The Sun.
London, England, 1812-11-12 00:00:00

EAST LOTIT

During the greater part 'of the month, the wea-
ther has been very unfavourable for harvest Opera-
. flops. On the Lith, a high west vvind caused ge-
ne-1.4 alarm for the-safety of the later fields of grain,
especially it, the 'higher district of the coiwty,
where a considerable part of the crop was still to
cut ; fortunafely, however, the injury sustained
was far less extensive than might have he:en ex-
pected,; although, at the same tiMe, sevel-al indi--
viduals Who hail wheat, barley, or pot atoe oats,
on-exposed situations, experienced .considerable
loss by shaking.—Prom the above period till about
the 20th, the prospect was extremely gloomy and
disheartening to many, who saw the far • greater
part of their crops drenched and soaked for weeks •
with almost daily rains'. M the *eatherhas been
inure settled for the last ten 'days, it is pleasant to
report, that, with the exception of 'a few fields on
cold high etonsures, the whole
the greater proportion of pease an,i. beans, have
been carried into. the stack-yiard in tolerable con:-
dition, having even sustained less damage than
the late crops,oflast season, The stack-yards, in
general, are pretty well filled, and the most of
iarmeris arc tolerably well pleased, but!, with the
bulk and thi- yielding of their crops. Great part
of the potatoes arc lifted, the crop being abundant,
as well as fine in quality, as formerly noticed.—
Most of the summer fallows are sown with wheat,
but little has been got in after pease or beans ;
few weeks more of dry Weather will therefore be
necessary-for the finisUingpf that important bu-
siness Hay has sold readily at Is. per stone; this
artiele'being no doubt 'affected by the present high
price of _oats.

•
Corn markets have risen very considerably, dur-
ing the last two weeks: The farmers having been
busily engaged in securing Cher cops and in sow-
ing their wheat, joined to the total want Of old
grain in the country, may, in a great measure, be
sufficient to account for the late unexpected ad-
vance, 'but a considerable reduction in the price
may reasonably be expected in a few.wecks. '
Butcher markets have been well supplied, with
little or no_ reduction in price, beef and mutton
being from 7d. to 9cf. per pound ; butter from is.
6d. to Is. Bd, per pouml ; and eggs from I. to Is.
3d. per dozen.—Oct. 31.

FORFAR S fil RE.

The Tveather,,duriog this month, has been vari-
able and unsettled, and the important operat;ons
of harvest consequently delayed. Scarcely a day
htis passed without heavy showers, but, as these
we:e generally succeeded by, blowing weather,
the damage sustained has not been very ma-

The.fields are now mostly clear (except in the
upland parts of the coiinty, where several fields of
late oats are stilt Exposed to tke weather), and
the stack-yards present an ordinary bulk. On the
Whole, the crop has been as well secured as could
have been loOked for in so late a season. The
wheats having been mostly got in last month, suf-
fered no damage, and turn out well as to both,
hut the quantity of hurt grain is grewer than last
year. ,
Barley is an ordinary crop, and much of it
being too early carried in, is hurt and discoloured.
Oats, when on the ground, promised an untom-
mod return; they are, hOwever, at least two
pecks of meal per boll deficient of last year ;
the crop is equal to an average.
• Peas and Beans are far froM being productive,
except as to straw. 'Turnips, on dry land,, have
improved during the last month, and many fieldi
exhibit the appearance of. a deeent crop, yet the
roots are not so large as usual. Potatoes are now
taking up, and are Of ordinary abundance. The _
price of grain is higher than usual at the beginning
of the season, and the markets of late but indiffe-
rently supplied. Wheat brings from 455. to 555.
Barley 305.. Oats from 265. to 325. per boll;
Meal. 2,g „per' peck. •

The sown wheats after fallow look well, bay-
ink got a dry seed-bed. Little is yet put into the
ground of eke green crops. Land rent is not on
the rise, and few offerers appear for farms.-oe-
tuber 31'.