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much behind, though, in ordinary years, they are always before us. 

 Turnips are generally good. I never had better. Oat-meal fells at 

 2s. 6d., and barley-meal at is. 6d. per peck. Barley for malting 

 has been fold from 45s. to 48s. per boll, but not much to be got at 

 any price. Potatoes are a bad crop, which will prove a material lofs 

 to the lower clafles. Cattle have a tolerably quick fale, but they 

 are not plentiful ; 1 mean good ones. 



Extra ff of a Letter from a Farmer in Tevlotdale, October 3. 



The corn-crop, in the low diftrift of Roxburgh (hi re, v>'ill not 

 average that of laft year in the number of bolls ; but, from the fu- 

 perior quality, will be fully equal (oats excepted) in point of the 

 means of fubfiflence. From the beo^inning of September to the 

 10th, we had almoft conftant fogs, breaking into fhowers, which 

 damaged the corn very much, caufing a great part of it to fprout, 

 whether cut or uncut, particularly wheat. In the higher diltrifts, 

 the harvefl. is already completed, and will yield more than double of 

 lall year's produce, both in quantity and quality. Turnips, upon 

 which we place great dependence, may be faid to be a full crop, ex- 

 cept thofe fown upon clay foils, which have completely failed. 

 From the great deficiency of fodder and grafs, recourfe will be had 

 to them early. It is expefted that they will bring high prices. 



Grain ftill keeps high. Wheat, from 62s. to 75s. 6d. per boll 

 of 6 bufhels ; barley, 383. to 50s. ; oats, 30s. to 37s. per boll of 

 74 bufhels. No peas or beans in the market. Beef, 4d. to 6d. ; 

 mutton, 34d. to 6d. ; veal, 5d. to 7d. ; lamb, 3d. to 5d. ; pork, 

 3d. to 44d. ; all per lib. weight of 17! Englifh ounces. 



Potatoes, which in the beginning of Summer flattered our hopes, 

 will turn out an ordinary crop, being ftinted in their growth by the 

 fevere drought. Short wool was fold from 203. to 28s. ; fome very 

 fine, as high as 32s. ; long dicto, i8s. to 2 is. per ftone. Batter 

 i8d. per lib. of 24 ounces ; and in firkins of 56 lib. avoirdupois^ 

 from 553. to 63s. As to cheefe, no price is yet fixed, but from 

 los. to 123. per flone is expefted. Hay was a very light crop ; but 

 we have fmall demand for that article, unlefs during a fevere Win- 

 ter. Oat-meal is 4s. per ftone, but expe£ted lower next week. 



Extradt of a Letter from a refpeBable Hoife in GlafgonVy 08. 3. 



We have had a confiderable import of flour and wheat from 

 America ; not lefs than 8000 or 9000 barrels of flour, and 

 16,000 bolls of wheat, of excellent quality, and in good condi- 

 tion. The canal being fhut up on account of the great drought, 



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