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I am of opinion, quite wholesome and fit for use therefore, that by using due caution, the progress of the complaint, so far as it has gone, way in most cases be effectually checked
THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONGKONG GAZETTE
horser in winter as hay; while in certain districts scale-which, be it remarked, is of the bakers's price for their superior unticle. Taking such a state of thing
into consideration, we cannot concejve a measure more wise such as on the Border, the beans will also be good. | own selection—should be at båd, when the wheat in is operation, innemuch as it accomodates itself to the With all these facts before me, I carmot make is at 88. Can you, nevertheless, believe that, whilst decaliar circumstances of the times, than the present form of myself believe that we are to experience any thing the present pries of bread is 84d, the loaf is made the core into law allowed to operate as the legislature Weare, therefore, almost certain, that when the da approaching to the privation of famine, so far as wholly of wheat which cost the bakers 88% the Were that law allowed to operate as the legislature maged portion, is deducted from the stole astoun car quarter? The bakers tell you they always boy the intended, it would bring grain into this country was the crop, there still remains an ample store of good the grain crop is concerned."
never a supply, was actually necessary; but we cannot Our practical experience in these matters is so best wheat, and yet, though they are the largest shut out eyes to the mischievous effects which un potatoes for the consumption of the whole population limited that we feel difficult in adding any thing to buyers in wheat market, the aggregate average of founded rumours of its suspension have already pro through the markets. This, however, cannot be done, -that is, if the potatoes were distributed equally these remarks of Mr Stephens. We may, !
the kingdom did not exceed 65s. 6d. on the 8th No duced in the foreign market. Owing to these reports, and, therefore, there are some places where this vege be permited to express a doubt whether the aver-vember. The ruthis, the bakers are trying to make propagated by the newspapers. the holders of wheat table will be dear and scarce. The farmer who has a age quality of the crop has yet been satisfactorily the most they can; and they are not to blame, abroad have raised the price to 56s a quarter, free on large crop of sound potatoes, and who does not reside ascertained. It is well known that the farmer ra- provided their gains were not imputed to the far board; and as the same rumours have advanced the
in an exporting part of the country, will naturally rely brings his best wheat into the earliest market, mers. But we all know, that when bread gets in freight to 6s a quarter, wheat cannot now be landed enough use his superfluity for his cattle ; and this can because it is his interest to thrash out that part of ordinately high in price, clamour is raised against law would tend to confirm the panic abroad, and { tual thrift of our countrymen will cause them to abs
here in bond under 66s. The suspension of the corn
not be prevented We hope, however, that the babi. have sustained a partial dam dear wheat-that is, against the farmer and this would therefore increase the difficulties of our corn tain, as much as possible, from wasting their extra which may age as soon as possible; and in these cucumstances again is made the pretext for a free trade in corn; } merchants, in making purchases of wheat for this stock in this manner, more especially as there is abun it usually follows that the worst wheat is first ex- whilst the highs price secured to the baker by the roarket. It seems to us very strange that sensible men dance of other kinds of fodder. They will command a of business should be so credulons as to believe every higif price as an esculent, and perhaps a higher, if they posed for sale. In like manner, he wishes to dis- privilege of his trade is left unbjamed and un
idle rumour that is broached in the newspapers, so pose of his inferior barley first. In regard to oats, scathed." the inferior portions find consumption at home by
evidently for party purposes; for the current report of are preserved for the purposes of seed. Exportation the immediate suspension of the corn law originated also should be carried on cautiously; but we repeat. the horses, In ordinary seasons, any wheat of
in the papers avowedly inimical to the Ministry. The that the general tenor of our information is so far sa barley that may have shown symptoms of heating
character of the League is well known. That body affection of the crop in the southern districts, and the tisfactory, that it exhibits nothing more than a partial in the stacks are first presented at market, but in
has never permitted truth to be an obstacle in the way majority of those are compensated by a good provision, this season, when there is no heated grain-thanks
of its attempts.
of corn. to the low temperature and the precautions used in stacking-the high prices have tempted the farmers to thrash both wheat and barley earlier than usual in order to meet the demands for rent and wages at Martinmasa term which, owing to the lateness of the season, followed close on the termination of the harvest. This peculiarity of the season may, perhaps, account for the large supplies of wheat presented for some weeks past at Mark Lane to the extent, we understand, of from 30,000 to 10,000 quarters more than last year at the same period. It is more than probable that the largest proportion of the land in fallow has been down with old wheat as it was early ascertained that the harvest would be unusually late. There is always more bare fal low in England than in Scotland, and the old wheat having been thus disposed of, the earlier por tion of the new grain was brought to market, and not appropiated for its usual purpose. We must however, conclude that the crop-at all events the wheat is inferior to that of former years. This has generally been attributed to the welness of the season, in which view our correspondent does not altogether concur; and we are glad to observe that on one important matter, namely the fitness_of this year's grain for seed-his opinions are decided ly favourable.
