The Express.
London, England, 1851-08-05 00:00:00

REVIEW OF THE BRITISH CORN TRADE 1 GENERAL REPORT.—THE WEATHER AND
DUBIN° THE PAST WEEK.
1 THE CROPS.
(From the Mart-Lim Roma ) 1 In the early part of July the weather was ex-
The weather, though unsettled, has improved since tremly hot and forcing; yet, as the soil had not lost much
our last, the temperature having been much highee than of its preview, moisture, vegetation made rapid progress in
the preceding week, and the showers which have fallen all parts of the United Kingdom. Throughout the forward
having been of a more partial character. The present op- districts, haymaking became general about the .1;h. The
pearence of the outstanding crops varies materially in dif- progresx, with the exception of two or three days, was
ferent parts of the kingdom, and it is yet impoesible tontine marked with much rapidity, and the fields were speedily
to anything like a definite conclusion respecting the probe- ' cleared of their produce somewhat earlier than usual. The
ble result of the harvest. That great breadths of grain of quantity of hay stacked this year in the neighbourhood of
various kinds have been hid by the heavy rains is generally the metropolis, and in most of the midland counties, is un-
admitted, and that the quality of the produce is likely to usually large, and in excellent condition. Of course much
be injuriously affected by this circumstance is more than . yet remains to be dour in the north, but our accounts on
probable; but the pr, veiling opinion is that the quantity this head are very favourable.
will not be materially diminished, provided the weather , Some little excitement has been observed on the subject
should be moderately auspicious for the in-gathering. '1 he of the potato disease. Many of the comparatively small
crops are, however, in a position to be easily damaged by growers have asserted that a large portion of the crop has
wet, and to ensure a favourable result hot, dry weather will been lust ' • others that ,no serious cases of disease have yet
be needed. Hitherto leaping has scarcely been commenced, ' presented themselves animist either the early or later planted
and harvest cannot be expected to be general until about' potatoes. Now, it 'must be evident to all parties
the middle of the mouth. Farmere arc now preparing to that, looking to the great influence which a good
take advantage of the first auspicious opportunity which , or bad crop of that esculent has ablaut invariably upon
may occur to begin cutting, and as they are not likely , the value of corn, wheat in particular great eircum-
to have much leisure for bringing corn to in ,rket after her- spection is absolutely necessary in giving currency to re- 1
vest shall have fairly been commenced, they have lately ports of the kind to which we have just alluded. It would '
thrashed out rather freely. The deliveries from the growers • be by no means difficult for us to point out particular I
have, consequently increased; arid having at the sane. time breadth, of lane which exhibit partial signs of disease; but
received good supplies of breadstuff.. from abroad, the our decided opinion is, after the most careful inquiry and
quantity brought forward has proved more than sufficient ; personal investigation in various parts of the country, that
for the de it, and some further decline has therefo luso ailensestigoks fleadaa•—ineller• Pasha!" ....
taken pl . There ha., aa yet, been no inclination wu ever recollected. In this estimate wo Lave, of course,
to enter into speculative investments in wheat, nor is there made no allowance for any unfavourable change in the
anything in the position of alleles to encourage operations temperature: but our conclusions are wholly drawn from
of that nature beyond the chance of bad weather. Stocks the present luxurious and highly promising appearance of
of old wheat of home-growth have hell out better the haulm. During the month about 3000 tons of
than was expected, and the arrivals from abroad have new potatoes reached us frmn the Continent; but
been quite as extensive as had been calculated on. Mean- the importations may now be considered as hay-
while there is reason to believe that the continental Illf. cog reseed until about the middle of September
vest will turn out sufficiently abundant to aft ird a eon- or beginning of October. Hence, fur some time, we
siderable surplus for shipment to this country. and the shall be wholly dependent upon home-grown supplies for
lat. st advice., from America confirm all that had been pre- general consumption. Oa the Continent—where, however,
vinusly said as to the probability of large supplies being we find that the breadth of land under culture has not
retched from that quarter. I. oder these circumstances, materially increased this season—the crop is looking re-
buyers have in most cases shown an unwillingness to tour- markably well ; consequently, we see no reason whatever to
chase more than they have required to meet their real apprehend any positive scarcity.
wants, and business has, notwithstemling a feeling of un- From all quarters our accounts in reference to the wheats
easiness, owing to the chengeuble character of the weather, are unusually satisfactory ; but we regret to übeerve that in
remained exceedingly quiet at all the leading provincial some quarters much (tentage has been sustained by the
mirk. t, held during the week. heavy showers of rain; nevertheless, it is a pleasing duty
The advices front moat of the large consuming towns in fer us to observe that the prospect of the yield is unqucs-
the north are dull. tiunably good. Towards the middle of the month barley
Hitherto we have hoard very little from any part of En' - stood much in need of moisture. The rains which heee
land as to potato disease, and we art inclined to hope that since fallen have had a most beneficial effect upon that crop,
the disorder is gradually disailiwarine frnm these islaniLs. as well as upon oats, beans, and peas. In lent the bean
We de no not expect that the rout will wholly escape the harvest will be general about the Ilth of August.
