, 1861-01-30

The year 1850 IL now Numbered with the past.
but tts memory will probably tive through the
preseat ceutury: The autumn tmmedia;eiy pre-
ceiling md not been favorable to Whe.t- sowing,
and mueh Of this waa yet In atreae A favorable
eprtng. WAS therefore e1rnestly desired January
opened uaseasonably: mild and vet; but February
looked, we'll In March the quantity Of rain had
PetfeeAJ xWHmped many Of tie heavy Lands.
April and TIE beginnins Of May were rongh, and
thsr became tne, and all vegetation showed the
beneficial change; :hc meadows suddenly improved
but the whsat exhibited many blsnks. Rough
Weather, with hail- returned In June, and this
lasted for fortnight, when there was only e1ight
1nproEcment The hay crop IN this month was
a lortnisht.s dry weather occurred early in July
which was diligently employed In haymakins but
after this It "as cold with heavy showers sud
mach damage. August arrived, but still without
following each other. St11 some corn was cut, ind
II Wxs remarkable how much wet the sheaves bore
without sprouting. The first fortnight In sepsen1-
her was nne, and very serviceable to harrest-wo,k
and the ripenlng Of the Jet green corn but heavy
storms subsequently returned. In October much
white corn remained ungaahared, and the compile
tlou OF harvest WIS reserved for November, when
the weather improved. Some pieces In the north,
however, stood IN the nelds all through December.
A. recards prieee; they begin rainonsly 1ow for
12rmefA - they had been for two yease, with the
execution Of temporary rise IN 1859, in conss:
quance Of the wnr III Northern Italy. Producers
theretosr sent lasge quantities to market to Obtain
xhe necexAatJ lnna4; and some factors, looking at
these large deliveries Indications Of heavy crops
were without confidence as to future trade But
when @ tan weeks Of harvest CAM, and the markets
being ground waa found not to be relied on IN CT.
tsaorhnary impulse was gircn . foreign impetta
So m1ch thzf fr the Last four month"; az the year
our receipts in wheat and door have been equa t.,
4b3ut 1000 QUO qrs. wheat, and this for copsuup-
tton oHly: The rates had advanced too much
t. nev eop woad come Ia @ gnanatss to arPes aesa
dstaerto Its miserable condition has prevented
fex3y saIss brt, vita the help frost knd drying
more abchdaaily. The lowest point il the arerases
oft.st Jcas was In February, when they were Is.
%. PET e.; from which they steadily advanced,
siizht decline fer mouth. but ta the first week of
Aagnst tasy xsse I a aga.n ess ID, and they 1oss q
BEEN smother decline TIL In the 81 week In Dceru
Der, when ihey fell to SIS Sd The extreme dider-
ense. a .hsrsfers. ~ bee1 la. q q. The late
aew @ Wheat: but partly a5so to the tmnensc AMI
7ats o. foreign. The Creates: drop In the London
masket N Tas On Monday, sGih Eoy,.-.ay Is. 2 Or,
TO So. ~
0f the Imports lstely received, Americ= has con-
'eh,ed e. r. about @ sn %. qrs I'D shs wiu probah!5
present rate, VIC thinE enough viii arrive Be-
sxn crop and to supply the deficiency in potatoes.
End fae dtAto Of thR Land Very bad, We do not see
nuca Probability Of decline n pricee On the other
4aod,A foreign resources should fai and the Frow-
Ing ernps b. threatened, or an European nar heak
out, there II ample room for further }ArSe nd
vance. Atrcxnsds spring corn, its quality was uni
VERBALLY detedosated By the unRtniAlty OF the
scsson.
Much Of the Barley that looked vel, and 1t Tor
mailing. fatled to gcrminate: 3 good desl was
stained; and al lost weight. Tho Oats thnt prom,
1sed well have turned ont damp and llght The
Pels were noarly hall spoiled Beans were in the
1eads 10 vcEJ late, that they Wese generally Enft
fur USE without kfan-drEing. Let MS now, however,
hope. that With tho opening year. fayorlns Proyi
dsnee viii gtve genial seaeon. grant tas ueeded
blessing, and send u general property
The week. which openfd with rapid th'w,
changed aga1n On Tueaday night to sharp frott
2nd Wheat hA4 generally advanced II Per qt. For
<tga a1sices differ title d ON our List
The arrivals od the COAT since the the 2Slh Dec
were 19 carEoss Of which seven' ere wheat, seycn
znaixe, and 1ye miscellaneous The bnrfnets re-
ported VIE ~ to!iow9:, Four carsoes wheat, red
American, at G2s ID Galatx at 1ls Cd, &andomerka
<ou p7xkagc) ut G3s Cd, and BerdiansEi {for June)
~ 53s: hve cargoee Of make nj s3s sd to 4as one
ol Saldi Beams at 2ss one Of Gaiatz barley Ut S1s
The Halcs noted last week were 10 &8 Qr<. H'heat,
At b4s,. .Againtt LIZ *9S ora at +as I'd last season
Che London averages were Us. Sd. on 3.253 urs.
Ths arrivals into the principal parts OF Crest
Bzltaiu for the week ending Dccambcr esth in
wheat antt Flour, werc equal TO a15l6 qrs, wheat,
az NI1et + h,A1 q1. were colonial.