CAUSE OF INFERIOR QUALITY OF WHEAT
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COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE
MANILA. From the New Werkly General Price Current, February 28.
Had the Court of Session thought proper to retain in ob servance the powers to which it succeeded after the abolition of the Privy Council, and which for some time at executed, we certainly should have applied to their Lordships for an Act of Sederunt to regulate the proceedings of master bakers, But, as centralisation has not even spared us an humble Se-
So much for corn and the corn laws. But there is cretary, we must leave, our complaint for consideration in a higher quarter. Our correspondent, however, is rather too charitable in assuming that the bakers are not to blame. We a more serious question beyond this, and that the state cannot, for the of us, anderstand why they are permitted of the potatoes. If we are to believe the journals, more to augment thede of bread, the great commodity of life, at especially those which are attached to the cause of the this enormous ratio, in consequence of the rise of corn. Sare- League, the affection has spread, and is spreading to a Supposing these accounts to ly some enactment should be framed, by which the price of most disastrous extent. the loaf should be kept in strict correspondent with the aver-be true, we say, advisedly, that it will be impossible to nge price of grain, and some salutary check upon a monopoly find a substitute for the potato among the vegetable REMARKS ON THE MARKET, which, we are convinced, has often afforded a false argument productions of the world; for neit er wheat nor raize
Cotton Goods,→There has been some enquiry can be used, like it, with the simplest culinare repa- against the agricultural interests of the country.
Such we believe to be the true state of the grain erration, There can be no doubt that in some places this this week for low qualities of 40 in. Grey Shirt thoughout the kingdom generally. How, from such a state of affection is very prevalent, and that a considerable partings, and few sales have been made at 934 a 82Į things, any valid argument can be raised for opening the of the crop in certain soils has been rendered unfit for per 40 yards duty paid, and midilling at $23 a 23 ports at this time, we are totally at a loss to conceive. The ordinary domestic use. It is understood that the Lord Some T. R. Kambaya fldks, have been sold at only serious feature connected with the present harvest, ia the partint failure of the potato crop, to which we shall predvocate of Scotland has issued a circular to the parisht $28 and Kaibays at 910 per corge. sently refer. But, so for as regards corn, we maintain that clergymen throughout the kingdom, requesting answere
CHECKED GINGHAMS.--Are scarce, and suitable to certain queries on this important subject. there is no real ground for alarm; and further, there is this
The in-styles much enquired after at fair prices.--There. important consideration, connected with the late harvest, formation thus obtained will no doubt be classified, so
is also a good demand for fine dark blue kanıbayas, which should not be ungratefully disregarded, that two months that the government will immediately arrive at a true
but the stock of wove and printed Handkerchiefs is of the grain season have already passed, and the new crop estimate of the extent of damage incurred.
In the mean time we have caused inquiry to be large, and nimost all styles are at a discount and da'l remains comparatively untouched, so that it will have to supply only ten months' consumption instead of twelve; and made for ourselves, and the result, in so far as regards of sale. Nevertheless, new patterns, if adapted to should the next harvest be an early one, which we have rea Scotland, is much more favourable than we had ex- the wants of the people, would sell readily. son to expect after this late one, the time bearing on the pre-pected, considering the extent of the first alarm. We
EXPORTS. sent erop will be still more shortened, Nor should the fact have seen accounts from every quarter of the kingdom. SUGAR.We have aot heard of a single transac- be overlooked, that two inonths' consumption is equal to 2,000,000 quarters of wheat-an amount which would form and the following report may, therefore, be relied on
as strictly consistent with fact. a very considerable item in a crop which had proved to be
It appears, on investigation, that no traces whatever actually deficient.
