The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1879-08-15
Foreign Grain Markets.

As our people are just now much interest
cd In the condition Of the foreign grain crop
and markets, We copy the following from The
London dispatches Of last Wednesday
The Marx Lane Express says there have
bee n some intervals Of sunshine dur
fng the past week which have been
beneficial to growing crops and hay
making. Cold nights, however, milf
tated much against 1t, and II Is only in
the s0uill that the wheat is changing
color. Even under tile most favorable
conditions IL Is improbable that any
home grown wheat will be seen in
Mark Lane before the FIRST Of Septem-
Der. In 1878 the first sample appeared
ia Mark Lane on the 11th of August.
Some Of the hay crop has been secured
but in many instances In n very unfit
state. The condition Of the root crops
Is very variable. Potatoes appear to
be thriving fairly in Scotland aud Ire
land, and the consumption of maize
IN Ireland has consequently decreased.
In the midland counties Of England 8
disease has appeared and the condition
Of the potato crop Is deplorable. In
short, the improvement Of the agricuI-
tural situation is very slight, and the
harvest cannot be otherwise than def.
Client Very little English wheat was
offered during the we eek either at Mark
Lane or at county exchanges.
Business has been to q great extent
of holiday character, hut In most In
stances sellers lad no difficulty ia oh.
tanning last weeks prices. Imports Of
foreign wheat continue on llbe raj
scale, and in consequence Of recent Inn
proYement In the weather. business
ruled quiet but steady without any
material alteration OF prices. A fur
ther advance however IL by no me ans
Improbable, as u recurrence of rain
storm might render tile English crop
total failure. For some weeks hence
the weather Will govern the market
even In the face Of large summer sup
plies and the knowledge Of q large sur
plus possessed by America. There has
been a steady milling demand during
the week for American and Russian
descriptions. Finer sorts Of Foreign
white wheat such a. Australian aud
New Zealand have also been in good
request The scarcity OF maize on spot
has caused raise OF a shilling per
quarter. All sOther descriptions Of
feeding corn also tended against buy
ers. Arrivals at ports OF call have
been small. Wheat Oft coast quiet aud
declined about six pence per quarter.
Another circular says: Forward
wheat was firmly sheld by the first
hand sol Her, and but little business was
done. A few resales of red winter car
gees for August and September ship
ment were effected at los cd per quar-
| ter. Maize has been in large request
| the past few days, chiefly for October
and November shipment, at an i'm
proyement OF fully Is per quarter.
Barley has also advanced 6d TO Is.
/ Sales OF English wheat last week
amounted 10 l5,s5 quarters at 49s I'd
/ per quarter against 81, 40 quarters at
44s id per quarter for the same week
last year. Imports into the United
| Kingdom for tke week ending August
5d were g45, ,27S cwts wheat, aud 2iI.-
2e3 cwts flour. Another week OF fiRs
weather has wrought considerable inn
/ provement in the harvest prospects oi
France. Harvest has terminated in
the south, but even In The most favored
localities the yield oi wheat does not
exceed an average crop. In some
OF the southwestern departments the
yield Is decidedly deficient. In the
center, IL fine weather continues, thers
Is every probability, not, indeed, Of &
bountiful harvest, but of a yield Ger.
tainly surprising that Of 1878.