14 



THE AnnTr.TTT/TIIRAL GAZETTE. 



[Jan, 4, 





Now the work- 



ftame as lifting 2750 tons one mile high, 



in v . ar muv be supposed equal to 250 days, of 1 U hours 



each ; but a" hone in a cart is not continually moving ; 



and emptying 



it 



— - 



it is at rest during the operation of fiilia 

 and therefore the time, per annum, in|whith it could be 

 engaged in actually shifting the material it has to convey, 

 cannot be put at more than three-fourths of the above, or 

 250 days of 7 hours and a half each; and a little calcula- 

 tion will show, that to lift 2750 tons one mile high, in 



250 dav* of 7 hours and a half, requires a continual 

 lifting of 290,#W lbs. per minute. This, according to 

 Watt's estimate of a horse power, represents the constant 

 labour of nearly 10 horses. And if we take the period 

 during which there is most hauling and ascertain the 

 quantity of labour ofthis kind which must be done within 

 a giver/time, in order that the ordinary routine processes 

 of cultivation may be carried on, we shall find that the 

 labour of carriage alone necessitates the employment ol | 

 quite if not more than one-half of all the horse labour 

 the farm employs. /. C. M., in Morton? a Cyclopedia of 

 A'jrlmlture. 



Grease for Carts, $ _ _ 



recommended by a writer in the Jndependance Beige for 

 greasing carts and other agricultural implements :— 

 Take 4 lbs. of caoutchouc dissolved in a proper liquid, 

 1 lb. of gelatine, 10 lbs. of carbonate of soda, 45 quarts 

 of animal or vegetable oil, and as much water ; boil 

 the water wifh the carbonate of soda and gelatine, then 

 add the caoutchouc and the oil, stir the mixture well 

 until it forms a homogeneous liquid. The above pro- 

 portions may be varied, and if the caoutchouc and oil are 

 previously purified, the carbonate of soda is unneces- 

 sary. The above mixture will be found very useful 

 not only for greasing carts, &c, but also for keeping 

 he farm harness in order. Flore des Serres. 



caused abortion ; quite 

 mo3t valuable root at 

 gold Wurzel does so, 

 any one will find to 



The following composition is 



j. 



How to make Cows Calve in the Day time. — Every 

 one has felt the inconvenience of having his cows calve 

 during the night, in all seasons, but especially in 

 winter, this is exceedingly annoying, and not only de- 

 man U continual useless watching on the part of the 

 oow-keeper, but also often, indirectly, causes the death of 

 the calf and its mother. Now it [has been ' ascertained 

 by a person living in the neighbourhood of Utrecht, that 

 a cow with calf milked for the last time at night instead 

 of in the morning, calves in the day and not at night. 

 Out of 30 cows on which the experiment was tried, only 

 3 or 4 are mentioned by M. Numon, professor of Agri- 

 culture at Utrecht, as being exceptions to the above 

 rule. As confirming the above statement, we may 

 mention the fact, that a large farmer in the Cainpine 

 Las also tried the same plan with success. Flore des 

 JSerres* 



METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.— Nov.— Dec. 

 The weather during the la'ter pari of November was bois- 

 terous in the extreme, from a succession of storms passing from 

 S.W. to N.E., causing rapid and excessive fluctuations ol the 

 frarometer. 



Date. 



Time. I Max. 



Min. 



Remarks, 



■Sunday 17 



18 



19 



20 

 21 



22 



23 



Sunday 24 



25 

 26 



8 a.m. 

 10 p.m. 



9 a.m. 

 10 p.m. 



8 a.m. 



10 p.m. 



8 a.m. 



10 p.m. 



8 a.m. 



10 p.m. 



8 a.m. 



10 p.m. 

 8 a.m. 



10 p.m. 



29.95 



• • * 



29.70 



• • • 



29.90 



■ • 



• • • 



29.05 



■ • • 



29.48 



29.30 



28*85 

 28,78 



Heavy S.W. gale cleared 

 away, and went off to 

 N.W. and North. 



•' 



27 



28 



*29 



30 

 Oec. 1 



12 

 3 



4 



8 a.m. 



10 p.m. 



8 a.m. 



10 pm. 



