American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-11-06

erwise?-and there continues to be n greater
demand than the trade can supply. The price
ot lron OF late years, has advanced enormous
! y; and, from the present position Of matters,
it seems likely to advance still higher
| A gratifying feeling prevails amongst the
| English commercial world at the prospect
which exists, during the administration Of Pre-
sidcnt Polk, OF having the American tariff de-
nuded Of its present restrictive features. A
more liberal tariff would materially promote
the prosperity and happiness of both countries
for commerce is always harmonizng in It's
influences and while at adds 20 human hap
pucss it has a tendency TO curb the military,
IN CoutradistiuCtiou to the civil and social spilt
Of nations.
The Produce markets, for the last fortnight,
exhibited no unlavOIable change az rcolrds the
West Indies. In Jamaica Rum an advance has
taken place, and the stock is on the decrease.
| Spices are held for tho former valne, and in
some kinds an improvement is visible. The
sales Of Sugar are large, and the importers OF
West India exhibit more iirmness, while the
abundance Of money and the prevalence of
employment, cause the trade to buy with free
dom. Refined 81 not so much inquired for
Ia bonded crushed there has been Il slight de-
cline. Most descriptions of Sugar sell freely
/ ut IuNCs NllIIIl W dtlSWtT lDt pII-
pose of the importers and the dealers. Colo
NAL Woods have been brisk. West India Mo-
lasses are firm, and tho stock is considerably
reduced. In the better descriptions Of Coffee,
slight advance has taken place, but for the
middlug and inferior samples, lower rates have
| been submitted to.
| Prospects Of the IirrtH. The very wet, IN
favorable weather experienced during the week
7 H.. i
| crops still abroad IN the northern counties, as
! to render il next to impOssbility for the grain
to DO secured in any other than the worst con-
diton, however suspicious the weather may
hereafter become. When rain occurs carly in
the season, It's effects may, frequently, be al
most wholly remedea; but the year is now too
far advanced to admit us to hope that the mis-
chief done in the present case can be repaired:
the shortneSs OF the days. the diminished pow
or Of the sun, and the heavy night dcws, all
tend to prevent that which has been thorough
" saturated with wet being easily dried except
by artificial means; tie corn which has been
exposed in the fields to the frequent showers Of
the PAST fortnight (and the quantity is, We are
sorry to learn, considerably must therefore IN
crta5iy be Cared in a damp state.
In some localities where thcrc have been
I
that part saved can scarcely be expected to be
in fit order fer thrashng for months to Gomez
so far, therefore, from any improy cacnt hav.
ing taken place in our prospects, there is rea-
son 10 fear that the result of the harvest--tak-
ing the kingdom colIectivcI will prove even
more unIavorahlc than was before approhCnd-
cd; and there can no longer be any doubt that
fine old wheat will become more valuable in
proportion as it is found to be required for mix
ing with the dlmp, inferior qualities Of new.
That the quantity left over of last years crop
is triing, IS generally admitted; whilst il is
an untoubted fact that Of free foreign very lit
tie remains in the country. 1t is true that we
have about million Of quarters Of wheat in
bond ~ The kingdom, aud it is possible that
somewhat about 100000 quarters may arrive
| before winter puts stop TO shipments iron tho
Baltic; bot even were the whole Of this quantl-
ty Immediately rCa iizCd, We doubt Whc her il
would have any material influence or prices
III the present position OF affairs it is not likely
however, that importers will enter for home
consumption, as by leaving their property TN
der lock, they viii be in a position TO take adj
vantage of the fall which must, later in the
year, occur in the duty.
The trade in wheat has, since our last been active;
and not only has the previOusls established advance
htt! nut Il IuHtf rise prices mas taken
place al many ui the principal markets MOI" llhstdnd-
ing the in ucrmcnt held out ny ihc present remuHe
rating rates, farmers nave manifested very I.te anIi
ely 70 pan win their wheat, and the drs have
rathcl lall off than Increased; buyers have, on The
other hand oremed il prudent 10 make further add
ton 10 their stocks and, nj present. we can discover
no symptoms Of a re-H.tiOn.
The advic'S from the western and north western |
4TRrts report maCIal rise in quotations. At Br
tn Thursday, al kinds Of wheat advanced Is to IS
per quarter; and at birmingham on the same day the
UnchaulmcHt amounted IN 2s to 81 per quarter.
Ireland appears TO have been visited with similar |
weather n thai experienced on this side ofhe chan
mel; and good deal Ot injHy IS said 10 have heen done
in The later tiSuicts, not only 10 tGr cmainng
abroad hat also to the potatoes. TheSe reports ami
the rise the English markets, had caused hodctS oi
gain H. demand higher terms; and al the pri"cipai
markcts the value of wheat a.d oats had tended up
wards Mark Lane Erpr!ss.
We have now advanced to near the middle
of the third month of our harvest in England,
and there is still good deal of grain in the
fields unsecured, and an unusual quantity for
the season uncut, north of the Humber. The
weather has been very unsettled for the last
fDrtnight we have scarcely had two successive
fair days; very little corn has been carried dur
ing that time, and that which has been stacked
will prove when it comes to be thrashed, in a
damp state, unless kept till tho March winds
have wisked through 1t. The season has, how
ever, not been damaging; frequent brisk winds
and the cold air have prevented the process of
sprouting, and we still think that not much
harm has been done to the grain since it passed
through the hands Of the roapers. AS to the
aggregate of tho harvest, we adhere to tho
opinion we have already expressed, namely,
that taking the average produce of the year at
90 COO, 900 quarters of wheat, last years pro-
duco would yield 81 900 900, while this years
will not exceed 100000 OF other grain it
seems to be the general opinion that we shall
this year have fair average, but that potatoes
will be falling crop in some parts of the
kingdom, though by no means neral.-Leeds
Mercury.
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