The Express.
London, England, 1861-11-12 00:00:00

AGEICTILTUZAL PBOSPECTS.

The weather this week has been of a variable
character. The first day was vary fine after the fall of snow
and more wintry aspect of the previous one, with a return
of rain on the second day, and the fall at times was heavy.
This has been welcomed by many farmers, helping them to
Clwith their wheat sowing where this proems had
opped for want of more moisture on the heavy sods,
sod a good deal has since been got in, under very favourable
circumstance.. For several nights white frosts were ex-
perienced, the mornings proving very thick and Low,
but the days fine and sunny fur the time of the
year, giving hopes of winter being still procrastinated,
although threatened so strongly on the previous Saturday.
The farmers have not increased their thrashings of wheat,
notwithstanding the various markets of the United King-
dom have, with little exception, improved to the extent
some instances of Is. to 2a. per qr. if they do not bring
out larger supplies, a steady increase in the value of fine
samples may be looked for. In Scotland there is much
work yet to be done, and seed samples are still going from
the south. The choice qualities so mot ought to produce
• good plant, to germinate very speedily, and get
strong before the setting in of winter. Talavera, we
fancy, is not much cocoureged in Scotland. The deli-
varies of barley are increasing about as much am those of
wheat are falling off. The weather has been of a most
suitable character for the making of malt, and the maltaters
oome forward freely, end will all soon be at full work.
The increased quantity offering bas given a better choice;
select sample have commanded full prices generally, and at
some markets an advance of Is. to 2s. per qr. has been estab-
lished on such. But in other towns all other descriptions
have been deposed of on lower terms. Really choice
samples ere now commanding 445. to 45a; good, 41a
to 435. ; and at all rates down to Us. per quarter,
according to quality. Not many parcels are mold low
enough for grinding, purposes, and the buyers of these
have to depend en mporta from the south of Europe;
whilst those from Denmark and the lower Baltic ports
go to the distillers, who have somewhat high rates to pay
for such sorts. They will meet with all they want, as the
=haters will keep the fine English an much as possible, the
quality proving so satisfactory. Some large supplies of new
malt, ammo ensile, will soca be on the market, for which
the great London brewers are waiting before they make libe-
ral purchases, which sooner or later they co doubt will do.
Oat-thrashing has bona proceeded with very extensively;
and the deliveries have been large. The samples being good,
males are readily effected, at tolerably remunerating prices.
As the straw will be of great benefit, the process of thrashing
will continue ; and, with free deliveries, this grain may be-
come scarcer at seed time. It will then not be unwise to '
bold such qualities as are suitable, particularly the heavy
Canadian Poland,. and a trim black Tartarian, which latter
are so yielding mid profitable to the grower. Beane have
come out freely, and met a good male at full prime. Peas
do not appear to any material extent, and enhanced rates '
are obtained for every description. Fodder generally is
creeping up in value with 111, extensive demand for linseed
cakes in particular, and, from the high rates of seed prices
of the manufactured article are held with much firmness.
Turoips have now nearly done growing, and are being
stared in tolerably good order. Some farmers will not care
to pleat this land with spring corn, but put in wheat, so as
to have ss much as possible for another season.—Mork
Laos Express.