REVIEW of THE BRITISH CORN TRADE

Dunstan Times, Issue 410, 25 February 1870, Page 4 (Supplement)

REVIEW of THE BRITISH CORN TRADE

As usual at this period of the year, our last issuo was accompanied with the best statement procurable of th 9 yield of the corn crops, which certainly confirms the worst impressions that were entertained of them. It appears that not one of these came up to au average. Even oats, which were at one period held to be good, were below it. Barley proved much under the estimate, and as regards pulse, only winter beans were favourably reported, these being a small proportion of the whole. Wo have carefully gone into the particulars of wheat, and the matter stands thus:—Of above 500 returns received. MS only returned an average, S3 above an average, and 307 under an average —some considerably. Taking these roturns as fairly representing tun whole acreage grown, and deducting the 53 over an averago from the 307 below an average, we have 241 left, or nearly one-half, in this position, whi'jh, representing 1,771,57S acres, at 1 quarter each, shows as many acres short of au average crop. This brings the yield to the low estimate of 11,000,000 qrs. The best yielding counties were Essex, Kent, Bucks, Cornwall, Lancashire, and Northumberland ; about the worst, Northampton, ■ Notts, Oxford, and Worcester; while Ilutland, Salop, Warwick, and Wilts were without a single return amounting to an average. Wo can only account for such counties as Lancashire and Northumberland standing so high this season from tho fact of their being late, when wo had tho finest weather; and our inference, as a whole, is that unless wo have a fair portion of sun towards tho end of May, to continue for two months or so, wo may certainly reckon on a doficient harvest, not to be made up by any subsequent fine weather. Farmers themselves have been deceived; there was much less than met the oye, both in the sheaf and in the stack, and the present prices on such a produce are anything but encouraging; but tho chapter of accidents is not under command, and we may yet see some revival before the next operations of the sickle. Frost has again visited us smartly, and this must retard foreign supplies, though nothing could have exceeded the dulness that introduced the week in London; and we have to note in consequence a further general decline of Is. to 2s. per qr.; with, however, some symptoms of recovery on Friday. Danzio, which had lost ground, has recovered, and the intensity of the frost wa3 Baid to havo closed tho Sound. Paris was also dearer for flour. The sales of jGnglish wheat noted last week were 02,115 qrs. at 425. 2d., against 68.557 qrs. at 51s. in 1860. The London averages wero 41s. 3d. on 6,18G qrs. Tho imports into the kingdom for the week ending the sth Feb. were 770,878 owts. whoat, and 141,330 owts. floor.— Mark-lane Express.

UEORGE DYER, who recently gave himself up to tho polios on a confession of murder, has again been brought up at Bow-stroet. A telegram had been despatohod to Australia for information respecting the circumstances mentioned by Dyer, but as no reply had beon received, the prisoner waa again remanded on bail.