malady to which it has been for some years liable; but it Scarcely two (minims exist as regards the stork of wheat,
is not unreasonable to suppose tied its s irulence may the produce of IS A, now in the hands of the farmers. 'that
gradually deerease, racing the presstreasive improvement it has been reduced to a very low ebb is eVitielit from the
which Mu taken place from year to year for several seasons unusually small number of stacks upon must farms, as well
past. as from the limited sales effected for some time pest in the
The advices from Ireland are of a very encouraging cha- various markets. This important fact, which, under the
racier, and a correspondent, on whom we can plate depend- old system, would have had a material influence upon
cnce, expresses a very strong belief that the produce of prices, has hail nu effect upon the mind, of the miller.,
potatoes in the sister isle will he large in proportion to the whose trade, by the free admission of foreign lieu, is likely
breadth of land planted, and more free from &sease than in to be entirely ruined. Great efforts are making on the part
any preceding year since its first appearance. The oat crop of the milling interest to °Mehl a duty of rese per sack on
is also biehly spoken of, but wheat 1. stated to have xuffereel foreign flour, but with very little prospect of success, look-
from blight and from the heavy storms of rain experienced ing to the present composition of' the House of Commons.
in different parts of the Blend; this, however, was deemed It is to be regretted that the millers have nut made
of minor importance, owing to the small breadth of land common cause with the agricultural body in their endeavours
under the last mentioned crop. In proportion Ili. new po- to regain protection. The stocks of all 'piing corn, esp.:-
Woes had come to market, so had the demand for Indian Bally thou of barley, are now almost wholly exhausted;
corn fallen off; and if the former mop should prove as but, as we continue to receive ample supplies from abroad
abundant a. anticipated, holds:is of ludien corn would, it fur general us ~ the effect upon prie. s has nut been important
was thought, be sufferers. The appearance of the hop bine being unfavourable, more
Notwithstanding the somewhat depressed tone of the business has been transacted in the Borough mind elsewhere
wheat trek, the millers report a !peel steady sale fur really at improved quotations. The duty has been done as low as
fresh qualities of flour at rates similar to those previously i 3,000/., and the present state of the plantations appears
current. The arrivals from the continent of Europe have fully to warrant Ps low a figure.
not been particularly large, hut with what has come to hand On the whole there is every prospect of a good return
from America the supply has been rather liberal. of must seeds. New rapewed and carraway have
As yet no 'maples of new barley hare appeared at market, already appeared at Mark-lane, but the prices obtained for
and 'docks of old being exhausted, we have been without them have been unusually low.
English. From abroad the remiss have exceeded 11,600 A good business has been doing in hay and straw in the
qrs., being a largo- quantity than received in any precedine Loudon markets. Notwithstateling that very I trge qu.tu-
wek fur some time past. The quantity lately arrived titles of new meadow and clover have been brought forward,
having exceeded what has been required for immeuiate use, prices have been steadily supported.
and buyers has hitt refused to take more than needed for As might he expected, depastured stock has,fared remark-
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present wants, the tendency of prices has been downward*,
and good feeding quad tics might have been purchased at
per qr. lower at the close than in the commencement of the,
week.
The inquiry for malt has been very restricted, and the
operations in the article have been too unimportant to war-
rant alteration in quotations.
'the arrivals of home-grown oats have been scanty Is
the extreme, only 80 qrs. having come to hand coot-
wise, and none from Ireland. Haeing, however, received
upwards of 83,000 qrs. froru abroad, there has been no
scarcity of this grain. Must of the shipment. from Riga
and St. Petersburg arc supposed to have now reached
us, but some quantity is *till on passage from Arch meal.
The large dealers have throughout the week acted with
great caution, under the impression that, if they abstain
from buying, factors will have to make a further con.'
rowion. On Wednesday only a retail trade was
done, at an abatement of &I.; and though a further
reduction to about the mine extent was sutimitted to on
Friday, buyers were not encouraged thereby to extend
their operations. Russian oats were freely offend at
17s. 6d., and in some CActi they might perhaps have been
bought cvin lower.
Beans have come forward slowly ; and in the absence of
business of any importance, quotations have remained no-
minally unaltered
Pi-as have hung very heavily on hand, and prices can
scarcely be glycol with accuracy.
