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No.| A PRICE OF-RICK EN INDIA.

In 1795, I made the following minutes from the information of gentiemen pertectly conversant

soy ee ee‘OgY foes hoe. With tie Lrade OT inGia.

rey 40 are 3S. 10s, per cwt. or one two-

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thirds tar bing per|b

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Price of the best mce' m India per cewt.£.:0“5 2 Freight by the Company’s ships—- 6 i2. On © i f In a ts i i In N24 land EO) Glare Rice 1s seldom higher at Calcutta than two

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sicca fupeés the bag°of 168lb.; for cargo ric

three one-half. It has*been bought in the districts at five mauns the rupee, or 400lb. for 2s. ad.

By writing over land in December, it may ar- rive by the beginning of next winter. By writing in September, it might arrive in the April fol- lowing.

AT“NI ar\Yorror o~ F 2 vey' W hat peu d have been done in December 179

> could he 4] iD PYerambher TWH: and tol-p~ COUIG BeE*GORe I 4A JCCCRE WEI I” OO 2he to. it pin

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r ee J: A ae ee ee” rk 2.; tor granted was done by order of government. 2“4 ao Y= 2 ae}>é-’:}

os eke the last wheat sowing, as I hope

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it has been considered; we may look forward to

such an importation with no slight satisfaGion

Ree Gene ae- j= At present, there 1s no India rice to be had in London; and that of Carolina is 48s. per cwt. M There