106 — Month, Commercial aud Agricultural Reports. [Feb.t, 
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3 MONTHLY COMMERCIAL REPORT. a 
HE Hope: wé expreffed a fhort time fince, of feeing a more. direct commierciat infereourfe 
 eftablithed between this. country and the ftates with which it is at prefent unfortunately ins 
volved in war, we have the pleafure to ‘find has already been realized ina degree which feems. 
to held out a very inviting profpe@ to our merchants, and-which may. be, attended with muck, 
muattl benefit. For fome time paft there have. been eccafional importations from Holland,. 
of Geneva, fkins, ftarch,- madder, anMd other articles, with fome confiderable cargoes of leather, 
from Oltend ; but the trade fromthe lateer place has lately much iacreafed, and within the laft, 
svro or thrze weeks, there have been feveral arrivals from Calais, Bourdeaux, .and.other ports of 
Erance, whilethe merchants here, fo far from feeling any hefitation in dhipping cargoes 1m; 
return, have been eager to sevive_a connection with that.country. Tue lite dificulty with. 
which the requifite licences are obtained fromthe refpective governments, 1s at leafta fymptom of. 
more liberal policy, and may lead to the moft favourable confequences. ae B58 
. Since our laft, raw Swgars have been upon, the advance, though the quantity on hand is Kill, 
very great. St. Kitt’s are from 57s, to 8cs. per cwt. St, Vincent’s, Nevis, and Jamaica, from, 
54s, to .78s~ Granada, 54s. to 57s. Ditto. clayed 64s. to g5s. Barbadoes, 54s- to 76s. Ditto . 
clayed, 66s. to Loos..-Martinico, 548. to 76s. Ditto clayed, 643. to! 93s. St, Domingo, 548, to 
=6s. Ditto clayed, 645. to 92s. Refined Sugars have experienced a fimilar advance. Lumps are- 
from 88s. to 102s. Single Loaves from g4s. to 110S.,and Powder ditto, from 100s, to-118s- 
Feas of almoft-every defcription have likewife rifen a little, and are at prefent_as follows : 
Bohea, from 1s. Tod. to 2s. Congou, from 2s.-1od, to 3s. 5d. Campoi, from 3s. 1d. to. gs. rods, 
Souchorg, from 3s. 3d. to 6s.8d. Pekoz, from 5s. 4d. to 5s. 6d. Single and Twankey, from: 
5; 8d- to. 3s. 11d. Hyfon from 4s. 2d. to 7s. 6d. Hyfon Skin, from 3s. 9d. to.4s: 10d. . The 
aft. India Company have declared the following Teas for fale, on the: sth ot March next, pronspt 
the 30th of May~. Piss Ae 
Bohea, 500,000lbs.—Congou_ and Campoi, 33$00,000—Pekoe and Soucheng, 6ooseco— 
Single-and Twankay, 600,000—Hyion Skin, $0,000—Hyfon, 520,c02—Total 5,8c0,000 ibs. 
Cottea-iWcol. has. not experienced any. material variation in price, except fome of the fuperior 
kinds, Berbice, Surinam, and Cayenne is at prefent from 2s, 6d, to 3s. Demerary, from 2s. ade 
fo 28. $d. sae Pe aye nd 
Spanifh. Wool, of which there. is at prefent a confiderable quantity on hand, is rather lowers 
Leonefa is about 4s. 6d. Segovia, from 3s. gd, to.4s. 3d. Soria, from gs. 5d. to 3s. tod, and: 
Seville, from 2s. 2d. to 3s. 3d. : 
Raw and Thrown Siiks continue pretty fteady_in-price, as the quantity imported during the 
lat month, though not confiderable, -has been perhaps fully adequate to the prefent demand. 
"The India Company have. declared for fale on the 26th of February, 300 jots.of China Sik, 1a 
bundles each ; -12@0 bales of Bengal raw, and 30 bales of Bengal organzine, prompt the 13th of 
June next. The-meafure lately adopted by the Company of. making the buyers pay the du< 
zies, is attended with much trouble and inconvenience, Y ro “ 

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MONTHLY AGRICULTURAL REPORT, ve 
HE bufinefs of Hufbandry has not advanced with much rapidity~ during’ the prefent month, 
except in dry fitudtions, and where the land was firm enough to be carted upon. In fu 
laces the manure has been carried-on to the ground, but in the low wet diftricts little of this 
ae of work has yet been done. Many other operations of farming have been performed with difs 
ficulty, and ‘In an imperfect manner from the exeeffive wetnefs of the feafon. © ‘Fhe fallows for 
barley have fearcely yet been touched, and in fome diftri@s where ‘the prattice of fowing wheat, © 
late prevails, ail that crop has not yet been put into the ground. : 
_° The early fown wheats have moitly a favourable appearance ; but thofe that were put in late, 
haye been much-damaged by the heavy rains and fharp frofts, Turnips, which, at this feafon, 
in moft places, afford the chiet food, and for fattening ot fheep, are fearce ; but have foftained 
much lefsinzery than was expeGed from the feverity of the late frofty weather. 
Muck wheat, as well as grain of other kindsy has now been thrafhed out, and-is found to be, 
far from yielding well ; it is not therefore probable that the prices will be much lower, unlefs 
igreign wheats fhould be introduced into the markets: _ The average of England and Wales, by 
oe returns. to January 18, was, Wheat 95s.’ gd. Barley, 45s. tod. Rye 62s. 8d. and Oats, 
328. 3d. Flour, in the London market, averages, 89s. g3d. which with izs. the baker’s als 
jowance, makes the Soth part, or quartern loaf, 15d. Ren ce ser % 
«-Gattlee The-prices-of-beuy fat-and-lean Cattle are on thé advance: Beef, in Smithfield mara 
_ Séeep. . Many of thele being difpofed of before chey were in proper condition for the butcher, 
thofe which remain, will of ‘couzfe fetch higher prices. Mutton fetches, in-Smithfielé,; from 
4S. t0 5s. 4d: per fone, and atthe butcher's irom 7d. to 8d. ~ : 
The prefent retail prices’ of Butter 2nd Cheefe, by the pound, in London, are as, follows 
Frefh, r6d. and‘r7d.. Cambridge, 13d. and :4d. Irith, 13d. Old Chefhire, 9d. New ditto, $d 
Double Gloucefter, old, od. new, $4d.° Singie ditto, ald, $d. new 72d. - North Wiltthire, olds 
god, new), od, Smiall Hams, 1s. Large ditto, rod: Upith Bacon, 82d. Beit Briftel, is, 
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