The Sun.
London, England, 1812-10-13 00:00:00

EAST LOTHIAN.

GALA •WATER.

This month, agreeably to our wishes; cora-
um aced and terminated with sunny weather ; nor
has rain or wind at all been experienced so as to
affect Tictual in any situation. The advance of
the corns to maturity has". therefore been rapid,
'and a great ,number of oat fields; which, in the -
former mouth, indicated to be very late, are now
so ',forward: as to' permit
_the reaper to
_proceed,
with little interruption. 'The reaping of this ar-
ticle is not yet general ; the ensuing ten (lays will,
however, .(should the weather prove favourable),
nearly conclude this branch of the harvest. The
small quantities of wheat grown in this quarter
arc generally -do-wn ; barleys, for the most part,
are now in the stook ; both are of fine quality,
and the returns of either are considered to be
equal to our former expectations.

_• , - •
It would be injustice to forbear mentioning the
efforts made by our worthy farmers to bring to
market the produce of their fields. ,Their dili-
gence in reaping •and converting int.O.meal new
victual, has been equal to their opportunities,
,which, supported by alike laudable spirit through-
out other districts, has produced a great fall on
the price of that article.
- 6reen •crops are back ; and it is feared that
pease and beans have suffered materially from
frost. The morning of the 25th was very severe,
and produced a most remarkable change in the
appearance of potatoe fields ; we are happy in
reporting, hovvever, that the evil has reached no
farther.

The markets, during the month, have always
been upon'the decline ; best oatmeal can now be
got at 325. per boll ; retail 2s. to 2s. ld. per
peck..—Sept. 3D. - .

The 'frost we had the end of last week and be-
ginning of this seems Ito; have gone off With Out
materially hurting any thing here but the potatoe
sterns. The .potatoes, being fully ripened, will
sustain no damage. We fear, however, it May
have been more injuriowf in the higher parts of
the country. On the banks of the Clyde, as it
winds in a course of more than 30 miles round the
base of Tinto, there are extensive tracts of fine
corn. land, but extremely susceptible of injury
from frost. We have not heard, however, of ally
material injury having been done by the late frost,
but the farmers would be much alarmed, as they
sometimes been great sufferers by it. In the
year 1782, the crops of many of them were, by
the severity of the frost, rendered quite unfit for
"filis occasioned several sorts of early oats
to be brought from the neighbouring counties,
sundry kinds of which they have cultivated ever
since,. This has happened to be of great-advan-
tage to them in the present season. AU their
early seeds are ripened, and for the most part al-
ready cut, whilst the oats they were formerly ac-
customed to sow, generally termed 'Twee:Wale
oats, are from one to two weeks
early soil'of a la-rge propOrtio-r of this fertile tract
secures it frOm the effects of frOst, the crop being
generally cut long before it sets in.
It is, perhaps, worthy of notice, that the quick,
fall in our markets is entirely owing to a general
conviction of an' abundant crop 'Upon Our own
ground ; not only unaided by foreigo supply, or
any sort of adventitiOns.meatis whatever; but pro-
duced in the 'ordinary inn or courSeakiisbandry,
without any uncommon effort 'of' either land
owner or iand:-doctor to bring,it'forth. Had the
price of grainriseu iii February, to any thing near
the height it did in the sumnier monthS,:: many
rich fields that' have remained in pastuKe would
have been pl3nghed for grain ; but by the time the
great rise took place it was by far too late for such
an ,expedient. It must be' in the, recollection
many, that, the crop of 1801 brought down the
markets more than one half; but at that time the
enclosures and much of the pleasure grOunds-sut-
rOunding the seats of the nObility and gentry were
let for cropping, - and thus the very last resources
of the country were resorted to. This is not the
case at present, all these extensive and ricklandS
are in reserve agaiiast a time of need, and at the
same time our markets are fully
,supplied.—This
surely is a proof of the superiority of.the present
crops. ought; howeyer,. to be managed with
the greatest economy ; has Much to do, and
there is still a large proportion of it M a hatardous
situation ; what part of it May be:couie to hand
ought therefore to be, used with much care. The
markets fluctuate so much that prices caur.ot be
Stated. We know, howeYer, of barley being snld
at /. 10s. a boll, aild we hear of Meal from. 31. 3s.
to 31. 103. a load. • ,
-, near Lanark, Sept. 340, 1312..

PRICE of I,HATIltit. (per Lb.) at trEApENHA Lt.-
thitts, co to ;615. each - - -25 d. to 27:1;
Ditto, 56 to 6415. each - - 29,1. to —(l.,
Merchants' lilltks, - - . 244. to zfid.
dressing ILidcs, - -.- 20d. to 2.10.; •
Frric Crwcle Hides, - - . - 2i .l. to 2:71
Crop Hides, 3'; to 4015.,,f0r cutting- - 2 irt. ~ 2341,
Ditto, Lig to colt).- .. . i 194. to 211.
talf Skins, 30 to 4015. 36:1. to -40,1; per lb.
Ditto, 5n to 7015. 334. to 46,1. per lb.
Ditto, 7o to Soil). 3.4. t. to 40. oer lb. , - ~ -
;Small SeaN .Greenland) 33,.. -od. to 363, od. pzr lb. '. •
;Large ditto, - iz•o:. tfi a -.,.. pet dozen.
Goat Skins - - 345. to 625. per ditto,
'fanned Horse Hides . - • .190. to e 3.3. , • :

RAW H
'Best Heifers & Steers.(per )
- • • 3S 2.! 14)3s
llliddtirt~s 2i' Sd to' 2ti

Shu;trlines
Limb Skins

r.\ 121..01V. _
iwrt-r4tiovi, Sts. 61. —s.
Verify,/ Russia 94,. --s,
White pd.
Scrto tio. 92,x. --s. o.i.
Stufl.72s.
toturi) 435. wt. 40,.
Graves 2.0 S od.
COm I Orevs od,
Yellow Soap, .935: —Mottle‘i, r as, —Curd, t 163..
Palm, ---s.
Price of Candles per doien, 13s. 6d.—Moulds, 14s ent.

'11)1%S.
ontmary Cd to 21.' 2ff. -
'N4arket Calf tys oii. ekh •-.
Zog.iiorse cd. to as4odv
- 744. :0 361. • .
titi. to 33(1.

l'itier
4arket ss.
C;,;re Alark.et-' os 'ost
'V hitecliv. klarYci
per_stoneotlilh

'Os. St!
Arerige price 5,,

St. TAMES's HAY MARKET. Ocr. 12.
Elan. 31. o oil. to sl od.—Aver. 41
Straw. :1. 14.5. od. to zl. Ss od.—Aver. al. 3i. o:E.

wHITEC.TIAPET, TIAN' MARKET.
Nay fit. os. to 61..05. od.- Aver. 51. os. ed.
Straw Pl. OF,: od. to 21. od —Aver. 21 ts. od.
Clover 71. 7s ed. to Si: Ss. od.-Aver. 7!. 375. oti.