The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-10-10
SOUTHERN PRESS.
From The Mark Lane (Londop) Express. Sepf,9
The Corn trade in Europe.


For nearly fortnight we have enjoyed un.
interrupted fine weather, and harvest operations
have progressed very rapidly in all parts of the
kingdom South of the river Humber but little
wheat is now abroad; and large breadtls Of
barley and oats have likewise, been carried
Most of the corn carted since the middle Of
August has been got into the stack yards, in ex-
cellent co diton. We can hear of no district OF
importance, where, even with the undoubted
advantage afforded by the late fine weather, the
Weld OF wheat is estimated TO exceed that OF
good average seasons; and we can therefore come
o 20 other conclusion but that the aggregate
grow tn of the kingdom will fall materially short
Of the quantity usually produced in good average
years. There can, however, be no doubt that,
with an admitted deficiency on the principal grain
crops, and loss Of II considerable portion the
potato crop, we shall have to import largely next
spring and summer from foreign countries ; and
The knowledge Of This fact is likely to have the
effect OF keeping up prices on the continent
We are nevertheless inclined to think that the
value of wheat will not undergo any immediate
Improvement in our markets. The wheat trade
has remained in u very quiet state at all the
leading provinci markets; and, though no
quotable change has occurred in prices, the ten
dency has been rather downwards. Prices of
moe or less, ich NAV be accounted for by
the shortncss If the yield of spring corn over
large portion of continental Europe.
By the most recent adviees from Scotland we
learn that similar weather was experienced there
t. that with which we hive lately been favored
and that the harvest had made considerable pro-
gress. Potatoes seem also to escape better there,
than in the South. TIE corn markets had not
been largely supplied, and wheat was quite rs
dear on "Wednesday at Edinburgh and Glasgow,
as on TINT day sc'night
In Ireland harvest work hns been actively pro-
ceeded with W heat is stated to be short but
Of good quality. Oats are well spoken of, both
as 10 yield and quality. The potato blight is
said to be less general in the northern than in
the southern parts Of the island. The alarm on
this subject had cooled down; but there is
reason to believe that the loss will, in some
cases. amount to one-half Of the crop; and this
must tell later in the year Hence we are in
clined to think that the shipments of oats to this
country will be comparatively small.
4 We have had fair arrivals of wheat coastwise
into the port of London during the week most
of what was sold on Monday by sample having
since come to hand. The total quantity reported
up to this Saturday evening amounts to 1908
qrs. At present our milers APP eur to be in no
immediate want, and little inclination is shown
to take more than needed for present USE The
operations have therefore been quite trif1iDg
since Monday, but factors have declined making
any concession, ard quotations have undergone
little or no change On "Wednesday the Essex
stands were nearly bare, and the few parcels ex
hibited from Kent We're samples left over from
Monday. Triling as was the quantity,i it proved
sufficient for the demand, and sales were made
with difficulty at previous rates.
No English barley has been exhibited at mar
ket since Monday, and prices have, in the abb
sence OF business, remained nominaly as before,
say for new mailing 27s. to %. per quarter. The
arrivals Of this grain from abroad have lately
been small, and stocks in warehouse have been
decreasing 4 his, and the belief that the foreign
supply will for time be compar tively small
has caused sellers to raise their pretensionsian
on Friday it was difficult to purchase good heavy
grinding parcels at the ENLARGED terms Of Mon
day.
The demand for malt has notat any period of
the week been brisk sellers have, nevertheless,
manifested disposition to ask more money for
fine season old parcels, under the impression
that the new barley will not make fine malt.
From the general tone Of the reports from
the countries bordering the Baltic, we feel salts
fled that the wheat crop, over Il large portion
of continental Europe, will prove Of fine quality,
and we are also inclined to think well of the
yield. The extent of the potato disease will
probably turn out to have been good deal exag
gerated, but there can be no doubt that the rye
crop has produced very indferently in many of
the countries where that article is used ms the
staple OF food by the masses.
80 The eccentric Brougham has been writing
a Few pamphlet to Lord Denman, son the legisa-
of raUurds tta nm ntiulaIif ff the