1825.] 
eastern breezes, and the nights have been 
often yery chilly, or cold. . The wheat-crop 
is great (as_occurs periodically), on favour- 
able soils, with the drawback of some injury 
from blight in. the: fens and other ‘exposed 
Situations,;. From the drought: also, which 
lasted longer in. most other countries than 
in this, the grain.is not so well filled.or 
plump,-as when moistened by seasouble 
showets..,-Ehe- blooming: season, also, was 
not the most favourable, from the coldness 
of the,nights, almost throughout; and as 
wheat, in some parts, has been cut green 
and in the milky state, and much carted 
during the rains, there will be a consider- 
able quantity. of a rough kind. On the 
whole, the quantity is abundant, the gene- 
ral quality fine and weighty, and perhaps 
the wheat crop, aided by the potata, may 
be deemed a sufficient two-years’ supply of 
bread. for the population of Britam and 
Ireland. As to the stock of old wheat on 
hand, the discrepancies still continue: some 
taleulators holding it to be the largest we 
have held at harvest of late years; others, 
that it is really so small as to be au insufii- 
cient supply of seed and bread-cdrn until 
Christmas. Before that period, our specu- 
lations will be brought to somewhat like 
certainty. Barley ranks as the next best 
crop, the quality: fine; and much old malt 
on hand. Oats, beans and. pease the least 
abundant, with still various favourable ex- 
ceptions. _ The Hainault scythe; for mow- 
ing wheat, introduced some: years: since, 
without success; here, is again under expe- 
riment in Scotland: -it has succeeded in 
North America... The- general - harvest, 
already finished in all the forward districts, 
will finally elose with the current month. 
The finest samples of: new white wheat, 
within forty miles, of the metropolis, have 
rendered.86-per quarter; and some of the 
weightiest wheat has reached 65 lb. the 
Winchester bushel, clear of the sack. The 
harvest; has; been rapid, and favourable to 
the farmer in point of.expense, . The hur- 
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173 
ricane on the 4th inst. was his greatest 
enemy. Potatoes were considerably injured 
by early blight, and subsequently: ‘by the 
drought. |The Swedish >turnips,;a ‘very 
important crop, have been: much -hurt,! and 
the common sort have been re-sown overa 
great extent of land. ‘Tares, clovers, all the 
grasses, haye suffered ; the hay. crop shart ; 
straw by no means abundant ; and: much 
hay consumed during the drought. From 
this combination of unfavourable ‘cireum- 
stances, the winter keep of cattle and sheep 
_will be in great request, and provisions dear 
in proportion. According to custom in the 
western counties, wheat-sowing commenced 
nearly with harvest. The earliest cutting 
of wheat, July 22. Trefoil, rape and other 
seeds, good samples. In the Highlands, 
N.B., the rains were plentiful, and their 
crops are large, Barley a great crop through- 
out Scotland, but prematurely ripened ; 
thence the kernel not so well filled... Com- 
plaints, in the country, of the scarcity.of 
kitchen- stuff and orchard fruits.’, The 
flavour of fruit generally inferior, from the 
variations of the season, Game in great 
plenty. Wool steady, rather advancing. 
Hops rising: the crop nearly destroyed on 
the old grounds. The price of store cattle 
and sheep, depressed somewhat by the 
drought, reviving. Timber declining: eon- 
siderably, from the very large importations. 
Smithfield : —Beef, 4s.’ Od: ‘to ‘5s. 0d.— 
Mutton, 4s. 4d. to 5s. 2d.—Lamb, 5s. Od. 
to 5s. 8d.—Veal, 5s. Od. to 6s. 2d. Pork, 
5s. to 6s.— Best Dairy-fed, 6s.6d id. —Rough 
Fat, 2s. 4d: 
Corn Exchange :—Wheat, 52s. to S4s,.— 
Barley, 32s. to 47%s.—Oats, 233. to 36s.— 
Bread (London), 103d. thé loaf of 41b,— 
Hay, per load, 60s. to 105s:—Clover, ditto, 
80s. to 140s. — Straw,’ 36s. to 483.’ ” 
Coals in the Pool, 33s. Od. to 41s. Od. per 
Chaldron, 
Middleser, Aug, 22... . 
bake is “MONTHLY COMMERCIAL. REPORT. i 
SMITE 209 
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Ti GAR. — British Plantation Sugar has advanced considerably since .our Jost Report ; 
_ the demand brisk, and prices steady, at our quotations. 
‘ ed by the refiners, and the holders of raw Sugar:stiffin their demands. - 
ee .—The demand for Coffee has been extremely dull for the last month, and a 
n of Is, to 2s,.per cwt. has taken place. 
limited to very low prices. 
Large quantities have been. 
The orders from. the ‘Continent are 
Cotton.—This article is very dull, chiefly owing to the recent failures at sag of 
some of the most. respectable merchants and cotton-dealers in that town. 
Prices are 
y petes offered, but few. purchasers, in the, expectation \that, large quantities 
of of the alate the hands of the trustees or assignees, will shortly be Droste. 8 into the 
market. 
att ton and Hollands. Rum continues in demand at advanced prices, an 
ognac Brandy is likewise in demand, and prices 
‘ Se ‘pe = on (i bond) baw been: obtained for fine marks 3 ; Pinsianist 
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