The Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1854-1855, 1855-11-01
Harvest in Europe

The result Of the late harvest in Eun,,.
this season. Of more than usual in,porssnes :,
the agricultural and mercantile clssses Of IL. 4
United States. owing 10 the fact ,ha; forviy,
consumers are depending to greater ex;ea,
than in any former year on this coaat-y +,
supplies of Bresdstutfs. In England. hary~.,
operations were concluded with the n,on,h :,
Septem Der, and in the leading aercukursln
pers received hv the Atlantic We have SUN.
miag MP of the result. Fine weather wa.x.
perieneed during harvest, and TIE crops n.
most generally were secured IN hne condition
With ali this. however, complaints were r,Is
that the wheat crop was threshing out very
deficient, both in point OF yield and quality.
notwithstanding the pleasant prospect of the
crop prior to the CONNIE ncement OF cutting
These features of the trade. when the growth
of Wheat in France is known 10 be largely de-
ficient--2 100000 quarters. according 10 Of
fetal reports--snd no supplies can be oh,sin-
ed from Russia. are regarded Of the hughes.
possible importance. and while IL is stated that
the reports are exaggerated. il is admitted tia,
the crop is deficient compared with the yield
of 1885,, which. however, was unusually large.
Comparing the crop with ths, of 1852. which
was an average il Is contended that there is
nothing in the present years growth to ex.
cite fears as regards future supplsaor price.
That England, however. would have 10 i'm
pors largely Of foreign produce TO meet eou-
sumption. did not admit of a doubt. but it's
expected tha. consumers will be enabled to
procure all the grain that may be required,
without leading 10 eX;ravagantiy high rates
Numerous ad,ices had been received from
all parts o. the United Kingdom. on the sub.
iect of the potato crop. From these it appears
that the disease had greatly increased, in some
districts. and that a large portion OF the crop
would be lost. A great scarcity of hay was
felt, nearly all over the country. and prices
rule very high.
With reference TO the French harvest, i.
was believed in quarters likely To be well in
formed that the deficiency in the yield will
be much more than 1000. 600 hectolitres the
amour. stated in the -Monisear. The subjec,
is the cause of much uneasiness to the Gov.
eminent. No Tears were entertained Of a fam
inc, but it was unprecedented a crisis would be
experienced in consequence Of the vast amount
of bullion that would have 10 be sent GU. Of
the country to buy food for the people. This
accounts for the heavy purchases of gold
made in this country by the agent of the
French Government. and which are still con.
tinued. although Sterling is bclow a specie
point.
/ The Prussian harvest, it also turns out. is
greatly dehcien. The rye harvest totally fail
ed in Prussia Silesia, aud very large quan,i-
ties of that kind of grain were purchased in
Moravia and Hungary. The wheat crops
were also wofully thin in Prussian Silesia.
Prussian dollars were offered for sale in Lon.
don TO large amount. and it was some time
before satisfactory explanation Of the phe-
nomenon could be obtained. They had been
RENTED to purchase grain, but the pur-
chases had been made SO quietly that even the
great deficiency in the harvest was no, known
until the appearance of the strange coin bro,
out the facts.
! On the continent of Europe. but more es
peciaily in France and the lower Baltic ports,
a material advance has been established in
Grain; but the effect of this on the English
marke, was counteracted by the report OF the
decline in this country, advices of which had
reached them aboutsthe same time. Before
the sailing of the steamer for Liverpool, now
due on this side, the report of the subsequent
advance in this country had reached England.
and we shall therefore not be surprised If the
news now due will advise of an Improvement
in the British markets Gin. Gaz.