The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-09-12
English Crop Review.

LONDON, September 1.-THE Marx
Lane Express in its review of the British
grsin trade SAYS: The weather for the
past week has been more favorable, the
cool temperature and keen winds dried
most OF the laid corn and prevented
damage from sprouting. During the
pas. few days considerable quantity OF
grain has been secured, although II Is
feared not in prime condition. No
doubt II uCh still remains in the fields,
but there now appears to be reasonable
hope that the crops in England have
suffered their worst from the weather. In
Scotland affairs are different ~ large
proportion OF the cereal corps Is yet un
cut. Oats in some of the districts are
reported quite green; the lsteneSs OF the
season cause, grester anNlety on this
account. On the lighter soils some quanti-
" OF barley has been cut, but the greater
portion of the crop Is yet unsecured and
will probably turn out coarse and DIS
ColOred on tnrcShlng. even limo sproutlug
occur. The crops which appear likely -
turn ont well, as far A. weld Is con-
cerned, are oats, peas aud beans, all opln-
ions concurrlng that wheat is large
" deficient. Potatoes or nj
tccted by disease in nearly every DIS.
trict. As harvest progresses, the conylc-
tion is forced upon u, that the yield
of agricultural produce generally will
be far from abundant. To this tact may
be mainly attributed the firm tone whicn
mas prevailed IN AL branches OF the grain
trade True offerings OF Eagllsh wheat
have been fair, both At. Mark Lane and
the country markets, but very small
proportion OF the samples offered have
been in good condition. The kno T.
great scarcity OF old samples, and n large
anticipated deficiency of this years crops
OF English wheat, haye forced buyers
attention to foreign grain, which has i'm
proved one to two shlllings per quarter
under the increased demand, and
tins in face of the large
stocks in the granary, the heavy foreign
imports and the abundant American
crop in the back ground. Should, how.
ever, the English growth this wear not
exceed 9,5OOOOO quarters at which 1t has
been recently estimated by well known
agricultural authority, It may not be too
much to say that, after all, when brought
forward to meet the requirements OF the
new cereal year, the American surplus
may possibly be absorbed without uudu.y
depressing prices, as was the case las,
spring when the Californian crop, which
Was the largest ever grown on the Pa
citic slope, WAS So rapidly absorbed that
It's disappearance seemed almost unaC-
countable. Certainly large quantity OF
foreign wheat will be- required to meet
the country's needs, and with little pros
pect Of the cessation OF the Esstean WAT,
trade presents healthy appearance,
and the prospects OF any Immediate
material alteration IN the prices either
way need not be looked Tor. The wheat
which has arrived at ports OF call have
been disposed OF At advancing prices and
now only one cargo represents the usual
arrived feet. There has also been u
good demand Tor wheat on passage and
Tor shipment ut u shilling to two snilllngs
per quarter more money, but the resale
check the advance. Maze oil the coast
has found buyers NJ sn Improvement of
n shilling per quarter, while for ship
ment there has been All active inquiry
and prices closed nearly one shilling and
six pence per quarter over those of last
Monday.