Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-10-15

easiiy explained Unlike hay. which requires days
ofsunshne or dry weather to ft il to be stacked
corn may be cut and housed by proting Of the shor
intervals when the exerts its power, and the
earth Is dry. This seems to have been done in most
pacos and the following letter, from an intelligent
correspondent, will show that in three counties nj
least the farmers have already secured a great por.
ton Of their crops and are likely to get in the res,
equally we'll
rcs Of the farmers attending the markets in this CITY
respecting the state of tho harvest and the effect the
late heavy and continual rains have had upon the
crops, and the following in the result of INV enou
ries.-They all agree in stating that the wheat, in
particular IS full average crop. aud not so much in
tircd by the weather as mig ht reasonably have
porn expected In some parts of the counties Of
Gloucester, Willis, and Hampshire, n great quaint
~ Inns been housed, most of i, in good condition.
The fine days of Monday and Tuesday did much
towards clearing the fields: had it continued fine
few days longer, the whole would have been
gathered III. The straw * much changed in go.
Tor, aud IN some pisces turned nearly black, bu,
IN such cases the has not ut present
sustained much injury. The weather being old
accompanied by ve,y strong winds, has pre-
ted the grain from growing Barley and oats arc
IA general good average crops, BIZ, in some places
have suffered considerable injury by the heavy rains
~ great quantity however, still rcnnins uncut, and
Consequently uninjured, Beans AM peas in some
parts are rather scanty. Turnps the most album
dnnt ever known, and the second hay crops more
productive than the first. In Short say the farmers
oil we want Is fine weather. IL we pct that there will
he no great cause of complaint; but If this weather
continues, at his time of the heaviest so cis of
rain and hail that has been known in Bristol for
time, WAS deuging the gronnd-if this weather con-
Times, say they, must all be ruined
AUG. 2G.-".Thc weather appears TO have CHANGED
this rs most delightful day. The laborers are
hnsy IN the fields, and the sickle has again resumed
SIS work
Il have been informed that there il such nm i'm
mensc quantity of apples in all parts of the country
that II will be impossible procure casks for the CT
dcr that might be made; consequently or eat gum
~ nm los met hol pcf
LONDON, August 81.
Cayttocice octock.-Consols for Account are S85
10 80, and the market evinccs tendency upwards;
but the TRANSACTION have not been Of much import
lance up To the present hour.
Ttco ocioek-Thc Cohsol Market is on the sd-
vance, and the prcc tor the October Account is 8gi
The heavy stocks have not advanced more than u
fraction Reduced being 80 So, and -Four per Cts
81 l822,l02 7-3 ;.
The Exchequer Bill market has cvnced tenden-
cy upward, 66 premium being the present quotation;
and the of an intended reduction OF int crest
have died away.
BY the Portsmouth letters received AL Lioyd's we
f.arn that the Brazilian ships OF Tmperatrz Ma
ria, and Isabella, have sailed from that port with the
young Queen OF Portugal, and the Empress of Bra
I'll, for Rio Janerio.
Letters from Odessa Of the lih inst have been
received. Great alarm is said To have been excited
there IN consequence Of two deaths in the town from
tho plague.
We regret to that the books at Lloyds this af
teInoon exhibit disastrous record OF the dam
ne done along the British coast by the recent gales
No less than 81 vessels posted MS either lost or
driven on shore and many OF them total wrecks.
In some instances, too, portion of the have
perishcd and It is feared the accounts from the Irish
and Dutch coasts will be very bad.
LONDON CoRs EcHABGE-Auvust 81.
The very fine samples of both and old wheat
may be quoted on last market day. but the parcels
uf new wheat, which hovc come up this morning, are
soft and damp To be about SIS per quarter infc-
rior in quality to that previously received. The in
teror qualities OF new and old wheat on hand have
also retrogadcd about Is quarter and the market
Is not brisk. Barley remains without any variation at
present from the quotation OF lost market day. The
nat trade wears rather better appearance, but not
sufficiently 10 enable us Mt present TO quote any
Variation in the price. Beans and peas remain on
last market day, and in other article Of grain
Wequotc any alteration.
LivERPooI, August 90.
During the early part Of this week, VIC had very
extraordinary weather, Of gales Of wind and rain.
which must have done some INJURY TO the corn yet IN
fold, and Of tho most threatening nature, until
Yesterday morning-slnce when, we have had fine
weather, and an appearance of its continuance
Flour, Gayby day, advanced until Cos. was paid two
,ays since in considerable quantity, and some bust
was done in Indian at s8s. principally with
small lots at 25s both articles in bond liable duties
OF i2s. 3D. per bril- for -four, and 3s. 10d per or for
Indian corn. We had but little doing vest erday: and
this day lower prices would be accepted for -four.
We had n good demand for Cotton yesterday, and
about 5000 bags sold. The entire sales are 10000
bales, including about 1000 American on speculation,
and 100 for export, half Amer. descriptions Pri-
'ces very well supported for Amer. Cotton, and
not quito so much offerng-yct we are unable to
state any advance in price
p S. We have had quiet market to day,
and 1000 brls. flour have been sold at 28s.
We have letter a mercantile houa, in this city, Of
Tire 29ib from Lverpooit that 100 bills Of -four had
been sold at 18 in bonda corresponding had taken place
fn grain. The that weather had hccr
very oisterous with great quantities Of rain letter from
london Of the 3s mentions that $50 bb IF American -four
bad been sold tina, day for 81 shilings-Bait finer.
SW litter e1pectedThe packet shin Birmingham, o
The 9Th Of September below NJ New York Sunday Her
odyiccs will reach US by this evenings mail.
LATEST FROM ENGLAND.
Office of The Phii1Jelphia Price CTyeut,l
6Ioaday, Oct. 10, 1929. (
by the arrival Of the Birmingham from Liverpool
whence she sailed on the 9th Sept, VIC have receiv-
cd bore's Advertiser Of the 9th.
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