The Express.
London, England, 1852-09-14 00:00:00

REVIEW OF THE CORN TRADL
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The weather having been broken and unsettled daring
the greater part of the week, harvest operations in the
late Wearies have been more or less interrupted. The
quality of corn now remaining in the fields is not very
great, seal sufilident is unsecured to make the weather a
aided of Interest, and a contintuines of wet might yet
do cousiderable harm. The inclination to enter into epe-
solative laustnitints in pain has, however, subsided
en-
tirely, and though nothing bas transpired to lead to the
belief that the extent of the injury sustained by the
mops in essesqlsence of the very unremovable weather
experienced in August has been exaggerated, the future
romge of prime is not verreided with much confidence.
It is too early to allow of anything approaching an se-
cant* estimate of the general moult of the harvest being
given, but the prevailing opinion inclines to the belief
that the superiority of the yield and quality of the
north may, in some measure, compensate for the in-
diffenat produce of the south. How far this may prove
cermet remains to be seen; whatever doubt may exist as
to quantity, none can be entertained in regard to the in-
feriority of the quality. The complaints on this head
an universal from all the principal wheat-growing coun-
ties south of the Humber, which certainly embrace the
most important wheat and barley producing districts.
We have no wish to over or under estimate the extent of
the misfortune to which the inauspicious character of
the seam has subjected the farmers of Great Britain. Our
aim is to endeavour to arrive at the truth; with this view
we have spared no pains in gathering information, end our
Investigations thus far lead us to believe that the quality of
the greater proportion of this year's crop of wheat will ho
inferior to that of any preceding season for many years
past. As to quantity, we are not in a position to speak so
positively ; but, ea a general principle, it is admitted that
the former in a great measure regulates the latter. At all
events, there must be a less weight to the bushel, which
alone would cause a material decreme in the produce of
flour from a given quantity of whom. Under these circum-
stances, we should be disposed to expect a rise in the value
of old wheat if prices depended on the result of the harvest
at home: but the crops over a large portion of Northern
Europe and in America having turned out well, the matter
is not so easily disposed of. Latterly, the receipts from
abroad have more than kept pace with the demand. Will
this continue to be the amt If so, the unfavourable re•
suit of the harvest in Great Britain will not prevent a low
flap of prima, and our farmers will be placed in a worse
position than they have yet been since the commencement
of free trade. Bunnies has been inactive throughout the
week, and, though prices have not given way very mate-
rially at any of the leading provincial markets, the turn has
been decidedly in ( of the buyer.
The potato disease is admitted to have spread very
rapidly within the last fortnight, and the loss will certainly
be serious. Prices of this article have till lately been very
mush depressed, owing to anxiety on the part of growers
to realise in consequence of the fear that them apparently
sound might not keep ; the consumption has therefore been
mash greater than usual, which is likely to tell hereafter ;
indeed, the supplies have already begun to fall off materially,
and prime have risen in most of the largo consuming towns.
By our advice' from Scotland we learn that a considera-
ble quantity of rain had fallea there, by which harvest
operations had been impeded. Ia the south, as well as
along the net coast. by far the greater proportion of the
corn had, however, been secured in capital order, and both
quantity and quality are well spoken of. In the interior
there was still a good deal of grain of different kinds
abroad, which it was: feared might not be so well got up.
The potato disease seems to be quite as prevalent in Scot-
land as in this country, and the lose of this root would, it
was expected, cause a considerable extra consumption of oats
for minding.
From Ireland we learn that tho weather had been
showery, still
fair program seems to have been made with
es harvt operations in the late districts in the early locali-
ties nothing remained abroad. Potatoes were not being
forced on the markets so freely as before, and prices were,
therefore, on the advance.
The arrivals of wheat coastwise into the port of London
have been small for the time of year, only 3,049 qrs. having
been reported up to this (Satarday) evening. The quantity
brought forward by land-carriage samples from the home
counties has also been trifling since Holiday ; indeed, there
was hardly a parcel fresh up on the Ere: and Kent stands
either ea Werlaesday or Friday. The millers have, in
general, conducted their operations with much caution,
and have displayed no signs of being in any immediate
want; the trod. bas, consequently, not been by any means
active. At the same time, a good deal of firmness has been
exhibited by footers, and prices were fully as high at the
elan as in the beginning of the week both for old and new
wheat of boom growth.
The arrivals of foreign wheat have been liberal, viz.
19,790 qrs. This quantity is rather more than had bees
ealordated se, sad having had comparatively little country
iscoesd, importers have found it difficult to make much
=la rhos from co board ship. They bare never-
Inelled firmigligoernevire pries% and, rather than
tearlisy, they have to land. trusting to the
foe a dere venni& eppsetanity for realising.
Pee paresis in grimy very tall have been asked,
boarle=isos We unimportant Stocks
is have of boon
latis—the weekly re-
ed,* from abroad having orsoisd tbe conesseptive de-
mand. Nothing Maui ideed hes tarsepind is
*agrees. The arrivals !Aron the sod=
Sea ports tithe mast law bees Mils and the Greek
been who have Stripa as to &pees of have de -
sksadsoll sum din rases ; in however, of any
="1" esupPlindrely few • have been
These have leao Miss from the Lower Baltic
=I
geed
red wheat at db. per qr., cost, freight, and
edthant leading to much business.
The sale allow woe very doll in the early part of the
week. but sobsetinently the inquiry rather improved. In
poises no ebage has taken piss. The arrivals from abroad
have been ,erata ; still disolpt dear hes leen rather
didealt too
place;
; but kook hmode dasedssa we oat
amyl quite so freely IS Idly se beim
Begirt a bow pow* bee sir Is bud aim spar-
=WM, niestai Amami lee, beirevar, proved
Is 'NW the dins•A mid .evietts rises scold
met he he either ea Weianft or Friday. Thiel
roseipts et die grain km abased have been small, aced
though perelsomers have odd with considerable caution,
they kayo aid issasoded ha buying good grindiag qualities
at an cheaper this het wedt.
Malt has moved of steadily at the recently enhanced
terms, and Thee parcels of old have been rather sought
after. _

