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The new Ruffian gold mine of Catherine’s-berg has yielded this year about 200lib. of 
pure gold. 
The trade of France is reduced to a miferable condition by the exclufion, not only of 
Britith werchantthips, but now alfo of thofe of Sweden, and almoit of thole of America, from 
the French ports. It is in confequence of the difpute with the Swedes, that Bonaparté, in 
fpite of all his malice, fees himfelf obliged to futfer the Dutch to continue their mercantile 
intercourfe with Great Britain aniidft all the hoftilities of the war. The traffic between the 
ports of England and Holland was not at any time fince the commencement of the war fo 
great as it is juft at this moment. 
Between 60,000 and 70,000 quarters of wheat from Dantzick were imported in fhips 
which arrived Jaft week in the Thames. Yet a good deal of the grain which our merchants 
bring from the North is for re-exportation. Government too is now making large purchafes 
of grain for victualling the navy, and fer the fupply of the garrifons and encaimpments, 
Belides, at this period of the year, the farmers and corn merchants are ufually as back- 
ward as their pecuniary affairs will allow to bring their grain into the market. Hence the 
prices of wheat and bread {till continue rather to rife upon the immediate confumers in this 
country. ? 
The works of the Caledonian canal advance with confiderable rapidity. The labourers 
are now at work on the firft feven miles of it towards Invernefs. They are fupplied with 
provifions from the adjacent coatts of Scotland, and irem the north of Ireland. Butchers, 
bakers, and brewers, begin to open thops, and trade begins to flourith in the wilds of 
Lochiel. | : 
The prices of Alkaline afhes now vary in the London market, according to their refpecs 
tive qualities, and abundance or fcarcity, from i/ 7s. to 2/. 8s. per cwt. 
The prices of Cotton-wools are rifling. Bourbon-cotton is at 2s. a lib. ; Maranain, at 
1s. 114. 
Dyer’s-wood of Brazii is at 90/. per ton ; Cam-woad, at 68/.; Nicaragua, at 48/. 
Gum Arabic varies im price, according to its qualities, from 3/ 10s. to 7/, 10s. an ounce, 
The prices of Figs and Raifins are in general highcr. Turkey Figs are at 5/. 10s, 
per cwt. 
Sugars do not decline in price. The beft powder loaves are at 6/. 6s. per cwt.. Mo- 
laffes are at 2/. per cwt. : 
Hops, in pockets, are at from 3/. 15s. to 4/. 16s. per ewt. fa€tor’s price. 
The beft Brandy is at 18s. 9d. per gallon. a 
Grain Tin, in blocks, is at 87. 8s. 
The bef Tallow is at 3/. 16s. per ewt. 
Gunpowder-tea is at from 4s. 6d. to 5s. per hb. exclufive of the duty. ~ oy 
The rate of Infurance on a voyage to Gottenburgh is four guineas per cent.; the return, 
2/. he premiuin on a voyage to Malaga, 1s ten guineas per cent. 
Baar sock is at 1602 per cent. he 3 per Cents. Reduced are at 56}. Confols, at 
57s. 
Exchange on Hamburgh, 35-3. Price of Gold, 4/ per ounce. Silver, 5s. per onnce. 
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MONTHLY AGRICULTURAL REPORT. 
T has been a remarkably fine fowing time, and moft of the Wheat is got ito the ground: 
what is up looks very promifing. ‘The turnips have come on very rapidly with the rain, 
and will produce much more keep than was at firft expected. From the Corn that has been 
threfhed, we may calculate pretty certainly on the quantity produced. Wheat is in many 
places much injured by mildew, and will produce lefs than the mildewed wheat of laft year; 
and in the whole a very confiderable deficiency will be found. Barley is of good quality, 
but fhort in quantity ; owimg both to the little land fowed, and the little yield per acre. 
Qats will be found an average crop.—Wheat averaged at Mark-lane, on the 6th inftant, 
71s. 10d; and on the 13th, 74s. 5d. The prefent average of all England is, Wheat, 
67s. 2d. ;—Rye, 39s. 4d. ;—Barley 34s. 9d. ;—and Oats, 25s. 2d. 
Clover, when in full bloom, promifed an amazing crop; the refult will be, that much 
will not pay for threfhing out the feed: the quality willbe good.—In Whitechapel Market, 
Hay fetches from 31. to 41. 10s. s—Clover, 41. to 51. 10s. ;—and Straw, 11. 10s. to 11. 16s. 
Store ftock of all kinds is nearly the fame as laft mouth.—In Smithfield Market, Beef 
fetches from 4s. to 5s. ;—Mutton, Ss. 6d. to 4s. 6d. ;—Veal, 3s. 8d. to 4s. ;—Pork, 3s. to 
4s. 4d. ;—and Lamb, 4s. to 5s. 4d. 
Beans and Peafe are a good crop, and the quality fine. 
Corn has rifen very rapidly. Perhaps when fowing is finifhed Wheat may be a little lower; 
but it muft be from extenfive importation that any material reduction can be expected. But 
little Barley, as yet, comes to market ; nor can much be expected till the ftock comes to 
firaw. 
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