Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-10-10
ADDITIONAL EXTRACTS,
From Foreign Paper. by sbe M.berrls

From Foreign Papers by sbs Hiberpss.
| From the Mark Lane Express, Sept l4,l
I The FoREIoN CoRN TRADE The harvest
may be considered ss concluded, little grain Of
any description now remaining In tho fields,
even in the most backward parts of the kingdom.
! As yet but few estimates Of the result have
been offered, public attention having been NO
much taken up with the potsto disease, and it's
probable consequences. as to caet into the shade
oil other matters. Under these circumstances
Il has been extremely difficult TO obtain nccu.
rate information relative to the yield Of tho dif.
ffrent grain crope, and we are not in a posi.
'ion to offer very decided opinion on the sub.
jcct Judging, however, from what we have
hitherto been enabled to collect, we are strong.
! ly inclined to believe that the produce Of wheat
will prove lees 10 the mere thnn was exppc ed
previous to the commencement of the harvest.
The deficiency in quantity may in some inca.
sure be made good by the superiority Of the
quality aud the great weight of the grain; but
with full allowance for these advantages, we
still question whether the yield will exceed
that Of average seasons. This, Though m, a
very favorable view, is more that can be said
of any other crop of corn. -s
The next in importance 20 wheat 10 that of
barley, which s admitted on oil hands TO fall
materially short. The deficiency in the pro.
duce is varously estimated; but that there is
an important deficiency is universally acknow.
lodged. Next VIC come to oats; the extreme heat
and the want Of moisture during the greater
part Of the sumner, were exceedingly trying
10 this CROP and, excepting on the best dcscrip.
tions Of soil, the yield ls even lighter than that
Of barley. Beans are probably, not more than
hslfa crop; and peas have turned out equally
short Indeed, with the exception Of hay. which
is abundant sod Of excellent quality, the gross
amount of food raised in Great Britain, for man
and beast, is unquestionably very considerably
below what is likely 10 be required before an.
other harvest can be gathered. That an i'm.
por,aton, and that on an extensive scale, would
have been required, even if the pp,atoes had
not been attacked by the fatal disorder Of las,
year, we feel perfectly convinced; and with
this calamity TO crown our misfortunee, We are
likely to nerd assistance to an extent which
must raise the value Of agricultural produce oil
over The world. II is very far from our wish to
create unnecessary alarm, or TO aid those who.
from interested motives, may cndeavor to exag.
! gcratc the evile Of our position but we cannot
shut our eyes to the fact that failure of the 20
tato crop, though not only TO the extent Of one
fourth Of the total quantity usually grown,
would. with the deficiency in other articles Of
food. be sufficient 10 drive up prices of provi.
'ions to height likely to be productive of Sc.
rious Inconvenience to the poorer classes of the
community. Since our last, a further rise of
from g. to Dc. per Or. has taken plsce in the
value Of wheat at al the leading provincial mar.
kets, and proportionste enhancement has been
established in prices of spring corn und Pulse
The total advance on wheat from the loves,
point is Sc. TO los. per ar. Aficr so rapid and
important an enhancement, il is not improba ble
that the upward movement may receive TEN.
porary check. The prices now obtsinable are
much higher than farmers rrckontd on at the
time the new corn laws were introduced and
it is not unreasonable TO suppose that they may
be hereby induced to supply the markets libcr.
ally for q time, but sooner or later we expect
to see prices higher than they are At present.
Dur advices from Scotland and ireland con.
time 10 give very deplorable accounts Of :he
spread ofthe potato murrsin. The apprehcn.
sion on this subject had, we arc informed. in no
degree sbated; and in the latter country par.
ticularly, the most fearful Consequences were
dreaded. Prices have risen fully as much o
late in the Scotch and Irish markets ss v ith us
and, for the present. at lesst, no supplies from
either quarter can be calculated on.
The harvest just secured has proved more
or less defective over nearly the whole Of cont
mental Europe, In France and Belgium ss wei
ss in several Of the more southern countries
the deficiency 10 reported to be 30 serious ss to
have caused prices ~ rise sbove the level of ou
own; and even in the Baltic quotations o
. wheat are relatively higher in the British mar
/, kets. There is consequently little prospect o
e large importstions from any quarter exccp
E America; and the surplus growth OF the Unite,
States will, uoques,ioneby. be slipped to what
. ever market msy promise the best return.
Most Of the bounded wheat has been eithe
withdrawn or sold for shipment 10 Frsnce, an,
there has been scarcely sample on offer sine
Monday lsst. In this state Of sffsirs /, is no
D easy to give quotations. but rs some criterion
| Of The valua t,f wheat un,lcr lork we NAV mon