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well as to other fpecles of crop. ^\it farmers are always complain* 

 ing J which is the more unreafonable at the prefent moment, when 

 ■we have it officially announced, as ufual, in the newfpapers, 

 (founded on many well authenticated auguries from bee-hives and 

 bird-nefts), That the prefent crop is to be the gheatest in the 



MEMORY OF MAN. 



Prices continue not only high, but to Increafe : Of this, how- 

 ever, the farmers can now clearly wa(h their hands, as not one of 

 them in twenty has a fingle grain to difpofe of. To the port of 

 Leith, the country now turns its eyes. The importation there has, 

 happily, been very extenfive •, and, there is room to hope, will be 

 able, at whatever price, to infue from famine j particularly owing 

 to the exertions of the Friendly Societie-, who have imported aU 

 rnoft one fiftieth part of the whole. 



The following have been the current prices of grain, &c. 



y^pril. 

 Shi/. 

 Wheat, per boll, from 47 to 50 

 Barley, ditto 43 — 50 



0*ts, ditto 43 — 53 



Beans and Peas, ditto 44 — 50 



d. d. 

 Oat-meal the peck, 35 — 42I 



Potatoes, during feed time, as high as 2s. 6d. the peck j and 

 even for the table have fince not been under 2s. 



Butcher-meat was alfo uncommonly dear, having gone as high as 

 from lod. to I2d. the lib.; but, of late, from the influx of lamb 

 and other grafs fed meat, is become more moderate. But nothing 

 appeared fo extravagant in price as frefh butter, which, during the 

 months of April and May, fold at from aod. to 2s. the lib. of 22 

 cz. Aflbciations were repeatedly endeavoured to be formed to 

 reduce its price, by refraining from the ufe, but to no purpofe j 

 for, although this confpiracy and combination was openly recom- 

 mended from the newfpapers, yet the rate continued undepreffed, 

 till, in the courfe of the feafon, (from the return of good pafture 

 increafing the quantity), the price was reduced through natural 

 means. It fells now at from is. to i6d. 



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