The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-09-24 00:00:00

THE WEATHER AND THE HARVEST.

WIGAN.—We have had another week of very unfavourable
weather for the harvest, the consequence is that a great por-
tion of the wheat is spoiled in this neighbourhood. The
potato crop, which promised to be abundant, will turn out
a failure, the rain having damaged them beyond recovery, in
the clay lands. An immense quantity of potatoes of an ex-
cellent kind, grown on the light sands of Scarisbrick, La-
thom &c., are now in the progress of being got up, and
brought to Manchester market. As many as 15,000 bushels
were passed along the canal last week, and 10,000 the pre-
vious week. Fears are entertained, that in addition to the
badness of bread and a scarcity, we shall also have a scarcity
of potatoes before another crop.—Wigan Gazette.
POULTON-LE-FYLDE.-0 wing to an unparalleled season the
present harvest has been much retarded, yet in this neigbour-
hood we are happy to state that a considerable portion of the
white corn is cut, particularly wheat, nearly the whole of
which is housed, and proves to be in a much better condition
than was expected, after having been subjected to so much
heavy and continued rain. The fallow lands, which should
have been in a condition for sowing the autumnwheats, are in
shocking plight, the farmers not having the slightest chance
of cleaning them, as during the greatest part of the summer
many have been literally covered with water. Should the
wet weather much longer prevail, it is to be feared that the
potato crop will be materially damaged.—Preston Pilot.
LANCASTER.—Our report of the present week is some-
thing better than the last, but not much. There has been
more of sunshine, and consequently more work done in the
cornfields. On the whole, however, the weather has been
very unfavourable. The wheat has suffered greatly, but we
are informed that the barley and oats—the latter especially—
have hitherto escaped injury. On looking around us here,
we find that reaping is very general, though many fields re-
main untouched. Oversands they are cutting the wheat, wet
or dry, and carrying it to the kiln.—Lancaster Gazette.
HortNnY.—About Hornby and its vicinity the sickle has
been kept very busy for this last week, whenever the grain
assumes the appearance of verging fast to materity. The
crops are, generally speaking, of an average description; but
the wheat and barley, being very luxuriant on the richly cul-
tivated soili, have suffered from the successive rains, and
will, it is much feared, but ill remunerate the farmer for his
labour and expense.---Ibid.
CARLISLE.—The long continuance of wet weather has
spread glicen throughout this county. The grain has suffered
materially and must to a considerable extent prove unsound,
even if the weather should now be as favourable as possible ;
but unfortunately we still continue to be visited with frequent
and heavy rains.—Carlisle Patriot.
LEEDS.—The weather, during the past week, has been
very rainy, and remarkably cold. The latter circumstance,
though rather unusual, has proved beneficial rather than
otherwise, asit hag tended greatly to diminish the vegetative
process, so common in hot and showery weather, and at the
same time so distructive to the new grain. Thursday and
yesterday were fine days, and we have no doubt that a con-
siderable quantity of the out-standing corn would be housed.
Truth compels us to state, however, that the grain, in many
places, has already sustained serious damage. The corn-
speculators calculate, confidently, that foreign wheat will be
again imported at a shilling per quarter duty in the course of
a fortnight or three weeks.—Leeds Intelligencer.
YORKSHIRE AND LIN COLNSHlRE.—Operations in the field
have been somewhat retarded during the past week, owing to
the alterations of rainy and fair weather. The last three days
have been favourable for every department of harvest work.
From all parts of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire from which
we have information it is of a very cheering character ; the
farmers who have thrashed out find the yield to be greater
in weight than they expected, and the quality in general
very good. Upon the whole, we are inclined to think the
produce of the country will be at least a full average, and
the price of good during the coming winter within the reach
of our industrious population.—lbid.
WHITBY.—The torrents of rain which descended in this
neighbourhood on Saturday and Sunday nights last, caused
the rivulets to swell and an overflow of the river Eske, and
on Sunday morning a great abundance of wheat sheafs were
observed flowing down the harbour, and also two sheep.
We are informed that a calf has been washed up on the
sands north of the west pier. It is to be feared that the
agriculturists adjoining the river will have suffered much in
consequence of the flood, yet it is a matter of surprise as
the farmers had so much forewarning, that they did not
gather the corn which was reaped from the scope of the river.
—lbid.
RICHMOND.—We feel much pleasure in stating that not-
withstanding the long continued heavy rains, the crops in
