The southern press., 1851-10-01
From the London Gazette, September 18th.
The Corn Trade Of Europe.

The harvest in England may new be consld-
cred rs finished, for though some quantity OF
corn still remains out in mountainous and back.
ward districts, the great bulk of the crops has
been secured The splendid weather with which
we have been favored since our last, has enabled
farmers in Scotland and the north of Ireland
to make rapid progress with cutting and carry
ing, and all apprehensons as to the result OF the
harvest has been set at rest; the tone OF the
corn trade will, therefore, now be less Influenced
by atmospherical changes. 1t is yet, perhaps,
somewhat early to speak positively as to the
general Weld of the United Kingdom, but in re-
spect to the quality of this years growth OF
corn there can be no doubt. Wheat especially
may be described as extraordinarily fine, and OF
very heavy weight; the average per bushel will
probably range from 60 to "a ponnds which
circumstances is guarantee as to the excellent
condition in which the crop has been saved,
Barley is not 80 universally well spoken of, aud
the sample will vary materially. Oats have
given good return, more particularly in Ire.
land, and beans and peas are generally fine in
quality, and good in quantity. With regard to
the main crop of potatoes, the accounts con.
tinue somewhat conflicting, but after a careful
consideration of the information which has
reached us from different quarters, We are in.
rlined TO think that, in the majority of cases ia
which the leaves and haulm have been attacked.
the mischief has not attended 10 the root. The
planting took place earlier this spring than usual,
and the plant was we'll advanced toward matu-
rity before the disordc- exhibited ITSELF to which
we are inclined to attribute the comparatively
triHng nature of the mischief done.
What has SINCE transpired has tended TO &C n
firm and strengthen the opinion we yentured to
express last week, viz, that the total produce OF
food grown in the British islands in 1851, will
prove larger than has been gathered in any pre-
ceding year for several seasons past This
being our conviction, we naturally anticipated
low prices for agricultural produce, as, in add.
ton TO an abundance of home grown grain, con-
siderable supplies from abroad must be calcu.
lated on. The free admission Of foreign corn
will, under the circumstances, be severely fell
ly our farmers, ard we fear that the advantages
which they would have derived from so bounti-
fol harvest will be counteracted by undue for
eipn competition. In the first instance, the i'm
ports will be principally In the shape Of -four
from America, but before wi,.ter sets in We may
reckon on large receipts Of wheat from, ~ re con.
iinent Of Europe, and il would therefore BE-
vain to expect better prices than those now
current We are, howeyef, disposed to believe
that growers will not thrash very freely, the
unu sually fine quality and excellent condition
Of this years produce being strong inducements
to hold. Nearly oil the new wheat hitherto
brought forward at the provincial as well as the
metropolitan markets, has mdt n somewhat
ready sale, the red at prices varying from 36s TO
4Os and the white at from 40s. 10 45s. per or
These rates are 40 moderate that we tan scarce.
" believe that any further decline OF import.
ance en- take place. At Mark lane on Mon
day, there WIS good show of wheat by land
carriage samples from Essex and Kent, with n
few offers from Lincolnshire, Cambridgesbire,
and that neigl borhood. Nearly the entire sup
ply was Of this years growth and the niillers
| agreeing TO pay preyidns prices, the stands
were cleared at an early hour Since then the
desire TO purchase has apparently fallen oil,
but ~ there was not much fresh up, either on
Wednesday or this morning, factors have re-
fused to make any concession, and the business
done has been on former terms
The arrivals from abroad, without being large,
have proved npy sufficient to satisfy the de.
mand. We rarely remember complete a ces
saiion Of inquiry for old wheat ut this period of
the year; hardly any country purchasers visit
our market, and the large town miiiers seen 10
he in no want OF foreign wheat the ,ranssc
tons have, consequently, been on quite a retail
scale throughout the week, and though prices
have not been quoted lower, the turn has Ger.
tainly been in fatoro the buyer. The !ate ar.
rivals have consisted ~ good qualities from
Dan,sc, Rosiock, &c, but they have met with
little attention, and importers will, probably,
have TO incur Ian ing expenses, or force sales at
even lower terms than those now current In
floating cargoes npthiEg Of the slightest interest
has occurred; the last sales reported to have
been made Of Polish Ole'sa whea', were at Bis.
TO sls. Cd per ar, cost, freight, and insurance.
The bakers Lave not much flour on hand, and
notwithstanding the depressed state Of the wheat
trade, the value Of the manufactured article has
been well supported. This may be partly ac.
counted for by the smallness Of the supplies Of
-four from France for some weeks past, land the
diminished competition Which our nillers have
consequently had to contend with. Hitherto,
little new barley has been thrashed, and the
quantity brought forward al Mark lane No been
so small this week, that sellers have experienced
no difficulty in obtaining former prices, Mod