The Express.
London, England, 1859-11-01 00:00:00

AGRICULTURAL PROIIIiCTS.

Last week closed with intense frost, sad the
weather of the precast week Ms bees of the most variable
sad severs ehereeter ezperlemeed for eses pest so
serty as the meats of Robber. HIM the first night wea
rem sheep, bet ea Hoeft sihmaame a change eel la, mid
rein sad sleet fell, Millet In caw parts of the country the
weather metiened extremely coil. From Liverpool the ac-
count. of Tuesday were miasmal as to the peculiarity of the
weather. Om amouat states " fliooll Friday the weather
he been monody severe—thender, lightning, rain, hail,
sad frost, have prevailed alternately.' Another says
" We have had the most remarkable change of weather ever
eagerleased here. In the short space of twenty miaow we
ham bees pleased from • very warm atmosphere into win-
ter. This change occurred on Thursday evening, and since
that time we have had mating storms of thunder, hail, rain,
sad anew, of more than forty hours duration, and now we
have had three nights of revers frost, ranging from a mini-
mum temperature of 21 deg. to 25 deg. each night, the baro-
meter Adam and abdicating more frost."
Alcamo the Mame we. sudden on the east coast, it was
net seise SO revere. Here, on Tuesday, it we. a thoroughly
wet day, sad this, wee incessant rain all the way from SoeM
Wake to the the night closing with • terrific. gale
of Med. This seed many, and one very fearful disseter,
▪ the hen of the Royal Charter. Since then the weather
has bees alternately wet and dry, with occasionally slight
frosta at eight, but with • much higher temperature during
the days, winds varying from south-east to south-west.
We have been thus tos more particular in noticing the
weather' for it has had he inflames, on " agricultural pros-
pmts." We regret to my that the sudden and sharp (mete have
sadly injured the =angel enamel, which had not already bees
bottled and pitted, end we tsar that thousands of acres have
been so completely spoilt that they will not be worth the trouble
and expense of being. carted from the field. After the late
costly harvest, this will be • sad trial to many of the poorer
farmers; and those batter able to mend it, will and a serious
item of Ime in the destruction of this valuable root. Swede
turnips have stood the change better, and will not coffer much.
The progress of tillage tow not been greatly interrupted, the
hosts having done the lead much good, sad enabled plough-
ing to be proceeded with favourably. & good deal of wheat
bee been got into the ground in a satisfactory state, and the
demand for seed samples has somewhat allevieted the trade.
Choice smith..s hareem commanded extra prices, muse a
little amends for the low rates still minuet to the merchants
and millers.

to jedp what the very peculiar weather fore-
bodes, but many matey it threatens • severs winter, although,
as we notified ut our last week's remarks, when frost takes
plaits so early as st present, it le net tundly lasting. Such
wan the OM in the past year. After about a week of sharp
wmthar early is November, it became very mild, and so con-
tinued foe time.

As to berley,—elthough the deliveries increase, there is a
great scarcity of choice malting qualities, and now that
mahatma want to be fully at work, they cannot obtain a
suificieecy of a description suitable. Msny object to pay
so high a duty on an inferior article, and refuse to work the
medium and inferior sorts. The prices in the egricaltural
dietricta hare this we-k ranged from 21s. to 48e. par qr., the
former being for sprouted and discoloured sAmpisi, scerady
good mono for feeding purposes. Still it is extensively
used on the farm, and slightly better, up to 24e. per qr., los
commanded a great demand throughout the west. lodged,
feeding stun of all kinds has been placed at Improvieg prices,
with an extended sale, and the prospect now of a large eon-
sumption tip to Christmas, at lesat, may ours a slight far-
ther enhancement la most article..
October 29.—Nark-leste Express.