half of Scotland The crop in the upper parts of For of the complaint have yet been found in the northern farshire and Perthshire is quite untainted, and so across the island. When we consider what a vast stretch of country extends to the north of Montrose, the point beyond which, as our informants say, this singular affection has not penetrated, we shall have great reason to be thankful for such a providential
In the mean tune wo observe (in the "Friend of. inmunity. Our chief anxiety, when we first heard of the probable failure, was for the Highlands, where China," No, 13, of the 14th inst, received yester- the potato plant furnishes so common and so necessary day) that the British Merchants here, have addres- an article of food. We know by former experience | sed H. B. M's. Consul, regarding the unnecessary what bitter privation is felt during a bad season in the and, in their opinion, ungracious rules to which far glens and lonely western islands; and most rejoiced they have have been hitherto subjected when ap- are we to find, that for this winter there is little like-lying to that public functionary for certificates to lihood of a repetition of the same calamity. Argyll the affect that the sugar shipped in Manila for Eng. shire, however, except in its northern parishes has not land, was of these islands and produce of free labour, escaped so well, We have resou to believe that the potatoes in that district have suffered very materially, but to what extent is not yet acurately ascertained.
In the Lowlands the accounts are more conflicting: but it is remarkable that almost every farmer confesses now, that his first apprehensions were greatly worse than the reality. On examination, it turns out that many fields which were considered so tainted as to be useless, are very slightly affected; it is thus apparent
We sincerely wish that the experience acquired .. that undne precipitation has been used in pronouncing upon the general character of the erop from a few by the Consul may have convinced him of the re. isolated samples. Some districts appear to have escap-asonable demand of the merchants, for we cannut. ed together; and from a considerable number we perceive the least shadow for doubting, for ono have seen reports of a decided abatement in the disease single moment, in any instance whatever, in the In short, keeping in view all the information we present circumstance, that the sugar shipped here have been able to collect, the following seems to be the may not be the produce of free labour in these is true state of the case :-The crop throughout Scotland! has been a very large one, but one-half of it is affected to a greater or less degree.
But as there has been a movement already in some paz of Scotland, though solely from professed repealers, towards memorialising Government for open ports on the ground of special necessity, we shall consider that question for a liule,
and, in doing so, shall blend the observations of our able cor- respondent with our own.
"I am of opinion that the inferiority of the wheat in poor lands both as regards quantity and
Such a step, we think, at the present moment, would be quality, has not arisen from the wetness of the sen. attended with mischief in more ways than one. There can son, but from the very low degree of temperature, be no pretext of a famine at present, immediately after harvest; and the natural course of event in operation is which prevailed at the blooming season in the end
this, that the dear prices are inducing a stream of corn of June, and which prevented the pollen coming to
from every producing quarter towards Britain. In such maturity, and therefore interfered with the proper circumstances, if you raise a ery of famine, and suspend fecundation of the plants I observed that, during the corn inys, that stream of supply will at once be stopped. all that time, the rain did not fall in so large quanti they will then speculate not on the rate of the import duty, The importers will naturally suspend their trade, because ties as afterwards, but the thermometer averaged which will be absolutely abolished by the suspension, but so low as from 48 to 520, even during the day, on the rise of price in the market of this country. They and there was a sad want of sunshine. And it is will, therefore, as a matter of course-gain being their only object-withhold their supplies until the prices shall an ascertained fact, that wheat will not fecundate at have, through panic, attained famine price here; and all in a temperature which does not exceed 459, then they will realise their profit when they conceive they Accompanied with a gloomy atmosphere. This can gain no more. In the course of things at present, the theory of the influence of a low temperature also price of the fiue wheat is so high, that a handsome surplus would remain to foreigners, though they paid the import Accounts for the quantity of light wheat this year;
duty. Remove that duty, and the foreigner will immedia for the side of the ear that was exposed to the coktely add its amount to the price of his own wheat. The breeze which blew constantly from the north east price of wheat would then be as high to the consumer as during the period of blooming, would experience a when the duty remained to be paid; while the amount of duty would go into the pockets of the foreigner, instead of more chilly atmosphere than the other side, which into our own exchequer. At present, the finest foreign was comparatively sheltered, and therefore its wheat is 62% in bond-remove the present duty of 14s and fecundation would be most interfered with.
that wheat will freely give in the market 80s, the quarter.
