The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-07-16 00:00:00

THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.

DURHAM.—The pastures, which previous to the rains
presented a melancholy aspect, have again assumed a
healthy look, and a good second crop of grass may be rea-
sonably expected. The rains have also been of immense
service to potatoes and other root crops ; whilst turnip
sowing has progressed under the most auspicious circum-
stances. As regards wheat, sufficient moisture has now
fallen ; and in same districts, that which was particularly
luxuriant, has been partially lodged by the heavy thunder
showers ; with this trifling exception the, rain has been
most beneficial, and when it is taken into consideration the
enormous difference -it must make in the produce of all
spring corn, we may well slay the prospects as to the fu-
ture have brightened sufficiently to encourage the hope
that there will be no deficiency of the crops as the aspect
of affairs indicated about the middle of June. In short
the prospect is now one of universal abundance in all the
fruits of the earth.—Durham Advertiser, July 12.
GLOUCESTERSIIIRIL— With the exception of a few
drops which fell yesterday, no rain has fallen since our
fall in
the price of butter and vegetables. During the drought
of
last, but the weather continues warm and genial. The
copious rains of last week have not only amazingly im
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butter, was selling- at 15d. ; since the rain the price has
:ranged from lid. to 13d. The lamb has fallen to 6d.;
matton.is alsp lower. Hay, of tile, best description, has
fallen from £6 to £slos. per ton.—Gloucester Chronicle,
Davoxsutas.--Tbe weather during the past week has
been most delightful, warm annoy days giving rich frui-
tion to the genial showers which fell so copiously a few
days previously. The consequence has been a complete
anti favourable change in the appearance of the country ;
the wheat-and potato fields are looking more than a hun-
Aired per cent. better, than they did a few weeks since ;
the meadows are now green that were then b si
brown, and
even the crops of spring corn oiler cons'derable promise.
This morning there were some refreshingl
lowed by sunshine, anal. confident, hopes showers,
fol-
lowed
the approaching harvest, which, are entertained
commenced (a field of wheat ha • indeed, has already
bridge), will be of abundant yield. vltlg been cut at Cowley-
quence is that prices have The natural conse-
instance in which sales have slightly declined, as in every
obliged to submit
,to to be effected the holders are
yoßKsmnui a reduction.—Exeter Gazette,
, EAST RIDING.--Notwithstanding the
continued draught,
the wheat crop is in five condition all
around us, and gi
is a field of wheatves promise of an early harvest. There
. of six or seven acres, in the parish of
Snuthcoates, and adjoining the Hull and Marfleet road,
which is so forward as to seem likely to be ready for the

Fickle by the end of the month, and so abundant that it
is expected to yield upwards of seven quarters an acre.
The crop of wheat, however, is not considered a particu-
larly large one this year, generally speaking, though its
ndition is excellent. Neither oa.s nor barley, it is be-
lieved, will reach an average; but they are in good order.
Wails will be the most abundant crop that there has been
for a long tim-• cast. Hay is everywhere a complete fai-
lure ; there will scarcely, we are told, be more than three
quarters of a ton an acre. The turnip crop is at present
in rather a critical state : should the weather be unfavor-
able, it will be exceedingly defective, if not altogether
lost, in which case the want of provender, both for cattle
and ship, will be severely felt. The stock marktt is el,
ready feeling the effect of these apprehensions.—Hsu
Packet, July 12.
YORKSHIRE, WEST RIDING.—We have this week bad
an opportunity of taking rather an extensive survey of the
progress of the crops in the west riding of York, and the
southern division of Lancashire. The hay harvest: /3
these districts has become wry general. The crops are
exceedingly light, riot more than one-third an average; an
the meadows, both upland and by the sides of the river*
will afford but little employment for either the mowereor
haymakers. The oats are shirt in the straw and somewb"
deficient in corn, but not nearly to the same extent as in di.,
dry summer of 1826 when commercial and agricultnr"
distress was so prevalent. The potato crop has lailedie
some parts of the country, but the quality of this invaluable
root will probably be generally good, and free from that 0"
cessive moisture which is often complained of in wet set'
sons. The turnip crop is unpromising ;in many fields the
seed has never geiminated, and in others the fly has been
very destructive. Beans are generally stunted in tha
straw, but tolerably well padded. The wheat creP
looks uncommonly well, and will, according to present
appearances, yield more than an average produce. There
is scarcely a field in this part of the country where it is
laid, there is no rust or mildew, and the verdant bue_of
the ears and the straw is quite refreshing. This
thought extraordinary, seeing that in the months of Mircb:
April, and May, there has only fallen one inch and a ludr,
of rain, while in those three months, in an average of
years, the quantity is upwards of four inches. The Oro
harvest will, this year, to present appearances, be two: or
three weeks earlier than usual. This is generally a greet
advantage, from the days remaining long and the 800
powerful, and it may account for the depreciation in the
price, in our principal markets, of blth the Michaelmas
and Lent sown corn. There has been some rain since
Wednesday evening, but the land is still thirsty, and
there exits the strange anomaly for a general wish for
rain among the farmers. in the midst of the hay harvest,
from a per,u,s'On that it will do more good to the other
crops, and to the after gras4, than it will do harm to their
scanty nod easily secured crops of hay.—Leeds Mercury

SPO .TING INTELLIGENCE.

LATEST BETTING AT MANCHESTER.

THE LIVERPOOL T'

Friday Evening.
'RADESMEN'S CUP.

to 1 agst The Era
to 1 „ Aristotle

18 to 1 agst Best rf Three
20 to 1 „ Trueboy (ofo

Bto 1 „ Pompey 20 to 1 „ Armytage
9to 1 „ Poor Soldier 20 to 1 „ The Ne 11 (off)
10 to 1 „ B. Yeoman (t f) 20 to 1 „ The Caster
10 to 1 „ Yardley (t) 25 to 1 „ Brit. Tar (offal
12 to 1 „ Pagan to take)
16 to 1 ~ Lothario (t) 25 to 1 „ The Squire
16 to 1 „ Queen of Tyne 33 to 1 „ Mickey Free (t)
(20 to 1 taken) 33 to 1 „ Whistle Binkic
Aristotle and Pompey have been in much request sines
Tuesday, and backed to vein a good sake at various prices•
Aristotle was yesterday backed 8 and 7 to 1 sererbl tunes►
and Pompey at 10 to 1 in ponies. then 9 to 1 was takedt
and afterwards 8 to 1, in small sun s; at which latter
prices we quote them to day, few inquiries being made
respecting them. To-day. Poor Soldier sprung up to 9to
1, the off,rs during the week averaged 20 to 1, hut he vgo
backed to very little money at any price, and not a bet
laid about him to-day. 33 to 1 was laid arst MickeY
Free; he was backed yesterday to a score at 20 to 1'
Offers to-day to take 25 to about British Ter, and to bast
him for £5OO each agat Trueboy and Rueen of the Tyne.
500 even was laid between British Tar and Mickey Free. _