New-York tribune., 1868-08-11

carted 1t will require but little groundage this season
after being cut and suspect that after this week. on
the earliest fields 1t may be and carried at once no
rain fell.
The French wheatharvest is over in the south, and
much forwarder than with In the other parts OF that
country good amount of new grain has been taken to
afarthOugh reduced price.
II probable that the case Will be the same mere Tor a
tmei but the crop is not so m h ise & as $40 TO
make up the deficiency in the stock ID hana ana at the
same time satisfy the current consumption we DO not
Therefore apprehend 20 S Tow nc pces
same our own and although prices are falling IN most
OF the Departments the trade in some OF the-esecal
v i'm the souh-is still firm, and shows disposition 10
give way IN price The OF imports over the exports
from the lt Of September 1867 to the lst OF June 1868
Cbeing nine months amounted TO twelVe lnHoh necto,
tres 100000 qrs and 1t calculated tha Win an auu-
topa quantity OF 6S7 800 hectOtres (26328 qrs) they
will be just able TO make both ends meet Wheh inc new
crop comes in Our mpOrauons for the hVe months
aud flour wheat S7lO S98 qrs when Is nSary @ ~ une
rate of million quarters for the year. tey continue
as large which rather doubtful IL was calculated tat
we soud need iportations TO the extent OF from nine
TO ten millions, which was not far rOm the actual re,
duiremens The stock of foreign wheat Is not large ana
n is we believe in few hands, who both able TO hold
1t and know what TO do with it TO prevent loss
The French wheat crop very variable TINS season In
the Southern and some of the center and western de-
partments they do not calculate on more than twOtls
Of an average while on the %ecnyated @ anus oy Ui 'e
north they have full average; 0nt lKe our OWL,
must be begun upon at once, while II VIII sun pe heces
sumption. One of the most notable ~ @ oe
French grain aud hGur trade is the REDUCTION OF le sok
our-o 81 s77 quinas; which ought at ths season pt
the year. TO be from 100000 10 SOCO qulhtaIs; Inc
effect of this is in the high price the Six MARKS l0r
the current month, having advanced from Sii 10 o,i
since this day week. The reduction IN the s'oSk
is parity owing to the shortness ot waoeL ~ s bnt
milstreams. which prevents the mills from w9rhg pat
principal the inferior quality OF hc Ioregn
wheat, the -four made from which Is so bad that the
bakers will not it, and the millers In the absence o
native wheat have preferred drawing upon the STOCK OF
commercial flour ON hand that from the continuance OF
the drouth must necessarily soon be reduced 70 nH
This stock consists OF the surplus OF hour MADE ny ue
once dcpost in what NAV be deHomnated bonded ware
houses, that under Government regulations the own
being empowered to draw upon the Government 10
certain amount OF the real value Jhs s very uselui
arrangement for the mIlers but how II operates upon
falling market is another matter as we conclude that the
is not allowed 10 draw enough TO enGanSer the
safety OF the Government #.-. d.
The same journal, speaking of the agricultural
prospects, further says ...........
The week opened with a fine, hot day breezy and
sunny Monday favorable, though hot, ana harNess
work proceeded with extensively IN all the Forward
districts Wind, west; Thermometer, SO barometer
80 20 inches On that day advces from Cornwall ran
thus believe 1t was on June the 6th hat WI0e you
that had seen some ears OF wheat IN heia Te So o
extraordinary dry and hot weather has uone inc woI
and this day we are reapng ln the SAINT neu SSu
tive on one side but II Is certainly very hne nu Vi
wheat. I believe have our crops as good as any
In the hngdom If may judge from reports Tue wheat
belye, VIII be tull average crop ana 80 IS e
the early and the best land the same estimate
Will also apply TO oats but the late soER aud t1n sDds
have suffered much from the drOuth near many com.
plants end THINK tIey are P[e & rgd & t y tne Gse @
be thrashed but, Notwithstanding we should nave @
fine weather for saving, shall not have cause 10 com
i
aud barley as we ever grew the hgnalniug anu Des.
