The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-04-25

premature luxuriance but that this 10 not generally
from the fact that farmers have lately manifested
greater desire to sell than earlier in the season.
naming in the hands Of the producer: is fully as
usually the at the corresponding period of the
year. have very little doubt; and II the next harvest
should prove early one should probably require
very little assistance from abroad Still the state Of
stocks such to render independent Of foreign
supplies and II may, therefore, be regarded . some
what singular circumstasoe strongly indicative
OF the depressed state OF mercantile enterprise that the
recsns on tns NJ ana me un
the corn trade. We need scarcely say that
hope tina. tho peace of Europe may not b dis
turbed, nut with affairs in the position they
the Confront, collision between of the great
powers is by no means unlikely event In ordinary
times this would have sufficient to have led
cuiston In many articles Of produce, and
than In breadstu but the commercial crisis of LEAF
has 40 completely credit that no one feels dis
posed into engage mens attended with any
kind Of risk The trade in grain ssqusnty remains
in the same dull state before, and far from rise
attaches to the future flor If should
unhsppiIy break out this country might find 1t dicut
to obtain supplies In It ehoud hereafter be found
necessary to impor the tendency Of prices has beer
and still continues, Downward
The accounts from ali the leading provincial markets
in charsctsr Buyers have acted with
the utmost caution, ana holders having evnced
anxiety TO realize, the value Of wheat has given wsy
At Liverpool, Tuesday. tho Article was offered I'd
a. psr 10 lbs below the rates current on that day
sennght notwithstanding which the millers refused TO
tsk. more than they deemed necessary for their iTms
being quoted Is per sack and American Cd per barrel
lover Later in the the depression increased and
wheat -FOUR oats, and Indian corn, were oil lover
Friday
The sdvices from the leading towns in Yorkshire
to nearly the effect though the reduction does not
appear to have been great either ut Hull Leeds
In the Lancashire markets The same want Of activity
seems however, to have prevailed and good wheat
Is and inferior sorts rs Or lower ON Tuseday at the
places named than that day week At Wakefield, on
Friday, business was excessively dull and the milsrs
were enabled to buy 10 to 2s per or. cheaper.
From the western and north. western parts Of the
kingdom learn that rather increased supplies had
come forward, and at Bristol, Gloucester, Birmingham
&C. the turn had Ia most been In favor Of the
buyer.
At the principal shipping ports the east coast,
well se ct the leading agricultural markets ia the inte
ror the deliveries from the growers have recently been
somewhat more liberal thsn before, which circumstance
together with the Encouraging accounts from the chief
consuming towns have caused reduction Of Is to 2s per
quarter
Our letters from Scotland also describe the wheat
trade a. having become very depressed The reports
from Edinb gh sId 0asgo~, of Wednesday inform
that the weather bad improved and that door
pa ion had been resumed Farmers had nevertheless II
seems contrved to bring good supplies to Market and
the inquiry having been exceedingly slow prices had
given way both for wheat and oa but the of bar
ley bad rs her risen
In ireland business has lately been good deal inter-
sred with by the disturbed state OF tho counry quite
sufficient appears however to have come forward
70 satisfy the demand and at Dublin, Cork, Limerick