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PPHE fate prevailing cold winds have much’ impeded the growth of wheats and early fown 
barley, and oats on the coal ftrong foils, , 
Beans, and the hardy kinds of field-peafe, look weil, having fuffered lefs fiom the feverity 
of the feafon than the white-corn crops. 
In-well-managed diftri@s, the turnip-fallows are in a ftate cf great forwardnefs; and much * 
manure has already been laid upon them. 
The rape and turnip crops remaining for feed, from. their healthy appearance and full blof- 
fom, promife great abundance; and as there is now growing a large quantity of the Swedilh 
kind, that it is probable that the utility of a valuable turnip is become better underitood. 
In the fens the farmers have finifhed fowing their fpring crops ; and from the good condi- 
tion the lands were in, plenziful and abundant crops may be expected. 
From the late frequent frofty mornings and cold north eatterly winds, the fruit-trees, both 
wall and ftandards, in expofed fituations, have fuffered much; and the {maller berry-fruit will 
not prove fo productive zs might have been expected from the great fhew of bloflom. 
Lean {tock at the late fairs, bot'’a cattle and fheep, have experienced a pretty confiderable re- 
duétion ia prices, owing to the backwardnofs in the growth cf paftures, natural as well as ar'i- 
ficial; confequently a want of early keep, which has occafioned du!l tales in the plentiful num- 
bers brought to market. Frefh milking-cows, and good draft horfes, are ftili in demand, and 
obtain good prices. Sows with pigs, and fmaall ftores for the dairies, are very dear, and much 
im requeft; the larger fort of fwine, of which there are a large ftcck om hand, are cheap and 
fearcely faleable. 
The price of Wheat. in moft of the midland counties, has rather advanced. At Mark-lane, 
on the 27th of May, the fales were rather brifk. Wheat was from 74s, to gos. 94s. to 96s» 
Barley 33s- to 38s. and but little in demand. Oats 24s. to 34s. ' 
In Smithfield-market, Beef fetches from 4s. 4d. to 5s. 6d. per flone. Mutton 4s. 4d. to 5s, 
Pork 43- to 5s. 4d. . eRe 
ue St. James’s-market, Hay fetches from 3]. 3s. to 51. And Straw from 2l. 2s. 6d, to 2l, 
18s, 6d. ; 
METEOROLOGICAL REPORT, 
Qbfervations on ihe State of the Weather, from the 241h of April, ‘to the 24th of May 
inclufive, 1805, two Miles N. W. of St. Paul's. ; 
Barometer. Thermometer é 
Higheftizo-10- May 14. Wind N.E. Higheitt 65°. May 20, 21 : 3 
Loweft 29. 30. Mayir. Wind W. y & one Winds... * 
Between the even- | 
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7 : LOWEIL 32 May. 1 Vv zs 
ingsot the eleventh 32°. May.7. . Wind W 
Greatet s A 
ateate ri 65:1ce0ths J and twelfth initant, 
Variation in a a: ‘ Z Greateft On the 22d the ther~ 
fg eee §eat aninch the mercury rofe | oo aion in & 19° mometer was once at65°, 
2g0 ? from 29. 30. to 29. eee F 3 but on the 23d it never 
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95: rofe higher than 52°. 
The quantity of rain fallen fince the laft report, is equal to 2.162 inches in height, 
The mean height of the thermometer for the month that is now clofed, is little more thar 
‘4g deg, which is 9 deg. lefs than the average heat of the fame period of laft year. The coldnefs 
ot the feafon has been generally noticed and complained of ; and the feverity of the winds will 
probably do confiderable damage to the fruits. At the end of April we experienced a heavy fall 
of fnow, which in places where it was drifted was laying on the ground three days. 
The denfity of the atmofphere has been very variable; but the changes have not been great. 
We have had nine or ten days in which there has been rain; but the quantity fallen is but 
comparatively frnall, confidering that the former months of the prefent year may be reckoned as 
dry. The wind has come halt the month from the eafterly points ; it has, however, been varie 
able, and on many days it has blown from all the points of the compafs. 
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