8 a.m 

 to p.m. 



8 a.m. 



10 p.m. 



8 a.m. 

 10 p.m. 



8 a.m. 

 10 p.m. 



8 a,m. 

 10 p.m. 



3 a.m. 



1 p.m. 

 10 pm. 



8 a.m. 

 10 p.m 



8 a.m. 



10 p m. 

 8 a.m. 



■ • • 



HI 



28 98 

 2S.Qo 



29.12 



« « « 



* • • 



29.18 



23.40 



Heavy gale a. k. S.W. 

 Ditto towards the night. 

 Fine morn., wind N.W. 

 p.m. rainy. 



• • 



- - . 



29,70 



• ■ * 



30.10 



| 30.10 



30.05 



29.60 

 30.00 



• . • 



■ • a 



« ■ « 



30.10 



• • 



30.00 



f * * 



30 JO 

 30.05 



Sunday 8 



9 



• • • 



• * • 



29.99 



. . . 



30 20 

 30 20 

 30.20 



29.91 

 29 81 



29.81 

 30. C 5 



• • • 



29 90 

 29.88 



Fine, but frosty towards 

 evening. 



Hard white frost, fine 

 day. 



Ditto ditto. 



Fine day, and cold. 



Gloomy and very cold. 



■ 



30.08 



• • • 



30.20 



* 1 1 



• • • 



«*• 



• ■ - 



30,10 



30.10 



30.10 

 3C.10 

 30.10 

 30.10 



U 



Rainy, increasing to- 

 wards noon. 



SS.E. Very little wind ; 



overcast, but not cold. 



S. Kainy morning. Noon 

 fine. 



Wet evening; 



Misty dull day. 



Calm, cloudless sky. 

 Dense fog this after- 

 noon and next day J 



Ditto. 

 Ditto. 



a 



— 



* A* the opposite side of this storm must have reached as far 

 as to 7 * of North latitude, the severe coldness which Drevaifori 

 on the 26 h and '28th is easily accounted for Prevailed 



f This storm travelled from W. to E. over the north of Spain 



1 1 attribute these fo*a to the storm having eone up the EnXh 



Channel and the North Sea, which would send back he I n?H « 



smoke on the 8th ami the Dutch fogs on the Ort , on ^ whkh dav 



vas the m ; st cold raw fog we have had this season J 



Borchestsr, Dec. 1 b. u F. P B If 



Calendar ( oro s p"_„_' 



intended for Barley; it is not often that this !»"*<*" b ? 

 Roughed /o late in this part, as it ii very heavy land, but at 

 ?ia.Vma timB"it is considered as good as a W**™****™ 

 more for it. The day-men are employed in scouring out the 

 open ditches and trimming the hedges, covering the M angoia 

 Wurzels and Swedes with about 6 inches of earth ; they were 

 only covered with straw at the time they were taken up. we 

 lay them in ridges about 9 feet wide at the base, and finishing: 

 with as sharp an angle as possible. They keep well thii .way 

 if not covered with earth till they have heated the first time, 

 and a draining pipe is inserted here and there m the earth 

 sloping so that the wet cannot enter. We had some Mangold 

 Wurzel kept till August this year, and in most excellent con- 

 dition. There seems to be some misunderstanding regarding 

 the remarks in my last. I never intended to say that bweaea 



the reverse. I be ieve them to be a 

 all times, but I believe that Man- 

 certainlv, with sows, as I believe 

 «„, v „„ ™* ... ~ their cost who may feed them 

 exclusively on them, more particularly if fed out before 

 April or May, when they become somewhat shrivelled and dry. 