TIM arrivals of sus mastwies have amounted to only
guseters, sad *ma Debut the entire supply has sem
ehimil of 510 qualms. Raving, however, been well sup-
• with fondyst (mineipdly from Archangel), there has
boss no scarcity nit tW . Oa Wednesday the trade
bed seem ent, but the imseemed
indrals Ismilsq=leeisseited anything like a sim prier.
end dealses eaperieneed no dineulty in laying es Pal.
day et lie rates soma in the beginakig of the weak.
wen Melly sabred es list oesuion et 17s.
is 17a imeetsr.
Bens lrw net sashed mush allsertion, and no quotable
change has taken plans la mime of either English or
foreign.
Scarcely any pees have come to market since Monday,
and lids= have esstimed to Mad upwards ; but an kerma
ia the 'apply would no doubt have the effect of Mocking
the_ upward momessat.
ulna emu dm has Irma held somewhat above the
Mims et term mil the egnatiens lave consequently am
bees sulemien

10111011.
Harvest iambi beat imergla to a does to east parts of
the esallmalk we have resolved reports from mime par-
Mee es to the remit, from whisk it mem that ear anti-
motel seighbeen ham, la paseekleas awn flatmate
than ham the hemese Omit Britala. These is. sane
eomplaints et Hight, ea, hoes porthater dYtMs, but, es
the whole, the wired arep some to ham
renes a pod re-
bus War the waft pad et Neellima . Spring
earn, ea the Ober heed, kee yielded bat tly, the
extreme hest la July haring proved anfavearable to the
Lem sews mega
Prime, peas have aot veiled materially at say of the
Baltic gmle, sad ao greet enlist et bmbess beis hoes dem
I. that Willtelt, the English .deb ..bang deemed die-
' sluediell•
Ilia doled Mmba; lithatizirdwi:asentg
glene, Milne diet pine•
edam leeward
loy the pewees, mem etmeg llempelim free
Hype P No 'ideals were upsets' HlLldep hail
as
In Mad the meg war very highly waft o 4 art only
as to bet aim is respect to gnaw._ Visuals wee be-
eves/Mg muse, awl freight to Hopmel lei 4 adwarsd to
i hog • Ileatergise: the thit Milk there was very little
si w wig oft the rates asked being
higher than the Mails of aie 11611 amine oa hand. The ad=
Tana in height bail else tamed to throw additional dill
Guides in the wag baeimue, se bad beams impossible
to elms charters he the east mad el Great Britain below
3.. 6d. to 4e. pee p.
The heat most of the Lower Baltic ports are of, a
elaidar dheraaoor, the prime &modal fee wheat having in
MO mess heat shem the sales peemillod to be paid by the
Ladle of the Radish oedema
The poleae abeam apron to prevail extensively on the
Cookies; bat, as the rye mop has given a very satisfactory
result, dte emennesee el the War* of the potatoes is not
likely to prove so dies em le the parer classes as it has in
some framer smears. • Mike hem Stettin, dated Tuesday
last, ems the potato amp le het is that country ; the trade in
Vila ippon, amestheias• to have remained in • very
quiet state ; Wadi su little had bees done in wheat during
Use previous week that prime hod Mamie almost nominal ;
red, weighim elille. to Cabe. per bushel, war thee quoted
40a, sad 61151. hipimiaM Polish, 41e. to 425. per quarter
free es beard.
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it—Rostore—, es Monday, pies" of wheat remained pre-
cisely the same as oa that day sennight, with little or
nothing doing, the export demand having almost wholly
mead. Small supplies of new ahead had appeared, gene-
rally of good quality ; some very fine stock of old had been
reced into a narrow compact.
From Hamburg we learn that a few lota of new wheat
had been purchased on British account at prices varying
from 40s. to 42e. per qr. free on board, weight ranging from
80th.. to 6211b5, per bushel. Seale barley had been in lively
request, and had sold at equal to no. to 29e. per qr. free oa

In the Dutch markets the demand for upbeat for export
had slackened, and prices had consequently become unsettled.
The wheat crop in the Rhine provinces has produced well