The Express.
London, England, 1863-09-08 00:00:00

40.IUCOLTURAL PROSPECTS.

The weather of the week has been of a moat
unfavourable character, . red the northern harvest has been
greatly interfered with ; while it is feared that a consider-
able quantity of corn is yet abroad in various counties
throughout the United Kingdom. It may be that two-
thirds of the wheat have been secured, but the remainder
threatens to be much injured by sprouting, and little of
a.ich a simple will be fit for thrashing. It has frequertly
happened that when the southern harvest has 'bees almost
entirely secured, the northern harvest has not. and after so
lug • spell of firm weather it was reasonable to expect
Monday proved a breezy day, but the
night was wet. Heavy rain was experienced on
Monday in various parts of the couotry. Tuesday
tureen out finer. Our advice, run thus:—" Liver-
pool : " The a either has continued very wet, stormy,
and unsettled in all parts of the kingdom, and the harvest,
though riot as yet materially prejudiced, has suffered core
siderable interruption in the northern counties ; that in the
south, though much has yet to be carried, may be pronoueoed
safe, and the wheat crop as flee, abundant. and heavy as has
been gathered for many year. ; still, utility is felt for the
impoi taut districts outstanding." From Newoutle on the
same day it was stated :—"Since last Tuesday a great deal
of rain has fallco, which has greatly interfered with
harvest operations. 10-day_ is fair, but stall un-
settled looking ; wind, N. W." From Spalding of the
same day it wu said :—" We burr bad very heavy rains
during the past week, which have greatly impeded har-
vest operations in this district, but today is fine. There
is a large quantity of corn still out is the Fent." Wed.
neeihiy opened very doubtfully, with slight rain ,o the
rooming, and the afternoon was very wet—barometer
29.80 in., thermometer 62 deg. ; wind S.S.W. The accounts
from the North Siding of Yorkshire ware very unfavour-
able, and particularly so in the neighbourhood of Maltam
where farmers reproieuted their corn to be sprouting, and
provtieted by the heavy rains. In Nottieghamabire, on
that day, it was state " The weatl,er during the past
weak has been unsettled, and there Lae been • heavy fall
of raio, which has interfered with the prosecution of har-
vest operations. A great deal of grain has already been
secured is fine cauditimi,
_mid the quality is excellent.
There will be a huge yield of wheat in this neighbour.
bond. Barley and oats are good. Beans irregular."
Here, Thursday was favourable all day, but with
alight rain at 5 p.m., and a very wet night. On that
day our advice. were as under : " Suffolk—" The close
of harvest has been interrupted by trumpet heavy
showers, so that there is yet some barley unsecured.'
From Leoushire our women' were very gloomy. They
state " The old adage says, ' There's teeny • slip between
the cup sad the lip ;' and never was it niers verified with
respect to this year's harvest in the north sod midland
counties. Three weeks Mare all was height and
and the farmer made sure of scouring a finitelass harvest.
Sloes thee we have scarcely had two days together fine : the
gad. We literally deluged with water, bearing the appear-
ance of December, with the ezeispiee el • warmer atmo-
sphere : the core has chaeged is • dark, sooty colour, and
whether cut or standieg, is at, more or less sprouted."
Heavy rains bad fallen through Thursday eight. Friday
woe flier; bat alio eery at sight, and Saturday afternoas
very wet Thu the Mega harvest has been caught, sad
the dilemma will be very great, sad nisch ,gamut the
farmers Is suehdistrieta—Afork.lane Saprue.

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TALLOW.—The tallow market remains quiet, the tea.
dewy of prices bavieg been throughout last week in favour
of Wpm'. Prom St. Petersham the market is reported
flat, at 38 S.Te. Exchange, 370. Shipped off, 38,30)9,
against 22,200 last year. Our closing prices are—Spot,
new, 48a. ; old, 41s. ; October to December, 425. ; December,
lab. 6d. ; January to March, 435. Town tallow. 41a net
wash. Odeon sheep, 425. 6d. ; beef, 41s. to 41s. Id. ; North
Amick:se, toe, 41s. 3d. ; wound and inferior, 39e. to
40a 6d. ; South American, 41s. to 41s. 6d. Ist pipet,
Australian beef scarce and nominal, 40s. to 41s. good to
fine. Ooooa.ont oil quiet. Oochio, 475. ; Ceylon, 45e.4d. ;
I Sydney, 45a. to 435.. Sue to middling. Palm oil steady, at
395. tee Woe, 35e. to 355. 3d. inferior. Palm out oil
ith34s. to 33a, fine to fair. No horse gnome here.
fat, 2e. 1 id. —(Froin the circular of Ileum. Smith
and Charles, dated Monday evening.) •

COTTON.—Lmoirooc, Bum 7.—We hare to report an
active and adv.aciog market to-day, conies to America&
advice& Banat and American are to Id. per lb. dearer,
analtptian end Brasil 4d. to 4d. per lb. dearer than on
y. A large hennas ham b.en done in notice to
arrive at marooning rates. The sabo are 25,000 balm, 0/
which 15,000 are for export and speoulatioo.
CAME.—Liosnrooc, Sitrr. 7.—The axing/ of rattle
at market this day eras monk larger than on lad Monday ;
of sheep sod lambs lass. The demand rely good for each
at fanner prices. Beef, 544. to 7d. per lb. ; motto*, 644.
'to 61d. Number at market :-3,302 cattle ; 9,979 sheep.

°DAM—Lomax, Bar. 7.—Haztlopool Weal Hartley,
15a. 6d. ; Holy well MAUL 17s. ad. ; Walker bunion.
12e. lid. ; West Hartley. lfle. 6d. ; Elea Yaiq 16.. 6d.;
Walla Eod Braddylls liettoo, 171.. 3d.. Walla Sod flaavill,
18a.; Walls Ead Settee, 18e. ; Walla Fail 2... t. Hirlaraa,
17a. 3d. ; Walla Bed Tuestall, Hie. 3d. ; Walla Red Sao
Hartlepool, 18a.; Walla Eed South Hartlopool, 176.;
Gray and Duff rya Maltiag, Wm.—Sips at market, 43;
mold, 42.