 Thev are a most excellent thing for ewes after they have 

 dropped their lambs, and also for cows ; but at the same time 

 I must adhere to my former opinion, and I may add that it is 

 not a small way in which Mangold Wurzel has been found to 

 act injuriously. It has been the endeavour on this farm to 

 raise pij?s enough to pay the labour every week from harvest 

 till the latter end of April, and this, on nearly 800 acres, re- 

 quires no small number, particularly now, with pork at from 

 25. lOd. to Ss. 2d. per stone ; it, in fact, requires from 35 to 40 

 to bring home the money that 25 or 30 brought three or four 

 years ago. The sows are got as forward in pigging in the 

 spring as possible, and well fed with steamed roots mixed with 

 Barley or Bean meal and milk. The young pigs soon begin to 

 eat this mixture, and grow fast on it ; as soon as they seem to 

 feed well, they are removed from the mother and well kept till 

 there is some Clover ready for them, when they are turned out 

 and have their mixture morning and evening. The best are 

 picked out about a fortnight or three weeks before it is in- 

 tended to kill them ; they then have more meal and less roots, 

 and a few Beans and Feas once every day. They are shut 

 in a ?hed. and as one lot is sent to Newgate Market, the next 

 best takes their place. E. A'., near Braintree. 



Notices to Correspondents. 



Anbttbt, oe Fingers and Toes : Amateur. We have had 

 many complaints. Some have found lime, others bone-dust, 

 otaers drainage, remove the scourge ; and all have found 

 that that in which they were deficient from the standard of 

 good cultivation and fertile soil was the cause of the mischief. 



Flax : Lie of Man, The dry way of handling Flax has been 

 often tri^d and always failed hithrto. And M'Clausson's 

 mode is not likely to be more successful than its predecessors. 



Rape Plants: W D E. We hardly know how you are managing 

 them. Do you steep them ? If so, you cannot expect another 

 crop of Beans till late in spring. 



Rte-grass : F B. Sow early in April. 



Turnips : B. Pile them between two rows of hurdles 6 or 8 

 feet apart; pile them up and thatch them over. Mind that 

 there is straw enough at the sides too. That is the plan we 

 have adopted, and they keep till May, if the cattle will let 

 them. 



" Youatt on the Horse : " Yorkshire. Inquiry has been made 



of the publishers. 



iftarfctf& 



COVENT GARDEN, Jan. 4. 

 Hothouse Grapes and Pine-apples remain nearly the same as 

 quoted last week, and the same thing may be said of Apples 

 and Pears. Oranges and Lemons are plentiful, an improving 

 in quality. Nuts have not altered since our l*-t account. 

 Amongst Vegetables, there have been some exci ent Seakale, 

 Asparagus, and Rhubarb. French Beans, Cairo s, and Turnipa 

 are good in quality, and so are Pota oes. Le tuces and other 

 salading are euthcient for the demand. Mushrooms are a 

 trifle cheaper. Cut Flowers consist of Heaths, Pelargoniums, 

 Camellias, Mignonette, Tulips, Double Primroses, Gardenias, 

 Bignonia venusta, Chrysanthemums, and Roses, 



FRUITb. 



Pine-apples, per lb., 4a to 6s 

 Grapes, hothouse, p. lb., 4s to 6s 



— Portugal, p. lb., 8d to Is 

 Pears, per doz,, Is to 3s 



— per half sieve, 6s to 15s 

 Apples, dessert, p. bsb,3b6d to 8s 



— kitchen, do., 3st;dto6s 

 Oranges, per doz., 9d to 2s 



— per 100, 6s to 10s 

 Lemons, per doz., Is to 2s 



VEGETABLES. 



Pommegranates, each, 3d to 6d 

 Almonds, per peck, 6s 



— sweet, per lb., 2s to 3a 

 Chestnuts, per peck, 2s to 5s 



— per 100, 9d to Is 6d 

 Nuts, Barcelona, p. bush., 20s 



to 2?s 

 — Brazil, p. bsh., 12s to 14s 

 Filberts, per 100 lbs., 60s to 65s 



Brussels Sprouts, per hf. sieve, 



Is 6d to 2s 

 Cabbages, per doz., 6d to Is 

 Greens,p.doz.bun„ls6d to 2*6d 

 Cauliflowers, p. doz., 4s to 6s 



Broccoli,p.doz.bndl.,10s to 12s 

 French Beans, per 100, 2s to 3s 

 Seakale, per punnet, 2s 6d to 3s 

 Asparagus, per 100, 3s to 8s 

 Rhubarb, p. bund e, Is Cd to 2s 

 Potatoes, per ton, 60s to 100a 



— per cwt., 3s to 5s 



— per bush., Is 6d to 2s 6d 

 Turnips, p. 12 bundles, Is to 2 s 

 Cucumbers, each, Is 6d to 4s 

 Radishes, per doz., Is to Is 6d 

 Celery, p. bundle, yd to Is 6d 

 Carrots, per doz., 2s to 5s 



Spinach, p. half sieve, 6 d to Is 

 Onions, p. bunch, 4d to 6d 

 — Spanish, p. doz., Is 6d to 4g 



HAY. 



