The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-19

dertocd We feel inclined to think that the prospects
thus far are satisfactory for wheat, harley, oats and
Dstatoee. Beans have been attacked by the fly,
spa peas are nat free from inseos dsprsdstors.
hay. We have already said, 10 light In quanSty, and
Of inferior quality.
particular notice. in addition TO the Subjects referred
to, the altered tone Of the advices from France
The upward movement In prices there, -hich We
have had to report for some weeks past had by the
mott recent accounts received decided check,
and reaction bad taken place; indeed, 1t some OF
the poTts, where stocks Of foreign wheat and -four
were held, rather important decline had occurred
The change in the course Of the trade had been
the government did not consider all danger OF
scarcity at end Ia toerably evident the period Of
permitting importatons Of articles Of food ffee, and
the prohibition Of exports, having been extended
TO the alst ai December next.
The progress OF the cr0Os towards maturity win
be aDxiouSly watched on both sides OF the channel,
dueed into . narrower compass than usual in this
country, - OIL a. In France; which circumstance,
together with the uncertainty to the duration d
the war with Russia, and the consequent impossib-
bvests the result Of the ensuing harvest With more
than ordinary importance. At present. however,
there y an evident unwllngDes to operate, and ct
most q tbe principal provincial markets held since
Monday last, prices Of wheat have receded quite
e. per o.. The deliveries from the growers have
st9htiy increased, but they have been much below
what customary ct the corresponding period Of
aysrssss for the Kingdom during The week ending
Saturday, puhlished ON THURSDAY, amounted TO
$50 qIs; whereas, IN the Same week Of last year.
the quantity sold was IS ,227 ORE.
throu ghout the week; ind ed little has been done
that is has become dcu 70 quote the real value OF
some Of the principal articles.
London have amounted % only l,645 qrs. during tn
week ending this (eaturdsy) evening, and hardly y
sample has been exhibited on the Essex, Kent
Suffolk stands. The millers have shown no signs OF
prices were toersbly well supported, but subse
queBty there Was some giving way, and purchases
might have been made Of the few lots left over from
s II ais = rates w9h would not have
Esfex and Kent farmers have n ally little wheat re-
naming ON hand, becomes daily more and more evi-
dent; and from Lincolnshire and that neighborhood
Whilst this has been the case In regard to the
home supply, the arrivals from abroad have con-
tIued go d. and 20 0l0 qrs. have again come TO hand
during the week. The demand for export to France
appears for the present at an end, and have not
heard Of single purchase for that destination since
our lsat The country inquiry has also been Ian
guild and the town milers having acted with the ut
Of any importance. The little business which was
done on Wednesday was at about former terms but
sellers Afterwards became more pressing to realiZe
and in partial instances Ia. to 2s. per Or. less
sion failed to tempt buyers, and the transactions
were on strictly retail scale. The arrivals OF wheat
OF the coast from ports east Of Gibraltar have been
tridng, but there has been NO inclination to pur-
chase and the tendency Of prices has been down
wards. Some Of the preIouslyarrived cargoes
have been consigned on owners account and only
three have been sold during the week: one Sando-
myrka, for which 65s. was paid; one Polish Odessa,
which realized a.. 3D.; and cargo Of Eupatoria
wheat brought 63s. 3d., per or. cost and freight
The top price OF town manufactured -four has
been scmsw hat irr guler; the milers did not come
TO decided understanding on Monday whether the
old quotation Of 70s. should be maintained, or a re-
ducti0n Of g. per sack be made, has the matter
since been settled. Household -four has been gen.
important sales. The arrivals from America have
been small and the stock Of fine quality In ware
nouse is not by any means large the dull state Of
the wheat trade has, however, had it's influence,
and there were sellers on Friday at rates which
would mot bsve been accepted In the commence
Tbe receipts Of barley Of home growth have
been very email, but the inquiry has been Of the
most rttan character; indeed so little has been
dcne that it has become difficult to quote prices
with accuracy, and, In the absence Of business Of
value Of the article. Foreign barley has met with
modeTte share OF attention, for grinding, more
especially the southern descriptions, which have
been offered st relatively lower rates than the
Malt has met with very little attention, but sellers
have not lowered their pretensions indeed, fine
| qualities, which are becoming scarce, have been
held very firmly at low rates
Scarcely any oats OF home growth have come to
hard, and it Il perfectly evident that stocks OF this
grain are oil bnt exhausted, az well in England rs
in Scotland. From Ireland we have hAd moderate
arrivals, emo the supply from abroad has been
Hhersl. The latter circumstance has had consider
able influence the tone Of the trade, a. the pre-.
vaiDg opinion was that the foreirn aris ais would
have shown decrease. Though the dealers acted
with extreme caution, there was no actual giving
way in prices on Wednesday, but on Friday do.
cline Of Sd. to ls per Or was acceded to- In order
TO effect sales Of secondary and ont of-cond.tion
qualities. Really fine corn was not offered cheaper
The eight disposition which was shown to pur-
chase beans on Monday has since subsided, and
sales were with difficulty made on Friday at pre-
viour terms. For cargo of Egyptian on passage,
H.. per Or. cost and freight Is said to have been
paid.
Nothing Of the slightest interest has transpired in
peas, and quotations have remained noninally un-
altered.
There have been no offers of Indian corn aAoat,
and We have not heard Of sale for several days
past
According to the most recently received advices
FRI m the northern countries Of Europe It appears
though showers bad been frequent. the weather had
on the whole beer pr pitioue fer the growing crops
which ate geneIslly described az very promising in
appearance. This being the care, rather sangnine
estimates were entertained as to the probable result
of the harvest. ard the accounts from hence being
Considered disconrsg'ng, prices Of wheat had re-
coded.
Dantzig letters Of Tuegday's date state that tie
inquiry for wheat had sla ckened and that very lev
Rsrga!ns bad tgksp place since the previous pot
day; indeed, only one idt vas reported to have
chan ged hands, viz. !: parcel - 800 quarters mo
derate quality, weighing SO pounds ger bnehel for
which 67s per quarter free on board, had been paid
The supplies down the Vistula had rather incress-
ed and there being no export demand, most Of what
had been received was being taken TO Qranary.
Sfettin advices Of Tuesday's date give q very
favorable account of the growing corn crops in that
peighboFhood and hardly an order having been re-
or French account, prices had given way. The fall
In the common kinds Of mixed Polirh wheat had
beer greater than other sorts, the decline from
the highest point having amounted to S.. per quar-
quarter.
Al Rosfnck hardly any xheaf had come fnrwnrd