Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-10-21
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 81.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 81.
n, Waldo, arrived at Charleston. from
Calcutta, informs that colony OF Chinese
10 embarked atCalcuts 10 May last. for
T,n;dad, witha view to the cultivation
.fthe Tea Plant-N. Z. paper.
new species of bark, intended for
,,;np drug, has lately arrived at N. York
i,om Santa .Fe de Bagota, on the river
M,ca,leea, in South America. The cels.
hralsd Spanish astronomer, Mr.. Ferrer,
: whom il was sent intends forwarding
,,mplss of it to dlfereat parts of Europe,
,ms,neriments. a valuable purple color
;,.,,re;ed from il. 1hs bark is naturally
ofa reddish colour. and is of texture
hick rough aud rather coarse. - Ibid.
For the benefit of our agricultural and
commercial readers, we insert the follow
ipc article & ON London print OF Aug. /.
MONTHLY AGRICULTURAL REPORT.
Having experienced during the latter
mart Of the month much wes, with frequent
thunder storms, and torrents of rain, the
heaviest and most forward crops OF wheat
have been beaten down in many situations,
and will bs materially injured. should not
dry weather soon follow the reaping will
! Ne both troublesome aud expensive.
Gas IL general may be expected 20 turn
ou affair crop. Barley has much improv'
I'd, bu, that grain coming in two growshs
the produce, on threshing, will be cousi-
dsrsbly lesssned. Peas 10 most situations
prove a bad crop, in'some they have totally
fiIed, Field beans have Jared somewha,
better, and may be expected TO yield tole.
rably we'll. Potatoes improve much, and
ven to have recovered he check they met
viii from the drypess Of the season soon
after they were planted. The average price
Of wheat per quarter throughout England
and Wales is SIS. sd. of barley 39s 10d.
and of oats 29s. cd.
The hay harvest in the countries distant
from the metropolis, has been much I'M
psded By the late frequent showers, aud in
some os he low meadows large quantities
Of hay are spoiled In ST. James's mar.
se hay fetches from 81. to 81. ard straw,
from Oe pound ten TO two pound eleven
'hiliugs.
The ,uynips recently sown, that work
&Slng been performed twice IN many ex-
''nsise districts, may DOW be expected to
sand for a crop; aud in the early part OF
Preceding month, IN the Fen country
stunning OF land for Coleseed was hn'
Med and sown to great extent; the cole
s'c LET. for seed looked well, and the wea-
at' at thai time was favorable to Fen and
Wash grass.
n i@clsvers and winter sares which were
lied or NOVA, grow fast and afford
asslspt keep.
'as recent improvement of the pas.
s has been favorable to the dairyman
~ sfaasr, and at the late fairs, lean cat
- Store sheep. and milking COWS, have
g., n,e"fas advanced in price. In Smith.
~ market beef fetches from S.. 1od, 20
a Per stone; mutton from IS. to So.
c'uu Pork from As TO SIS. I'D.
a' eolrs bred in Feps, and young fresh
n In farmers hands, are much IN re
sG... " dealers, and obtain good prices
son' WI sorts since The great sales, in con.
b. N.nee of the reduction in the cavalry,
sns s'esly disposable out on very low
Ian At present little business is done
s,,,e rig market, e3ceptlag in small
"''tlAs GARY.