Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1838-09-27

price Of all bread stuifs here; bu, 10 what
extent, we cannot state. No sales took place
yesterday.
The Richmond Enquirer of the 2lst states
that Flour in that city had advanced TO 50 %
IS, so with but few sales. Wheat ranged
from 8 10 TO s ,75-Corn 81.
The next adviccs from England are look
ed for with great anxiety, The steam ship
Western was expected al New York on
Sunday. From the prices of grain on the
continent, at the last reports, we doubt
whether the rise OF breads,uffs in England
will justify an equal advance in the u. States.
AT Hamburg, wheat was AIS 3D. the quar-
ter-at Amsterdam 50s-Berlin 46s IOd.-
Antwerp, ass. l0d.-at Sietiin, 44s. 3D.
while the highest average price at London
per quarter was 76s.
We copy the following speculations on the
subject from the New York Express
THE BRITISH GRAIN MARKET
seven our American eyes continue fixed
upon the crops of the Old World, every
fact becomes Of importance; but, in the con.
hicting statements, il is difficult TO Judge
what facts are. A writer in the London
Morning Chronicle represents "the me- crop
OF wheat, in every quarter, to be deficient.
moro or less; and in some districts of Wales
and Scotland 60 very back ward that il prob
ably will not be reaped al ALL" "Why."
ne excla'ms, "the crop Of last year is now so
nearly exhausted that, before fourteen DAVIS
are over, there will be duty paid in ma1y
ports of the western district Of ths country
from sheer necessity, to keep the mills going;
ana, IN all probability, before the new crop
10 harvested IN the south part of the kingdom,
all the bonded corn in the United Kingdom
will be consumed" "We have not secu
red" he adds, "more than 400, 900 quarters
efwheat on the Continent, which " ith our
bonded stock, will make up aboUt one mil |
lion Of quarters, a quantity which would moi |
Keep England for one month" He is deci
dedly of the opinion that il the harvest be de.
layed one month longer, there will be par>
tial famine in many districts OF England
Ireland, and Scotland.
Per contra 10 all this, another writer in |
another paper says-"The wheat crop in
this country, and indeed 10 the whole south
and west OF England, never looked cleaner
or better. IL is true that, from the heavy
effects OF the late severe winter, il is thinner
Than could have been wished for; but then
the straw is abundantIy fine, and from the
extraordinary improvement in lis appearance
and growth, arising from the very genial
weather OF the past three months, il is anti
cipsted that il will yield an average crop,
within sixteenth; or that the total ieficien,
cy Tor all England will be about three mil.
lions OF quarters. To meet this we have
oo0, OOO quarters of foreign wheat in bond
The whole OF which, from the lessened i'm.
port duty, now los. Sd. will be brought into
nome consumption; and more than this, |
throughout the country the crops of barley !
and oats were never exceeded; and. ne the |
prices OF these must be materially reduced
such deduction will greatly lessen the con.
sumption OF wheat corn. Largo importa.
lions OF iereign wheat are also on order, and
10 expectation OF early delivery; the whole
of which will come into use, as the du,y will
yet decline, owing 10 the late high. priced
averages of The aggregate markets. Ac-
counts from all quarters concur in represen.
ting the crops OF potatoes TO be abundant"
From statements 80 conflicting, we must
guess at the truth We see that the duty ON
foreign wheat is falling, and with prospect
oil bus Is. per quarter duty. There is an adj |
vance IN The Liverpool market of cd. TO Is |
per 10 lbs. All this indicates scarcity; but
this may be accounted for by the late barves,
and the small stock on hand, which is un
doubtediy very light-as light as II is in this
country. Wheat bonded has advanced from
Is. to Is. 3d. Flour has advanced 6s. per
barrel. United States sour -four brings dos
Ibe opposeFs Of The corr laws 10 EngIund
are taking this opportunity 10 press beir ops
position. II is an uudoudted fact, they ar
que, that the tendency of the present corn
laws is TO discourage the growth Of wheat Oh
The continent. For several years they say
The price OF heat IN DauIzic has been as low |
as 25s. and in Rostock, Wismsr, K iel, and
many other lower Baltic por,s, the very Fl
nest red wheat was periodically as low as
ISs. 10 2os per quarter. Lands thus, they
sdd, went out OF wheat cultivation Ia a great
extent in Meckienburg, HoIs,ein, and Den
mark; still there was u small stock which
Insignificant as il was, pressed upon The for
eign markets, end, in great measure, be>
came English property, having been pur.
chased On speculation by English capitalists;
cut the quantity was very insignificant 10
supply nations wants. For two wears.
100 !hey 60 on 10 Say, the Americans have |
requires wheat from Europe, and have ia. /
Ken about SOU 900 quarters, for which. on
tue average, They have paid about 26s. per |
Suat1er, and thus Jonathan has been served
very cheap. But the abstraction bas nov
become very serious evil and incooyeoi.
cnce. The holders we're certainly very re-.
iuctant 10 part with their property. Lu, in
the lace OF Gas per quarter duty. i, ap,esr.
ed almost The oaIy vent for the wheat. and |