Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-11-26
THE BRITISH CROPS.

which iollows:-
Civ ERrooL COM EXCHANGE, Oct Ia.
AT the commencement Of .arvesI the Farmers
in most districts were alarmed by very hes''
rains and thus some portion OF their crops eoery
,rhere has been hastily housed, and will prove
coarse in condition; but during the last Tour or
Eve week, the wea her was on the whole oery
favourable, aud permitted The crops OF all gram
ip the Northern Districts OF this Kingdom,
and throughout Scotland and Ireland, win
very few exceptions, to be completely secur-
ed even in the most backward situations, IN
errelenf condition; bu, in The great Corn counties
OF the S.,u,h, ABOUND London,the wllher con-
,inued very unfaUourabie during their harvest,
and the reports OF very serious injury having
been done to their crops, particularly oil Wneal
appear to be too completely confirmed oy Inc
recent rapid and very serious advance III The
| London Corn markets.
From the best information hitherto obta iped
from intelligent and honorable men IN the chiet
Corn counties of Great Britoin and lreiand, IN
whose reports the Corn Merchants have long
been accustomed to place confidence, now
VI uture TO record the opinion al present generally
adopted Of the recent harvest, bv oriei slate
mpnl Of he crops, which, although it may not
appear perfectly applicable to some partial
districts, Gas the reports are very various)
believe will prove pretty correct, generally.
Whea:, in the great Corn counties around
London is reported greatly deficient IN quaint W
-one-fourth even one-third-ofa fair a,rtage
partially sprou,ed, coarse in quntity,-and 8
to 4D per bush-l dehc lent in wei gbt,-but :his
remark 10 qualify is ny no means applicable
10 other counties of England,-to Scotland,
! or 10 ireland, from whence reports are very
| favourable as to the quality and condition, The
Correctness Of which has already been pretty
| well ascertained, although all accounts agree,
that the appearance of Whsat~when growing.
| and even when in acks, has greatly deceived
the expectations Of the farmers, in the quantity
when thr. shed out, viii Ii will probably prove
generally to the extent Of one Gfh-ecen one
fourth deficient Of fair average per dcre,-pro
credipg from the state Of the wea her at cri,i-
Cal periods in the spring and which caused
| ligh, and deficient crop to be anticipated.
Oats are reported 10 be about moderate
average in quantity, aud "a her light in quail y,
over three.four,hs of Grea, Bri, ain, and the
Northern half o: Ireland, bur in The South Of
| Ireland this article is stated to be very dei-
Gent in the quantity and quslity,-in some
districts OF the South they ate described as hay
crop-m some instances in the South easI
counties as having aImos' fn'lsd'-and that they
will not be more than half the produce OF last
year in Ireland, (Which, however, il mus be
rec objected, most abundant crop. This
article can therefor, be estimated only at abou'
thrr,-four,hs Of fair average generally.
Barley will probebly prove nearly fair aye
lard and Ireland, and not much de6cien,
throughout England, but the quality will be
various.
| Beans and Pease are reported good average
crops in all respects throughout the United
Kingdom.
Hay was saved in due season, in sxcellen,
order, with a few exceptions, and mos, abun-
dant in quantity every where.
! Potato s promised 20 be good crop in guam
thy and quality ularly in
Ireland, in which it is most ferventy to be
hoped there will be no failure;-though in this
District and in Some counties of England they
| are reported to De disappointing the farmers
in their expectations Of abundance aud quail,
~: but the result of this most important crop
cannon yet b. fully ascertain d
BY all accounts from the Corn Provinces Of
the European Continent, they have been har.
| raised by rainy weather, and their crops of all
grain are sh0rfin quantity and O. ahty; the Same
may be remarked Of the Uoi,ed States Of North
America; and also Of Canada, from whence gu,
imports OF Wheat and Flour have ben view
trivial irdeed hithe',o, and not likely 10 be
| much increased This season
! II is at all times very diff ul' matter To
/ give any verv correct estimate &c our stocks of
grain here, but particularly a. presenr.-as
FIR several weeks past. the very considerable
sat at Wheat and Os.s which have been made
here have been CHI fly speculative transfers. SUI
during the l;st two weeks great d al has
gone 10 the trade here, and in TO the country
for consumpior;-th quantity OF oil Wheat
now here, ION this da', Ia h October, 1921 in.
Guiding the 800 quarters in bond, may b. es-
estimated al about $1,000 qua'rrs-or Oats
and Oatmeal also at b,ut 5000 quarrers;-
the former beiue. nearly equal - IN, latter arti-
Gle exceeding our socks a his period last year;
bu' under prescott circumstances, hey may be
considered ve'y moderate Of both articles; of
Malt the stocks are pretty considerable; of
all other ARTICLES they are very trivial
1t is more difficult aud delicate matter 70
offer any opinion as to the future prospects Of
the Corn Trade, so soon after the compr,ion
Of Harvest, the result Of which is probn5lu