1829.] AgricuHurcd Report. 585 



immediate, and most important objects of deliberation among all the influential classes in 

 tlie country, to devise means for the support of the unemployed labourers. Their next 

 consideration is the general state of the tenantry, which is too much reduced to receive 

 any effective benefit from partial and eleemosynary donations. Some just and feeling land- 

 lords are exhibiting a noble example, in reducing their rents to the level of the times. 

 Beyond even this, the general existing affairs of the country wUl soon give rise to conside- 

 rations and questions of high national concern, which however, can never be impartially 

 weighed and acted upon, by interested classes and associations, among whom the old 

 principle is invariably dominant — every one for himself or his class, and God for us all. 

 One tiling, however, the landed interest may well receive as an incontrovertible fact, — they 

 can never regain that monopoly which they have so long enjoyed. It is inconsistent with 

 the existing and probable future state of this great commercial and manufacturing 

 country. 



Smithjteld.— Beef, to 2s. Cd. 4s Mutton, 3s. to 4s. 4d.— Veal, 3s. 6d. to 4s. 4d — 



Pork, 3s. 8d. to 4s. 6d Best Dairy Pork, 5s. Od. to 6s. 2d Rough Fat, 2s. 4d. 



Corn Exchange Wlieat, 43s. to 82s Barley, 26s. to 40s Oats, 12s. to 348. — 



Fine Bread, the London 41b. loaf, lO^d Hay, 60s. to 105s Clover, ditto, 70s. to 120s, 



— Straw, 32s. to 46s. 



Coals in the Pool, 29s. to 398. 6d. per chaldron. 

 Middlesex, October 23rd. 



MONTHLY COMMERCIAL REPORT. 



Sdgar The sugar market last week gradually improved : the holders were more fimi, 



and the purchases were extended to nearly 3,000 hogsheads and tierces, the prices were 

 without variation. Prices of Mascavadoes a shade lower. The request for refined goods 

 increased considerably last week. The letters from Hamburgh state the arrival of refined 

 goods from the United States. Low lumps sold at 28s. 6d., the quality very bad, but 

 shows the gradual improvement in America, and we have no doubt in a few years she will 

 become a formidable rival to England for raw and refined sugars, in the Continental 

 markets ; the purchases for IMeJditerranean continues also crushed ; the request for Basturis 

 is also considerable. Blolasses, 6d. lower ; East India sugar, by public sale on Friday last, 

 4,541 bags ; Mauritius sugars, a good parcel, nearly the whole sold. Is. per cwt. lower, 

 particularly the sugars about 50s. Few purchasers of Bengal coffee. The purchases of 

 Coffee last week were rather on a confined scale ; the old descriptions of Jamaica went off 

 with more spirit, and at rather higher prices ; the other descriptions unvaried. 



Rum, Brandy and Hollands. — The Government contract at Is. 9i^d. has an 

 unfavourable effect on the market ; some parcels of Leewards are reported averaging proo(s 

 at a Is. 9d. In Jamaica rum there are no purchases of any extent. Brandy continues 

 firm. In Geneva no sales worth reporting. 



Hemp, Flax, and Tallow. — Tallow has become very heavy; one of the most 

 determined sellers, both of parcels and ako for future delivery, being one of the most 

 eminent firms. Hemp and Flax are also dull. 



Bullion per Oz Portugal Gold in Coin, £0. Os. Od — Foreign Gold in Bars 



£3. 17s. 9d. — New Doubloons, £0. Os. Od New Dollars, 4s. 9|d — SUver in Bars, 



(standard), 4s. 11 gd. 



Course of Foreign Exchange. — Amsterdam, 12. 8. — Rotterdam, 12. 8 — An- 

 twerp, 12. 8.— Hamburgh, 14. 0\ Paris, 25. 75 Bourdeaux, 20. Frankfort-on- 



the-Main, 152. 0^. _ Petersburg, 10 Vienna, 10.9 Trieste, 10. 9 — Madrid, 36. 



—Cadiz, 30. 0^ Bilboa, 36. Barcelona, 36. Seville, 30. Gibraltar 49. OJ. 



—Leghorn, 49. 04 Genoa, 25. 824 Venice, 4?. O.J Malta, 48. J — Naples, 39. OJ. 



I^isbon, 45. Oporto, 45. 0. — Rio Janeiro, 24. 04 Bahia, 28. — Dublin, 



L Oi Cork, 1. Oi. 



Premiums on Shares and Canals, and Joint Stock Companies, at the Office uf 

 Woi.FK, Brothers, 23, Change Alley, Cornhill Birmingham Canal, 306/. — Coven- 

 try, 1,080/ — Ellcsniere and Chester, 105/ Grand Junction, 302^/ — Kennet and Avon, 



27/ — Lced« and Liverpool, 515/ Oxford, 675/ Regent's, 22|/.— Trentjmd Mersey, 



{\ sh.), 790/ M^arwick and Birmingham, 275/ London Docks (Stock), 84|/ — West 



India (Stock), 185/ Bast liondon Waterworks, 112/ Grand Junction, 50/ — 



West JMid'.llcsex, 704/. — Alliance British and Foreign Insurance, 8i/.-^Globe,.155i/. 



— Guardian, 24J/. — ilojic Life, 5^/ Imperial Fire,. 105i/ Gas-Lioht Weslmijwter 



Chartered Company, 53|/. — City, 187^/ British, 12 dis Leeds, 195/. 



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