Leeks, per bunch, Id to 2d 

 Shallots, per lb., 6d to 8d 

 Garlic, per lb., 4d to 8d 

 Artichokes, Jerusalem, p. half 



sieve, Is 6d to 2s 

 Lettuce, Cabbage, p. score, Is 



— Cos, p. score. Is to Is 6d 

 Endive, per score, Is to Is 6d 

 bmall Salads, p. punn,2d to 3d 

 Horse Radish, p. bdl., Is to 4a 

 Red Beet, per doz., 6d to Is 



Mushrooms, p.pot.,ls0d to ls3d 

 Sorrel, p. hf. sieve, 6d to 9d 

 Fennel, per bunch, 2d to 3d 

 Savory, per bunch, 2d to 3d 

 Thyme, per bunch, 2d to 3d 

 Parsley, p. doz. bun., Is to 3s 



— Roots, p. bdJe., 9d to Is 

 Marjoram, per bunch, 2d to4d 

 Mint, per bunch, 2d 

 Watercress,p.l2bunch.,dato9d 



COAL MARKET.— Friday, Jan, 3 



Hollywell, los. 6d.; Carr's Hartley, 14s.; West H-rtU. ., 

 Wa'lsend Haswell, 17s. ; Wallsend Hetton, 17 ,. P\S) 

 Lamb-on, 16s. 6d. ; Wallsend Stewart's, 17s. • wiiu 5 1 ^ 

 laideTees, 16s.— Shipsat market, 320. ' "* U8e ^ Afc 



SMITHFIELD, Monday, Dec. 30. 

 We have a good supply of Beasts, considering it ? B .* 

 after Christmas. Trade is generally dull, but some V ? 

 choicest kinds still make 4s, ; this must, however ber t ^ 

 an extreme quotation. The number of Sheep is small ^ ^ 

 butchers not having cleared out well, they buy very sna • ^ 

 Only some of the small and good qualities are readilv^ ,rui ^ y " 

 of. Big Sheep are a heavy trade. Choice Calves are T H 

 and dearer. From Holland and Germany there a atCe 

 Beasts, 150 Sheep, and 76 Calves ; from Norfolk and <4,!2 i? 

 700 Beasts ; from Scotland, 250 ; and 1800 from the n 3 

 and midland counties. e nortW - 



d 



orthem 



d 



s 



Per st. of 8 lbs.— s 

 Best Scots, Here. 



fords, <fec. ... 3 10 to 4 

 Best Short-horns 3 

 2d quality Beasts 2 

 Best Downs and 



Half-breds ... 3 

 Ditto Shorn 



6 

 8 



3 

 3 





 8 

 4 



10— 4 2 



• • • 



Per st. of 8 lbs.— s d ■ * 

 Best Long- wools .3 6 to a i * 

 Ditto Shorn ... iM _ 10 

 Ewes & 2d quality 3 ,M 9 

 Ditto Shorn 

 Lambs 



Calves 

 Pi*a 



3 6 



• •ft 



• *• 



■ i« 



• •• 



• ■ » 



3 

 3 





 



4 

 4 



6 

 



Beasts, 3169; Sheep and Lambs, 1550; Calves. 127- v\™ v* 



Friday, Jan. 3. ' rig8 "* 6 °. 



Although the number of Beasts is small, it considerablv et 

 ceeds the demand. Notwithstanding, there is- a reduction 

 prices of fully 2d. per 8 lbs. Several remain unsold The? 

 are purchasers for the few Sheep we have on offer atabonr 

 last Monday's quotations. Calves are about 4d. per 8 lb fi 

 lower than on **"***"'" i«»*- **»- ^~- j *- * * os, 



limited. Our 



48 Calves : there are 80 milch cows from the home countFeV" 



Beat Long-wools .3 6 to 3 10 



m Monday last, the demand being exceeding? 

 foreign supply consists of 73 Beasts, 400 Sheep, 4d 



Best Scots, Here- 

 fords, &c. 

