Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-06-28
COMMERCIAL.



The New Eork Journal Of Commerce regards the advice
brought By Asia (Which are 9th ins3 regard to m
present condition the cereal crops in Europe Of unual in
ter Not only season backward in Great Britain and
many paris Of the Continent fears entertained tina
the yield, specially Of wheat, viii be dehsnt in quantity be
yond ali that has anticipated We hardly understand
in this country difference between early and late harv
in England, in the United sstes, whether the spring be for
ward not the wheat Pens in any given locality At about III
date each year. Even the Drop be very backward her
tsr june the hos Of the month sure 70 maxi
compensation he former slow progress, and ct The usual date
or within few days Of it at most The grain mreaay Tor th'
sickle The harvest period for wheat he United ses vaE
with the latitude from the middle Of June to be latter part
July seldom extending August BUT a rarely week Be
hind The average in the least prosperous season In Eng
land there is four or i've differences IN the same neld be-
tween az early and late hves and the aysge date Of msu
r owing to The absence clear skies and intense sunshine
Is nearly one ouh later in the latitude Of heR York Au
gust being he moafh which most oil me hngan wheat Is cut
In the most favored districts England early viii
van t ~ sr The sickle BY the third week JAY. while
late ssson m proact harvesting to the close OF August
Indeed Il ia not an uucomnon occurrence in unpropoul
, tor the psrsgeshOsting which fzed to open the
first September be postponed for week give the farmers
an opDsua 70 reap the fields Of grain still standing pn
In he North Of England cat crops are not unsqneLty
stsudiue amid tbs early October Slows
with this difference in view the porten Of backward
have neaning to not otherwise readily understood We have
noticed former articles the which felt the current
year early pasture for cattle Great Bn, ana especially
in Ireland where, throughout whole Counties single blade
Of green appeared during the s spring within three weeks
Of the The sdyices By show that the cereal
crops greatly retarded by cold weather
private letter from friend, date Of HOOey Surrey coun-
ty eth, states thai wrote the weather has been
the like March and April than June; we have no.
thing and Of Wind and the roads covered
with mud and pools Of Another letter. also received by
the Asia friend two hundred and thirty miles distant from
the foregoing, viz skptOn, Yorkshire, Satss rvs have
had too much rain for the growing gan and the markets are All
advancing hay also fully ten days later than usual Tbs same
dcuty although net to an equal extent has been felt the
Continent and various parts Of France there come fresh
complaints OF damage and detention to the groWngerop
IN Esstin these accounts well to notice several points
by way Of caution. And first, the promise Of late crop
always kept few OF hot sunshine viii hasten ne
maturity OF the grain as by magic We have known farmer
In England As late as the first Of July arrange his work with
view to harvest not before the middle Of August and after two
Weof good weather his reapers in the field by the middle
Of saue month, anticipating his calcuatiOns at least
hres agan late crop is not necessarily short
crop. The yield may be good even when the maturity has
been long delayed and 10 that the deficiency Only in the
thirty days Of consumption while waiting for the harvest
The annual consumption Of the United Kingdom is equal to
shout buss wheat which, perhaps, averageOf
third he imported The imports Of 1857 entered for
home consumption, q 2 bushels wheat and 22l2 6S
OF -four In 1858 the imports reached 3IO3SO bushels Of
wheat and 3s9O5s eWts Of -four About half the four and
less one the wheat from the United States
fair inference the which have reached from
foreign would be that the crops will be from two to
three weeks later in England hoped for and from week to
ten days later than in parts OF the Continent and
that there will considerable deficiency from the stand
ard recognized full yield. II this realized win give to
couny eager export demand at famine prices but an
opportunity ship of large portion Of surplus breadstus
that will repay the Of productions while the home
markets. being relieved Of burden that would otherwise exert
very depressing influence will be healthy condition at
prices remunerave farmer and burdensome to the
sonsurner