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ton, and places i im their neighbourhood. The value DE the copper ufed annually in Birming- 
ham alone, is eftimated, when wrought, at from 300,000]. to 460,0001.: the number of 
hands employed thereby i is fuppofed to be from 5 to 6000, exclufive of thofe émployed in 
raifing coals, making tools and machinery for their ufe, &c. ‘The quantity of brafs manu- 
fa&tured at Woolvéshampton fome years ago, was at leaft 300. tons per annum, but was not 
more than half that quantity inthe year 1798. Until very lately this country had the bulk 
ef the trade of Europe in articles of copper and brafs; but at prefent many of thefe articles, 
particularly buttons, buckles, thimbles, brafs locks, brafs door furniture, and copper tobac- 
~ co boxes, are madeat Nuremberg, Merlone, Elberfeldt, Altena, Solingen, Leige, Suabifh, 
Gemund, and other parts of Europe, cheaper than in this country: this arifes partly from 
the prefent high price of copper, and partly from labour being cheaper in thofe countries 
than in Great Britain. : 
The recent unfortunate fituation of Ireland, and the demand for exportation, have caufed 
a great alteration in the price of Ivijh linen; colee linens are very fearce, and fine ones are 
advanced full a shilling a yard, and are expected to be itill higher, as it muft be fome time 
before the deficiency occafioned by the interruption of the manufactories can be fupplied. 
The prefent exorbitant prices of every article ufed in dyeing, has compelled the filk-dyers of 
London to raife the prices charged to the manufacturer very confiderably. This meafure has 
been fome time in contemplation ; ; and the following are the prices to be charged in future on 
blacks, with a proportionate advance on browns and other dark colours: 
Double black foff - - = = 25. 6d. perlb. | Heavy and bright heavy dons 2s. 6d. per lb, 
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Ditte ditto {croop- - - -2 3 _Hards - - - Bf 
Bright dons from200z.to210z. 2 oO 
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MONTHLY AGRICULTURAL REPORT. 
HE laté feafonable rains have confiderably improved the appearance of the different grain 
crops, and in many places even the pea cropsalfo. Itis probable, however, that though 
the various forts of corn crops may now in general be tolerably good, yet from the long con 
tinuance of dry weather they cannot be abundant. ‘Our correfpondents from Scotland re- 
maark, that the crops, in ey though pretty full in the ear, are thin and fhort in the © 
ftraw ; and that thofe on the dry warm foils on the coaft of the German ocean, had fuffered 
fo much for want of moifture-before the late rains fell, that the {traw will not only be fhort, 
but the produce in refpeét to quantity of grain probably under par, 
- In the Northern parts of the ifland, the turnips have not, by any means, a promifing af-_ 
pect; in a great number of places, os firft fowing did not vegetate with a degree of vigour 
iufficient to enable the young plants to withftand the ravages of the little black fly, by puth- 
ing rapidly into rough leaf. This valuable root will, therefore, i in thefe fituations, not only 
be | late, but of courfe fmall. In the more Savines diftridts, we-believe the appearances 
are ecncrt more favourable. 
Weare affured. too, that in the North the crops of every fort of grain are more backward 
than in any of theother parts. The average of wheat throughout England and Wales, is 
6s. 8d.5 of barley, 36s..7d.5 and laft three years of oats, 31s. 3d. 
“We find likewife that the curle is frequently met with in the potatoe crops of thefe parts. 
Although many of the earlier fort of apples fuftered confiderably from blights; there will 
be upon the whole a rather plentiful crop of fuch as are calculated for the purpofes of the cyder 
maker ; more, probably, than have been grown for feveral years-paft. 
The hay crops in moft of the Northern parts, both of the meadow and the artificial kinds, 
prove light, and befides the late droppy weather has been unfavourable for making and fe~ 
curing a In St. James’s Market, hay averages 4l. 1s. ftraw 21.128. 6d. 
Cattle, Sheep, Lawbs.—Fat ftock of almoft every kind, feem to keep up in price. Lambs, 
however, fell fomething at St. Bofwell’s fair, notwithfanding. the prodigious lofs and confe-_ 
quent {carcity in the fpring. It is probable, however, that the loffes in this fort of young 
flock will be more particularly felt two or three years hence, whenit is wanted to fupply the 
old breeding and feeding ftocks, than at prefent. 3 
At Warwick Fair too, there was a good fhew of fat cattle, fheep and lambs; great part 
of which were driven home for want of purchafers, the butchers being determined not to buy 
at the high prices demanded. —Springing heifers and lean ftock alfo met but little demand, 
though both were offered at low prices. And alfo at Monmouth, a large quantity of wool 
was brought to market on the Igth ult. and the whole found purchafers at very fuperior prices 
to thofe ar laft year. Owing to the fearcity of Spanith w ool, prime forts fold readily at 33s. 
and one grower had 34s. per ftone; but the average price was about 32s. which was an ad~ 
vance of 8s. per ftone on laft year’s prices. The judicious plan adopted by the clothiers in 
mot buying till after dinner, (which enables farmers to make a fhew of their goods) feems 
much approved of; and from the full attendance of them at Monmouth, the day clofed 
greatly to the fatisfaction of all parties 
Butchers meat, as well as grain, is, however, ftill high in price. In Smithfield market, 
beef averages from 3s. 6d. to 4s. 4d.; mutton from 3s. 8d. to 4s. 4d.3 and veal from 4s. to 
Ss. per ftone of 3lb. finking the offal. 
, Hors. - Kentith bags {ell from.81. $s. to gl. 15s.—-Ditto pockets from rol. to 111. 4Ss 
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