The Express.
London, England, 1866-11-06 00:00:00

AGRICULTURAL PROSPECTS.

The week opened with a fine bracing day, vim
N.N.W., and sunny at times. After • slight frost, km.
day morning was cool, wind west, thermometer 4:a.d=
barometer 30.30 inches. Field-work was being
with generally, and some progress has been made*
autumnal tillage in all the forward counties, la the he
north harvest is not yet completed, and more dry eaulte
is yet required to bring it to a fiisish, although fun go
commencement in the home counties to the Aroma Wu
it has extended ever four months, proving meat sapsuus
and difficult to manage from the uafavourable elm*,
the weather. Tuesday roved a eery wet day, ears
ceasing to rain from morning until evening, aad whin whi
was the ease no work deny description could bedonela ths
field, while the atmosphere was too moist lueutiumilim‘
log to be proceeded with. Our advice, from the Wei
Biding of Yorkshire stated ; " The weather is very
able, and rain fell last night freely, but todazesiltat
since noon." From the East Riding it was
'" Weather during the week has been unsettled, midoutti
deal of rain has Wen, which has interfered with
labour, and caused the new wheato to come fantail"
very poor condition, as they appear now almost Weft
than at any period since harvest." From Nortiniadmital
our letters run : " The weather has been unsettled sus
our last report, and a good deal of rain has fallen. Vim
variable ; to-day N.Vi'., and showery." Wednesday 01*
with a cold morning, hazy and thick ; but the da/ was*
and being dry, field-work was preceded with. Frill 840.
land our advice' stated : " The weather has been Mu*
showery alternately." Thursday was a threatemisioug
morning ; but it held up, and no rain fell during the du,,
but at 9 p.m. some was experienced. Our revsete tent
Warwickshire on that day stated : " The weather duu,,.
the week has been variable. with wind chiefly legu—tra
S.W. On light lands farmers have made coadidiedu
progress with their autumnal Rowing, but on hail flu
I soils the work in this district is late." From Nortek is
was remarked : " The weather continues fine, sad*
the condition of grain, and wheat-seeding pragreesis Yu!
Friday was a showery morning, and rain fell at duettist.,
the day, with a higher temperature : wind S.W.; gun;
meter 50 degrees ; barometer 29.90 inches. A atop
&Fain put to field-work. From the West Unit
orkshire it was stated : " With fine weather tu,
week, our farmers will now get or. with *paw
and sowing." Saturday was • wet and unfuelaurs
day, and on the whole the progress dame au
week has not been important. The best feature (sr%
fanners is the extreme prices now for barley, sad du
encourages them to thrash as fast as the, ma, sad fie
deliveries of the week have exceeded those of whist; u
most probably will now be the case for some weeks totem,
et> long as the demand continues so active. At nou
markets as much as 565. per quarter has been the Jae
paid for choice and select qualities, and the brewers
Burton-on-Trent are the best friends the farmers ban,*
from the commencement they bought with spirit, du*
when they gave 50s. per quarter the rate was mug*
exorbitant, and far beyond what there was any omit
for. Now that • considerable advance on that has its
' established most people think a stop to the rise mod ibis
place ; but this, of course, will depend on the =out
really choice qualities still brought forwartl.—Mao42u
Erprrm.