, 1879-07-17
FOREIGN NEWS.
English Crops and Markets.

sEVpS
LONDON, July S.-The Mark Lane Express,
in its review of the British grain trade for
the past week, says: The agricultural pros
poets cause very grave apprehensions,
Should the rain continue the hay crop will
be useless except as manure. The condition
of wheat is unimproved Barley in heavy
land is nearly ruined. Nothing but the
speedy advent of sunshine can prevent an
almost general failure of the principal crops
l In consequence of the weather and light sup.
plies in England wheat has improved shil-
ling per quarter in majority of the country
markets. but despite the firmness of holders
it has been difficult to establish any advance
of homegrown in London in the face of lib
eral arrivals and low prices of foreign va.
rieties. Previous rates, however, have been
well supported, especially tor choice parcels,
and the tendency is rather toward an ad-
vance than decline. Large foreign arrivals
have not caused scarcity of granary room,
AZ q large portion has gone direct to mlllers
who bought freely to arrive, transactions on
spot having lately been confined to the retail
wants of small milers.
Maize has varied little but is rather against
sellers. Arrivals at ports of call have been
small. OF coast wheat was firm, at slightly
improving prices, particularly towards the
close. Maize was steady and unchanged.
A good business was done in the forward
wheat, particularly for Red Winter July,
August and September shipments and prices
improved Cd per quarter. Maize was not
freely offered, though late cheap purchases
could not be repeated. The demand is still
slack. Last weeks sales OF English wheat
amounted to 33,904 quarters at 42s I'D per
quarter, against 18,202 quarters at 46s per
quarter for the same period last year. I'M
ports into the United Kingdom for the week
endingJune 2Sth amounted to AIS, 942 cwts
of wheat, and 214,2SS cwts of -four. At
Mark Lane to-day (Monday) the supply of
English wheat was again small, and prices
advanced Is to IS per quarter. The supply
of foreign wheat was fair, and it advanced
shilling. Flour advanced Cd per quarter.
Maize and barley were steady.
French Freedom.
PARIS, July 10.-Permission has been re.
fused Marshals Certain, Canrobert and LIE.
boef, and Admiral LaGraviere to attend the
funeral of the Pince Imperial.
leadership of 'ImperiaIists.
Prince Jerome Bonaparte hrs already vir-
tually assumed the attitude as chief of the
Imperiai.sts.
Gigantic Enterprise.
ST.. PETERsyuRG, July 10.-Thousands OF
workmen have been engaged several weeks
on works designed to cause the Oxus river
to return to its ancient bed, 80 as to establish
easy water communication between the Gas.
plan Sea and the regions bordering on AT.
ghanistan.
On the Border.
The Russians have sent force of 200 Co.'S
sacks against the Chinese raiders at Kuldia.
The Cossacks, however, hearing of the as
semblage of vastly superior force of Chi
nsse, retreated. It is not doubted that the
Chinese are about to develop military de-
monstration toward the Kuldja frontier on a
very large scale.
Englash Crops Ruined.
LONDON, July 10.---John Joseph Mechi. q
noted scientific agriculturits, writes to the
Times as follows: Another week OF food
ing storms and low temperature has put the
finishing stroke to the agricultural disaster.
1t is now too late for crops to recover. They
are considerably impaired even on well
farmed and drained lands, while on ill
farmed and undrained lands the storms have
been simply ruinous. Wheat will suffer less
and unless we get the promised hot, dry
weather many grass and clover crops and
peas will rot ungathered.
African War News.
A dispatch from Cape Town, June 22d,
says that General Sir Garnet Wolsely ar.
rived to-day and Immediately started for
Natal
kilograms received at Cape Town state
that the British forces are within as miles
OF Cetewayo's kraal. In consequence of the
defective state of transportation, General
WolselY has summoned meeting of native
chiefs at Maritzabaugh on the 3Oth of June
to devise means for transportion by native
carriers.
Zulu prisoners state that Cetewayo will al
low our troops to advance near Ulundi and
| then attack them.
| dispatch from Rork's Drift June Gath,
says that the decision of the court martial in
the case of Lieut.. Carey mas been sent to
England for confirmation prior to publica-
ton.
PACIFIC COAST.