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Postscript to Scots Intelligence. 



NORTHERN REPORT. 



Regarding the prefent Itate of outcrops, 1 am forry to fay that 

 nothing very favourable can be mentioned. Not more than half 

 the ufual quantity of wheat was fown 5 or, in other words, what 

 ■with the difRculty which attended the fowing, and what has been 

 ploughed down, not half the ufual quantity remains ; and we can- 

 not promife h.^If of an average crop from its prodnce. Barley 

 and oats look tolerably well, and are greatly improved by the late 

 rains, which were much wanted before we received them. Some 

 of the barley is in the ear. Peas, in general, are very indilVerent. 

 Hay harveft is begun, but the crop is light. The Summer has 

 hitherto been cold and ungenial. Some demand has lately been 

 for cattle, which have fold at pretty high prices. Beef and mut- 

 ton fell at 6d. per lb. ; oat meal from 40s. to. 50s. per boll of 9 

 Hones Dutch j bear meal from 32s. to 40s. per boll of 10 ftones, 

 oats 40s. to 50s. per boll of 5 firlots j barley, per boll of 4 firlots 

 40s. to 48s. I believe little wheat and peas have been fold for 

 thefe three months paft. The late rain was very feafonable for 

 the turnip "crop, which will now in all probability turn out a good 

 crop. 1 heard of few complaints in this quarter from the flug or 

 ivorm, that has been fo much noticed in other parts. I truft it 

 will be in my power (hortly to fend fome important inform ation 

 refpefting the flieep hufhandry of the northern counties, which I 

 expedl from a gentleman who has extenfive|concerns in that line, 

 and is well qualified for communicating fuch information. 



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Haddington, July 11. — Our wheat market was rather dull, and 

 prices were lower this day than laft. Highefl; prices 63s. 6d. ) but 

 only fix bolls fold at that rate. Current prices were from 55s. to 

 58s. Oats much' as formerly j higheft 50s. j but the quantity was 

 not great. Barley advanced 2s. j and likewife peas and beans. 



Ob ITU ART. 



April 3. At London, William Hall, Efq. of Whitehall, parifli 

 of Chirnfide, county of Berwick. 



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