The inquiry from Ireland for Indian corn afloat has
nearly subsided; and it the petits crop should turn out
well there, the consumption of the first-named artier
would he likely to decrease materially. Galati might now I
be bought at 265. to 26,. 911. per qr.
REVIEW OF TILE FOItEIGN CORN TRADE.
The accounts received this week from the continent
repast an improvement in the prospects tor the harvest, and
there is reason to believe that the produce of wheat will be
large in many parts of Germany, and much better in Hol-
land, Belgium, and France, than wan at one time expected.
Under this conviction, and with discouraging advice& from
Great Britain, holders had become somewhat more tracta-
ble; but as
.yet the decline in prices has not been so great
abroad as in our markets, and the shipments at present
stabbing for this country are likely therefore to be attended
by leas. Letters from Danzig, dated 26th ult., inform us
that 435. per quarter hail been paid a day or two before for
slot of fine Upper Polish wheat, weighing Gibbs. per bush.,
and that other sorts had sold at corresponding rates ; alto-
gether about 6,000 quarters had changed hands during
the week. Supplies were then falling off, and the ship-
ments to England had decreased the stocks on hand ma-
terially. Vessels were more plentiful than they had
been, and freights had rather declined, charters having been
closed for London at 2s. RM. to 3a. per qr. The quantity
shipped during the week had been 11,350 qrs. The most
recent advice, from Stettin inform us that the weather had
for some time been favourable for the crops, and the wheat
harvest would, it was expected, prove line in quality and
abundant in quantity. The spring corn and palm crops had
also a very promising appearance. The Stettin market was
very dull on the 25th of July, and all kinds of grain WWI
easier to buy. Ilea wheat was quoted Irvin 365. to 3811., ac-
cording to quality ; white 395. to 49.. per qr. free on board.
Vessels were scarce, and freights on the advance. The re- •
ports from Rostock are of a more subdued tone than previ-
ously, and it is tolerafity plain that holders were beginning
ta -become anxious to realise. The accounts from must of
the • other Lower Baltic ports describe the wheat trade
us dull, with the turn decidedly in favour of the purchaser.
At Hamburg, on Tuesday last, business in grain was
quiet, and very little change had, it appears, taken place
in the position of affairs since the previous poet-day. The
crops were rapidly approaching maturity, and a
harvest was calculated on. Scarcely anything had r:cli
done in either wheat or spring corn, free on board at out-
ports
Letters from Emden, of the 28th ult., speak more san-
guinely respecting the probable result of the harvest in that
neigh bourhood than from the very bad reports previously
received could have been expected. With the exception al
a few purchases of oats, at prices relatively higher this
those current in our markets, little or nothing bad, it seems,
been done for shipment to Great Britain.
From France we learn that harvest was progressing
favourably • and though nothing very definite was known
as to the ;held, the prevailing belief was, that wheat
would be of tae -- The absence of English orders
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ably , with a most abundant supply of natural food.
The losses by disease have been trifling in extent. The
early crop of turnips and carrots is progressing well.—
diark-!one Erpress.
The three reports next following are from the same
,journal:
htlllitlEY.—The month ban been anything but sum-
mer-like and genial. It is true that ill some parts rat the
east, and particularly in that granary of London, the fertile
Isle ut Thanet, the prospect of abundance is great, and the
weather far more fine; but yet every where, as a conse-
quence of the unfavourable weather of March and April,
which impeded the sowing of spring corn oil all heavy
soils, followed by the drought of May and part of Jane,
the plant ha, been rendered abort, late, and unpromising.
We passed through many. miles of Sussex between the
112th and 14th, accompanied by our of the best agricul-
turists of the land, and web: sorry to observe the low
condition of spring corn, produced not only by the
causes ahoy.• mentioned, but also by the evident want of
adequate drainage of the land, which is naturally of a
cold and heavy quality. The system of agriculture
generally calla loudly fur radical, deep improvement; and
till this he effected, at is futile to talk of high farming by
the aid of manure alone. The hay appears to have been
well secured, and immediately about Croydon we observe
many noble crops of corn, in some places the wheat (though
everywhere late) approaching to maturity, some winter
barley nearly ripe, and a very few oats cut. August may
restore everything in the grain crops ; and its to green ve-
getables in garden and field they are improved. We are
delighted to aurimance that, after labouring for years in the
cause, we at length see almost every yard of the railway
banks well and amply cuhivated. 'lids is as it should be.
Would we could say the same of the wild, desolate, revs
min-harbouring straps on the arable land of the farad.
Thousands of quarters of corn are thus lost, without
any return to either landlords or tenants. We
Mush our report by referring to an iutereating pursuit,
which our county peculiarly favours. We allude to I
the cultivation, on the broad wale, ot aromatic and me-'
dicinal herbs. As a local branch of agriculture it is de-
lightful and interesting to pass through the hundreds of
acres of lavender, now in rich bloom, of peppermint,
liquorice, angelica, &c., de., in and about tine vicinity of
Carshtialton. Mitcham, and its common approaching to
Waddon.—July 31.
