516 Monthly Agricultural Report. [June 1, . 
_ Britith colonies in America, the United States of America, or from Archangel; whenever the 
general average price of Britith wheat, publifhed weekly in the London Gazette, is lefs than 
gos: per quarter, a bounty sare the difference of fuch average price, and fuch rate of gos. per 
quarter: on wheat from any of the ports of the Baltic, Germany, or north of the Texel, when- 
ever the average price is lefs than 85s. per quarter, a bounty equal to the difference between fuch 
average price ani 85s. per quarter: on /i7e wheaten flour, from the Britith colonics in, or the 
United States of America, whenever the average’ price of Britith wheat is lefs than Loos. per 
quarter, a bounty per fack of »80 lbs. weight, equal to the differeice between fuch average 
price and 100s. per quarter; and from any other country a bounty equal to four fifths of the boun- 
ty payable on a quarter of wheat: on rice, whenever the current price thereof is lefs than Zs. 
per Cwt. a bounty equal to the difference between the current price and 353. per Cwt. An act 
has alfo been pafled granting a bounty on foreign avs, if the average price is under 40s. per quar- 
ter. In confequence of thefe encouragements, and the ftill advancing prices of grain, there has ak. 
ready been a great importation, and much more is expetted ; the rice that has arrived has low- 
ered the price of that ufeful article confiderably, Carolina rice is at prefent from 345- to g6s: 
Raw fugars, which had fallen five or fix fhillings per Cwt. have lately advanced again a hittle 5 
they are however in general lower than they were two or three months fince. St. Kitts are from 
58s. to 78s. Montferrat, St. Vincent’s and Nevis, 57s. to 76s. Jamaica, 54s. to 75s- Grenada, 
Mufcovade, 55s. to 74s. ditto clay’d, 608. to 1ofs. drbadoes, 558. to 74s. ditto clay’d, 64s. to 
to2s. Martinico, 55s. to 73s. ditto clay’d, 61s. to 1018. St. Domingo, 54s. to 738. ditto clay’d 
rs. togSs._ refined fugars are likewite lower, Lumps are from gos. to 106s. fingle loaves, roos¢ 
@ 114s. and powder loaves, 107s. to 1235. ES 
Sntton-cu70! has experienced a little advance in price, notwithitanding the importation thereof 
has been confiderable. s 
Raw and ihrown filks are at very advanced prices, particularly thelatter, which has not been 
ich affected by the quantity that has lately arrived, butas more is fhortly expected, it is pro- 
that fuch of the merchants 2s are notinterefted in fupporting a fpeculation will foon think it . 
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Gik throwiters than they canundertake, which fome of them take advantage of, in makiag 
terms with their employers as at another time they would notdare to propofe. 
he Fea fale of the Eaft India Company, which commences the sth of June, confifts of 
,o00 ibs. of Byhea, 3,650,000 Ibs. of Congov and Campoi, 659,000 Ibs. of Souchong and Pe- 
ha,600 lbs. of Singla and Twankay, 100,0°0 Ibs. of Hyfan fkin,’and 550,000 ditto of fuper= 
Hylon. Total 6,260,000 Ibs. 
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“\ LTHOUGH in fome diftrits the wheat crops appear to be rather thin, patchy, and not of © 
=% the moft healthy colour, there cannot be any doubt but that in moft of thofe countries where 
hey were put into the ground ata proper period, and where good feed was fown, there will be 
‘a good produce, as under fuch circumftances. they have generally a highly promifing afpect at 
prefent. Fhe barley and oat crops are in fuch fates of vigorous growth, in almoit every part 
of the ifland, efcecially where fown early, that they afford the pleafing profpect of being generally, 
productive. In fome parts of Wales and the northern counties of England, thefe crops have 
However been tediots and expenfive in putting into the ground, from the wetne({s of the feafon 
and the reduced fate of the teams of the farmers from the dearnefs and fcarcity of fodder of dif- 
ferent kinds. The fowing of barley in fome of thefe diftritts is only juft finifhed. Wheat ave- 
rages throughout England and Wales, 121s. id. (and in Mark-lane, 115s. 103d. Rye, gos: 3d- ts 
Barley, 64s. 8d. Oats; 455. rid. Beans, 76s. 11d. and Peas, 76s. 8d. 
The plantation of potatoes has likewife been retarded in fome fituations from fimilar caufes; 
but on the whole a very large crop of this valuable root has every where been put into the ground, 
and the plots that Were early fet have generally very good appearances of productivenefs as well 
as of being ready early- ; 
Hops in the principal diftr'cts where they are cultivated at prefent look well, and are free 
from difeafe, but this sa crop that depends greatly on the ftate of the weather about the picking 
feafon. Kentith bres fetch from g to 11 guineas, and pockets from Io to 13 guineas. 
Neither the plentifulnefs of the pattures nor ths earlinefs of the fpring, have yet had much, 
effect in lowering the price of fat ftock. Beef fells in Smithfield market, from 4s. $d. to 6s. $d. 
Mutton, from cs. 8d. to 6s. 8d. and Veal from 4s. to 6s. 6d. peritone of 8 lb. finking the offal " 
In Newgate- market, beef fells from gd. to iad. mutton from $d. to gd. lamb 10d. and ve 
from ad. to 10d. \Freth butter from rsd. to 18d. fait butter from tod. to 1sd. Gloucefter 
cheete 8d. Chefhire cheefe 9d. Old potatoes 2d." The quartern loaf has varied between 163d. 
and 174d. ; 
Lean ftock of every defcription is now on the rife, probably in confequence of the increafed 
demand for them, from the abundance of grais in the pattures. Milch Cows are very fedree 
and dear. Good -Horfes alfo fell well, whether for the faddle or farming purpofes. 
Mowing ¢raffes, though in common full, are not fo forward as we had reafon to fuppofe they 
svould have been in our lait. Jt is but in very few inftances that grafs has yet been cut. ; 
Hay in St. James’s market averages gl. £os. 
Siraw in St. tames’s market averages 21. gs. : ; 
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