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METEOROLOGICAL TABLE, Extracted from the Register kept on the Banks of the Tay, four miles east from Perth, Latitude 56° 25', Elevation 185 feet.

AUGUST 1817.

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AT the date of our last Report it was impossible not to feel some apprehensions of a late harvest, which, in this climate, is seldom a productive one. Happily the fine weather which set in with this month has dissipated our fears, and inspired every mind with cheerfulness and hope. In the south of England the crop is said to have been secured in several parts, and everywhere in that quarter the labours of harvest go on prosperously Reaping will become general throughout the Lowlands of Scotland next week. Some fears are entertained for the quality of some of the strongest wheats that had been lodged by the heavy rains early in August, and in the higher districts the oat crop still requires several weeks of favourable weather to bring it to maturity: yet, upon the whole, the grain crops here, as well as in England, promise to yield at least an average produce Markets, accordingly, have fallen considerably since the beginning of the month, and will probably keep so low as to shut the ports to importation in November. Should they continue open after that period, the prices of all sorts of grain must be very moderate the ensuing winter. In Edinburgh market, on the 10th inst, oatmeal was 3s. 10d. per stone of 17 lb avoirdupois the quartern loaf 14d-new potatoes so low as 10d. per peck-beef and 13th September, mutton 4d. to 7d. per lb.

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London Markets continued.

Rape-Cake, £7, 10s to £8.

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AVERAGE PRICES OF CORN, FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE.

By the Quarter of Eight Winchester Bushels, and of Oatmeal per Boll of 140 lbs Avoirdupois, from

Middlesex.. Surrey

the Official Returns received in the Week ending August 30, 1817.

INLAND COUNTIES.

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Wheat, 825. 9d.-Rye, 49s, 11d.-Barley, 44s. d.-Oats, 34s. 2d.-Beans, 49s. Od.-Pease, 478. 1d.

Oatmeal, 40s. 2d.- Beer or Big, Os. Od.

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ending August 23.

Wheat, 86s. 44.-Rye, 54s. 5d.-Barley, 46s. 8d.-Oats, 35%. 4d.-Beans, 458. Od.-Pease, 418. 7d.

Average of Scotland for the Four Wocks immediately preceding 15th August.

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Note. The boll of wheat, beans, and pease, is about 4 per cent. more than half a quarter, or 4 Winchester bushels; that of barley and oats nearly 6 Winchester bushels.

COMMERCIAL REPORT.

COLONIAL PRODUCE. Sugar.The demand continues steady, and considerable parcels have been bought by the refiners at an advance of 1s. per cwt. Very brown Jamaicas have been sold at 77s.; good working Sugars, 80s. to 84s.; brown St Vincent's, 75s. The holders continue sanguine in their hopes of obtaining still higher prices.-On the 9th current, it having been found that the reports circulated respecting large expected imports of Muscovadoes were erroneous, and the extensive purchasers being acquainted that the stocks were 18,000 casks less than at the same period last year, with an evident increasing demand both for export and home consumption, in a short time all on sale were disposed of at an advance of 2s. to 3s.-the lowest browns, approaching to dabs, selling at 73s. to 79s. The amount of sales of the day were estimated at 5000 casks. A great proportion of the Muscovadoes now in London is held by speculators.-Refined Goods continde in very considerable request. Loaves of every description are scarce and much inquired after, and an advance of 2s. may be stated since our last.-In Foreign Sugars little business has been effected, and prices remain the same.-The aggregate average of Sugar has been taken for the last four months preceding the 5th instant; it is 45s. 10 d. consequently the import duty remains at 27s. per cwt. Coffee.-The market was rather languid until lately, when advices were received from Hamburgh of a brisk demand and higher currency. The demand here immediately revived, and every description of good and fine ordinary Jamaica realized an advance of 2s. per cwt.-Middling and good middling without variation, Cotton. The demand continues extensive both for home manufacture and exportation. The imports into London, Liverpool, and Glasgow, during last month, were 35,592 bags, being 1627 bags more than during August 1816. Rum-in limited demand, and prices without variation. Tea.-An extensive sale is at present going on at the India House; Boheas, 1d. higher; common and fine Congou, 1d. to 2d. lower;-Twankay and Hyson skin, Id.and Hyson, 3d. to 4d. higher. Tobacco-in very limited demand. There have been several arrivals, and, as the stock is likely to increase, lower prices are anticipated. EUROPEAN PRODUCE.-Hemp, Flax, and Tallore.The demand for Hemp and Flax has lately been very considerable, but without any variation in prices. Tallow not so brisk, and prices have declined Is. to. 2s. Oils.-The prices of whale Oil are advancing. There have been considerable importations of Linseed, which are likely to affect the prices of Linseed Oil. Hops.-The prices have declined considerably on account of the crop being much better and greater than was anticipated. The duty which had been laid at £45,000 is now estimated above £95,000. British Manufactures. We have much pleasure in still continuing our favourable report of this most important branch of British commerce. From all quarters we have the most flattering accounts of the reviving demand for every species of our manufactures, as also of advancing wages given to workmen. The South American market, which we have hitherto been in the habit of estimating of small importance, it appears, is now become a most interesting débouché. The merchants of Jamaica, in a late memorial to Government for protection against the numerous hordes of pirates which at present infest the Spanish main, state the amount of sales of British manufactures to the Spanish colonies at a sum much beyond what was conceived in this country; and we may from thence form an estimate of the immense advantages which would be derived by British commerce, if tranquillity and a free trade were restored to that unfortunate country. During the last week Cotton Yarn has advanced fully 7 per cent. in Glasgow, and very considerable sales have been effected. The quantity of Cotton spun this year in Scotland is supposed to be one tenth more than in any preceding year.

