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jut now a very elegant manufacture of gloves, ftockings, waiftcoats, &c. of a f{pecies of 
filk, of which a fingle tuft is found within the thells of every individual of the fpecies 
Pinna Nobilis. The inhabitants of Taranto find thefe fhell-fifh in every part of the Neapo- 
litan feas, and on the coafts of Sardinia and Gorfica. The filk is of a brown cinnamon, or a 
gloffy gold colour. 
The average price of Raw Sugai, for the week ending November 16, was 42s. ga. per 
cwt. befides the duty. The retail prices have been firice enhanced, and a dirtier loaf fugar 
is now fold at the fame price per pound at which a whiter and finer fugar was to be had a 
month fince. 
The London Dock Company fiad that the works of that undertaking cannot be completed 
but at a much greater expence than was in their former eftimates counted upon. They have 
petitioned Parliament for leave to add another 500,0col. to their capital ftock 
The commerce of France is, every where, in a ruinous condition. Never)were there fo 
many bankruptcies at Bourdeaux as Juft now. ‘The fifhermen of the port of Boulogne gained 
between eight and nine thoufand pounds by the mackrel fifhery, in the year 1802 3 this year 
their gains, by the fame fith, are coreg eely inconfiderable. y the herring fithery for the 
year ending September $3, Too%, eRe port of Boulogne gained upwerds of 36,o00l. fterling, 
Their profpeét of gain by this branch of the fithery, is for the prefent feafon very fmall. 
Ship-timber, of which there has been of late a wafteful confumption in France, is now very 
dear there. 
The frauds of the coal-merchants, and of the fhip-meters of coals, having veen fo fully 
detected and punithed in the courts of jufice, the dealers now compenfate themfelves by 
raifing the price, and withholding the odd ficic to the chaldron, which iome of them were 
formerly wont to give to their cuftomers. Coats are fold in Yretail at above 31. per chaidron. 
In the beginning of the year 1642,-there were great f{carcity and dearth of Newcattle coals 
in London; fo that Parliament thought fit tointerpofe and fix a maximum foi their price. 
The maximum was fixed at 23s. per chaldron. Perhaps that price was greater, allowance 
being made for the difference in the value of money, &c. than any price we fhail be obliged 
this prefent winter to give for our coals; exportation of Newcattie coal was then prohibited. 
The trade of Hamburgh is continually more impaired by the blockade of the Elbe, the 
oppreffions of the French in Hanover, and thofe threats which render it probable that Ham- 
burgh may be foon occupied by French troops. The trade of Hamburgh depends on the 
advantages which it has hitherio prefented as an emporium fot the gvods of foreign mer= 
chants; but it is not fafe for foreigners to rifk their property in either Hamburgh, Bremen, 
or Lubeck, while thefe cities are fo much expofed to the danger of -feizure by the French. 
The conveyance of Pritith goous mu{t therefore be through the Danith and the Pruffian 
dominions into Germany, while Hanover, and fo many furrounding ftaples of commerce are 
fo wholly in Bonaparte’s power, The imperial free towns are,+in trade, likely to be alto- 
gether ruined by this war. 
The trade of Sweden and Denmark is cunacerduien flourifhing. The Danes and Swedes 
fupply the countries of the North with a large proportion of the Eaft and Weft India goods 
there confumed. 
A water-fpout has very lately done great damage in the ifland of Madeira; by which cer- 
tain mercantile houfes, in that ifle of Englith connexion arc, it is faid, lofers to a large amount. 
Englifh merchants now do confiderable bufinefs at Dantzick and Koninglbergh. Hemp 
finds a quick fale at Koningfbergh. A good ceal of wheat is coming from Dantzick, as the 
Baltic muf be foon clofed by the frofts ; the imports from that quarver are ju(t now large. 
Bankruptcies have oeen of jate unufually numerous ; but the number dim.nithes 5 the con. 
fidence of trade returns; thofe wio have ftood the fhock go on with increafed credit. The 
failures have fhewn rather a commercial activity adventuiing fuccefsfully, but without ade- 
guate capital, than any great misfortunes of traffic. The three per cents have fluctuated in 
November from §1 to 54. 
-MONTHLY AGRICULTURAL REPORT. 
[NCE our laft, much rain has fallen, and produced the laft effeéts on the young wheat crops, 
which, on the drier foils, ftood much in need of it The paftures have likewife been 
gicatly refrefhed by it. he various operations of hufbandry that are neceflary to be per- 
formed at this feafon have been yet very litt einterrupted. In many difricts the plough has 
kept conftantly in motion ; and alfo the dung-cart, in getting manure upon the lands. The 
feafon has alfo been unufually tine for the purpofe of repairing hedges and ditches 3 much of 
this fort of work having been executed in different diftriéts. 
Owing to the rain which fell in the beginning of the month, the wheat fowing has been 
finifhed; but in fome ftrong backward lands, the clov.r lays nave not been fown; the feafon 
having been too far advanced h fore the rain came. The young wheat looks remarkably well, 
and the young clover, which at harveft appeared to be very thin, will prove a fuil plant, 
_ The turnips look much improved by the rain, but the qaantity will be very fhort. This 
- makes ftore- theep cheaper. Stock in good condition fell the readieft, A confiderable quan- 
“H, tity of barley is ufed both for theep and cattle, The wihieat comes to market of a very infe- 
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