The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-10-08


borne, the western terminus of the welland canal the
iohowlng amount Of Flour and Wheat
~A; sss ss:'''' f's ss'i, s'l'-
In regard to grain in addition to the large amount of
breaistu above enumerated there were several other
vessels which came in full laden previous the following
$40 800 bushels wheat and $4,000 bbls. -four. We
Of at present the means Of saying what the receipts
least doubt the gain is 100 per cent.
an the week ending 3oh ult, the receipts Toledo
we're about 10000 bushels; of -four 1000 bbs the ship
of wheat bushels about one third Of which
was shipped Kingston, the remainder Buffalo. The
average prices paid for wheat during the week s2c
per bushel at which price sales making. Flour
good brands, went for So so per Dbl
Sales of -four at Cincinnati the 3Oth u were-Cty
Mills flour at 81 So; from wagons at So 60a2 IS.
The Chicago Market the 2sth ult the usual quaint
~ OF Wheat had been taken 54I for prime lot
but 81 cents must be considered the market price.
The crop of Potatoes and Carrots will be much less in
Massachusetts than was expected few weeks since.
The corn In New Hampshire looks finely and has come
to maturity without injury by frost SO large quantity
# potatoes probably before raised the State
ST. So the ton Butter and cheese are selling too high
IN proportion to the price of other produce As paurage
continues to be very good butter be afforded from IL
to Ia cents per h. yet it has been selling from l6 to IS
cents The scarcity of money generally reduce
the price Of produces but produce generally commands
appears by letter written by Lord Stanley to Sir
Charles Bagot that England is anxious approximate
the principles of free trade with her colonies rapidly as
possible The duty Canadian -four is about to be re-
duced and will be taken it Is said to discrimi-
nate between that grown in Canada and that of the great
west of our country if exported by the way Of the
st. Lawrence This will be good news to the wheat
growers OF Ohio, and Michigan and will have its infu
ence over the prices of breatus throughout this Union
The English government offers to the province to re-
peal the imperial duties levied in England upon wheat
imported into England from Canada, the Provincial
Parliament will impose duty wheat from tho United
States The Provincial Administration has agreed to ac
cept the Offer aud proposes to fix the duty about
sterling per quarter SID Cy per bushe To some ex
tent the duty will be tax the inhabitants Of the pro-
vince that much Of the wheat imported as is
consumed In Canada. II the duty was merely ON wheat
treating it as Canadian wheat when exported it would
amount to the duty levied on Canadian wheat in England
but the amount will be much more and as the wheat will
be manufactured into -four for expectation the Province
will have the profit of The manufacture This is the first
time that the Imperial Government has given up to CO.
lony the duties it thinks proper to impose in England
colonial imports Tor the regulation OF its own trade
The effect of this upon the production grain in this
country will be immense. 1t will much greater
quantity Of wheat to find its way into England than
ever anticipated We lose the carrying of IT, and that is
about ALL Our farmers win be largely benefited