1805.] Monthly Agrkuhural Report. 295 



Every thing appears to indicate approaching hoftilltiei on the Continent; the exchange 

 between Hamburg, &c. ana London has .slrfal) decliiisd. i hrce per cent and filver has ad- 

 vanced between twopence and threepence per oui.ce, from the confequent exp rtation of fubfi- 

 diary remittances. -altpctre and other articUs depr ding upon the war have all rilen confi- 

 derably, (till there is nothing doin". '\lthcugh our iniportations hive been la:ge, our e«- 

 portatiops (which j'ive life to thcadivity of buiinefi) hav- been f.> checked and narrowed by 

 the unfettled ftate ct the Continent, that our manufafturing trade is almoft ftagnated. 



The Eaft India Fleet, of feventeen fliios, which ariived in thecurrent month, were laden, 

 (jefides mifcelUneous articles, with Bengal piecu goods, viz. 



Mullins, 86,984 Pieres. 



Calicoes, 528,631 Ditt.n. 



i'rohibited Goods, 120,991 Ditto. 



Of Ccaft Piece Goods, viz. 



Muflins, 160 Pieces. 



CalicoeE, 3 3^)394 Ditto. 



Prohibited Goods, 84,581 Ditto. 



Company's Drugs. 



Saltpetre, 6i,6i8Cwt. 



Raw bilk, 4i4,Sc6 lb. 



Su;ir, 4?.,S-8 Cv.t. 



Pepper, 1,1415,457 lb. 



Cinnamon, 8,003 lb. 



The Cargoes of the ffventeen China Ships confifteJ of 



Cherts large. Half. Quarter. Totil. lb?. 



Tea Bohea, 3,380 1:650 S.^oo 8,350 i/.7S,450 



Beit Buhea, '. •jjSeo 337,72-2 



Congou, l"4,57o l6,i;6,J45 



Campoi, 4-,Si3 <5"4i93(> 



Souchong, 8,6-^6 6 'i,'^oy 



Twankay, 4;, 559 3,7-5,100 



Hjfon Skin, 51225 3 '^■'5' 



Superior ditto, 339 , 21,913 



Hyfon, 20,040 i,2?S,-J7i 



To'.al Chefls, z'i'-^^g 24G;7;4p5 



Raw Silk, Baits, 720 lbs. "2,447 



Nankeens, Pi-ces, 175,000 



EeGdes feveral Parcels of Goods, the Particulars whereof are not vet known. 



MONTHLY AGR1CULTUR.\L REPQIIT. 

 'T'HE feafon for reaping, ntiowinj;, anJ hjr«ei1ing the grain, has ihll continued unufually 

 fine and favourahie, (o much io, that in'molV of the midland counties, nearly ni the 

 corn h?s been carried and well (tcurcd- In the iHe of T'hinet, wiii-re he crops have 

 this year been uncDirimoniy fine, 'he wh ile I'.is been carried, th- Canary ferd oniv ex- 

 cepted. In the Frns of Ccituridg- anu Lincoln, wlicre tin- cropj are h; vy and atiuniant, 

 much corn has b-.-.-n cut and c.irried j and even in th* Noiiicrn oiltrift , the narveit is 

 in a more advuK.d 't.te, thin is ufijal at this oate. We have, indeed, tile moft pleafing 

 accounts of the gooiinels an-l abundance of m^lt of the grain crops. Peis and Bean* 

 are particuLrly good 1 very where; and the Red LKiver now Handing for feed is well 

 heidrd, and promifes pUnly. Tne new Wheats wh ch have co:T)e to M uk-lane from 

 Kent and EH't-x beins; generally gooo, and (omc of them of fupe-ior quality, the fined 

 famples have gone oH-' briiltly Ji a (ni.ill aivance for the purpi le of m XMig with the old. 

 Wheat variet from 75s. to Sos. 8;3. ;nj 90s. In Baihy and iVlalt t!iere is not much al- 

 teration, and but litcle di-ing: Bariey felis from 3 :'.s. to 45s. j Malt from 76s. to Sjs. • 

 Ojts 305. to 35s. ; and PolUrd 37$. 



Turnips, in general, prove a b»tter crop than wis at firft expeded ; and in the Fen» 

 Colefeed appears a very fi le pi uit, ond many icrcs are fown. 



The Pafturei appear ur.blujily fine, and .-ft'ort a very full bite. Hay fells from «1. 3s, 

 to 4I. 4s. and 5I. per ton , anu atriw from 2I. 14. to zi. 14s. and 2I. ifis. 



The opinions refpefting the imiiroveitic nt of the i)rcfeiit crop of Hops h:ivr very much 

 iufluated fince our lall. Some prilins thought the improvements fo conlidcrable that 

 th» produce wuuld be 4c,, co bags or upward., hence the market became very flat, and 



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