New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-06-15
LONDON LETTER.

LONDON, ENGLAND, MAY, 23d, 1881.
The dry, harsh, easterly winds,
accompanied by a high temperature
by day and severe early morning
frosts, which have characterized the
weather of the past week, have taken
a very material percentage off crop
prospects as they stood a week ago.
On Saturday southern winds were
general, and a softer atmosphere,
with a falling barometer, gave rea-
sonable hope of geniel change,
which, unless it occurs very short.
ly, will come too late to save the
spring corn. So much of the Len
ter corn as is out OF ground gets
smaller day by day, and the wheats,
on all but the deepest soils in the
best state of cultivation, begin to
look yellow. In fact, there has been
practically no progress made during
the week by any Of the cereal crops,
except by the wheats on deep loans
in fairly good state Of cultivation
This cannot be considered as other
than a very serious state Of affairs
at the middle of the month of May
in country whose agriculture is
yet largely dependent on the bulk of
its cereal crops. Pulse crops move
but very slowly, and the peas espe-
cially are greatly in need of copious
rains and genial temperature, the
absence of which is keeping every
thing at a standstill, whilst in very
backward state. AS the growing
crops now stand, the season must be
numbered amongst the latest on re-
cord.
The value of most descriptions of
foreign -four continues to drop. and
the consumptive demand is met by
tedious and laborous sale. The
supply to the London market has
been on a much smaller scale than
that for the previous week, 80, 1913
qrs. of wheat, chiefly from the Unit
ed States, and 23,110 sacks, 1851
barrels of flour, also chiefly from the
United States forming the total.
There have been but five wheat.la.
den vessels arrive at ports. of-call
during the week, ard upto Thurs.
day, only thirteen sales were report
ed as having TRANSFERRED in connec'
ton with the supply noted last week
American red winter is being held,
off coast, at s11.40 against a most
languid inquiry. There is no other
description of foreign wheat than
American red winter, with the ex'
ception Of the irregular offerings o.
high grade Pomeranian, which holds
its value; and the ample supply u
| foreign white wheats of various
| kinds prevents any inducements or
| the value of American red winter
| from its comparative scarcity which
| might otherwise have accrued.
On the Continent of Europe thu
| trade for breadstaffs has been slow
almost without exception, and .
state of uncertainty and doubt ha
very generally restricted business
Crop prospects have received a checl
more or less serious, all over Cont
mental Europe, from the continu
ance of cold, dry, easterly winds
and all Europe wants rain. In SPAN
the wheat crop is reported favorab
ly. In Egypt the crop of wheat AM
beans is stated in recent telegram
to be good.
The arrivals of live stock ant
fresh meat at Liverpool last wee]
from the United States and Canad'
show a slight increase in live stock
and large one in fresh meat, il
comparison with the precedin'
week. The steamers brought a to
tai of 1, 427 cattle, 119 sheep, 1924
qrs.: of beef, 1920 carcases OF NUT
ton, and AIS dead hogs.