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has improved greatly and will be productive ; but the pastures which from the failure of 
turnips, were eaten early and bare, will not render much product until autumn. The 
stock of old hay is much exhausted. The cloyers in this country, one of the best for that 
plant, have greatly improved. Of potatoes we have no account. It will be a great fruit 
year, with some exceptions. The hops, well washed and mundified by the rains, have 
taken a new lease, and are likely to prove better than bargain. The sheep-shearing was 
risked early, in our changeful climate, and the clip will make a large addition to a hitherto 
immoveable stock, though they write from the north, of a prospect of demand. Fat 
and lean stock gradually decline in price. Some small advance in the country, of the 
price of good horses, still twenty per cent. below last year’s price. Importation of 
horses from the Netherlands, continues on reduced terms. Here we have the recipro- 
‘city (we recollect the birth of that term—Falkland’s Isles) of free trade. We breed 
-race horses and asses for the continent, and the continent supplies us with cart horses. 
Intestine war between the buyers and sellers of corn, respecting the use or disuse of 
the new measure; serving to prove the legislative error in not making the universal 
adoption of the imperial bushel, imperative. A word to the wise. We have been 
informed of several considerable farms Jet at an advanced rent, which impressed us with 
admiration at the temerity of one party and the confidence of the other. We should 
have added above, that the breeding of draught horses proceeds universally, and with 
such spirit as to promise an ample home supply. The too general and groundless dislike 
to draught oxen, is a national loss. The turnip fly is in considerable activity, both on 
the hops and the artificial grasses. Seeds a tight crop. 
_ Smithfield.—Beef, 4s. to 5s.—Mutton, 3s. 10d. to 4s. 8d.—Veal, 4s. 6d. to 5s. 8d.— 
Pork, 4s. Gd. to 5s. Od.—Milk fed, 5s, 8d.—Lamb, 5s. to 6s. 4d.—Raw Fat.— 
Corn Exchange.—Wheat, 45s. to 68s.—Barley, 24s. to 32s.—Oats, 21s. to 32s,— 
London loaf of fine Bread, 41b. , 9d. —Hay, 63s. to 105s.—Clover ditto, 75s. to 126s.— 
Straw, 34s. to 44s. 
Coais in the pool, 25s. 6d. to 36s. 6d. per chaldron. 
Middlesex, June 23d, 1826. 
MONTHLY COMMERCIAL REPORT. 
__ Sugars.—Since our last report several cargoes of new sugars have arrived from the 
West-Indies, and in consequence of which, the grocers are purchasing freely.—Good 
Jamaicas from 54s. to 70s. per ewt. The crop this year has turned out fine both for rum 
and sugars, and the market is rather brisk. 
Coffee.—There has been a considerable demand for this article for exportation; fine 
ordinary St. Domingos sell from 50s. to 58s. per ewt.; Demararas 60s. per cwt. ; low 
and middling Jamaicas 63s. and 64s., and fine 78s. to 80s. per cwt. 
Cotton.—By public Sale at the East-India House, Bengals sold for 5fd. to 52d. 
per lb. The purchases by private contract during the week may be estimated at about 
2,800 bags of Egyptian, at 73d. to 74d. per Ib. Surats 43d. to 53d. and Bengals at 
5d. to 53d. per Ib. 
Spices. —The inijuiries after spices have not produced as yet a contract to any extent; 
nutmegs o: last sale, an advance of 1d. per lb. has been offered, but refused. Pepper has 
been offered for sale, but taken in for want of purchasers. 
Tobacco.—Is in demand for exportation, and inquiries for ordinary Maryland and Vir- 
ginia have been made for the Trade; several offers have been made, but as yet not 
accepted. 
Tudigo.—The demand for this article increases for exportation ; accounts from India 
confirm that the last crop is about 125,000 maunds ; but prices did not give way, partly 
from the competition of buyers for France, America and Persia, and partly from the 
‘scarcity of seed, which has risen full 50 per cent., the whole quantity being inadequate to 
produce an average crop this year, should the season even be favourable, 
Course of Foreign Exchange.—Amsterdam, 12. 7.—Rotterdam, 12. 8.— Antwerp, 
12. 8.—Hamburg, 37. 7.—Altona, 37. 8.—Paris, 25. 90.—Bourdeaux, 25. 90.— 
Berlin, 7.——Frankfort, 155.—Petersburg, 8}.—Vienna, 10. 25.—Trieste, 10. 22.— 
‘Madrid, 35.—Cadiz, 35.—Bilboa, 35.—Barcelona, 35.—Seville, 35.—Gibraltar, 31.— 
Leghorn, 473—Genoa, 43+.— Venice, 463.— Naples, 38}.—Palermo, per oz. 115.—Lis- 
bon, 50}.—Oporto, 503.— Rio Janeiro, 43.—Dublin, 1;—Cork, 14 per cent. 
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_ Bullion per Oz.—Foreign Gold in bars, £3. 17s. 6d, —New Doubloons, £3. 11s. 9d.— 
New Dollars, 4s. 94d.—Silver in bars, 4s. 11d. 
Premiums on Shares and Consols, and Joint-Stock Companies, at the Office of WOLFE, 
._ Broruers, 23, Change Alley, Cornhill.—Barnsley Canat, 285/.— Birmingham, 280/.— 
Derby, 200.—Ellesmere and Chester, veges 0.—Forth and Clyde, 590.— 
