The Sun.
London, England, 1867-12-17 00:00:00

AGRICULTURAL PROSPECTS.

Last week opened with a cold dull day, rather
frosty, with a slight fall of snow at night. On Mon-
day morning 9 degrees of frost were registered ; the
day was cold and winterly. Wind N.E. Thermo-
meter 38 degrees at noun, down to 32 in the even-
ing. Barometer 30.10 inches. On Tuesday morn-
ing the same severity was registered, being again 9
degrees, but it afterwards bJcame damp, in the
evening a thaw set in, and the snow fast melted
away. Our advices were as under on that date.
From Northumberland : " The weather has been
very cold and wintry, as well as stormy. Wind
varying from S.W. to N.E. To-day is damp, wind
IV." From Lancashire it was stated : " The m ca-
ttier has assumed the character of severe winter.
Strong frosts with heavy gales of wind alternated,
with copious rainfall. This morning the frost has
again disappeared." With these sudden changes in
the weather little outdoor work on the farm could
be done, and no thrashing by the machine.
It seems probable that these vicissitudes in
the state of the weather must be injurious to
the wheat plant : while that which was
first planted may fare worse than that
which was got into the ground later and has not
yet made its appearance. Accounts generally are
not so favourable as they were a short time since,
when the plant then up had so healthy an appearance.
On Wednesday there was a complete thaw, with a
much higher temperature. Wind, S.W. ; ther-
mometer, 46 deg. ; barometer, 29.90 in. From the
west coast of Scotland it was stated : "After a
week's frost the weather has turned mild again."
Thrashing by machine is still stopped, this month
so far being unlike the preceding one, and with the
falls of snow much against wheat being brought
forward in good condition, as on that account
against making good sales, although prices still re-
main satisfactory for the best qualities. Some far-
mers have already made free with their stocks, and
by the end of the year they will have little left.
Thursday was a more cheerful day ; at times sunny.
Wind, N.W. ; thermometer, 50 deg. at noon ; baro-
meter, 30.10 in. Our advices from Warwickshire :
" Weather has been changeable ; it is now mild,
dull, and foggy." The deliveries of wheat have
fallen off during this week, only amounting to
62,606 quarters, at 68s. Id., against 71,546
quarters, at 68s. 5d., the previous week. The
corresponding one of the past year was 76,127
qrs., at 61s. 7d. per qr. The deliveries of barley
have been liberal, although somewhat less. The
amount returned this week was 90,291 quarters at
40s. 2d., against 94,401 quarters, at 40s. 5d., the
previous week ; the corresponding one of the past
year was 74,305 qrs. at 465. 2d. It is not likely
that such large supplies can be brought forward for
many weeks longer, and the maltsters seem aware
of this fact from their buying more freely in spite
of the dull trade for malt. Friday was a fine
day, sunny at times ; Wind W., thermometer 5U
degrees, barometer 30.10 inches. The deficiency
in the supplies of home grain is made up by large
foreign imports, many large cargoes of wheat and
flour having come in from America during the
week, as the westerly winds favoured their arrival.
Saturday was dull and threatening, and in the after-
noon rain set in, with the evening wet, a south-
westerly wind, and the week closing with a threaten-
ing aspect as regards the weather.—Mark-lane
Express of yesterday.

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