Pi —— Monthly Agricultural Report. fApril 
which now amounts to about 3000 tons per annum; and, perhaps in fome degree by the new 
Gopper coinage; caufes a great additional expence in the copper, fheathing of all forts of veffela 
‘as well as in various manufaGtures. The Houfe of Commons on the 20th inftant, refolveds 
That the Eaft India company ought to be prohibited, for a limired time, from contraCting for 
any copper ore or copper for the purpofe of exportation, and from exporting, or permitring 
to be exported, any copper ore or copper, except fuch as has been already contra&ted for 3. alfo, 
that it is expedient that copper ore or copper fhould be permitted to be imported for his majef- 
ty’s fervice without payment of duty. . : , 
Moft kinds of /eather ave atahigh price. ‘The great confumption of calf leather for milim 
tary accoutrements, has contributed much to advance the price of that article. Red Morocce 
fins have rifen about tos, within the laft twelve months, being at prefent from 96s. to r44sz 
perdozen. LElack Spanifh have rifen 3s. or 4s. in the laft two or three months, being from 
45s. to 114s. per dozen. Scotch white fheep are from 51. 15s. to 61. 5s.; and Englifh white 
kids from gi. to 151. per hundred. Skivers, for bookbinders, are 2s. or 3s. dearer within the 
laft two months, being at prefent from 14s. to 24s. per dozen. Calf, for ditto, are from 
28s. to 54s. perdozen. Ruffia hides, rough, are cheaper than they were fome time fince, 
being at prefent about 2s. to 2s. 2d. per pound, for heavy fkins; light ditto to 2s.8d. Raw 
fkins or pelts, have experienced a great rife on the laf market, and are now 61, 5s. per 
hundsed. ; 
The fpring trade of the //k manufa€tory has been very good, having been affifted by con- 
fiderable ordexs for exportation. ‘There has been very little variation in the price of raw ané 
thrown filk during the laft three months, as moft of the manufacturers fupplied themfelves 
about that time, but as the import has been very fmall, the market is fcanty of the 
beft filatures, and fome inceavenience begins to be experienced from the detention of this 
article by the late froft, and fince from want of convoy. A very confiderable arrival of fill 
from Hamburgh, is expedted fhortly, in confequence of which, the prefent ftock in the 
hands of the merchants is to be purchafed at very moderate prices; but the manufaéturers, 
aware of the azily expected fleet, avoid buying as much as poffible. The Perfian manufac- 
turers have been deftitute of white novi for fome months, which has obliged many to fubfti- 
tute filk of aninferior quality. © 
The Eait India chmpany have declared for fale on the 1ftof May, 25,000 bagsy 95 bafketsy 
and 1ocaiks of fugar. Prompt day the sthot July. 
The tctal quantity of fugar imported into Great Britain from the Weft Indies in one yeary 
from fanuary 1798 to January 1799, was 2,361,715 cwt. the duty on which was 2407053771. 
of which, 305,3541. was repaid as drawbacks on raw fugar exported, and 216,659l. as bounty 
on refined fugar exported. ‘The quantity of rum imported in the fame peried, was 4,196,19§ 
gatlons, the duty on which amounted to 95,9961. 
Notwithftanding the large quantities of Stock now buying up by the Commiffioners of 
Natienal Debt, in confequence ef the redemption of the Land Tax, in addition to their 
former purchafes, the Public Funds have rather fallen than rifen during the laft montht 
The expeCtatation of a deferred loan may probably be the caute, 
a es OSS (Sate eee 
MONTHLY AGRICULTURAL REPORT. 
HE weather for the moft part of the month has been unufually fevere; cold northerl¥ 
winds, attended with frofts, have almoft confantly prevailed; and in fome of the mere 
northern diftriéts there have been flight falls of fnow. 
The general bufinefs of agriculture has not, however, heen much retarded by thefe cir- 
+ 
cumftances 3; in many dry and warm fituations, oats and even barley have already been fown};, ~ 
though not to any great extent. se : 
The procefs of vegetation, efpecially in winter corn and graffes, has not proceeded with its 
accuftomed degree of vigour. If fine weather fhould, however, foon take place, we are 
yather inclined to believe, that the check which has been given by the late feverity of the: 
fezfon, may, in fome meafure, prove beneficial to the future _crops. No material injury 
has certainly yet been done to the growth of any thing. 
The few turnips which have efcaped the feverity of the weather, will foon be cleared off 
by the fattening cattle, many of which, in fome places, {till remain on hand. 
Fodder is rather fcarce in the northern diftri¢ts ; hay and ftraw have confequently increafed 
sauch in price of late. The latter is, indeed, extremely high. 
Grain. In many parts of the country is plentiful, and does not yet rife much in price. 
This is particularly the cafe with Wheat, which averages throughout England and Wales, 
ros. sd. Rye 335-3d" Barley 29s. Oats 20s. sd. Peafe 38s And Beans 33s. gd. 
~ Hops. Kent bags gl: 15s. to 10l. 4s. pockets rol. 16s. to i1l.4s.5 Suffex bags ol. 10s. 
to gl. 153. pockets Tol. to rol. 15s. 
Carrie. Beef in Smithfield market fells at 3s. 4d. to 4s. 4d. pet fone of 81. finking the 
efal. Mutton 3s. to 4s. 
Horses. Thofe for the purpofes or the farm, have fill an extremely dull fale; but goo€ 
faddle Horfes fetch high prices. 
Hay averages in St. James's Marke 21. 17s. per load. Straw al, ros, 6d, 