the neighbourhood of Richmond are yet in a good state, plen-
tiful, and uninjured by mildway. The growers anxious to
take advantage of any interval of fine weather in order to
secure crops now quite ripe, are giving very high wages to
agricultural labourers. The samples of wheat brought
to market last week, were remarkably fine, and even sold as
high as 9s. 6d. per bushel.—lbid.
DRIFFIELD.—The weather since Friday last has been
most unfavourable to the progress of the harvest in this
neighbourhood. All operations with the crops have been
quite at a stand still.—Hull Times.
BOSTON.—The wheat harvest is nearly over in this district,
and notwithstanding the prevalence of wet weather, the
condition of the crop is far better than was anticipated. In
the low fen lands much corn has been damaged, but the
greater breadth sown this year renders the aggregate yield
much greater than the average produce of the cauntry.
New wheat is arriving at market in considerable quantities,
and commands good prices. A few oats are still out, but a
very few fine days will suffice to clear the grcund of them.—
Boston Herald.
DURHAM.—During Saturday and Sunday night last, the
rain descended in torrents, thereby causing the river and its
tributary streams to swelLto a height unusual at this season.
Several fields of corn and potatoes were under water for some
hours, and of course aregreatly injured. Monday continued
unfavourable, for harvesting., operations, but since then the
weather has become more settled, and we have had three
delightful days. Much work has been done in consequence
in reaping, though in our immediate neighbourhood, we re-
gret to say, we have not seen or heard of a single sheaf being
secured. • Wages are extremely high, averaging from 3s. to
-Is. per day.—Durhanz Advertiser.
NMC A STLE.-IThe close of the last week was signalised
by a change in the weather, which, had it continued without
improvement, •would have severely injured the crops. The
rain on Saturday,tlelmded all day with scarcely any inter-
rrOionLilfl 'in the evening it increased to a violent storm,
.the wind blowing,. strongly from the East. The Tyne on
Sunday rose to an unusual height, and large quantities of
corn, and other produce, were swept down with the current.
The various rivers in the district, and especially the streams
issuing from, the Inftyzange of the Cheviots were similarly
swollen, and the flOods committed great destruction on all
the low grounds:lc-To-enumerate all the cases of damage sus-
tained would extend over several columns, so numerous have
been the casualties. Upon the whole the flood was not so
great as that which occurred early in the year 1831, though
its consequences, from the season, have been more generally
deStructive. NOrham Bridge, in course of erection over the
Tweed, wmi swept away with the flood on Sunday. Showers
of rain fell at intervals on Monday. On Tuesday the wea-
ther took up and has continued exceedingly favourable for
the Harvest ever since. > The Wheat Crops, which are now
in course of beingleut in all directions in the north, we are
assured, have sustained no material injury, whatever may
have been-put forth to the contrary.—Newcastle Journal.
DORCHESTER.—We are still suffering under the most un-
propitious weather, with scarcely an interval of sunshine.
Since our last; indeed, we have not experienced six hours'
continuance of dry weather ; and the consequence is, that
the barley and oat crops have sustained great and irremedia-
ble damage. A great quantity of the former has not only
been discoloured, but, within the last few days, has much
sprouted ; and of the latter crop large breadths that have
been cut will prove utterly useless. Many fields of wheat
also yet remain with very little prospect that it will be housed
in anything like even tolerable condition. So long a conti-
nuance of unfavourable weather, commencing in the very
midst of the harvest, cannot, we fear, be without a general
very prejudicial effect.—Dorset Chronicle.
SALISBURY.—We deeply regret to state, that the extraor-
dinary prevalence of wet weather has placed the bulk of the
barley and oat crops in this neighbourhood beyond rescue.
One gentleman in the vicinity of this city had crops to the
value of £l5OO, in barley and oats irrecoverably ruined. We
also hear that in some parts of the country, whereithe wheat
was not housed early, the reapers have been set to work ankle
deep in water, to get in the grain in the best manner they can.
This melancholy state of affairs acted on our market to the
extent of 4s. and ss. per quarter advance in the price of
wheat, on Tuesday.—Dorset Chronicle.
SussEx.—The harvest in the eastern division of this
country is nearly over, the weather having been most pro-
pitious for wheat carrying. About the hill farms in the
neighbourhood of Eastbourne a great quantity of barley is
down, which, owing to the unsettled state of the weather for
the last few days; the farmers have not been able to carry.
Hop-picking has commenced, and in some few gardens is
finished. Immense crops have rewarded the growers' ex-
ertions in the culture of this valuable plant.—Brighton
Guardian.

