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number of Englith articles, this. government was ftrongly folicited to lay high duties on Ruffiam 
iron, even by the merchants concerned in the trade; it was alfo. reprefented, that we ftood’ in 
no need of importation from Ruffia. Swedifh iron, on account of its peculiar quality, is indeed 
very ufeful, but by no means indifpenfible. / 
With refpect to Hemp, it is well known that the ‘Italian hemp is the beft in Europe, 
though it does not take tar fo readily. Egypt has always been, famous for hemp and flax, and 
fupplied, tillthe French got pofteffion of it, Leghorn, Syria, Afia Minor, Conftantinople, Smyr. 
ma, &c. with large quantities; the Eaft Indies can fupply us with any quantity, as. well as many 
other countries ; nor is there.any reafon why we fhould not grow it at home. It does not impo- 
verifh land, as fome have reprefented, morethan wheat; perhaps net fo much. In Ruffia, the 
beft hemp grows in the northern parts. ‘ \ 
There certainly exifts no reafon why we fhould import F/ax from Ruffia, at leaft it is certaia 
that we can do withoutit. Egypt produces the fineft, but Ireland may grow much. greater quan- 
tities than at prefent, and we may be fupplied with it from many countries. 
Tallow. Formerly we took nene from Ruffia, this is now become an article of great impors 
tance to that country; in fome provinces they kill their oxen merely to boil their meat to get out 
all the tallow. The higher the Irith fell their tallow, the cheaper they can afford to fell their 
beef. Oil of our fifheries might, in many inftances, be fubftituted for tallow, and oi] may be 
converted into a fubftance as hard as tallow. We take 12 or 15,000 tons, and it is duty free. 
Other nations together take about one third of this quantity. 
Ravenducks. We take 80,000 pieces, worth about 100,000. fterling (at prefent morej~ 
Drillings, thirteen thoufand pieces. Diaper, for soool. fterling. Broad and narrow linen, for 
about ssool. fterling. \ Crafh linen for about 7500]. fterling. Flems linen, 80,000 or 90,000. 
fterling, about 40,000 pieces. Foreign nations, a quantity much lels confiderable. The prohiy 
bition of thefe articles would be very encouraging to our own manufactures. 
Deals, We take for about 200,000]. though forty years ago we took none from Ruifia. 
Other articles are of very little importance. The importation into Ruffia of Britifh manufac. 
tures, which all pay enormous duties in their ports, are become, by the numerous prohibitions, 
very trifling, fo that the balance in favour of Ruffia, and againft this country, is two millions fterling, 
In confequence of the Union it has been deemed neceflary toimpole various Cowntervailing 
Duties of cuftoms and excife, on articles the growth, produce, or manufacture of JreLANDy, 
on importation from thence into Great Britain. The duties of Cuffoms are as follow, viz. 
Cordage, to be ufed as ftanding rigging, or other cordage made from topt hemp, 41, 10s. 3d. per 
ton. Any other fort of cordage, cable yarn, packthread and twine, al. 4s. 4d. per ton. Bottles 
of common green glafs gd. per dozen quarts. Ribbons and ftuffs.of Si/4 only gs. per Ib. “Pwo 
thirds of the weight of gauze, and one third of the weight of crape is to be deducted for gum and 
drefs. Silk, and ribbons of filk mixed with gold and filver 63.8d. perlb. Silk ftockings, glovesy 
tringe, laces, ftitching or fewing filk, 38. per lb, filk manufactures not otherwife enumerated of 
defcribed, 4s. perlb. Stuffs of filk and grogram yarn.ts. 2d. per lb, Stuffs of filk mixed with 
incle or cotton, xs. 8d, perlb. Stuffs of filk and worfted, rod. per Ib. Stuifs of filk mixed with 
any other material 1s. 3d. per lb. Refized Suzar, called baftards, whole or ground, 18s, 2d. per 
cwt, ; lumps, 348, odd. per cwt. fingle loaf, 36s. 4d. per cwt; powder loaf and double loaf, 
39s. 1d. per cwt.; fugar candy, brown, 345, old. perewt.; fugar candy, white, 39s. 1d. per 
cwt.; réfined fugar of any other fort, 39% 1d. percwt, UnmanufuStured Tobacca, 6.4. per, Lis) 
Such is the flourifhing ftate of the commerce of the Clyde, that there were employed in the 
trade of Greenock alone, in the year ending sth, January laft, 175,551 toms of shipping, and the 
revenue of cuftoms for the fame period was 180,342]. 13. 82d. 
The numerous forged one and two pound Bank of England notes, now in circulation, are mofk 
of them particularly difcoverable, (independent of their not being fo well executed as the good 
enes), by having a great many cuts and {mall holes round the edges, occafioned moft probably. b¥ 
the tools made ufe of to procure the appearance of the water mark; they are alfo very much 
foiled and worn, fo as to create a belief of their having been in great circulation. 
The city of London has paffed fome very proper regulations re{pecting the admiflion of Brokers, 
and as feveral brokers do contrary to the terms of their bond and oath, buy and fel] on theirowa 
account, to the injury of regular merchants and dealers, and of the public at large, they have di- 
rected the city folicitor to enforce the penalty of sool. againit all perfons offending therein, ia. 
order to put a ftop to fuch illegal practices. : 
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MONTHLY AGRICULTURAL REPORT. 
HIE {tate of the feafon, during the whole of the month, has fill continued favourable for cars 
rying on fuch operations of hufbandry, as are neceflary to be performed at this period of the 
year- Much of the /eys, have, of courfe, been broken up, and put into a ftate of readinefs for the 
Out-crops ; and the ftubbles are beginning to be turneddown. It has likewife afforded an excel- 
lent opportunity of putting the hedges into proper repair, and of cleaning and making up the 
ditches ; but in the low and wetter diftricts, it has been rather too open for getting the dung upon 
the grafs lands. Winter has now far advanced without much injuring the wheats in the fouthern 
counties ef Scotland; though the late fudden changes ftom froft to thaw, and wice werfa, have. af- 
fected them a little during the laft two weeks, end deprived ther of that vigorous and vivid ap- 
pearanss they had aifumed about the laf week in January-—upon the whole the afpe@ of this 
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