Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-09-24
From, tie United States G"zette.
FLOUR.


~. ..,ro, he suDposed To know when specu-
;,ron may be prof;a5ly pursued, or 'orh"rn, 50
ii o.. ,ts merchants TO whom the business Of
rirb, aDper,ans, AID to whom OF course we
r,psn 20 leave the business; out as spirit Of
,,ecuIa,ior, founded only on supposiuons, has
rryopen,ly proved runous to those who indulge
I,,oly therein, and, through them, highly injn>
ZION, 10 the public, we may be allow q TO make
, simple observation on the price oil -four, which
seems to occupy much attention.
The sudden rise IN this article, is, we think,
rot entirely dependent upon any information
from Europe. but IN some measure reterable TO
The state Of crops in our own country; and we
l-,ru from the interior, that important failures
n the anticipated products oflarge fields, have
hssn sustained; and this has been so general IS
., ,rrant belief that the article Of -four, and
consequently other grain, must maintain a
much higher price than they bore few months
since
We have yet no accounts from England that
render il esriGi6 that wheat will there attain a
pTice 10 warrant great shipmc hts from this
country. For The averages and duties upon
wheat and -four 10 England, We refer TO our
papers Of Monday last, in the article signed
Hamilton"
We should state that no kinds OF ground
grain, excep, wheat meal, or flou,, and cat
meal, is admitted into Great Britain from. TO-
reign ppr's.
Information from Canada, and the lower Bri.
lish Provinces, lead 10 d bciiel that the crops
in those parts, have been greatly injured by
the late rains, and wheat and four have. conse-
qyently, greatly i'm proved in price; and in adj
drion TO what we have sla:e1, with reference
10 the products OF Penn vlvania lids; and the
stare Of the -four market IN this CITY. where,
we understand, about two thousand barrels
Of -four changed hands at 81, during the
four last business days, we fad IN The Balli-
more Parrot OF Friday, Howard streep -four
quoted at 81. The Review of the Blltimore
market, in the Gsze,te Of Saturday, l,aves the
price blank. The Inspections for the week were
about thirteen thousand barrels.
One or two small cargnes Of red wheat
brought in Baltimore 81 20; and the wheat
crop OH The Eastern Shore, i, stared as being
short. IL IS proper, however, 10 state, thar the
Baltimore papers imPure portion Of the fever.
nb state fthc market to the recent news from
England by the John jay.
Flour is quoted in New York at 81. The
following from Liverpool circular shows that
irregular advance has been made in the article
IN that and the London market.
"McsSrs. Edward Myers s Go. Of Liverpool.
have sold sweet New York suprrEne -four. all
III good order, and they expect will prove alt
sweet On the srh August 1870 Orls. "a, 25s.;
On TIE 9Th, $50 do at 24s 3D.: and on the Same
day, during heavy shower ct RAIN, $50 do at
SIS; The whole to remain rent free to the pur-
chascrs Tor two months.
Oh the l+lh, sales are advised at London, ef-
te'ed between he 9th and That day, at the rate
o. 27s and 2ss. per brl for sweet New York
aour"
Spectators will have to determine whether
'Se present demand is excited most by the state
~ the crops In England and the posture Of af-
airs on The continent, or by the failure Of The
SvoPs IA Ibis Country and Carada