“4A Monthly Agricutural Report. — [1799 
The increafe of foreign trade may be confidered as affording a iectunreey that our principal 
manufactures being encouraged by it, muft be im a very favourable fituation ; this is certainly 
the cafe with fome branches « ; others, however, are In 2 very different fituation. The trade 
and manufactures of BirRMINGHAM were perhaps never ina more diftreffed ftate than at 
prefent; for, although the demand for articles in the home trade continues much the fame 
as before the war, and hat forarms and military accoutrements very confidetable, yet thefe 
together bear fo fmalt a proportion to the general trade of the town, as it was carried on a few. 
years ago, that the almoft tetal lofs of the foreigntrade is felt very feverely.---A more parti- 
cular account of the prefent ftate of the’ trade of Birmingham, will be given in our next 
report. 
Spanifh wool is at a very high price, which has ebliged the woollen waar ere to 
advance the price of their fine foods. Black cloths have rifen from a shilling to eighteen 
pence a yard, and a proportionate rife on others muft be expected. 
The Eaft India Companys” tea fale, which commences the 5th of June, confifts of the 
following quantity: 
Bohea . = 1,000,000 Ib. 
Congou and Campoi ~ 4,000,000 
Souchong and Pekoe - .§00,000 
Singloand Twankay - - 600,000 p 
Hyfon fkin - - - 50,000 
Superior ditto, and Hyfon 500,c00 
6,650,000 
Raw fugars have fallen canfiderably ; the average price for the week, ending the rsth 
May, was 673. 4d. exclufive of duty 5 refined fugars are alfo much lower; lumps are at prefent 
from 130 to 132s. ; low lumps from irr to 1208.3 powder loaves from 128 to r4os. 3 fingle 
loaves from 121 to 136s. 3 faces from 98 to r1os.3; middles from 8§s. to 97s. 3 and aps from 
75 to 84s. 
The pupric Fun ps, though they have lately rifena little, are not, in general, reise than 
they were at the pee aniae of the month. The prices on the 27th were, 3 per cent. reduced §5 
r-4th ; three per cent. conf. 55 7-8ths; four percent. conf. 69 7-8ths 3 five per cent. navy, 
36 -3- ee 3; imperial 3 per cents. 52 7-8ths3 long annuitics 15 13-16ths years’ purchafe. 
The intereft made, according to the prefent prices, after allowing for the proportion of divi- 
dend due, is mee as follows : 
Sei locass Gia 
3 per cent. confols - - 5 hy Qaee 
: 4 per cent. ditto ~ - ~ 5 15 ee 
§ per cent..nayy - = = Dee pee, 
Long annuities - - - 6: ety ae 
Bank ftock = > - - Site S 
India ftock - - - - 6) Gus 

MONTHLY AGRICULTURAL REPORT. 
HIE continuance of eafterly winds, and cold weather, have been equally unfavourable 
for the wheat crops and the growth of grafs; of the latter there was feldom a greater 
fcarcity than at this time; other kinds of fodder being nearly exhaufted in moft places. 
Some tarmers have even been under the ae of putting their ftock inte meadows 
which fhould have been preferved for hay. The feverity of the feafon has, however, been 
much lefs felt on the warm dry foils, than thofe that are cold and moift. 
In fome diftriéts, much barley ftill remains to be put into the ground. Corn of all forts, 
though much kept back by the weather, has not in general, by fome of our correfpond- 
ents, an unpromifing appearance. 
Gratin is faid to be rapidly on the rife. The average of wheat, throughout England 
and Wales, is 61s. 8d. 5_of barley 35s.; of oats 273. 4d. 
Both fat and lean cattle fell at good prices. Beet in Smithfield produces from 4s. $d. 
fo 5S 
SurxEp fells at Smithfield for 4s. 44. to §s. 4d. 
Hay averages in St. James’s market 31. 10s. per load. Straw 21. 12. 
Horses. Thefe now find a ready fale. : 
Hors. Kent bags rol. to 111.3 pockets r1l. to 131. 
Orcuanos. look well, for which the backwardnefs of the feafon is very favourable- 
There is a profpect of a-very great blow indeed ; and expectation rans mech higher through. 
out the whole Cyder country, than it has thefe twelve years. 
