New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-06
THE CROPS IN EUROPE.
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The more the season advances the gloomier become
the harvest prospects and the fainter grow the hopes
still founded on possible return of fine weather The
character of the past Summer altogether excep-
tional not only throughout the United Kingdom, but
over the whole of Northern Europe Northern France,
Belgium and the Rhenish Provinces included. In re-
gard to this country the season has been justly de-
scribed in these words:
AFTER the cold, backward Spring, June proved 80
extremely wet that in many ditrcts turnps could
be sown, mangel-wurzel hoed nor any Of the usual
operations Of the period performed Them after about
ten days of fine weather the became 30 unset
tied that two days together without rain have been
rather surprise. But in addition to the excess of
moisture the present, we may say the past Summer,
has been remarkable for the absence Of sunshine and
the very low temperature which have prevailed even
when there has been DO rain.
TIE average fall of rain for the year being about 20
inches and the fall of rain during the months Of May
and June having reached the figure Of lily, it sp-
pears that these two months have given over half
years supply of water. During the last week. at the
commencement of which favorable change seemed
impending, the weather proved more unsettled aud
boisterous than ever real deuges of rain being, on the
10th and 18th inst, accompanied by thunder-storms
and the tempests of the southwest wind Conse-
quently the wheat prices at Mark Lane advanced
yesterday about two shillings the quarter over the
rates of last Mondays market.
Hsy.making has been already seriously interfered
with and belated by the noessant wind, rain, aud
cold The grass having been laid and constantly satur-
sted with water it feared that much of its nutrtve
substance has been washed away so that agrea part
of it will not do for fodder, but must be used for
litter and will thus prove very serious loss greatly
increasing the consumption of Spring corn Much of
tits st to be gathered and much is irrerievaby lost
"There can be little doubt says The Gardeners
Chronicle Of Saturday last that the wheat crop gen
orally considerably injured. OF lao reports received
from as many correspondents 10 England and Scot
land no fewer than 81 declare the crop TO be below
the average and if the chief wheagro wing districts
be selected il will be found that the proportion of
unfavOrable returns is quite large. Thus, five out
of six reports from Lincolnshire, three out Of five
from Norfolk and Suffolk and all from the counties
of Oxford, Gloucestershire Willis, Hants and Kent,
are unfavorable." A great deal of the wheat crop
has Iotted at the before the grain was mature,
and in many districts it has been bghted and mil
dewed While wheat is thus attacked by the disease,
and in many districts to large extent, the potato
disease, which commenced in 1915, continued with
great virulence for the four subsequent years and
gradually abated since 1850, has reappeared in an
aggravated form, not only in Ireland, but in many
districts of England and the Northern Continent.
The Freemans Journal thus resumes the general
harvest prospects of Ireland "The oat crop gener-
ally looked upon as all but lost Except in few ncon-
siderable districts it has not yet rpened but remains
perfectly green and beaten to the ground by the vO-
leDce of the weather Wheat promises to share in the
calamity which generally threatens the grain crops
Little of it has been yet cut and this crop, the con-
diion of which inspired the most sanguine expecta-
tons only few weeks since is now causing farmers
the deepest concern With regard to the potato crop
the general opinion is that if the present weather
continues for another month, it must be inevitably
lost" According to The Wexford Independent " the
potato disease is progressing and in some places fully
onetbird Of the produce is found affected Irrespective
alike of size and description, and in proportion to the
time Of planting
This much appears, therefore, certain: The general
harvest will be much bested beyond its usual term,
and the existing stores consequently be run short.
The partial failure Of hay, coupled with the potato
disease will press 10 an unwonted extent upon the
cereals and the yield Of all sorts of corn, especially
wheat will fall far below the average Till now, the
imports from abroad, instead of showing an excess
over the imports during the years 1858 and 1853,
cline On the other hard, prices, although on an
average they rule 26 per cent higher than at the
same period of last year. have as yet been kept down by
the news of the plentiful harvess in America and South
ern Russia the hope Of favorable turn In the wealth
err and by the extreme caution the late collapse In the
leather trade had imposed upon all monetary transac
ticns. The conclusion to which am led by compari-
con of the present prices with those of similar seasons
: A. &c xrba Nunia
may be taken now amount to So a 59 the quarter,
will have to rise, in England at least to 65 a79 The
effect of such rice in the price Of breadstu2 will be
considerably aggravated by it's coincidence with pro-
eressye decline in the export trade Of the country
From f63,003, 49, which sum they realized dur
ing the Elk months ending June &c. 1859, the British
exports have sunk to G62,O19,9S9 during the CORE
spending period of 1860 and as l have shown in
former letter the contraction mainly due TO de-
cline in the sale of cotton goods and yarns consequent
mon the markets of Asia and Australia having been
plu,ted. While the exports thus falling of, the
imports have considerably risen, if compared with the
corresponding period of 1852 We find, in fact, the
imports for the five months ending May 81, 1883,
G44,96S, 1858; 1860, G57,O97,638.
This excess of imports over exports must necessarily
agpravate the drain of bullion and the consequent
unsettled state OF tne money "hlOn NH@ioN
terzes all periods of failing harvess and extraordinary
purchases Of foreign corn. If 10 England the effect
of the imminent monetary pressure is not likely to
stretch far beyond the sphere of political economy 1t is
quite another thing on the Continent, where serious
political disturbances almost unavoidable whenever
a monetary crisis comedies with failing harvest and
great increase Of taxation. Already the most serious
apprehensons are entertained at Paris, where the
magistrate ia just busted with buying up whole lots Of
old houses, in order to have them pulled down, AMI
mo par ria