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gallons of brandy, 71 ewt, of currants, 5711 Ibs, of tobacco, which may be regarded as particular 
examples of the more general fact here mentioned. The courie of exchange is juft now, however, 
fornewhat lefs favourable to Dublin than it was in the end of December laft You could on the 
24th of that month obtain only eleven pence farthing payable upon a bill of exchange in Dublin, 
for one fhilling paid in London: on the z2d of January, the fhilling in London would purchate 
twelve pence three farthings payable in Dublin. 
The tales of Britifh cotton, in yarn, muflins, and other wrought ftuffs, ftill continue to be im 
Germany, Italy, and other parts of the Continent, fufficiently confiderable to maintain our cotton 
works in the greateft activity of manufacture. “he prices of cotton wool have not fallen in the 
London market inthe courfe of laft month. There has been, not long fince, an arrival of a cotton 
of good quality from the ifland of Trinidad. It is {till, however, much to be regretted, that too 
much cotton yarn is exported to Saxony. Its exportation contributed to the eftablifhment of rival 
manufactures, by which we will be one day under-fold in the continental market. Why not 
turn inventive ingenuity to abbreviate and improve {till more and more the labour of weaving, fo 
that all the yarn {pun in this country might here, alfc, be wrought up intg cloth ? _ 
The prices of woo] and mohair yarn of Smyrna, have not lately experienced in the London 
market any decline. Indeed, notwithftanding the reduction of the continental armies, by which 
fo much Englith broadcloth was confumed, the greater freedom of our prefent accefs to the con- 
tinent, and the conftant increafe of our exports in woollen goods to the markets of America, feem 
at prefent fufficiently to maintain the wonted activity of the woollen manufactures in all parts of 
this country. “Lhe manufa@ture of p/ufb, or of hair and worfied fhag, at Coventry, is, though 
not more extenfive than to employ about two hundred hands, qne of the moit flourthing branches 
of our woollen trade. Its products are partly exported to Germany, and to Spain and Portugal P 
in part ufed in lining carriages. and faddies, and for other purpofes at home, It is likely to 
increafe by the ceffation of the war. ’ 
The. ron. works of Carron in Scotland, and of Colebrooke-Dale, not to fpeak of thofe in 
Wales, are unequalied perhaps in Europe, for the union which they prefent of the whole feries 
of the operations in the iron-manufacture, from the firft quarrying or collecting of the ore, to the 
ultimate manufacture of it into all that diverfity of implements which it furnifhes for the ufe of 
the arts, and of human life in general. Thefe are now in a flourifhing condition, though not 
fuch as entirely to put an end to the importation of iron from Sweden. Other fimilar works | 
commence in different parts of the country. ‘Two companies have recently expended to the 
amount of 4¢,000l. fterling, in eftablifhing works to raife and manufacture the ore on the eftate of 
Sir W. Pulteney, in Shropfhire, near to Bridgenorth. For an article of primary utility fo inva- 
luable, we {hall foon probably be independent of all foreign fupplies. | 
The internal commerce of this country continues to derive much new advantage from the 
daily extenfion of Jron Rail-ways. They are made at an expence not exceeding 3001. fterling 
amile. The advantages they give for the conveyance of goods by carts and waggons, feem evea 
to furpafs, in fome inftances, thofe of boat-carriage by canals, 
Large fales of Furs, &c. by the Hudion’s Bay Company, and of Pepper and Coffee by the Eaft 
India Company, have taken place in the end of January. 
The Brewers have reduced the price, and improved, both in hops and malt, the quality of 
their Porter. But fome of them, after brewing it ef proper ftrength, reduce it, tor’ordinary fale, 
by a mixture of fmali-beer ! f 
The prices of Coa/s in London continue reafonable. 
The 3 per Cents. {tock was on Thurfday the 24th of December at 671; on Friday the 22d of 
January at 672. 
MONTHLY AGRICULTURAL REPORT. 
THE feverity of the froft has prevented moft of the operations of hufbandry from being carried 
on during the greateft part of the prefent month. Hedging, with the breaking up of grafs 
and clover lays for oat and barley crops, have however been undertaken toward the latter part 
of it. Much grain has alfo been threfhed out and conveyed to the markets, as well as manure 
ef various kinds put upon the ground. he prices of grain, efpecially barley and oats, have de- 
clined in moit places fince our laft. The average price of corn throughout England and Wales, 
by the laft returns’ is, for wheat 76s. gd. rye 48s. gd. barley aqs. id, oats 23s, 4d. beans 
43s. 4d. peafe 44s, 7d. 
From the great quantity of fnow that has fallen in many of the northern diftri€s, the turnips 
in feveral places have been fo covered up as to prevent the necefiary fupplies from being procured 
for the ftock without much labour. The fame caufe has likewife been very diftreffing to the 
ftore fheep ftock in the more expofed fituations; and to the lamb-fuckling ewes in thoie places 
where the praétice 1s employed. 
Flops have continued of dull fale for fome time, and it is probable may continue fo, fince it is 
underitood that the duty amounts to 241,2271. 35, gid. and confequently much exceeds the 
wifhes of thofe daring {peculators who have lately done fo much mifchief. Although the price 
1s not very-high, yet the quantity puts it out of their power either to monopolize or perfuade the 
Planters not to fipply the market, as was done in 1799 and 1800, tho'e years that will ever be 
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