tDds will do well this There VIII De much harvest
work done during tnls week ana next the hG SIatOt %
continues" tuesday morning was lntA au NJ Du'
the day turned out hot and tOrcing wind s. W.; thef'
mometer up to $50 IN inc shaae our aaVoGs on ,t uy
were follows. From the West Ridlng oi hofkshlIe
The weather continues intensely not ana th0ush ram
has fallen around us, we have had none III tns ed u
ate locality The cutting OF oats mas pTogrcSsed 10
extent, and wheat is ready % go on with Barley
also Is ripening rather uneyehy Ius are los
of more rain" From the East Riding: weather IS stu
hot and sultry the Thermometer mas s'VSa SS N ~
fallen, which viii be OF considerable beneht az
commencing in some early patches IA tls district
and viii be general IN about week or ten days we can
past that the wheat crop likely, with favorable gath
eriDg, 10 considerably above an average o. TAX
ing into account increased extent OF land under cu
tivaton with this grain" From Suffolk, borders OF Nor
folk: Cutting has commenced III TINS district and IS
likely to be general the week goes on Reports vary
DeepsOlled lands good; hgLt lndlHerent feeu SeIy
short" From another part OF the same county whefe
Talayera samples OF wheat had commanded CAS- 10 Gss
per or II was stated Livery farmer who has tested
the yield complains loudly OF It, Que promising held
two other fields estimated at nearly a. much, yielded
oply sacks per acre Of course only te early fields have
at heen tested Wednesdav proved hot and scoroli-
Ing day, wind still southwest, ana thermometer up 10
ia was remarked 1--WE have had beneficial showers
during the week" From the sea-cOast with the eN-
ceGn n, tVyo lorg' rain on SATURDAY. evening we have
had none since our last" On Thursday sudden change
in the weather took place the wind had got round To the
north nor h PU%g W Tn i fS and the tSSPmoetsr had fen as
Low a. re- degrees barometer 1910 inches Our advces
from suaolR stated: with the exception OF a slight
brilliant with very high range OF temperature harvest
work n rapidly and generally
well satisfied with their crop Of wheat Prom The same
county, the coast 1t was observed: Inc weather
FOR inc past few days has been II possible hotter and
more paTching than today though. Is shady and
cooler and in ordinary years with the cloudy prospect
above us we shoud look for certain rain. There
tb fendance farmers being high busy in harvest; but
reports Of wheat crop are decidedly less iaY0ra
HE man they were on Friday there was more SUM- but
with All
was much higher than on the previous day Our ad
vices were under from Devonshire: The uninter-
ruped dry and bot weather has brought the harvest
wonderfully, and corn Is generally ripe. large extent
OF wheat been secured this week and the crop Is eK
pected 10 be very good" From Lincolnshire advces
run thus We have had some OF tho hottest weather
much 50 that work in the fields could not be carried on
"a degrees in the shade registered on "Wednesday
afternoon since then the wind has veercd TO the north
east bTinping cool weather again. The crops have
matured very rapidly OF late and II strong winds should
blow much loss from shaking will be the result The
tIe west RiinS of Yorshre our advices stated The
farmers have got TO work. thay have promise ofvery
good crops OF wheat; and Dareys are DelN. than e4
remarked During the past days the weather has
been and dry, and the temperature unusually hgh
until yesterday since wheD with northeast wind ~ mas
will probably be general by next week IN this Beigbor'
hood From Essex II stated: Another week Of ex-
cessiyey 1ne and hot and dry weather has
ripened all the crops and everything comes
ready 90 cut at nearly the same time, and
can hardly be harvested quick enough. con,
siderable portion Of the wheat is already secured and
thrashed the yield so far as We hear Deing salts
factory, while the sample comes fine IN quallty, ana
weighs we'll" Saturday fine harvest day, with
more again, and strong breeze from lhe east Al Al
Immense breadth OF land has been cleared this week, a
the corn going up the finest possible condition. Inc
samples of wheat which nave come forward since mon
day were Of very He quality dry and ready for grind
ing Immediately, With weights ranging from 90 to CGn
pei busheL-Jnly 25. .N "."'' ..... ....
NOTES on BRITISH AGRICULTURE. Cd.
....., (FRoM An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENCE ...
LONDON, July 20--Jt may be of importance to your
farmers q, Lnovv sometng about AQriCulture IN En-