 Best Short-horns 

 2d quality Beasts 

 Best Downs and 

 Half-breds 



Ditto Shorn 



3 

 3 

 2 



8 to 3 10 



4 

 



3 

 3 



8 

 2 



• • • 



3 10— 4 2 



• • « 



• ■ • 



• •• 



• i* 



Ditto Shorn 



Ewes & 2d quality 3 2 

 Ditto Shorn 

 Lambs 



Calves 2 8 



Piffs 2 8 



tit 



3 ( 



• •• 



• •• 



HI 



•• I 



••• 



• ft ft 



tit 



4 

 3 



tn 



2 



8 



8. 8. 



43-47 

 43—48 

 46—52 



36—50 



27 

 18 



20 



18 



18 

 25 



31 

 23 



24 



•22 

 23 

 27 



Red .... 

 Red .... 



Red .... 



Malting 

 Malting 



5. 8. 



38-44 

 -42 



■ • • 



• • 



25-28 

 38-44 



Feed 

 Feed 

 Peed . 

 F or eig a 



Harrow 

 Long pod 



MARK LANE. 



Monday, Dec. 30.— The supply of Wheat by land carriage 

 samples this morning from Essex and Kent was very small and 

 the condition generally damp; fine dry parcels command our 

 quotations, but all others must be written Is. per qr. lower* in 

 foreign, business was exceedingly limited at late rates.- 

 Barley, Beans, and Peas of all descriptions are Is. per at, 

 cheaper.— The Oat trade is heavy, and sales are difficult at a 

 decline of 6d. to Is. per qr. 



Pee Imperial Quarter. I 



Wheat, Essex, Kent, «fc Suffolk ...White 



— — fine selected runs ...ditto 



— — Talavera 



— Norfolk, Lincoln, <fe York... White 



— Foreign 



Barley,grind. <fc distil , 20s to 23s... Chev. 



— Foreign.... Grinding and distilling 

 Oats, Essex and Suffolk 



— Scotch and Lincolnshire ...Potato 



— Irish Potato 



— Foreign Poland and Brew 



Rye 



Rye-meal, foreign per ton 



Beans, Mazagan 23s to 27s Tick 



— Pigeon 26s — 32a. ..Wind- 



— Foreign Small 



Peas, white, Eesex and Kent Boilers 



— Maple 27s to 30s Grey 



Maize White 



Flour, best marks, delivered... per sack 36 



Suffolk ditto 30 



Foreign per barrel; 18 



Friday, Jan. 3.— The arrivals of grain since Monday ba?e 

 teeen moderate, with the exception of 19,85* qrs. of Wheat 

 from abroad ; this morning there appeared to be a general dis- 

 inclination to purchase any description of corn and Flour, and 

 the quotations of Monday must be considered nominal for all 

 sorts. Transactions in floating cargoes are rare; good Polian 

 Odessa must be quoted 34s. to 35s., cost, freight, and insurance, 

 Galatz Maize 30s., with a downward tendency. 



23-27 

 20-25 



17-21 



17-1:) 

 16-20 



25-23 

 23-34 



24 

 25 



3 Egyptian 21-22 



27 

 27 



•40 

 36 

 24 



Suffolk... 

 Foreign 



Yellow... 



Norfolk 

 Per sack 



27-22 

 25-83 



30-36 

 29-34 



i • • 



English 

 Irish .. 

 F oreign 



Imperial 



Averages. 

 Nov. 23 



80 



7 



14 



2i 



Wheat. 

 Qrs, 



2060 



19350 

 Wheat. 



Arrivals this week. 



Barley, 

 Qrs. 



4330 



6770 

 Barlet. 



Oats. 

 Qrs. 

 4730 

 9930 

 5140 



Oats, Rye. 



Dec. 



Agfcreg, Aver. 

 Duties on Fo- 

 reign Grain 



Floor. 



1450 sacki 



- brl«. 

 BUM. 1 Fiai. 