EASTBOURNE.—The wheat harvest has been completed
here, and we believe in excellent order ; but the unsettled
state of the weather during the last week, and at the preient
time, has very much retarded the housing and stacking of
the Lent corn: In some instances, we believe, the barley is
sprouting ; and upon inquiry we find that the wheat is not
likely to be so productive as had been generally expected,
There appears to be a defieiency in the ear.
BRIGHTON.--We never recollect such a continuance of
very heavy showers in September, and the barley that is out
is now very much discoloured, but we are happy to hear that
it is not at all sprouted. A good deal of second-cut clover
is quite spoiled.—Briyhlon Gazette.
TAiNzoN.—The sad continuance of unfavourable weather
has had a most prejudicial effect upon all the late crops. In
some places in the neighbourhood considerable quantities of
wheat are still outstanding, and though the grain is now ripe
the sickle is riot applied, as in the present state of the weather
there is little hope of it being carried. A great breadth of
barleY and Oats have been spoiled by the continual soaking,
and in some instances the late sown barley is yet quite green.
—Taunton courier.
ISLE OF MAN.-The weather still continues to be hostile
to the interests of the farmer and agriculturalist : heavy
showers with short intervals of sunshine, having succeeded
each other"during the past week. The crops evince by their
faded and siokisr colour, that they have received irremediable
injury,7-111:_w„Liberal. .
GLANNiCiuGANsinnE.-LTlif state of the crops is every where
most deplorable ;- cut and uncut are bothbeginning to sprout :
the barley
,tl)at is, cut lies in .pools of water, whilst what is
standing is beginning to shed. The farmers are quite puzzled
how to act. It is to be hoped that the weather will soon
change for. the better.—Merthyr Guardian.

B RECONS HlRE.—Although the weather has been unfavour-
able to the crop of grain cut, we are happy to be able to state
that a good deal of barley and wheat has been housed in good
condition, in this ,county, and that very superior portable
thrashing machine of Mr. Thomas Jones, Crickhowell, has
been thrashing wheat and . barley ; in the neighbourhood of
Tallybout it thrashed in one day upwards of 80 bushels of
barley, which was immediately sold for Bs. per the 10 gallon
bushel. It was allowed that the machine would have thrashed
with ease 50 bushels more that day, only for the loss of time
in loading and unloading—lbid.
DUBLIN.—The .weather has continued since our last most
favourable to the outstanding crops, and propitioui to the
labours of the husbandman ; and as the mercury is slowly,
but steadily, rising:in' the barometer, we may venture to anti-
cipate, that the change will bcpermanent. If so, the grumblers
will have less reason to be unthankful than they hoped.--
Dublin" Ewing Mail.

LON.noNuEuly.--We.have been deluged with rain during
the week, and the appearance of the crops is, in consequence,
deplorable the early vilie4t has'esPecially suffered very much.
Towards the evening of Thursday, however, the weather im-
proved, and yesterday there was a beautiful harvest day, till a
little before -six- o'clock, when an exceedingly heavy
shower fell, after which the sky cleared up again, and still
continues most favourable in its aspect, giving promise of
fair weather, which, we trust; may be realized. Were it such
as we desire the oats, though late,. would be an average crop;.
potatoeS promise well.
,A correspondent writes us that the
farmers were engaged cutting down oats along the whole line
of road between Strabane and Letterkenny, on Thursday,
though it rained the greater part of the day.--Derry Sentinel.

Mr. Wells, one of the Secretaries of the Company or Pro-
prietors of the Great Level of the Wash, established for re-
covering 200,000 acres of fertile land from the Sea, had an
interview on Friday morning with .the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer, in Downing-"street, on the business of the company.
Mr. Thomas Constable has been appointed Her Majesty's
printer in Edinburgh, with the privillege of printing and pub-
lishing acts of Parliament, edicts, proclamations, and other
papers to be 'printedlor Her Majdsty's public offices in
Scotland.—Scotsman.