, 1879-08-28
FOREIGN NEWS.
Englisn Crops nnt 0InrIlct,.

EngliSi Crops ana Markets.
LONDON. Aug. 19.-Hhe Mark Lane Ex-
press saws n week ol warm and sunny
weather, although interrupted by intervals
| Of nccssant rain Sunday and Sunday night,
/ Las done wonders IN maturing cereals. AT
! the same time previous damage cannot be
| obliterated. An examination of the wheat
ears proves the plant to have been starved
not only in the ears, which are short and
meagre, but many OF them are barren at the
base and top. Neither maize nor barley will
be ready to cut much before the end of the
month. OF barley there will probably be o
better crop if the fine weather continues, as
despite gloomy auticipations promise by no
means badly in some of the southern coun'
ties.
Scotch advices of the condition of cereals
are on the whole favorable, but the lateness
of the season causes much anxiety. The
smart advance in wheat of month ago
seems to have quite expended its force, as
enormous shipments from America and very
heavy arrivals have quite upset London
trade during the past week, and fine weather
has also, no doubt, had a marked effect in
depressing prices 1t was manifestly impos
sible to mako headway against American
shipments, and values consequently decline
Is per quarter for red and fully 2s for white
on the fortnight. The demand as usual at
this season of the year, has been of merely
retail nature.
Barley, oats, beans and peas have been in
good request in London and the provinces at
pence to a shilling per quarter advance on
the fortnight.
AT ports of call, during the week, trade was
iaf fnr1 off or or n pf oil
shilling per quarter, with fair demand,
however, at o reduction. Arrivals were
moderate.
Barley improved 6pence per quarter. Sales
of English wheat last week were 1889 qrs.
at 49s sd against 26,234 qrs, at 44s I'd per
or. for the same week last year. Imports
into the United Kingdom for the week end
ing August 9th were 19l, 395 cwts wheat and
lSl, ,179 cwts -four. With continuance Of
fine weather in France there is reason to be-
lieve the total crop of wheat will exceed that
of last years and afford farmers q fair return.
AT Mark Lane on Monday the supply of
English wheat was small and sales slow at
about the late rates. Foreign arrivals were
excessive and declined shilling per quarter
with o fair demand at the'reduction. On the
whole good deal of steadiness was observ-
able, as it was reported that Sundays rain
had seriously laid crops in some districts.
Flour and barley are quiet; maize declined 6
pence and oats 3 pence per or.
Traffic stopped.
LONDON, Aug. PA telegram to Lloyds
report that steamer grounded in the Suez
canal yesterday, and that traffic through the
canal has been stopped.
The Telephone in Paris.
PARIS, Aug. 21.-Thc Edison Company
have obtained permission from the govern
ment to establish telephone communication
between various quarters of Paris.
South Africa.
New YoRK, Aug. 2l.--Latest London dis
patches present rather discouraging pros
poets relative to tho speedy and satisfactory
termination of the Zulu war. Sir Garnet
Wolsely is straining every nerve and en-
ploying all means to lay hands on Cetewayo,
without whose capture peace is impossible.
Too Much Water.
LONDON, Aug. 21.-Rains in England con-
tinue, and there is renewal of the overflow
Of rivers in Somersetshire, Derbyshire War
wickshire, Leicestershire and StaSordshire.
Open Again.
Traffic OF the Suez canal interrupted by
the grounding of a steamer, IS resumed.