"28| 9d 29$ ii 



28 

 28 



27 



27 



27 



5 

 9 



11 



8 



5 



29 

 29 

 29 



28 



2 

 

 5 



1 



Fluctuations in the last si 



28 2 

 l~0 



Corn Averages, 



2810 



To 



PEICE8. jNov.23..Nov. 30. Dec. 7. Dec. 14. j Dec 21. W^ 



—Per Load or 36 Trasses. 

 D , „ , w Smithfield, Jan. 2, 



Pnme Meadow Hay 75s to 60s 1 Clover 



Inferior ditto 60 68 Second cut 



g° we 5 5 5 65 I Straw 



New Hay 



• •• 



«•• 



«•• 



• •» 



70stoS0t 



60 70 

 21 24 



40s 



40 



39 



39 



39 



38 



3* 



2 

 11 • 



9 



5 

 10 





«•• 



• is 



... 



.•# 



• >• 



• • • 



ill 



• •• 



■ 



• •• 



• •• 



nsequence of the ob- 



Meadow Hay a short supply ; trade a little better!™' 

 p™-™^ \r a -yBMsanHD Market, Jan. 2. 

 Prime Meadow Hay 75s tc 80s Interior 60s to 70s 



Inferior ditto... 

 New Hay 



Old Clover 



« ■• 



• •• 



• •• 



• •• 



50 68 



New Clover 

 Straw 



... 



Fine Old Hay 

 Inferior ditto 

 New Hay 



Old Clover 



• •* 



ftftft 



• t» 



• •• 



• ii 



*•■ 



75 80 



Whitechapei,, Jan. 2. 



68s to 72s New Clover 



■ #• 



• «• 



• • ■ 



• •* 



• •• 



• •• 



24 23 



Joshua Bake*, 



55 60 



75 



80 



«•• 



Inferior ditto... 

 Straw 



• I* 



... 



•*• 



•• • 



..# 



8 tO — S 



65 

 20 



70 

 24 



ti.* n . p OTATOE3,— Southwark, Dec. 30. 



■t L?™"*? report t i 3at the trade *»ioR the last week 



\eiy Heavy, and, though considerable reduction in 



has been 





I 



Liveepool, Friday, Dec. 27.— In coubch^uw — . t 

 servance of holidays this week, the trade here since our 1 

 report has been completely at a stand. The trade aj « 

 market this morning varied little from its previous cnarau 

 The sales of Wheat were limited to a few remnants, tore* m 

 in order to clear up accounts; importers, however, were* _^ 

 rally firm. Prime Malting Barley was saleable at iw :» 

 prices, whilst in grinding samples little or no business w r 

 parent. Malt, Beans, and Peas, being scarcely n ? uce T cte< j, 

 the turn cheaper. Oats and Oatmeal were also much n€ »: $ 



each barely sustaining recent values. Indian Corn w 



slow request, losing the small advance of Tuepa X t foC 

 Tuesday, Dec. 31.— This morning being the last maw^ 

 thejear, trade was inanimate, and of Wheat very le ^^t« 

 were eifected ; holders, nevertheless, remained firm, a* efg 

 quotations continue unaltered. Of Flour, also, few sa ^^y, 

 effected, secondary qualities receding Is. per sftC J?* T «iu»rf 

 Beans, and Peas appeared to meet little notice, tne trefl ^J 

 each remaining nominally unaltered. Oats, being ea . M 

 difficult of sale, declined Id. per 45 lbs. ; and O atn J_tJ {$< 

 partially depressed in value. Irish buyers, being ra " ^ 



ras in less active request , 



bearing to-<iay, Indian Corn was 



to 7U8. 



aiihough 6d. per qr. cheaper, good yellow c0U r* priced 

 purchased under 31s. per qr. The following are the * ^ 

 Wheat, English red, per 70 lbs., 5s. 6d. to Ss. Id. • ^ 2 d. 

 5s. 6d. to 6s. 3d. Barley, Scotch and Irihh, per 60 iw.i Q ^ 

 to 3s. 5d. Malt, English, per qr. pale. 60s. to W>* ^, 

 English and Scotch, per 45 lbs., 2s. 8d. to 2s. 1W. *^ 

 English, per qr., 27s, to 31s, Peas, do, do., 29s. to &*-*• 



m 



