The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-09-17
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THE onward progFeesl 81 the harvest, slow
lAongh lehas been, on acco1nt oftl,e scarcity
81 han1 in many districts, p beginning to
forsshadow its probable Influence upon the
markets q the coming season. At present,
however, enough has been developed Of the
condition Of the crops 70 enable the mer-
chant and the miller % form sound judg-i
mont Of the reaulk At the same time, the |
ampQp0 from various districts give anything |
80 hScsable view ofthe yield Of the wheat |
u In. aome districts there 10 nm undoubt- |
1dE& I'll averaAa, bat in others . premature |
'npeness has injured the quality Of the grain. |
THIS eject hes been aggravated by the heavy |
St6fnis,s which in various parts of the country
hapg inflicted great damage upon all the crops
Snd injured both quality and yield. 1t is
sstiMxted by many good judges that the
weight Of the wheat this season will average
ct least three or four pounds per bushel less
than last year, which will make difference
ID Acar Of FROM IS to IS NJ per ar. This
will amount in round numbers, to at least
two n1filions sacks of 1our, taking the av-
cage produce 1t sixteen million quarters,
which, even il Nc get an average, will ma
terially reduce the supply, and give the mil
| Ter more work and less profit On the other
hand, it 10 universally acknowledged that the
farmers throughout the country bold the
| largest stock Of old wheat they have had at
this season for ten years 90 that this will
| fully Compensate for Whatever deficiency
may be found in the weight OF -four per
quarter. We have also large stock OF Tor.
elgu wheat on hand, both in London and at
the outports, that will still further help to
make mp any requirements.
In France the case 10 different. The crops
| in the south have been housed and are re-
/ ported to exhibit large deficiency in the
average yield 1t is estimated that upon the
entire crop Of wheat in the country there
will be one fourth less than an average; SO
4 that It 10 not considered there will be much
to spare for expectation. 1t is probable,
however. that the millers will still ship flour
to England, when they can do it at profit
even with the chance Of having to fetch it
back again at an advanced price afterwards.
There is also in France, as here, large stock
of old wheat in the hands Of the farmers OF
Normandy and Brittany whilst supplies from
the Black Sea can be readily obtained when
the price and the sliding scale will allow
At the commencement OF the harvest there
was considerable advance in price in most
i of the French markets but reaction has
since taken place, although the trade still
continues firm, and it isnot likely that prices
viii recede. Eaa. tg. IA ,sl. Is.
In the North Of Europe, the crops are not
reported to be 80 good % usual, especially
rye, which is advanced in price, there being
on hand large orders from Holland and Bel
gium for that grain. The wheat trade ut
Hamburg is heavy, taking the tone from
Mark Lane, but the stocks of cid corn are not
large. ~ s-e
| In Northern Italy, the late war having
made sad havoc with the growing crops, there
will be greatly increased demand tor bread
corn in that quarter They will, however,
be able to obtain supplies from Trieste, or
from the Black Sea. T. the crop Of Southern
Europe is deficient Austria seldom grows
much beyond her own consumption, and has
no other water Quite than Trieste and the
Danube, whilst the absence of roads, rail-
ways and canals render it impossible to get
the grain to a profitable market either to the
| soS larunon stok oa nr en0W0r1