The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-09-26 00:00:00

THE CORN TRADE.

The Magnet says the serious deficiency In the wheat
crop is daily becoming more and more apparent as
tbrashing becomes more genera Land it is very evident
thee our importation will have to be cousiderably in
capes, of lest year. The severe weather experienoed
during the earlier part of the season proved much too
trying for the wheat plant, and the subsequently flue
August, although of great beuefi t in checking any further
dennontion, was unable to do more than slightly
slleeiste the damage already sustsined. Empty cells
are unfortunately very numerout. almut 20 per cmt,
of the cells on the avenge being without grain, whilst
the can themselves are by no means large. Linoolnshire
and the neighbouring counties have suffered greatly
from mildew and laid crow, mel the deficiency in three
districts is more manifest than in the more Southern
ecouties. The total yield will not, we venture to assert,
exceed three quarters to the sore, if indeed it comes up
to that figure. Our reliance upon other countries will
therefore be greater than for amine years past, and as we
have • formidable competitor in France it is only
natural to look for • higher range of values. Later
advice, from Germany, we regret to observe, allude
lees favourably to the result of the harvest, the yield
when tested by the thrashing machine having fallen
short of expectations. In fact, the only redeeming
feature in the wheat crop has been the heavy return
secured in Eastern Europe and Spain.
The Farmer says we believe this is the "silly season,"
and it appears harvest deficieocies are this year among
Its growth of fungi. A big deficit in the wheat crop is
the autumn mushroom of 1871. Practioil men are
well agreed that the yield of wheat is smell, and di..
appointing to the grower and the public, but we question
if any general survey of the wheat growing districts
would lead to the conclusion that this season the crop
is 9 bushels per acre under an average. Yet this
opinion is now circulated, and will doubtless obtain
wide credit, because these growers who may know the
contrary will wisely keep that golden silence which
prudence dictates. The situation must be inleeel
aerlous if England wants 13,000,000 and Freer* 8,000,000
qrs. of breadstuff, this season. Where is the bulk,
21,000,000, to come from? la broad to become ne dear
as 'neat? Let us keep our estimates within moderate
limits, and then good sound trade, at remunecatieu
prices, may be counted on with certainty. The
exports which are whipping up our markets again
have taken away over 23,0(8) qrs, of wheat and flour,
sod although farmers' supplies have doubled, and they
lacy soon be trebled, yet the purehases for foreign
account regularly disturbs each market near enough to
Parts to forward a little quota of this total. The
hep.rts come it heavy bulk, but these are dismissed in
ealselatione, as matters ef courie always expected. The
English wheat average is falliug —s6s (Al from ...Pit 51 of
a mouth ago, yet the price of wheat is cernialy rising,
awl the contradotion I eeplained by the inferior quality
of new wheat. In the FED districts, 48, to Ai is •
raege that includes wauy of the eamples offered.
fiuffulk.Kent, Norfolk, Northampton, and tither eountice
where the wheat I. for, make 55, to Els of their pro.
duce, and eld wheet is easily sold at very full prioes.
Foreign fine wheat also tulle quickly, at quite 2. per qr.
raise over late rates, bon for arrived cargoes and those
uu Waite°. Fine Australian wheat has brought, this
week 1;11, and New :eland, it is stetted, realised 504 to
Els off Maude in Lark Lane on Friday. Last week'e
',everts ere. huwee.rr, of the significant total of 249,000
qrs. of wheat mid flour, and this large stream can-
Cot well fall off for some weeks to come, as recent ship-
• Ists slues'l hire ikon heave and euntioemts : atill
thereat, soverslexpellelieed buyers and merchants whole
book for value to tougo heal), ids. per qr., during the
probable elartise : t
yitura Ste
of tet.pty,
ilewnhie rs
h we cannot agree, Is use
such as is the present,
wil tee forage and root crop compeentiug for the
wheat deficieuey. Moreover, the Maryut, of other
countries, excepting France, appear auiPls to supply all
uulia, and the world's means of transit in tiOlei of peace
ere quite equal to such strain as the fool waists of the
United Kingdom may demand. Millers still abstain
bore buyieg freely, but having cleared out before bar.
rut, their current purchases are cousiderable, although
they only buy for present needs. Flour has reads a
"sad__ , lls per neck advance in all district., a few have
suss° 21, and at itinniegham 3s 41 advance is quoted—
flout then making large jumps up or does. The
situation of the grain trade is avowedly, at pres.•nt,one
of Peril—but the degree of peril is variously a Limited.
',openers tel busiemis difficult, as they enter upon •
vemou, et high rae..e, whice they cannot regard ais safe.
Tkere is,ho eater. a feeling übeerv•ble to the • fleet that
If tile estimates, DOW believed to be ti tie, proVO SO
eeproximetely, the value of grain in the spring must be
ucreesed, and thus eargoes on passage are expected on
smiesi to command idly the existing °uremia's, even
U lumen supplies for the next two mouths should
lO.or value. To the French buyer all tine are turned,
u his action now decides the English markets. To•day
Monday) we heard no inquiry tor Irmo, and so,
i°4l7, bamboos Imo been dull,