The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-08 00:00:00

THE COMING HARVEST.

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ceived great injury during the frosts of May and June.
Barley is unusually good and heavy. In the clay and sand
districts wheat varies a good deal, but upon the whole it is
beyond all question that the wheat crop will not amount
to the general average of seasons by perhaps ono or two
loads per acre, but, taking last year's crop into considera-
tion, wheat will this season be deficient from four to five
loads per acre. There is a large quantity of home-grown
wheat still in the hands of farmers. Harvest has already
commenced in this locality, and it will soon be general,
New oats have already been shown, both good in quality
and weight. The turnip crop is a failure. Many of the
early-sown ones were cut off by the frost or annihilated by
the drought. Potatoes ate good and sound, and likely to
prove a heavier crop than the season would warrant us an-
ticipating.
NORTH WILTS.--A correspondent, writing from Crick-
lade, exhibits a very gloomy picture of the harvest pros-
pects in his own district. He says :--" Harvest has com-
menced in this and the adjoining district. ',Vheat estimated
as being one-fourth less than last year; barley and oats
nearly an average. Beans, peas, and vetches are but little
worth. The former, in many instances, are only fit for
manure, being infested with the green fly, snaking them
totally unfit for food. Turnips and Swedes, even where a
plant was obtained, cannot move for want of moisture, and
the grub is making its ravages in many parts. The pas-
tures aro dried up. Wo hear of many persons having com-
menced foddering, and water for cattle is becoming seriously
short. Iho make of cheese will be smell, many people
making only half the quantity usual at this season. We
still have hope that should we get rain soon we may have
plenty of autumn keep."
HARVEST PROSPECTS. —The weather during the past
month has continued hot and dry; only six•tenths of an
inch of rain having fallen in the month in which, on the
average of years, we have the greatest rainfall. Our prices
have advanced about 3s per quarter on English wheat, and
2s on foreign, but this is scarcely maintain d. The imports
from America, as well as the arrivals on the coast from the
Black Sea, have been very heavy; shipments from the for-
mer also continuo large, and though more than 100 of these
arrivals have been reported within the last 14 days, they
have not much reduced the number of grain-laden vessels
on passage from the East, being still over 500—say 100
more than a month since. The conclusion of peace between
Denmark and Germany will alto release a considerable
quantity of wheat now stored in the Baltic, ports, much of
which has been held for two or three months on English
account. But, on the other hand, Egypt, which from time
immemorial has been a corn exporting country, is now be-
coming an importing one, and seems likely to continue so
whilst cotton retuaina at its prebeut price,—,Sturge's Cur-
cola, Aug. 5.

The director's of this railway company state in
their report that the station construction accounts
had at length been settled, And the balance due to
Mr Belk had been paid. 0 wing to the high price
of money during the past half year, the directors
had been unable to reissue the balance of the deben-
tures at a lower rate than 41- per cent. per annum.
The revenue account showed a net balance of
£7,935, out of which the directors recommended
a dividend at the rate of 51 per cent. per annum.
The capital account showed that £491,950 had
been received, and £485,073 expended, leav-
ing a balance of £6,877. The revenue account
for the half-year ending June 30 showed that
£14,417 had been received, including £2,598 from
the preceding account, and that £6,482 had been
expended, leaving a balance as above of £7,035.

EDGWARE, HIGHGATE, AND LONDON.

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The directors state in their report that the expen.
ditnie upon construction account since last half.
yearly meeting bad been £61,248. The bill for the
Alexandra-park branch and the widening of the
line had received the Royal assent. The company
were authorised, in order to carry out those new
works, to raise further capital to the amount of
£96,000. The directors recommended that it be
raised by new shares, bearing a preferential divi-
dend of 5 per cent. per annum. The Great
Northern Railway Company had signified their
readiness to subscribe £32,000, being one-third
of the £96,000, and there would therefore
remain a balance of £64,000, Which it was pro-
posed to issue rateably among the shareholders.
The Act for the Watford and Edgware Railway had
been obtained in the past Session, and the line would
be of great value to the Edgware Company. The
capital account to the 30th of June showed that
£127,615 had been expended, leaving a balance of
£6,720.