It is, therefore, clear that such an expedient as that of I may mention a peculiar charactertic of this
suspending the corn laws merely to induce the bonded year, if we take into consideration the wetness of wheat to be cutered for homo consumption, would, in no the season; which is, that scarcely a sprouted car degree, benefit the consumer. The quantity of wheat at of corn is to be found any where, notwithstanding present in hund does not exceed half a million of quaters that the crop was laid in many instances. This the greatest part of which did not cost the importer 3 per immunity from an evil which never fails to render quarter. At least we can vouch for this, that early last sum- mer, when the crop looked luxuriant, 5000 quarters of wheat grain, su cllected, useless for human food, has in bond were sctually offered in the Edinburgh market for doubt been secured by the low temperature of the 265 and were sold for that sum, and allowed to remain in geason. It was an observed fact, that immediately bond. It still remains in bond, and could now realise bids. after the falls or rain, whether great or moderate, Here, then, is a realisable profit of 36s per quarter, and yet
the holder will not take it, in the expectation of a higher, a firm, drying, cool breeze always sprang up, which
We cannot think that Sir Robert Peot would sânetion & quickly dried the standing and won the ret corn at
mgakure to alçarly and palpably unster, for the sake of li the same time; and the consequence has been, that berating only half a million quarters of wheat, which is the the entire crop has been secured in the stack-yard calculated consumption of a fortnight. But the late frequent in a safe state. All the kinds of grain, therefore, cetings of the Privy Council have affeded an adorable opportunity for the afarmies to declaim, upon famine. Mat. may be regarded as bing in a sound state; anders, they say, must be looking serious indeed, when both on that account, even the lighter grains will be Cabinet and Council are repeatedly called together; and
they jump at the conclusion, that suspension of the com 12 quite fit for seed next year.
We pretend to no special The point on which the nation at large is princi- is the active subject of debate.
knowledge of what to passing behind the political curtain ; pally interested is, of course, the price of bread
but a far more rational conjecture as to the nature of thoán It is quite evident that the cost of manufactured deliberations may be found in the state of the poate crop four ought, in all cases, to remain in just proper- and the question, whether any succedautumn can be found tion with the value of the taw material. Unfor- for it. Perhaps it would be adruable to allow Indian cure, or fasize, to come in duty free; il notas fond far pouple, if tunately that proportion is not always maintained.
would feel barses, pigs, or poudry, and would mado a diver. The baker is a middleman between the farmer and
soa in favour of the consoraption of corn to a certain extent; the public, between the producing and the consum and such a relaxation could be made witbou: jowerfiring withi the corn last, fer mouse is na tepsided as e ra, bar standa jng classes. Amongst those who follow that very
in the same position as ritu and tallet. We might try this piecessary trade, there exists a combination which is not regulated by law; and the consequence is, apartment with the mains, as the Dunch bare already fore-
salled the gée market. that, whenever a scarcity is threatened, the bakers raise the price of the loaf at pleasure, and on no fixed principle corresponding with the price of Few persons are aware at what rate the quartern leaf ought to be sold when wheat is re. spectively at 50s, 60s, or 70s per quarter: they are, however, painfully sensitive when they are subjected to an arbitrary rise of bread, and their natural conclusion is that they are taxed on account of the dearness of the grain. The number of thar who buy grain, or who study its fluctuations, is very small; but every one uses bread, and the mojahly account of the baker is a pure memendo of its price. Let us see how the middle functionary, has belaved.
Curn.
WHY IS BECAD 20 DEAK?
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About a fourth or a fifth
tion during the week, nor is there any probability of any considerable operation taking place while the present state of the market subsists, absoluta want of tonnage, freights nt seven guineas in Chi. na. and the high prices asked for raw sugar, by the growers, so much so that no purchase has been made by the Clayers, for which reason, no sugar of the new crop can be got ready for shipment be fore the 15th of April.
which unnecessary and annoying rules they wish to be dispensed with for the future, taking in stead the bona fide declaration of the Merchants. A dog claration to that effect would be, in our opinion, almost as convincing as one made in the Cathedral- at St. Paul, stating bona fide that the said church is erected within the city of London.
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We now bring to our memmory and repeat what we said upon the subject on the 2nd November 1844, in our No. 95th vis?
