if 1803.] Monthly Agricultural Report. 569 
had been brought to them from the commons. They have, however, given fuch intimations 
as leemed to be neceflary to deter informers frem inftituting any new profecutions while 
this bill thall be in dependence in parliament. 
A mine of ore of zinc, affording of zinc 47 per cent. and only 4 per cent. of iron has been 
lately difcovered in Cornwall. 
_ the magiftragy of the city of Amfterdam, and the direétors of the bank of that place, hare 
given notice, that the {pecie removed fromthe bank for the ufe of the old government has 
been vatirely replaced; that the authority of the bank paper now refts only on f{pecie a¢tu- 
ally in the bank ; and that the merchants may therefore with confidence renew their ufe 
of the bank paper of Amfterdam in all the tranfactions of trade. While Montrichard and 
his troops are in Holland, and while the French government wants forced Joans from the 
Dutch republic, we would not take it upon us to advite any one to be teo-halty in his con- 
fidence in the bank of Amfterdam. P 
_ dhe Swedith government has lately put its arrangements of debts and credits on a footing 
in which they have operated to make the courfe of exchange confiderably more favourable 
than before to Sweden. 
Two years fince, the bills of the French treafury could not be difcounted at lefs than 60 
percent. They arenow difcounted at 6 per cent. pér annum. Qur Britith exchequer bills 
are at4 3 percent. ‘Lhe French 6 per cent. {tock is now at 55. 
Lhe American 8 per cents were at New York; on the 22d of November, at 112: the 5 per 
cents at 100: the 3 per cents at 66: the bank {tock of the United States, at 1512: the bank 
ftock of the itate of New York at 125 per cent. 
Our 3 per cents fluctuate at the Stock Exchange, at from 70 to 73 per cent. Perfons who 
neither gamble deeply, nor carry on a puddling traffic from day to day in the funds, will do 
well never to regulate their tranfactions by the tranfient pretences or furmiles in the newé- 
papers. It is not likely that, for {ome months, our 3 per cents fhould either rife above 75, 
or fall under 69. 
In 1785, the annual value of the hat manufacture at Marfeilles, was 131,6661. 13s. {terling, 
It is not now near of that value. 
Exports from the port of Quebec, from the opening of the navigation till the 11th of November, 
1302,—997,412 buthels of wheat—28,299 barrels of flour-——22,022 quintals of bifeuit~-42@ 
bufhels of peafe—1898 buthels of oats—4680 ditto barley—1009 ditto Indian corn—44 bar- 
rels Indian meal—4169 buthels flax feed—1054 barrels 53 tierces beef and pork—426 kegs 
and firkins of butter and hogs lard—95 kegs tallow and greafe-—320 boxes of loap—-92 boxes 
of candles—96 tierces 65 barrels pickled fifh—336 quintals dry fuh—85 tous 9 gallons fifh 
and fea oil—i440 pieces oak timber—986 pieces pine timber-—586,904 pieces oak ftaves 
and heading—-8779 hand f{pikes—386 pairs of oars—9 mafts—118 pine fpars—-38,150 Weft 
india hoops—-78,600 thiugles—569 Madeira pipe and puncheon packs—93,507 pine, map- 
ple, cherry, and walnut boards and planks—-139 horfes—11 exen—58 theep—124 hogsheads, 
6 barrels, 12 half ditto Quebec beer—14,516 ewt. 16 lbs. pot and pearl aflles—10 hogt- 
heads, 39 boxes eifence of {pruce—? hogtheads, 8 barrels cranberries—6499 minots falt. 
141 916 beavers—23,748 martins—19,594 otters—11,100 minks—6404 fithers—7295 
foxes——18,090 bears and cubs—179,659 deers—-147,165 racoons—17,301 cafed and open 
cats—1478 elks—4562 wolves—1433 woolvereen—25,849 mufquath—5719 kitts—5356 
hares and fquirrels—892 feals—v04 calterumeds—2 barrels fourfange. 
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MONTHLY AGRICULTURAL REPORT. 
"HE concluding month of this very productive year has not been lefs favourable for the 
purpofes of the farmer than thofe that have preceded it. Fromthe very mild and open 
ftate of the weather, the young wheats, efpecizily the early fown crops on the more rich 
and fertile foils, are in danger of becoming too luxuriant in their growth; and where it ‘can 
be done with propriety, will probably, in many cales, require to be eaten down with fheep. 
The late fown crops are, however, coming forward in the moft promifing manner, and have, 
in general, a fine healthy appearance. 
Old grain {till continues to be fold at good prices; though perhaps, for moft forts of corn, 
the markets area little on the decline. Average price of corn through England and Wales, 
Wheat 58s. rye 37s. 1id. barley 26s. 6d. oats 203. 1d. beans 35s. 10d. peafe 40s. 6d. 
The unnfual mildnels of the weather, during the whole of the month, has alfo contributed 
greatly to keep down the price of hay, and leffen the difficulties of the farmer in providing © 
tood tor his ftock. At St. James’s Market, hay fold from 41. 6s. to 71. 7s. At Whitechapel. 
Market, hay fold from 4!, 4s. to 71. 7s. clover 61. 18s. to 71. 12s. 
The great confumption of {traw, both as fudder, and for the purpofe of litter, contributes to 
keep up the value of that ufeful article. At St. James’s Market ftraw fold from 11, 10s. to 
2l.gs. At Whitechapel, from 11, 8s. to 11.-16s. 
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