232 j^gricultural Intelligence — England. April 



perfons with fmall incomes, tradtfirien, mechanics, and httlc 

 farmers, are much to be himented. A general apprehenfion 

 prevails, that wheat of the coming crop will be defetlive. 

 Some few perfons have already fown part of it over again ; 

 but we often fow oats amongrt it when thin, at this fcafon of 

 the year. 



On Wednefday the zSth March, Lord Carrington was 

 eledled Prefident of the Board of Agriculture, in room ot 



Lord SOMMERVILLK. 



The Board of Agriculture, taking into their ferious con- 

 fideration the high price of corn in 179?, and the prefent 

 levere fcarcity, have wrote letters to their different corre- 

 fpondents in the kingdom, rtquelb'ng their opinion on the 

 beft means of preventing the like in future ; which we hope 

 will caufe the attention of perfons verfant in inquiries of this 

 nature, to be direfted to fuch an important and falutary 

 objeft. 



We have not heard of any other particular proceedings 

 which have lately occurred at the Board. But when matters 

 of importance occupy the deliberations of this refpetlable 

 Inllitution, the fame fhall always be fully detailed in this 

 Magazine. 



Average Prices of Corn, per garter, for England and Wales, 



Wheat, Rye, Barley, Oats, Beans, Peas. 



107s. 8d. 78s. 5d. 56s. cd. 39s. 6d. 69s. 4d. 6Ss. 2d. 



Oat meal per boll of 140 lib. avoirdupois, 66s. 9d. 



ExtraSi of a Letffr fro7n London, March 31. — The counties 

 round London have had a favourable feed-time ; and the differ- 

 ent grains are all put into the ground in good order. The 

 wheat fields look exceedingly well, having greatly improved in 

 the courfe of lail month ; though, on fome of the higher lying 

 lands, they ftill have a yellow appearance. Seed corn of every 

 kind has been very high this Spring. Oats 60s. to 63s. per 

 quarter. Barley 75s. Beans 66s. Small ditto 72s. Tares 

 are now as high as 21s. to 23s. per bufhel. At Marklane, the 

 prices of grain have been fteady for five weeks pa!t. Wheat was 

 rather higher this day. Fine Effcx 124s. per quarter. Ordi- 

 nary and kiln-dried barley 40s. to 50s. Fine mealing barley 

 70s. to 72s., but few famples good. Malt from 5CS. to 86s. ; 

 fine malt very fcarce. Feed cats 35s. to 42s, Polands 44s. 



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