The Sun.
London, England, 1829-07-23 00:00:00

THE WEATHER.

The favourable appearance of the weather has
had the effect of exciting the hopes of all those
whose speculations depend in any way upon an
abundant harvest ; while those who were calcu-
lating upon the failure of the crops are propor-
tionably depressed. We believe that the rain
has hitherto done little damage to the wheats,
and that it has been highly serviceable to some
of the spring crops, and the turnips in particular,
does not admit of a doubt. We have conversed
with a gentleman who has just returned from an
extensive tour through the corn counties, and he
reports that the crops have as yet sustained little
or no injury ; but that, on the contrary, they are
looking exceedingly well. The wheat, in parti-
cular, he represents as having a most luxuriant
appearance. On the contrary, we have heard
that in Lincolnshire there are hundreds of acres
laid as flat as a pavement, and that it has every
appearance of having been attacked by the mil-
dew. For our part, we doubt the truth of this
latter statement. It is true that in Lincolnshire,
from the lowness of the lands and the consequent
luxuriance of the herbage, it is hot improbable
that the wheat may be laid, but we apprehend
that they are not sufficiently advanced to be
liable to the mildew. All accounts agree in
stating that there is scarcely any wheat.
stacks in the country, and if no wheat-
stacks, we should imagine little or no
old wheat. This fact is certainly not a positive
proof of the poverty of the English farmers, but
it is certainly a strong presumption that they are
poor—for those who know any thing of their
habits and feelings know that, independent of
any ideas of gain, they take a pride in having
such proofs of their prosperity ornamenting their
rick-yards. Besides, the wheat was, for the most
part, harvested in so damp a state last year, that
standing through the summer in stack could not
fail greatly to improve its quality. Damp wheat,
by being put into heaps in a granary, always de-
teriorates, and to kiln-dry it also injures it,
though in another way. But the fair way of
looking at this question is to inquire whether
there are fewer wheat-stacks now in existence
than there were upon an average of years at cor-
responding periods ; and we have no doubt that
the result will show that such is the case. So
far as personal experience goes, the writer of this
article can safely affirm that, whenever he travel-
led through a corn district in the month of July,
he generally met with corn-stacks in the yards of
every large farmer ; whereas all accounts now
seem to concur in stating that a stock is scarcely
to be seen. In short, there can be no doubt
whether the farmers be poor or not, that, not-
withstanding the great importations, there is very
little wheat in the country, and such being the
case, it is easy to foresee that a bad harvest would
be fraught with the most fearful consequences.—
Morning Herald.

DUMFRIES MARKETS.—JuIy lb.
s. d. s. d. _ . s. d. a. a
Wheat, Imp. Bush 8 9to 9 0 Butter, 160 z............. 0 0 to 0 9
Barley 4 0 4 4 Eggs, dozen 0 0 0 0
Oats 2B 30 Beef, per lb.
Flour, 141 b.
Oatmeal 2 4 2 6 Veal 0 3 0 7
Potatoes, cwt.
CATTLE.—The number of Cattle on'the Sands to-day
was 1124. We seldom recollect *to have seen our Market
in so languid a state, and it was generally understood that
there was a depression in price of a crown per head. A-
great proportion left the market unsold. .