Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1845-12-11
Foroagm News
ARRIVAL OF THE CAMBRIA.
ls NAYS rarER ruOu Er1ROPE.


In consequence Of The large sPacs which tho
"Goveraor's Msssss.' occupies IN ear eolumss
this week. srs obliged 70 10y Asids noss Of The
news broush, BY tho "Csmbria." We give The
following material exu.ct bearing upon the Grain
snd Flour markets. which will put the resderin full
Of the facts. Next wset ~ shall com
pile other news from the Cambria"
From the Marx Lsae Exv,sw.
The Com TRADE.-The oil engros-
sing topic continues % be the disease in
the posatoe crop. The fine weather ex.
perienced during tho past three or four
weeks has been favorable for digging up
this root, and the greater proportion has
now been raised; the time has therefore
arrived at which something like an esiI-
mate OF the extent Of the failure may be
formed. We have been .: considerable
pains to collect information on this impor-
,ant subject; and from the general tenor
OF our advices, we fear that the damage 10
quite as great as il has been represented.
The most serious causes for apprehen.
sion is, however, the fact that q large
proportion OF the crop which at the time
Of raising. appeared sound, has been found
not to keep. That such 10 unfortunately
the case has been recently proved by the
condition in which many of the cargoes
from the ror,h have reached the London
market. 1t is to be presumed that at the
time OF shipment care was taken to select
only such potatoes as were TO appearance
sound; for il can scarcely be supposed
parties making consignments would be so
regardless OF their own interests ss TO ship
a quality unsui,ed for a sea voyage.
We consequently take il for granted
that every attention was bestowed in Sc.
lecting the cargoes before the potatoes
were put 90 ship board; if right in this.
the condition in which they have arrived
certainly affords abundan, grounds TO fear
that small proportion only OF that part
of the crop secured in seemingly healthy
state will be preserved through the winter,
unless extraordinary care be taken for
their preservation. We have it from good
authority that large number Of cargoes
Of potatoes have within the short space
Of fortnight, arrived in the Thames IN
such state as to be not only wholly un.
Fl. for food, but so completely rotten as not
to be worth the freight.
The facts ABOVE stated are indispu,able,
and our only reason for not previously al
luding to the same was an unwlllngness
to increase the excitement so prevalent
about q fortnight ago. Matters have
since assumed quieter tone; we think
the proper time has arrived for taking into
consideration the probable effect Of the
state Of things above described.
The most obvious conclusion, in our
opinion, is. that shippers in the Channel
Islands, Yorkshire, &C., will, after the
experience they have gained from their
IRIS, shipments. prefer selling their pro.
duce at home at lower price. rather than
run the risk Of total loss; and we mus.
therefore expect an early and very ma.
terial falling off in the arrivals OF this use.
full article Of food. Should we be correc,
IN this supposition, the price Of potatoes
already higb--nust shortly rise still
higher; and we should certainly not be
surprised to see the article more valuable,
weight for weight, than some Of the lower
descriptions Of grain, or even bread itself.
Taking into consideration the amount
Of nutriment contained 10 the same guam.
tity Of wheaton bread and potstoes, it may
be even questioned which is the cheapest
at present; and under all circumstances, .
very large consumption Of -four must in.
evi,ably take place during the ensuing
winter.
The extreme languor which has char.
ecterized the trade in wheat Cor some
weeks past has nevertheless continued
and as yet there are but slight symptoms
of renewed activity. To what we las,
week stated as the probable future range
of prices we have very little to add. The
raise may, however, como sooner than
we were Then inclined to expect, the pro-
liability Of falling of in the supplies o.
potatoes being feature we had Their
scarcely gwen so much attention as III
Importance unquestionably deserved.
Meanwhile the trade in Wheat has re-
manned very quiet; and though no ma
,erial change occurred in prices Of any o
the leading provincial markets, an unwil
Iingness to get into stock has been very
prevalent; owing to which considerable
difficulty has been experienced in dispo
sing Of the supplies brought forward BY
farmers at some Of the markets in the agri
cultural districts.
OF spring corn the deliveries from th'
growers have been more than equal TO the
demand, and prices Of barley and oat,
have tended downwsrds in all parts Of the
kingdom.
By our advices from Scotland. it up.
pears that the dull accounts from the
South had not been without influence on
the trade in corn; and Doth at Edinbure
and Glasgow wheat was dull Of sale, on
Wednesday, whilst oats, barley, &c. were
obiainable at reduced terms.
The accounts from Ireland respecting
the pota,oe disease continue very alarming,
hut different methods having been adop-
ted to preserve those not attacked. it wal
hoped portion Of the crop a, least would
be saved. There, a. on this side Of the
channel, the corn markets had become
Gull.