The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-09-24 00:00:00

HA R V ESr.-M3 Rh ETS.

On speaking of the harvest last week, we intimated 1
to the farmers, that in our view, there was a fair pros-
pect of fairer weather; and we have now the satis-
faction to state, that the favourable change was ex-
perienced to an extent that enabled our Downieh
gaowers to secure all their outstanding wheatlrotouny:
further risks of damage, by getting it well into stacks,
barns, or small mows ; and this, we believe, was ef-
fhtect before Friday, till when not a drop of rain
during the week had fallen, to stay the'busy •Land of
the harvester, and since which the trumpet of alarm
has almost ceased to sound. A great deal of Lent
Corn Was also carried in the course of the week; and
of this we have the plasure to say, there now remains
in our neighbourhood but little to be carried.
A provident "kit induced several farmers, yester-
day senoight, to send their work people to the harvest
field; and from a firm conviction, no doubt, that under
ezistiegeirrnmsiances.no one would be so uncharitable
as to consider it an abase of the Sabbath.
The harvest in Prance, we are well informed, has
been as muOli impeded by unsettled and wet weather,
as it has been 'in England; its offects, in both coun-
tries must 'therefore have been the same.-.--(Susee.r.
dletoeftirer, Sept. 43.)
CORNWALL MARKETS.
ICaleulated at 94 gallons to the bushel.)
Tenno.-IVbeat,(average) 255. 9d.—Barley 101:6d.
Ohts, 7s. 6d.
Lauscestow.—Old Wheat MA new Wheat, 19s.
to 22s.—Barley, 9s. 64.--Oats, 7s.
• EAST Lo o Whe it, 30s.—Barley,i1s. 61.—Oats,
13s.—Butcher's meat, 41. to sd.
The fine weather with which this country has been
hhised during the last week, has tended greatly to
ell.ty those apprehensions relative to the Corn harvest,
o Melt were seriously excited in the minds of those,
who 'lsl.), feel for the privations of their humble fellow
rreaito es. And after all, the rainy visitation has been
by no means so general as was feared ; at least, such
a conclusion must be drawn from the statements of se-
veral gentlemen, just returned to their Bath winter-
quarters, front visiting distant parts of the kingdom ;
one of whom reports to us, that during a fortnight's
ramble through the Yale of Llangollan and its roman-
tic neighbourhood, in Denbighshire, he merely used
his umbrella once or twice as a shelter from passing
showers; and from the Devizes returns it appears there

was a deduction of Ss. 6d. per quarter; but sales
were very limited at the latter place. Only 470 sacks
having keen disposed of yesterday: whereas at the
prece.:ing market, 1,235 sacks were enteteilias sold.—
(Bristol Alereury. Sept. 22.)
A Farmer, in' the northern part of the county, in-

forms us, that in his neighbourhood, the harvest has
hitherto been so unfavourable that not mere than one•

third of the grain is housed, and some of that is da-
maged. Tuesday and Wednesday were fine, and many
fields of wheat were stacked in this neighbourhood ;
hitt we are sorry to add that it rained incessantly on
Thursday, and yesterday the weather was not very fa-
vourable.—(Stqffordshire Advertiser, Sept. 22.)
We bare had another week of precarious harvest
weather. Wednesday was a brilliant day, and the
night and day which preceded it being favourable,
millions of lroperty was, we have no doubt, secured
throughout the country on that day. On Thursday
morning elle.), the weather took an unfavourable change,
and has continued rainy ever since. In this immediate
neighbourhood a considerable portion of the wheat is
r+4) n• secured ; but taking the crops of grain in York-'
shire generally, we'belive three fourths of them, at
least, are in the fields, principally cut.—(Leeds Mer-
coirll, Sept. i'4.)
This district has been favoured with several fine
harvest days since our last publication, the few showers
that have fallen have been too gentle to injure the
crops, which are abundant, and we trust, will all be
bowed in good condition. Our northern farmers,
will, of course, benefit by the damage which the crops
of the south and west of England have sustained, if
the circuinstatuce be nut incautiously pushed too far,
unto the opening of the ports, in which case, the
markets will he overwhelmed with the accumulations
now waiting on the other side, for that purpose; it
being in evidence by Mr. Jacobs, an intelligent tra-
veller and writer, before the Committee of the House
of Commons, that the greater part of the population
of the Continent, which was set at liberty by the ter-

initiation of the war, were employed in cultivating corn
fur which they looked for a market in this country.—
(Newcastle Courant, Sept. 21.)
At Newcastle market, on Saturday last, there was a
tolerable supply of country wheat, which met a brisk
sale, at an advance of from 10s. to 12s. per quarter
from the prices of the preceding week. Some sales of
granaried wheats had been effected during the week
to speculators, at an advance of 12s. to 14s. per qr. ;
hut the millers were not inclined to buy at this ad-
vauce. Fine Rye 4s. dearer. Little Barley at market.
Oats Is. to 2s. pet qr. higher. Current rates :—Wher
Northumberland 625. to 725. ; Norfolk 445. to 70s. ;
Scotch 60s. to 70s. ; Rye, English, 325. to 38a. ;
Barley, Norfolk, 30s. to 365. ; Malt, Norfolk, pale
50s. to 645. ; Oats, potatoe, 245. to 265. ; Common
2.15. to 24a. ; Foreign 20s. 225. per qr. ; Fine flour
50s. to 545. per sack.
The weather, with the exception of yererday, which
was throughout wet, and an occasional shower or two
on other days, has for the last week been rather fa-
vourable for gathering in the harvest. The fields of
Cumberland are now presenting a beautiful and truly
gzatifying appearance. Every where the eye is sa-
luted either by, the golden grain falling before the
sickle, or nodding in yellow grandeur, as if to invite
its approach. Much of the barley is already cut and
carried away, while little of the wheat is gathered,
though a considerable portion of it is perfectly ready
for the waggon. The honest farmer, in spite of his
difficulties and numerous causes of vexation, still con-
tinues cheetful and jovial—he does his duty, he puts
his shoulder to the wheel, and if he cannot work sui-
rneles in order to pay an enofmoss taxation and an
overstrained rent, he will do all an economical prin-
ciple and an healthy industrious mind can enable him
to perform.—{Carlisle ioarmal..Sept..22.)
• Since our last we have had several very fine days,
and particularly favourable foe carrying on the ope-
rations of the harvest. The sky has bees generally
Clear, with a strong breeze front the W. or W. N. W.
black grain has coneogsently been cut and housed in
the present week. Had it even been much later in
the sasses than it is, there was no good reason for the