Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1845-11-06
FOREIGN NEws--mARYUrs. &c.

| After our paper had gone TO press last week,
received the by the "Great Western" which
arrived at New York on Tuesday, the 28th ult., in
II days from Liverpool-bringing 10 days later
intelligence from Europe. We can only give such
extracts as will be Of most interest to the larger
class of our resders-the Jarmers-all OF whom
are now interested in the Flour and Grain markets
of Europe We make the following extract from
Wilmer & Smiths European Times:-
PRosPECTs OF THE HARVEST. We had
comparatively fine weather in the neigh
borhood Of the metropolis up TO the %
INST, since then considerable quantity
OF rain has fallen, and though there is
little Corn abroad in the south, the wet
must be regarded as unfavorable, mas
much as that portion OF the Potatoe crop
which may have escaped the disease, re-
gardlng which so much hes been said, is
likely TO receive turther injury from wet.
10 the northern and eastern parts of the
kingdom there is good deal OF Grain in
the fields; and, as the weather seems TO
have been quite as unsettled there as with
US, the conclusion of the harvest must DO
stlll further delayed
The chances of the remainder of crops
10 TIE later districts beng secured in even
tolersble order are, therefore, very slight.
In early seasons the northern counties
sometimes fare better than the south; such
was the case last year, and the enormous
produce of Wheat IL Lincolnshire and
Cambridgeshlre did much to swell the
general yield. This season the deficiency
is likely to DE much greater IN the back
ward than IN the early counties; the Corn
was not ripe there TIL the weather be-
came decidedly broken, and the quality
will, we fear, prove even worse than the
yield. We canrot, therefore calculate
on anything like the large supplies we
have been IN the habit OF drawing from
the east coast. The western SIDE of the
Island has been the more favored this sea-
sou, bu, even there the produce of Wheat
to the acre is complained Of; whilst the
we ght per 5usneI is certainly 2 lbs. less
than the last seas n.
1t is, therefore, too certain that the to-
tai produce ofthe kingom must be regatd-
ed as short of usual years, and steady
and progressive rise in the value oil bread
stufis must be expected. The upward
movement may, and probably will, from
time 10 time receive checks; but on the
whole, Wheat will, we think, advance in
price until next spring. After that time
much will depend on the then appearance
Of the crop, the probable extent of the
spring shipments from the Baltic, and
other causes OF which nothing can at pre-.
sent be known.
EARLY HARVESTING Experiments
have been tried by the Leomlnster, Stew.
pony and Whetherby Farmers Clubs,
to ascertain the correctness OF Mr.. Han.
pans views as to the desirableness of
cutting corn eight or ten days earlier than
1t is usually cut; and all the three clubs
have repoled in favor of his views, on the
following grounds:-l. That a greater
quantity Of corn is thus afforded, and that
1t is OF superior quality; 2. That the
straw contains more nutritive matter; 3,
That there is better chance of securing
the crops.
We regre. to say that since our last
notice the weather has been uniformly
uoiavorable. Harvest operations have
been TO great extent suspended, and the
crops are now exposed to the effects of
weather too cold 10 ripen such as are back
ward. and too wet TO save such as are
ready. The disease amongs: potatoes is
becoming very general, and we heard
that in some quarters a disease has pre-.