The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-07-23 00:00:00

THE WEATHER AND CROPS

Ftre.—The weather during the past week has been both
sold and wet. Rain has fallen in great abundance, and the
ground is completely soaked with water. In the intervals
between the heavy showers the air was close and warm, and
the appearance of the clouds indicated thunder, but they
moved away without any discharge of the electric fluid. The
crops in the neighbourhood are a little laid with the heavy
min.—Pt:ft Herald.
AYR/RMS.—During the past three weeks the weather has
been rather changeable, but, on the whole, favourable to the
country. It has been productive of no very bad results, if
we except the hay harvest, which has, in some early districts,
been partially retarded. Hay-cutting has only during the
past eight days become general throughout the county, and
the weather has not been unfavourable to its progress so far
as it has come. Every species of crop presents the most
unquestionable appearance of plenty ; oats, in particular, are
expected to be considerably above an average. Wheat also
bears out the expectations cherished at the latter end of
spring, of an excellent crop. Potatoes are now secure from
" all the ills the root is heir to," and the most sanguine
hopes, almost amounting to certainty, are entertained of an
abundant supply of this truly useful article of food. Al-
though the turnip braird in some situations suffered from the
severe drought that prevailed during the months of May and
June, yet, on the whole, we believe the prospects generally
apparent give indication of a full crop. From the cause
abovementioned, those that were sown early are not in ap-
pearance likely to do so well as the later sown crop ; which,
now that all fears from the ravages of the fly are removed,
holds out the promise of plenty and to spare. Seldom, if
ever, have we been favoured with a more promiSing season.
PLRTHSHIRE.—The weather still continues rainy to au
excess ; and in many places wheat and other grains of rank
growth are laid to some extent. Wednesday it commenced
to rain early, and continued thick and heavy all day, with
little or uo intermission. There is still no appearance of
more settled weather.—Perthshire Advertiser.

On Sunday it blew a gale from the north-east, and a great
number of vessels in the Channel were put to considerable
inconvenience, and compelled to go into the nearest ports, or
were driven out to sea. Several large ships, outward bound,
in the Queen's Channel, were for several hours exposed to
the fury of the wind and waves. The storm was accompa-
nied with heavy showers of rain. The growing crops in the
neighbourhood of Margate and Ramsgate appear to have
suffered much from the late heavy showers, and many fields
of wheat are laid by the wind and rain. The prospects for
the farmer begin to wear a very gloomy aspect, and fair
weather is much wanting to ripen the corn, which in some
places is very backward. The cold and unsettled state of the
weather, which for the last week has more resembled March
than the middle of July, has been a sad drawback to the
prosperity of the watering places.—London Times.
The heavy fall of rain with which this town and the neigh-
bourhood have been visited during the last fortnight has
suspended for the present the hay harvest. We understand
that large masses of hay have been observed floating down
the river Derwent, near Howden; hence it may be inferred
that extensive injury has been done to the lowlands and
meadows contiguous to its banks.—Leeds Intelligencer.
The late heavy rains have been very detrimental to the hay
harvest in this quarter; but we are glad to observe that the
wheat and barley crops do not yet seem to have sustained
much injury. These crops seem to have stood uncommonly
well up against the high winds and drenching rains. Dry
and warm weather is, however, much wanted. Of the hops
we hear no general complaint, and therefore, it may be in-
ferred they are in a promising condition.—Dover Chronicle.
The weather continues exceedingly fickle and tormenting
to those who are engaged in their hay harvest, and there is
yet much of the crop to be secured in this county, whilst a
considerable portion of that cut, we fear, has been greatly de-
teriorated by exposure to the heavy rains. In some districts,
too, we learn of the wheats and barleys being a good deal
beaten down, but it is hoped that. as yet, neither has sus-
tained any material injury. On Friday night this district of
the county was visited with a heavy tempest of thunder and
lightning, accompanied with a tremendous shower of hail.
The brunt of the storm appeared to have been over Kemp-
sey, where the hail fell with great violence for an hour and a
half. At Draycott four trees were struck by the electric
fluid, and a sheep was killed on the Parsonage Farm. At
Powiek, also, an elm-tree was shivered to pieces by the light-
ning.—Worcester Herald.
The weather has undergone extraordinary changes during
the week. Monday was cold and showery ; on Tuesday there
was a rise of temperature ; on Wednesday the weather again
became cold and wet ; and on Thursday (St. Swithin's) we
had a tremendous fall of rain, commencing at noon, and con-
tinuing till past midnight, after which the clouds dispersed,
and we have since had hot sunshine. Similar atmospherical,
changes to those experienced by us, appear to have been ge-
neral in most parts of the country ; but we are happy to learn,
that the storm of Thursday extended only over a compara-
tively small tract. In addition to the former complaints of
thinness and smallness of ear, some of the reports received
this week state that a good deal of grain has been laid and
otherwise injured by the heavy rains. Should the weather,
however, even now become settled, we do not yet despair of
an average produce ; though, as far as regards wheat, we
think this can hardly be expected, that grain having, accord-
ing to the reports hitherto received, suffered more than any
other species of corn. At nearly all the principal markets
held during the week, very scanty supplies have been brought
forward by the growers, and it becomes daily more evident.
that the stocks are everywhere greatly reduced : it is, there-
fore, probable, that no material decline in prices would oc-
cur, even if the weather should remain favourable. Wheat
has further advanced ls. to 2s. per quarter at most of the
leading provincial towns, whilst other articles have been in
Improved request, with a slight tendency to advance in value.
—Mark Lane Express.
The state of the weather is become a subject of much
anxiety all over the country. We are happy to be able to
report, that as respects Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, a marked
improvement has taken place within the last few days: the
weather has now a more settled appearance, and is altogether
as genial as could possibly be desired. The hay harvest has
been greatly interrupted by the late rains, but will soon be
gathered up ; and the quantity will not fall much short of a
fair average. The grain crops of all kinds are highly pro-
mising,—with few exceptions they are abundant, and in the
best sondition. Wheat and oats are both particularly good.
Should fine weather continue, the hay harvest will be over in
about a fortnight, in most parts of the country. Turnips in
many situations look extremely well ; but in others tljey are
defective : upon the whole, however, there will be a good
orop.—Hull Times.