Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-10-24
ARRIVAL. OF TuE uInrpxt,

past o'clock, at which time she was 20
niles eas, OF jhe lever station. and 80 mules
from Boston She arrived OF her wharf in
last Bo.ion. at 9s o'clock, bringing seven
lays later news iCom Europe and making
her passage Ia fifteen days. She sailed from
Liverpool on the i.h inst. The Hibvrnis
brought out 81 posscnssrs
The potaioe crop throughout nearly all the
Gcfni-h States h9s proved short--ln some
pafis corlplct, failures. The government OF
Holland has taken meusutes iol admitting ar
ticIrs of necessity (wheet barley potatoes.
Sc at very low rate OF duty.
Co tom lad declined in pr &C, caused II Is
said, b. the heavy stocks on hand.
II Is said that the grvemrent Of Italy has
commenced, ores about to commence, negoci.
ltcns for treaty ui commerce with the Uni
ted States The basis OF the treaty offered by
Naples Will be q very extensive reduction OF
import duties afid other commercial facilities
The overland India mail reached London b,
the Times Express ON the "a October The
news - olson, importance The British are
assembling an army or the bouks OF the Sut-
lei. TO enable tie native government to aueli
the licen,iousness Of the soldisry.
The death OF David Mclvcr E>q President
oi the British and North American ROYAL Mail
steam packet Company, Is announced The
Earl ot Spencer did on the lst inst.
The Belgian guyorHm ut has ratified the
sale OF the British Queen To NJ. Reymolt, OF
Antwerp who intends breaking hen up, and
selling the iron, copper and wood.
THE CROPS, HARVEST, &c.-On this
now all.absorbing topic Wilmer s. Smiths
European Times OF .hc 9TH inst, has the fol-
lowing:
Tilk. HARVEST The reports which have
reached us since our last, spccting the pro-
gress made with the harvest in the north are
not OF a chauCLcr 10 allay the excitement Pic.
vlous!v felt OIL the subject: The heavy min
which fell up TO the DIST instant was succeed.
ell by dry, but unusually cold weather. Sharp
irosts were experienced ON the nights OF the
22d and 23Id inst, and though the tcmpera-
tnrc Las Stree risen, the shift of wind 70 the
southwark threatens return Of wet. The in.
tervaI ot dry weather has hitherto been OF too
short duration 10 admit of much corn being
carried, and the extreme cold prevented that
not before ripe making much progress towards
maturity. II Is, therefore ieared---and not
without Iaascn--that the more backward parts
OF the kingdom may fare even worse than tine
south; and as the reports OF the yield from the
forward districts do not by any means improve
as thrashing is proceeded with, the estimates
OF the results OF the harvest become daily
more discouraeinC. These considerations
have had their effects on the minds of sellers
as well as buyers, and with greater inclina.
ton 10 purchase. less disposition has been
manifested 10 sell. The upward movement
has, consequently, continued, and at some OF
the principal markets materially enhanced
terms have been paid for Wheat.
BY our Scotch advces, we learn hat the
harvest operations, which had been in,crrup-
ted by the heavy rain that fell between the
10Th and I'D, had again been actively re.
sumed; II Will, nevertheless, require some
weeks OF dry weather TO get in what Ii still
abroad. The lively reports from the south
mad caused sellers OF wheat 10 denland mate
nally enhanced terms. At Edinburgh the
article rose about IS. per or. and at Glasgow
the rise amounted 10 rs. 81. per bll, being
equal TO IS. per or. Much anxiety was felt
there TO ascertain in how far the potato crop
had been injured by the disease so prevalent
IN England. but Us nothing very positive is
stated on the sub ect we are inclined TO think
the mischief is not great III that part Of the
kingdcm.
from Ireland, the compis!nts in regard TO
this matter are, however, becoming general;
even along the west coast, where the crop
was previously stated 10 have escaped injury,
the root has: il is stated, been discovered to
have been attacked In the southern parts OF
the Island the bulk Of the grain had. we are
informed, been got in, and even in the north
the lelds were fast being cleared. On the
whole, we are disposed 70 think that the hsr-
vest will turn ont better in Ireland than in
this side oil the channel. The rise in Che En-
G sh markets had had the effect of causing an
advance in the value of both Wheat and Oats
THE CORN MARKET The Corn mar
ket continues firm; and the fine weather which
prevailed hast wcek at the smiling of the steam
or e. b. having been followed by repeated and
Ill IL, n II 4
part of the present week, acquired addition
al iiymness, andcontinues so, with d slight
draw back at the present time Large auani-
ties OF Flour are daily arriving from the Uni
ted States and Canada: and from the nature Of
the adviccs recently sent across the Atlantic,
the supply irom those quarters, there is every
reason TO believe, will increase. From the
causes at which We glanced at our last publ
cation, the import rate on wheat has advanced
To l8s--the result of the inferior qualities
throwr on the market. The important duty
on louris now los. l0d. per barrel. In sonas
instances recently, Irish Flour has receded Is.
per sack, and Canadian cd Per barrel, inhu-
enccd by the large arrivals from the West,
winch amount since Monday, to nearly 1000
barrels.
From Wilmer q. Smiths European TINES.
COMMERCIAL SUMMARY.
Aiit SJtyJli llltlAtAs WIG n NdS ONll tiIlS
day week, at the sailing Of The Great Britain
still continues in an inactive state. The quo
tatlon5 on most descriptions, except Sea Is
lands, have reCeded bd per Id. and at the time
OF writing the market Is heavy with down.
ward tendency. The absorbing ice inp in
railway shares may have partially confribnteJ
to this, and the rising price of provisions
with the approach Of winter is also 20 be- I,
ken into account. The Committee of Brokers
have declared the price for the present week
10 bc-Bowed, i4d; Mobile, Is; and Orleans,
81.
The produce markets arc net so active ns
they have been. Rice is less i'm demand -
sugar has reccded little; with less inquiry.
a shade
The rate OF interest in England is Using. in
consequence Of the scarcity Of money. sinner
induced By railway speculation. Some of The
larger discount HOUSES decline TO taSe snv
more bills at an interest Of less than three nrr
cent. English stocks, which had rec,ded a.