas lis. ; and beans 13s. 4d. per bufliel, Winchefter 

 njeafure. March 24. 



TorkJI/ire ^tarterly Report. 



The prefent favourable weather has enabled the farmer to 

 commence the operations of his Spring feed-time with promif- 

 ing aufpices, except from the uncertainty of the vegetation 

 of ft confiderable proportion of the grain. A greater allow« 

 ance of feed will be fown on every acre than ufual, which will 

 in no fmall degree aggravate the evil of fcarcity, fo juftly dread- 

 ed. A confiderable part of the bean lands is fown ; the oats 

 are In great forwardnefs ; and fome barley is put in upon the 

 dry foils after turnips ; but the preparation for this grain is 

 not generally much advanced, though the turnips are nearly 

 eaten off the ground. 



The wheats now affume a very promifing appearance on 

 dry warm foils. On the wet and loofe lands, the frequency of 

 bare frofts has affeded them feverely ; on fome of them the 

 blade is fcarcely vifible. 



From the general deficiency of turnips towards the Spring, 

 fome apprehenfions were entertained of a fcarcity of fodder ; 

 milder weather has in fome degree abated them. Hay is fold 

 from 5I. to 81. per ton. 



The price of wheat is about 14s., though it is rather a 

 falling than a rifing article ; barley los., oats 6s., and beans at 

 the enormous rate of 14s. per bufliel of Winchefler, for the 

 beft of each fort. The oats have turned out better than 

 many perfons expeded ; but the quality of general famples is 

 miferably bad. Confiderable lofs has enfued from warchoufing 

 fome. parcels of this and other grain : and corn this feafon is 

 in too damp a ftate for keeping ob fpeculation, unlefs it was 



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