The Premiums of Insurance at Lloyd's are advancing on account of the season of the year. From Jamaica 8 guineas, to return 4 per cent., for sailing before 1st August, or after 12th January; from the Leeward Islands, 5 guineas, return 50s.; and 4 guine return 40s. To and from the Baltic the rates are also advancing rapidly.

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Premiums of Insurance at Lloyd's-Guernsey or Jersey, 15s. 9d. Cork, Dublin, or Belfast, 15s. 9d. to 20s. Hamburgh, 12s. 6d. Madeira, 20s. to 25s. Jamaica, 40s. Greenland, out and home, 34 guineas.

Course of Exchange, Sept. 12.-Amsterdam, 38: 2 B. 2 Us. Agio of the Bank, 2. Antwerp, 11: 15. Hamburgh, 35: 2:2 Us. Paris, 24: 40 Us. Bordeaux, 24: 60 Us. Frankfort, 146. Madrid, 364. Cadiz, 36. Gibraltar, 32. Leghorn, 48. Genoa, 461. Lisbon, 58. Rio Janeiro, 62. Dublin, 94. Cork, 94. Prices of Gold and Silver, per oz.-Foreign gold, in bars, £4. New dollars, 5s. I¿d. Silver, in bars, stand. 5s. 3d.

ALPHABETICAL LIST of ENGLISH BANKRUPTCIES, announced between 1st and 31st August, 1817, extracted from the London Gazette.

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Betts, J. T. London, rectifying distiller

Bell, G. London, merchant

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Mereweather, W. Arborfield, timber merchant
Northall, W. K. Wolverhampton, schoolmaster

Booth, J. and E. Caunce, Chorly, Lancaster, spirit Nicholls, T. and J. Marlow, Birmingham, leather

dealer

Cotell, J. North Wraxall, paper-maker

Coulter, J. Chatham, carpenter

Cozens, W. Kensington, finen-draper

Dauncey, J. Balton-bury, Somerset, cattle-dealer
Davis, C. London, cabinet-maker

Day, W. New Kent Road, Surrey, plumber
Dowsett, S. Borehamwood, Herts, silkman
Diggles, G. London, money-scrivener
Daman, T. Teddington, farmer

Donald, J. Abbot Lodge, Westmoreland, cattle-
dealer

Eltonhead, J. Liverpool, spirit-merchant
Francis, J. Hunsdon, corn-factor

Frewing, J. Blackwater, Surrey, grocer

Frisby, R. Leicester, horse-dealer

Fustain, W. Liverpool, wholesale grocer

Fry, E. London, upholsterer

Glasson, R. Skelton, Cumberland, butter-dealer

Gompertz, H. Hampstead, merchant

Goudie, J. Liverpool, ash-manufacturer

Hanbury, C. & W. London, distillers

Hazell, G. Saltford, victualler

Hannums, E. London, insurance-broker

Holt, J. L. Manchester, dealer

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Perkins, J. Coventry, doctor of physic
Phillips, A. and B. Lozer, London, merchants
Parker, W. Hawkesclough, Halifax, shoemaker
Phillips, H. London, coffee-house-keeper
Plackett, T. Bre ston, Derby, butcher
Powell, R. Carlisle, innkeeper

Rankine, D. and J. Wilson, Camden Town, mer.
chants

Reeve & Leigh, London and Manchester, ware housemen

Richards, S. Liverpool, merchant

Roberts, O. Alnwick, Anglesey, shopkeeper

Russell, D. Downham, victualler

Reeks, W. jun. Wimborne-minster, tanner

Ripley, J. Lancaster, merchant

Renton, M. London, saddler

Salmon, J. Westbury, dealer

Salter, J. Halberton, Devon, dealer

Scholefield, N. and T. W. Kershaw, Greenwich, haberdashers

Skyring, Z. London, builder

Scott, W. Longtown, bacon-dealer

Shaw, S. London, merchant

Spink, H. St James's, Westminster, smith

Shaw, R. H. Liverpool, merchant

Taylor, G. Gorton, cotton-manufacturer

Taylor, J. Credenhill, Hereford, shoemaker

Thompson, J. Atherston, linen-draper

Taylor, J. Gosport, pawnbroker

Tory, E. Christ-church, Southampton, grocer
Treharne, E. Llandarog, dealer

Tuckett, P. D. and W. Bristol, wholesale grocers
Warner, J. Great Wigston, lime and coal-merchant
Wetton, B. Manchester, tailor

Wise, W. Bath, bookseller

Walduck, H. London, cheesemonger
Wolstencroft, J. Lane ste, brewer
Weale, W. Birmingham, brazier
Withers, J. Bristol, hat-manufacturer:
Yeo, R. Bristol, hat-manufacturer

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