BRILISSIIIIII6.—We have to report u dull and wet July.
The month was ushered in with a violent storm, which wan
sseeceded by a few dull days. The Sill and three following
days were showery ; the wind was very high ou the 13th
sad 11th ; and on the 23rd there was another violent
storm, with • great deal of electricity. The land is now
guile saturated with water ; and turnip-sowing and
hoeing are thus brought to a stand-still, excepting upon
the lightest soils. The high winds and rain have much
laid the wheat ; its reaping will there by be made more
expensive, and the quality deteriorated. Previously, the
yield promised well ; tor the cars appeared full and
well set. The forward sorts, particularly the Aus-
tralian, were affected by the frost of June, and we hear
of blight in the eaelier districts from the same cause ; but
the proportion so injured is altogether small, and, should
the weather now become sunny, we do not despair of good
flair crops. The harvest, however, must be a week or ten
day, later than usual. The straw of the barleys is light,
compared with that of the lust two years ; hut the rains
have brought the ear out well, and there will probably be
la fair yield. Oats are much improved, but will not be a I
bulky crop. Winter oats are now ready lie the hook, and
many pieces are at this time being cut. Winter beans are
promising, and wall be ready in a few days. The rain on
the Ist of July came very opportunely fur the spring-
planted beans, as the hot days in the latter cud of June
acerehed them much. They now will be but little belay, an
average crop. The forward peas are pecked up, and we
tiedy require a few fine days to harvest them. Although I
des harvest prospects are certainly not pro
dm price of wheat seems quite unaffected by it,
and not aa it used to be in bygone days. The
demand is inactive, and prices remain much as theyl
have been during the past two months. The stock of
wheat in the farmers' hands now is becoming low; and
they who hold are mostly those who have plenty of capital
aft command. There bus been a fair trade in all kinds of
lapwing corn, and this his paid for the holding.
Sominarrantas.—The harvest has commenced, and the
early oats and peas have been cut, or commenced being cut;
but the rain we have had then last few days has prevented

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111411/ser, and the generally dull tone of „ shires
tree hors% had sot been without influence on the Paris
meehia; tad prim had undergone • further depression.
BSeohnof Boor were heavy ; and it is quite clear that, not-
withilmildlng the enormous exports which have bean made
from Prance, quite ealicient remains on hand to meet all
wants until such time &lithe new produce shall have become
available. The letters from America give a very glowing
report of the probable yield of the crops in the United
States and in Canada ; and there is reason to conclude that
the shipments of breadstuffs will be large from that quarter
before the fall of the year. Flour had been in moderate re-
quest for export to England, which had prevented prices
chivies" way materially; and at New York good brands of
Weans awl were still worth 4i dollars, which, with
Is. 4d. !light to Liverpool, would make the cost 18s. Bd.
heat The exports from New York to British ports
Ilsolot ending the 15th July had exceeded
bili.arne, 00,000 bush. Indian corn, and 83,000
bush. wheat.

Ennis progress and hindered the eotomen'eemeot of other
pieces, but we expect next week reaping will become
general in the eastern districts: there is, no doubt, a
good deal of the heavy pieces laid, but it we have dry
weather, except in the greater expense of reaping, it will
be of little or no injury. There is in some localities
ninedllng of the red gum, and in some the rain rust,
Onninnd to parts of fields, is to be met with; if this
fie, the late wheats will fall short in produce. With
thee biewboeks we are fine here, and the quality is likely
to be good, but not beyond an average crop. Oats are
good and in the barley soils this grain is likely to be pro-
ductive and fine in quality. We have just commenced
cutting winter beaus; the crop is good, not without many
exceptions ; nor can we speak favourably of the spring
beans, which will be considerably under the average of
last year's yield. A good many peas are cut, and with a
few fine days will be ready to secure ; there will not be so
large a growth this year as last. There is little complaint
of vetches for seed; we expect quite an average produce. •
better hay-making season has hardly ever been known ; it
has been rather too dry for =angel and swedes, the crops of
which will not be equal to last year : this rain will favour
them greatly. We ere sorry to report the commencement
of the potato blight in the early sorts, in close situa-
tions: it is evidently spreading, and will do so unless

72ND AND 38ra REGIMENTS.—The 72nd arrived
at Haifax, N. 8., tha 22ad ultimo, ia the Hercules,
from the West loam sad the 38th was der orders to
embark is that ravel for Portsmouth, on the 30th of July,
to mil Nat Halifax the following day.