f° P08 J [April 45 
MONTHLY AGRICULTURAL REPORT. He 
THE few beans and pease already above ground look healthy. ' Spring-sowing bendtally 
backward, but the Jands now work well. ‘The wheats recovered from the degree of 
damage receiy, ‘ed during winter, and in a flourishing state upon all good lands; but; on’ the 
cold and wet, Improyement must be waited for, and will depend on the mildn.ss of the spring. 
Some haye-still a yellow and, unhealthy appesrance. 
Accounts from yarious parts speak well of the remaining turnips, and the auie are said to 
bein a very thriying state. Winter tares, rye, young clovers, and grass, appear very pro- 
mising 5-and,the clover-seed of Jast.season has proved equal in quality to the finest of former 
years, indeed can. scarcely be remembered:so fine. Hay very scarce. 
Stock of cattle in the country abundant, cows rather dearer. Pigs becoming very plenti- 
ful, the. price of barley, pease, and ‘beans, having been for some time favourable to the 
‘bregder, anda Stock of pigs being-soon raised. The stock of wheat in the country is univer- 
sally ‘reckoned considerable, still siore so of barley, on which a farther depression Of price 
may pe expected, a circumstance extremely favourable to the public, since not only is the 
breeding of pigs encouraged, which shas been defective so many years, : but vast additional 
quantities ‘of park and bacon will in consequence be made, and the price of those necessary 
articles graqtly reduced in no great length of time. Should another large crop of wheat suc 
ceed, agreat revolution may .be expected in the’ price of all the necessaries of life, an ‘event 
which will be accelerated by. our constant large imports of provisions from Ireland, where 
also breeding. and stock.feeding is ina state of rapid increase and improyement. The fall of 
lambs.has .been very large and successful, and they: are likely to be very early fit for market. 
Fhe report.from all quarters fayourable. 
In Smithfield market, Beef fetches from 5s. to Gs. per stone of 8b. ;—»Mutton, from 53 
4d. \to.6s. 3—-V.eal, 6s. to-7s. 8d. ;—House-Lamb, 19s. Gd. to 17s. 6d. per quarter ;—ePork, 
"3. to-7s. rr 3—Bacon, 6s. 84. to7s, 4d. ;—Irish, 5s. 4d. to 5s. 10d. ;—+Fat, 4s. to 4s. 4d. i oy 
Skins, 203, to 3Qs, 
= Middlesex, March 25- 
MONTHLY COMMERCIAL REPORT, 
Betsy TraDE and Manuracturrs.—We regret to state that the manpfactories 
in Lancashire of cotton goods, at Notiingham of hosiery, &c. continue in the same‘des 
plorable way, for want of exportation to the'Continent, and failures of the most respectable | 
houses take place every day. We hope the intended relief offered by government of six 
millions t to. the merchants and manufacturers, may give some favourable turn to the present 
dreary aspect of affairs, but we apprehend that sbrec times the sum would not be sufficient 
for the intended purpose. 
The ptices of West=India cotton wool is merely nominal, there being no purdisaexa in the 
market for the article from the foregoing reasons. Dye-stuffs of every description are at 
reduced. prices, and West-India produce is flat_in the market, a little advance of about 3s: 
per cwt. has taken place in raw sugar,’ but coffee continues at nominal prices, and no. sale 
whatever for it. The manufactories of Birmingham, Sheffield, &c. of iron and, brass goods, 
&c. axe.at a.complete stand, and thousands of poor workmen totally out of employ: 
In Consequence of.the high price of bullion, the Bank of-England now receive the 5s. dol 
lars.at the.rate of hs. Gd. each, and issue them at the same rate, the dollar being worth nearly 
at value.at the present high price of silver; in consequence of this arrangement.the funds 
get fluctuated a little. 
. ‘The linen market at Dublin is just over, and, owing to the present unsettled state of 
affairs with America, no purchases whatever were made for the United States, consequently 
the articles of linen, sheetings, &c. went off at reduced . prices, and the market turned out 
an uncommonly ip one. for the manufacturers and bleachers of the,North. © 
_France.—Some kind of intercourse with respect to commercial correspondence with this 
country has at length taken place, by. the late arrival of mails from Germany, which broughts 
letters from: France dated four months back, and up to very recent dates. By.this convey~ 
ance it appears that Bonaparte’s burning decree still contipues in full force, end the most 
rigid exertions are used to prevent any kind of commercial intercourse with Great Britain- 
Yet our government have granted licenses to vessels to proceed to the continent, with per- 
mission to bring home seeds, &c. but all other French goods are prohibited. 
PorTuGAL.—tThe situation of this country has puta total stop to all kind of commerce, 
except the export of their wines, which, from the scarcity of wine, and the want of brandies 
to make them up, have got up to the enormous price of 6Ol. per pipe, exclusive of duty, 
excise, and charges, which, if added to the first cost, would bring port wine to a market at 
no less a pri¢e than 120!: per pipe! There are no old wines in the country, consequently the 
rices are likely to advance still higher. 
SPain.—The commerce with this ect is chiefly confined to Galles and that only i be 
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