Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-05-19
AgmcrlTrRAI PROSPECTS ABROAD.

Pro. %, Nfrt Lime Essrse, ~ H'uf1.
The urgerti ei r. that las prevailed fJ the % mont. has
retarded vegetation as t. have been attended With very
serious cuse4u-uers ErszuE districts Many OF these are
aluts o oad or th,r eNt,e ana sheep II The noun
tlaous pats te r Jeplo.aby bad the lambs
- iug ~ hurlr s 40 '=Fe b. H' ''er ss' NO. No. sp ~
Of the ck masters are sg on u'i s'oGA hS'lht noun
s irIew.h r-, hem Ia the Nuh u Engaud aeolarra
speak thee disastrous consequences Mr Coop'oh
re sirr OF the Norrei' has @ sri'on sl'e yer l' car
,T usu A n c1y nee oi r number ci dead sHtp NhE
oui is Iia r rity Of tle,, arc in hgl-cluy-tsa
district north OF Newcastle Alt h' on lhe mo'lh, 'hy' Ia
Ireland again. hs scarcity ~ food i cie severely ie snd
has prutg up aud c1rs wheat have been eagerly pu chased
iu Nksae Jhl, roa, The demand for bread
c5ru 'or ireland continue throughout the there bsng
M rr as has been usually Many Of the farmers
.s allie vrt d, rt In IA If seed p.taors on account Of
' - Erj Win snow down 70 me y,ry loot Vegetation
Go made very little progress o me weeks In any part
G 10 b,. AN ssry farve st stpres,lt here is no reason
10 pprni That t- rowrr wheat much except
UuirSned isu beb Otd being Ike Other grasses
excessively backward It's grosh Und. ese ero-usance'
aI, FAR A. facts euahe us 10 or a "pnVh
shst likely 90 be the course Of prices during e coming sdIer
The depression which The ~eat trade has suffered for 20
many weeks has given Wyough reluctantly 70 grtiu-
probable that between this time and Ausut The demand on all
hands will be brs and that e present rates VIII be maintained
further aI'aner should tab place And not or u'
reason the commencement ct the present year there Vas
fair siotA OF ioftbh Nhsa' VA . Nh, m H. i ' "a, ,
sort supplies u Frrsh wheat botp Marx lane aad a. The
~, ,p ~ G Nan ha What II was on ur Is, Jauuary On
,I h,nd the during a., hrt three monhs Of the
nearly qrs than those oftae first three months Of te pIey
yesr So that wheVer quantity las been distracted om
The stock in hand at Christmas IS With" 'ha'4o0 qr' An actual
v-wi,h respec. TO the pro luce OF the late harvest Il
hown b analysis % the reports which had been
handed To- u reply queries parts n tie Kingdom
tia, whilst The actual yield Of wheat per acre %as ss 'han an
ptr bushc-voud s further redu 60 he extent Of one hi
enh u the average ,IoJ, rher tau million
the past year Subsequent normatin obtained from the corn
has however convinced us ai t deueleny Ia weight
was mu greater amounting eight pounds per bushe
and consequently would require bushels PROBABLY -
bushels make much Hour o. was pro iGed rom nunrs
crop l the proportion o. or~n ~ hsit WI eS being much
larger than Ia heavy THIS Foad mSt, dhIth,y j" 'he yieS
flour equal 10 3 million quarters d" "ral OF he" one outh
II the annual crop. Bes DIES this considerable quantity OF thS
produce last harvest 50 much Injured by M RAIN anu storms
unfit fr making -four such has been GROUND ~
n purposes and sin lhe reduced he supplies I'"aghio mar
k,t as WtI as the stock available for bread
T!rdy-ihere thg entire absence Of supplies iom America
30 far At least any present gs 20 markets Is concerned
could not be brought on TO The isFAel ana se' Nou 'ht
per iucung o; Is bbi snd they cons queay are s'
li UOl bt had been slipped Cr m IT. which, with freight
and assurances would the shippers 3s per bbl on arrival
c1mason and duty, would raise the pree 70 not less than SC
per bbl per sack. The present price Of town made
% lue % In sJdfon 10 his too adyices state that he
act that confirmed by the high prices sustained throughout he
10, t y, and which has %: ey, ,uttd them from exporting
Had there ben much surplus would have Ound it, way here
nwhssnng cur low prices further worthy note
o. a,s. have risen simultaneously With those the
United Kingdom a constant bar rtaon has existed
IS Ia fact becoming annually evd that notwitstAnd
ug large breath Of laGd Constantly brought INTO eguya
n consumption overtskug production there well A IN Eu
rope; ami that land broken IS not than sufficient
o In the Older states II just the subject Of
susdversion from the int lgeEt political economists and
FiIys regards the Cont leu France Is In the same case
vim the United kingdom In she South the crop onehlrd
deficient whilst throughout the country where the yield
ace was good quality Inferior and much iiur,d by
The hand and by premature peness on the other
The absence C TIE usual sulpAs ron tS' quarter poN A
the Frenk prices shove at least par Ga aud
TN, no rodt would accrue commercial operation. This
ms IN last Journal dAg culure "Tl op
o, have ouy be Of the present
I1ughng going for the planting Of urnps potatoes Ac
m almost eopee repose We must therefore ok to the Baltic
acl Sea ports only certain Of supply, uat
another harvest and there shall have 20 campete with
France span Italy High prices uhns at all the ship
ping ports North Europe lui at Hamburg the price OF
l,o quotes ls 4 which with freight Insurance sud other
psa,e than equal to ogr prices lhe stock Of wheat at
mat port state lG3cu gs, which much below the
$3.50 % ea t ,o-t Of Russia Is al
what doubtful stock there certainly below that Of last
eson HoNeve er,p Of 20 has SIM to be brought down TO
the cost river and both being slow Froeee the pro
dice available before July August Al alatz and
I1rsiy. ices with those OF olSfsa taking quality
and condition into consideration some sales nave eeh eueteu
on English account all these ports ami sha have arrivals
dropping in from his time st iheg can scarcely e any e
like the Quantyo as 70 he STOCKS "t
the drain London and the country continues large
Therefore, all these ccumt hces, ma q1e
enough 10 account the gradual though eucEn. advance Ia
s than place cudug The last six weeks and which
amounts 20 1 eight shngs per quarter A 10 whether prices
viii st continue rise pq leave To our readers TO draw
their conclusions from the act &c hss stated When how
ever add the harvest must necessarily le g;e NJ
c1sq emily the pre- the stocks In hand vi he
yese and contauous nothing that is likely to
rn % ths low psce that lave ruled for months
sven 10 reVsn advance This will be dep nent how
upon abe future OF te growing crop Which ca not
be before the Latter sA4 ef My the snuiSg of
June
with regard spg corn price, have been .u.ialoed ard
vii continue throughout the season Mating barley Of
win not be waited much longer bet for grinding there must be
enormous sale consequence OF tbs hortness Of eateood
This sill be the case when the weather becomes more