The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-06-17
LONDON LETTER.
(Re0uzGr COrreSpondence.)

LONDON, ENGLAND, May 23, 1881.
The dry, harsh, easterly winds, accom-
panied by high temperature by day
and severe early morning frosts, which
have characterized the weather of the
past week, have taken very material
percentage off crop prospects as they
stood a week ago. On Saturday south
ern winds were general, and softer
atmosphere, with falling barometer,
gave reasonable hope Of a genial change,
which, unless it occurs very shortly,
will come too late to save the spring
corn. So much of the I.enten 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 cult
vation-begin to look yellow. In fact,
there has been practically no progress
made during the week by any Of the
cereal crops, except the Wheats on deep
loans in fairly good state of cultiva-
ton.
This cannot be considered as other
than very serious state of affairs at
the middle of the month of May in a
country whose agriculture is yet large
ly dependent ON the bulk of its cereal
crops. Pulse crops move but very slow
ly, and the peas especially are greatly
in need of copious rains and genial
temperature, the absence of which is
keeping everything at a standstill,
whilst in q very backward state. AS
the growing crops now stand the sea-
son must be numbered amongst the
latest on record.
The value of most descriptions of
foreign -four continues to droop. and
the consumptive demand is met by a
tedious and laborious sale. The sup
ply to the London market has been on
a much smaller scale than that for the
previous week, 30,19S qrs. of wheat,
chiefly from the United States, and
%, ITO sacks, 1861 barrels of -four, also
chiefly from the United States, forming
the total. There have been but five
wheat-laden vessels arrive at ports-of-
call during the week, and up to Thurs
day, only thirteen sales were reported
as having TRANSFERRED in connection
with the supply noted last week.
American red winter is being held off
coast at $11.40, against most languid
inquiry. There is no other description
of foreign wheat than American red
winter, with the exception of the irreg-
ular offerings of high grade Pomera-
MAN, which holds it's value; and the
ample supply of foreign white wheats
of various kinds prevents any enhance
ment on the value of American red
winter from it's comparative scarcity,
which might otherwise have accrued.
On the continent of Europe the trade
for breadstuffs has been slow, almost
without exception, and state Of I'M
certainty and doubt has very generally
restricted business. Crop prospects
have received check, more or less Sc
rious, all over Continental Europe,
from the continuance of cold, dry, east
erly winds, and all Europe wants rain.
In Spain the wheat crop is reported IA
vOrably.
In Egypt the crop of wheat and
beans is stated in recent kilograms to
be good.
The arrivals of live stock and fresh
meat at Liverpool last week from the
United States and Canada show
slight increase in live stock, and
large one in fresh meat, in comparison
with the preceding week. The steam
ers brought total of 1,427 cattle, 119
sheep, 9,244 qrs. of beef, 1920 carcasess
of mutton, Ais dead hogs.