The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-10-12

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From the London Msrcsntils Gazette, Sept n, p.
harvest having been some time completed, and
the Time having scarcely yet arrived for preparing
the land Tor autumn sowing, farmers have at pre-
sentcomparauvely little out door work TO attend 10,
and they have consequently (as is usually the case
at this period of the Year, threshed rather freely.
The more that The crop is tested by this proof the
greater do the complaints become respecting the de-
2cency of graiw IN voportrom to the srass; and IL
rs too certain that The produce OF Dheat UM faH
materially short OF chat IS considered fair yield in
average seasons Present prices cannot, therefore,
pay our growers; but there Is SO little hope for
in regard TO The future, and the pecuniary position
of the smaller class of farmers has during the last
two years, altered so much for the worse, owing
to undae foreign competition, as to render 1t more
than probable that they will supply the markets free
ly until such time as they shall be obliged to direct
their attention to ploughing and getting in their
autumn crops. AT most OF the markets in the agrl.
cultural districts, wheat has been brought forwa
in sufficient quantities TO check the tendency TO adj
vance which prices exhibited earlier in the month,
and in partial instances reaction of about Is per
or has taken place. The trade has also become slow
al many OF the large consuming towns, aad at
those places where, addition to the home supply,
good arrivals have been received from abroad, the
turn has been decidedly in favor of the buyer. We
are inclined 10 adhere to the opinion which We
have on former occasions expressed, that at about
present rates We shall continue to have large i'm
ports, and that, with free trade, the average price
for the kingdom is not likely to range much
over fortyhve shilliDgs per quarter even In years
like the present, when the crop is below an ave-
rage, and when such terms cannot remunerate
our growers. The latest advces from America
confirm the previously received accounts relative
to the productiveness of the wheat and Indian corn
crops throughout the United States, and also in
Canada, ana il may be garded as certaia that the
full shipments of breadstulis to Great Britain from
The other side of The Atlantic will be considerable.
With the exception of Dantzic, where some guam
THY OF old wheat remains on hand, the stocks are
ANAL at the principal Baltic ports, aud supplies oil
new having hardly commenced TO come forward,
the exports from that quarter may perhaps not be
large II winter should set in early. From France
shipments OF wheat and flour have been resumed
and VIII probably continue 10 be made regularly,
so long as there is the slightest chance of profit
on consignmenis in the English markets Bust
ness at MaIklane has been more or less in
teTrupted in consequence OF the mischief done
TO the Corn Exchange by he late fire; the da-
mage IL, however, no, extensive, and will soon be
repaired. On Monday we had good show of
wheat by land carriage samples from Essex and
Kent, but from mole distant counties the supply
was small. The atmosphere having for some days
previous been damp. the new wheat was not in
quite such good condition as before still, clear
snce was made without much difficulty, the inner
kinds bringing fully as high rates on that day
might and other sorts Sc ling according 10 qua
hy. Since then, the quantity brought forward has
been very small, and though the millers have
manifested ltss disposition to purchase, ices were
moi lower, either on Wednesday or this morung,
than in the beginning of the week. The arrivals
from abroad have been toerably good IL, 800 qrs.
having been reported from Saturday up TO last
night. On Monday, a fair amount Of business was
done in the finer kinds, having, IN addition to stea-
dy local inquiry, buyers of small quantities from
different parts OF the country Importers were,
consequently, very firm, and previous prices were
well supported, nor has any inclination since bsen
shown 10 give way, though the demand has Ger.
taiDly slackened cargo ortwo If Polish Ojes
"a off the coast Were sold in the early part of the
week, at $685. I'D 10 39s. per quarter, cost, freight,
and insurance; to day we heard of no transactions
in floating caIgoes. The top price of town-manu.
facIured flour has remained stationary, and, though
the arrivals of this article from France and AmeTi
ca have been rather libere the best of foregn
have not been parted with atlsss money. The sup
ply OF English barley has been quite moderate, aud
the fine kinds have been taken by the maltsters al
former rates, cay 2Ss 10 POS per OF. Dstiling and
grinding samples have barely sold 30 well as last
week, though the supplies OF the latter from abroad
have been less plentiful than of late. Malt has
been held very firmly, and was quite as dear this
morning as at any period of last week. The ar
rivals of oats coasiwise have been snimportant,
and the receipts of foreign have been smaller than
in any preceding week for some time past. A
good many small parcels of new Irish have, how
ever, come TO band, and the trade has remained
dull. Fine English, Scotch, and the best foreign
oats have brought last weeks terms, but decline
~ Cd pcr qusrtsr took place Irish Monday,
end the dealers enabled to buy At that abate.
ment to-day. Beans and gray peas have moved
of at the extreme rates Of last week, but white
boiling peas have given way Is per quarter. No
thing OF interest has ranspired in floating cargoes
OF Indian corn.