of this half crop is so slightly damaged, that the un- usual amount of produce will more than compensate the injury. The remainder is certainly worse. Of The "Old England," "Liverpool," and "Laur- this, however, a considerable proportion has been con cnce," that sailed for London on sitta ult, have verted into starch-an expedient which was carly re-been the first vessels for whose cargos of sugar the commended in inany quarters, wisely adopted by the British Consul has granted certificates. And wo prudent, and may yet be extensively increased. An affected potato, unless its juices were thoroughly fer understand, that he has done the same for other mented, and decomposition commence, will yield cargos that went from here to England during the quite as good starch as the healthy root, and all this last three or four months, but demanding from the Potato starch or farina, shippers more proofs than what we consider neces→ may be considered as saved. when mixed with flour, makes a wholesome and palasary to justify the origin of the article Sugars table bread. In some districts the doubtful potatoes shipped to Manila may be granted ipse facto, to be are given to the cattle in quantities, and are considered the produce of the Philippine Islands, in the samo excellent feeling. This abo is a material saving
manner that, in our opinion, it could be affirmed, The spread of the complaint, or rather the appear that Coats, loaded at New Castle" are of Bratisla rance of its worst symptuma. seems to depend very much on the mode of management adapted after the produce and origin.--We have known of only one potatura are raised. A friend of ours in Mid-Lothian, I solitary instance in twenty one yours, of a four who has paid much attention to agriculture, has saved hundred pla. of sugar brought to Manila, to En- nearly the whole of his crop, by careful attention to the trepot, from Siam by a vessel of the King of that dryness of the roots when heaped, by keeping these nation, as a trial, which, as was natural, prosed a heaps smail and frequently tuned, and, above all, by failure. judicious ventilation through them. A neighbouring farmer, who had an immense crop, but who did not arail him of any of these precautions, has suffered mest severely.
Iloup-Several arrivals, and no alteration in
price.
Rice scardo-White cargo Bico in demand, Que letter which we have received is of great impor- Broses. The Government has given notice to tance, as it details the means by waich an äffected crop the Chamber of Commerce, that the deliveries of has been preserved. We think it our duty to make the Segurs from the Factory has been suspenifed, until collowing extract, premiving that the writer is an end.mitable leaf arrives for weappers; and the general vent practical farmer in the seath of Scotland - opinion, is that no Segars will be delivered till the
Helits bad this your a longe crop of potatoes, but my
SAPAN WAND—Abundant,
Exenade on ENGLAND, -Very scarce and fav transactions.
If the mizle of the barmist is such as we concanlieudy to. lieve it to be, there can be no special reason-best rasker, wa we have shown, the reverso-for surpending the action of
If the eas the corn lawn at this particster jubziste. of the wwe was tounded on the principle of stendag pra. treting to the tartine, why interfees with theer laws at a ume alme any apuchonend of a farles W catirely vasoGary? ke thow of my neighbours, did not ex-age the epades of basry next, at the soonest. Socre gold And make dvere a large canotty of food in the tomaty,
wie. Ca in first appearance, I directed my serious during the week at $1 prem. p. mil, attention to the racand of pewterring the crop. Though de great prices are certainly bot armbushin my vs.
anchoed to impute the miglaine to a dueper capar tako formy is the croy, and are, afer all, kus pure shaz eg
sw wetiches of the season, I monestved that damp mere to the farm who are fasers of cas deer. "The pararet cette could cut possibly be paid from 4-preses. wuchi, de a matter of gousse, ibermass any tendency to nd the prosth of corn. Ia de tigh price of live stock mbant decay, and I took my assures accordingly. Having Lepa up the valor of the lead Teangate averige prize rators! my potatoes, I cötend all the wound does, whichk A giran teraphoto the key is way babe, apa
scrimed fire from spot and blambh, to be carefully wie du modal argues can be funded de de super
picked by the handy and having elected a dry altikas cpm at the law of the wastry. Pinsára, Tâs a changed mut
Love in a missing deld, 1 deured them to be heaped ru irms www cura en 197 Eers is quotes, sene of which excenied a couple this 1 ed way thar *í čase sa proved the standa
of bulla. nige praldine de macas.
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Ahus wetind of pitting tipa was thin-dii a asy dramatura me plated a layer of potatoen, whicts we is not likely to fall; and the reana s baker och stået persons as updment ancondly-tha AL IN DATEN A Assign for this is the high price of whest-a very | tgh casa a pre teen mony, sacely when ordered with sandy anals, though I don't dimulyo atram
would do wei; aboum thas, another lajer din po.. plausible reasio and to which mast people wools! *** Center ou sur 29 ybi bara bera stora
pand thus the parties mudlin us the what campy murdi ( varet ; and tota, keeping the petaroma au segurate frown 100 gend-asturedly seret; but examine the par) was zu tad lehrer margins by the same time cach other as possible. We there thatched and enversl ticulars of the esse, and the reason adduced will be | be so as dee what would all got them ever to wand wish area, leaving audiators'on
During all the last fear for and caly sees were
I have had tym ogant size, and dvere found based on a fallacy.
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gens dar of mný cezay, which I estribute to the aggregate sterage price of wheat teier per
beat seay: 4 sove ad' when at good qunty, and the khu
1 alte prattike, as others in the readithew: hard, creded 20s, a quarter, and in that time the price i sis of the the why on base safe and keeping te
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