Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-10-29
AGRICULTURAL MATTERS.
Crop and Market Reports.

Wharf.-The markets appear to be slowly
recovering from the violent changes in the gold
and money msrket, AMI the low price offoreign
exchange The demand has been chiefly for ex-
port but better for milling the low prices especially
Tor winter wheat, attracting the attention Of
miilers. Trafton's Circular says Our re-
ceipts have been moderate, owing to the recent
break in the canal, and we fear they will not
equal our expectations the residue Of the sea-
son The heavy storms at the West must not
only reduce the amount of good spring wheat.
but seriously interfere with threshing and draw
ing TO market. According to the U'esterH Ru-
raj: q" SO severe have been the rains in Min
nesota that large part Of the wheat crop must
be retained on they farms all winter. The roads
are in an impossible condition, and it will be
impossible to move the wheat before the ground
closes" The washed and heavy condition Of
the roads, and loss Of bridges in the spring
wheat States adjoining MINI sofa, viii also
largely reduce the amount Of whe.t that VIII De
sold before winter.
But these low prices are not owing TO cor
responding fall in England, IS prices are con-
siderably higher there than IN last May a. June,
but 10 the disturbed state O. the money market,
Nor is there any lack Of foreign demand. Traf-
ton SAYS: "Our exports have been large, show
ing very great increase for the month Of Sep
tember IS compared with the same month last
year; and this movement Is likely to continue
throughout the whole year.
In regard to the wheat crop in England, the
London Saturday Rerielr, in referring to the
great variation in yields from different fields
and from different portions Of the same fields,
,.vs it il not able to give the reason for this
great variation but that there can be no
doubt that in the sum total the country has this
year 8 most irregular crop Of wheat, and that
perhaps the latest accounts are less promising
than the earlier ones" The Rcuicir also states /
that while the fine weather came in the nick Of /
time to save the crop from extensive damage, /
still it is not secured in as good order as in resi-
v fine seasons And that as the damp, foggy .
weather OF winter comes Oh, large proportion
Of dry foreign wheat will be needed to mix with
English wheat 70 make il grind vel, and pro
duce -four that will make the largest amount OF
good bread English wheat is said 10 make
" weak -four, dehcentiu gluten, that gives less
bread from certain quantity Of flour than when
the -four is strong that is rich Ia gluten. Il
is also said that the yield Of -four per bushel Is
less than usual So that, take the two points
together, skilled persons assert that five per cent
more wheat will be required this year TO make
a given amount Of bread than Of last year crop.
This will require a least 100000 quarters
more v heat TO furnish the year's supply.
The Mark Lane E1pr IS sept. 20, says the
preyious week opened with a fearful hurricane,
which at i;s height vas equal to 3Opounds pres
sure on the square foot Among the disasters
are s.tbe unroofng Of stacks snd exposing them
10 heavy rains. which have also fallen upon the
late harvest in the North" These storms have
checked threshing and male damp samples, but ;
owing 70 very moderate deliveries, prices were !
not much lower. It is SAD thst ''as reports Of d
the general yield do not become more favorable {
u regards wheat, and the long-expected fleet /,
rom the Mediterranean has appeared without ,
,susing depression either in this grain or /
paiIe, we mayy fairly, expect, with the removal p
Il all such influence, more cheerful trade. :
Coarse GRA1ys-There is little that Is new
n regard to these crcrs While frost has been @
exported in different places, few accounts OF seri-
ms damage TO corn have appeared as YET. For
.rley the demand and price is fair, Considering i
he disturbed state Of the money market. q
HoPs.-The Mark Lane Express Sept 20, +
avs during the past week our plantations
ave again suffered greatly from the continued /,
revsleDce of heavy ga,s and ram storms, :
Thich have iserilusly impeded picking, ana
poiled the appearance Of the new samples. Our
iarket mas been much excited. and prices have q
dvanced as much as -1s kEJlAJ ls' W.
here are mary accounts from the hop DISTRICTS !!
iowing that the poles are broken and blown 2
own. and the yards literally streWn with the C.
catered hops. There are also many complaints "a
nat 1.-THE crop comes down light''-yieli lighter e
nan expected The prices of English hops, IA
ept. Is, sre given in the H'orla as follows s
Id and East Kent Goldings) 2ia3,c, gold II
90. do ,Gr4pesl Ald-''- 90 o.
'eald Of Kent, l-a-.c. 90.
lsse1, le6-i1- u'' ID
1t is also said thst "there IS a much more &C s
We and healthy movements in the hop markets ID
the world than at suy previous time tins sea d
N, promoted by the damage which the Engiish il
rop has sustained by the gales referred to IN a
lr last. In the country, hops have begun to {.
.ove at II to Is cents, and the receipts in New "a
ork begin to look like business And that " a If
,reful survey of the situation warrants the be u
ef that the prospects Of the american grower +.
ave Frightened within the las three weeks =,
nd it now seems extremely probable that our -
lrpus viii be called for abroad, b. q CONTINUE u
IS demand st fair (but by no means lnrge) =
rices' G,
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