06-104 Monthly Agricultural Report. [Auguft 1, 
Cariaco, 2s. to 2s. 10d. ; Barbadoes, 2s. 7d. to 2s. gd. ; Bahama, 2s, §d. 2s. 10d. ; South 
Carolina and Georgia, 1s. 10d. to 3s. 
The Eaft India Company have declared 1182 bales of Bengal raw /ik, and 70 bales of 
erganzine, for fale’on the 27th of Auguft; and 6,000,000lbs. of tea for fale on the 4th of 
September. 
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MONTHLY AGRICULTURAL REPORT. 
LTHOUGH the hot and droughty weather has prevailed for fo great a-length of time, it 
has not been fo injurious has might have been expeéted to the grain crops; they have in 
moft inftances continued to feed and ripen well, and in many of the more fouthern diltriéts, 
are now ready for the fickle. ‘The crops are faid, in general, to be unutually full and good; a 
Norfolk farmer indeed affures us, “that he never faw them look better, more healthy, 
nor more abundant.” In fome inftances, however, the wheats are rather thin upén theground, 
though moftly well headed. Barley and early oats, on the better forts of land, are generally 
good and full crops, but on the inferior lands, in different inftances, rather thin and irregular. 
Upon the average ofall forts of foil, there can howeyer at prelent be but little doubt, that 
there is a very full crop of grain, though in moft places rain is now neceflary to render it full 
in the ear. Old wheat, as well as other forts, are much lower. At Mark-lane, the prices are, for 
Wheat 66s. to 108s. Barley 35s. to 64s. Malt no fale. Oats 16s. to 30s. Peas and Bank 
much reduced in price. In fome of the country markets, grain is ftill more on the decline. 
On the 11th and 18th wheat fell at Devizes 35s. per quarter ; on which latter day 71 waggons, 
laden with corn, entered that town, at one of the turnpikes only. In the fame week, wheat 
fell 48s. at Newbury, and 56s. 1 quarter at Warminfter. At Barnfable, Southmoulton, 
and alfo at feveral markets in the Northand Kaft it has fallen 5s. per bufhel. 
The following is a fullaccount of the cornimported into England, from the 23th of Decem- 
ber laft, to the 17th of Jane, inclufive : 
Wheat US- 50 a. Uarg, Seg Ors.’ Oats es 
Wheat flour oto) OY de uae Cwh Oatmeal’! 2° 2 4" 6 oe 
Rye. 6 at ee) ey wes geen ets. © Cheats ie naa. ee 5,190 Qrs. 
Ryemeéal “979s P< a Toy awe.” Gregg ta Pa. Wg de 52444 Qrs. 
Barley a i. a BUC SoMa eens 
The turnips now generally begin to appear, and, in moft inftances, promife fair. 
Potatoes, and moft of the other knobby rooted plants, begin to look unhealthy, on account~ 
of the want of rain, and will probably not be fo productive as there was reafon fome time ago 
to fuppofe. ‘This will, however, depend in a great meafure upon the fall of rain; if it fhould 
happen foon, there may ftill be plentiful crops of thele vegetables. They promife fuch abun- 
dant crops in the weft of Scotland, that extenfive contracts have been entered into, to fell 
them at €d. per Scotch peck. 
Hops, we are fearful, mutt in moft cafes be faid to be a defective crop. Kentith hops, in 
bags, yield from 121. to 141. and in nee from 121. 19s. to 15]. 15s. 
The hay feafon has-been uncommonly favourable, and is now nearly finifhed in moft 
parts of the kingdom. The crops, as we predicted, have moftly proved good, and in fome 
diftriéts we find that the quantity of mowing ground has been confiderably increated, fo that 
a much larger ftock of hay muft have been collected than in former years. 
Straw ill continues an article of confiderable expence. Its prefent price is from 1 148. 
to 21. 8s. average 2]. fs. 
Fat tock, though declining, {till continues to fetch a great price, probably through the paftures 
being much injured by the want of rain. Lean cattle and fheep are alfo on the decline; but at 
Boroughbridze fair, both fat and lean cattle fold high. In Smithfield market the prices are, 
for beet, 3s. 8d. to 5s. per ftone of 8lb. Mutton 4s.to5s. Veal4s. 6d.to 6s. Pork 4s. 8d. 
to 5s. 4d. and Lamb As. to 6s. 
At Leicefter fair, there was a confiderable thew of theep and neat cattle, which were heavy 
fale at reduced prices. Beef and imutton experienced a confiderable reduction, and maby 
were driven away unfold. Horfes of the better kinds are alfo high. 
The Monmouth wool fair has for fome years pat been a mart of confiderable importance, 
as well to the agricultural as the manufacturing interefis of the furrounding diftriéts. The ad- 
vantages which it was expected the imth would derive from the new commercial arrangements 
between the two kingdoms, had led to a belief that wool would experience a very material 
advance in price, but the idea was ill-founded, for although the growers, from the circum- © 
ftance, had encouraged the expectation of receiving 42s per ftone, they could’not at lait ob- 
tain more than 29s. for prime wool; fome of the fame fort went as low as 24s. and 25s. and 
the inferior kinds felt a ftill greater depreflion. And at the late Harrow wool fair, the prices 
offered not being equal to the demand of the growers, no bufineis whatever was done, and the - 
mart was dewired to the 22d inftant. At Heretord Midfummer fair, the prices were not fixed 
for two days, and then the fale became britk ; fine 24s. to 23s. per {tone, none higher ; inferior 
16s. to 20s. average about 7s. per ftone under laft years, prices. 
maerele crops, in mof of the fruit diftricts, are very deficient. 
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