Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1845-09-11
lEorg1gTn News.

/ ec+We give below such extracts fram The news
brought b. the Caledaaa SIS We think viii prove
most :nte,estiog to our readers. We have made
copious extracts relative 10 the Harvest" know
ing the deep anxiety everywhere prevailing upon
the subject and particularly the Farmers Of the
country
THE CROPS IN GREAT BRITAIN.
i On the subject II weather aud the crops
in Crest Britain, Wilmer g. Smah's Llv-
erpool Times u Tie 18Th August, receiy-
ed by the Caledonia at Boston, says
"The seasen continues fruitful sub
Ijsct for augury. the character of the
weather during the last, differs but litle
from that Of the precedi9g, fortnight.
Alternate days OF ram, and the absence
Of II, keep the weathsr-wise on the qua ri-
ne. or sunshine there mas been but liz
tie; the temperature continues low, and
the process Of ripenng is necessarily tedl-
Gus. The Corn markets continue TO rise
slowly, and the state Of uncertainty ST II
deters speculation on large scale. The
later the harvest, as we before had occa-
sion TO remark, the greater the risk about
the yield. 10 many paris OF the country
the heavy falls Of rain have prostrated the
corn, and the absence OF warmth pre-.
vents the injury from being adequately,
or even partially, repaired. Even IN the
southernmost parts OF the island bar.
vest operations can scarcely be said 10
have commenced. The daily papers FL
column after column about the "wealher
and the crops" and public attention is
fixed ln,enty upon the result. The best
accounts come from Ireland. There are
many who say that the injury so far has
not been irreparable, and and that fort
nights fine weather would still go far 10
repair it. the potaoe crop in the nor
thern counties has providentally been
Iuxurlent this year. This, in ITSELF is a
great blessing. for the escueni enters
| largely into the food of the laboring clas-
SEES, and 10 the event of bread attaining a
high fgure,potatoes would go far as a sub
slliule."
An article in another part Of the same
paper says
| ave have made some remarks on the
state of the weather and the crops in
another column, and nothing has occur.
red since they were set in type to alter
their purport. The weather yesterday
was alternately wet and falr--occasiouly
tolerably clear sky and some warmth,
followed by brief and sudden showers.
I Hha -.
season, and appearances remain perhaps
not quite so unlavouiable as a. the sailing
Of tho last packet, but sufficiently 81 to
sustain the anxiety. ifnot the alarm, which
the prospect ofs deficient wheat crop nat
uraly creates. The continental markets,
acted upon by the state ofthe weather 10
this country continues to rise, and in France
end Belgium, the same physical causes
wet and cold-have been more or less at
work to Geteriorate the crops ss in Eng
land. The result Is, that all eyes are
now turned to the United States and Can
ada, from both of which countries ample
supplies are looked for. Fortunately, the
low stationary duty on Canadian Flour
will greatly facilitate its transmission to
England, and il that province is unable
to furnish an adequate amount of "bread
stuffs." the wheat. growing States or the
Union can readily send their produce into
Canada by means of the lakes, and thus
avoid the operation of our Corn law sill
ding scale. Large quantities of Flour, II
is anticipated, the growth Of the United
mill tina ind 81
by the waters of the St. Lawrence.
at is unfortunate, perhaps, that a
course so circuitous should be forced up.
on the American merchants; but as the
object ofthe English law is TO make Bread
ariifcially dear, by throwing insurmoun-
table obstacles in the way Of a legitimate
traffic in the article, the evasion will be
readily excused. If not by rigid morality.
certainly by the laws of necessity and in
terest-- strong motives with mercantile
men. Partial or unjust legislation gener.
ally defeats itself; AID, however much
may be lamented the prospect Of bad
harvest which is at present impending
over us, there is one consolation in the
otherwise cherries prospect--that II viii
4
go far TO terminate, at no distant date, the
most nefarious law that ever cursed a
country or starved people.
"a glance at our ample Corn Market
reports, Will show that the rise in price
has been gradual and unexcilng. Spec.
ulators still act cautiously, remembering,
probably, the fate of these who, in former
years, dabbled mot wisely but too wei"
The first fall in the duty occurred last
week after oeIng stationary many months,
and as the averages will no doubt contn
ne to rise weekly-at the sailing ofthe
! asst packet the six weeks average. on
which the duty is levied, was ass, and it
is now 5ls--the fall in the duty will be
uniform. At present the duty is los.
quarter on Foreign Wheat and on Flour
lis. SD. per barrel. One reason why
prices have not advanced more rapidly
has been, that the farmers are found To
have had in their possession, and 10 have
brought to market; greater quantity Of
last years Corn than il was previously be-
ieved existed in their granarIes."
THE BRITISH CORN MARKETS.
LONDON, August IL.