Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-05-29
COMMERCIAL.

amount for the week, of all qualities, being but a
trile above 1000 bbls. Considerable parcels
which would have reached this market this
! Spring, have been sent to other markets in con-
sequence Of an apprehension that under the new
inspection law,-by which the Baltimore stand
ard is raised to a degree which renders "Super-
fne' equal in alb respects to any made in the
United States,-they would not be entitled to
receive that brand, and would consequently be
passed as .6ne' only. Such, undoubtedly,
would have been the result in some cases, but
the facts as they are show that erroneous and IN
founded notions exist as to the nature and opera
tons Of the new law. Some parcels of flour
from Shenandoah county which have reached the
city by the Railroad, within ten days past, have
been fully equal to, aud perhaps above the new
g super6ne" standard, and have been sold at the
highest prices Of the most ~favcurite fancy brands.
The owners, therefore, realize all the advan-
tase Of the advanced prices arising out OF the
new inspection. Another and perhaps more ge-
nerally important fact is, that Fine" Hour OF
the new inspection, has sold and continues to
sell in this market at as good prices as the ''Su-
per6ne" Of the neighbouring market of Alexan-
dria; SO that the miller whose -four has been sent
to the District for the sake Of securing the 'ssu-
p~erhne'' brand, loses the advantage which he
"OuluS gam " Uuiit ~ " NV
s~pection, where the s'6ne" is worth as much at
least, and the &c super6ne" worth SO much more.
These facts are stated, not with the most distant
design to disparage a neighbouring market, but
to show the true OBJECT of our own inspection law.
Howard street FIom-The sales from stores
this week have generally ranged from 1914 a
IS. so, for parcels of s~uperhne Of the new inspec-
ton. About 1000 brIs. have been taken at these
rates. We also note a sale OF 500 brls. new in
s~pection, at S.. S7a, which was afterwards re-
sold at S5.5 50. Som lots Of superfine of old in
s~pection, have been sold at $3.50. To-day
the market appears to be quite firm, and dealers
generally ask IS. so from stores tor the new in
s~pectioD, aud some ask higher. The wagon
price has been steady, at S5.S7a per brl. for
new inspection, and at S5.25 for stored Hour
under the old inspection; but since yesterday a
few Of the dealers have been paying $3.50 for
new inspection. We quote the wagon price OF
new inspection at $3.50 a $50. The store price
of 5. fine" -four of the new inspection ranges from
S to 5. rs, according to quality.-Bak ..dme'ican.
We copy the above article from the Baltl-
more American of Saturday. 1t appears to be
an effort, on the part Of our good friends and
neishbors of Baltimore, TO benefit their Flour mar
ket at the expense of ours: and to prove, for our
lives, we cannot tell what: for it is yet extreme.
~ doubtful whether or not they have really rails
ed their standard of s~uperfine Flour. From their
own showing. new inspection was sold from
stores. last week, at IS 81 and re-sold at 5 so;
while old inspection sold from stores at 5 37a:
making the difference from nothing to 12& cents
per barrel, not more than the usual range of
the market. As to the difference between the
wagon price Of nso inspection and the wagon
price Of old inspection, We have. without any sa-
t~isfactory result, puzzled our brains to compre-
bend the meaning of it, not being sufficiently
acquainted with the mode Of toansacting business
in that city to conjecture how Flour Of the old
inspection can, at this time, be sold from Wagons
or have a wagon price. Perhaps it is what they
tell their country friends is the value after trey
have secured it in store. II any thing at all is
proved, it is too much; for, In laboring to make
it appear that fine" Flour in Baltimore is worth
as much as s~uper6ue Flour IN Alexandria. they
have, unfortunately for themselves, established
the important fact that "fne" Flour and "su.
perfne' Flour ave both one and the same price in
BALrIMORE!!! Take the following for ex-
ample.-s.The wagon price has been steady at
5 s7a per bbl. for new inspection, and 5 25 for
stored Flour under the old inspection" Again:
"The store price of : fine Flour, Of the new
inspection. ranges from S 90 to S a5' as in qua.
lity." Here the extremes meet. The fact is,
that the Baltimoreans have committed an error
in attempting, at this season Of the year, to raise
the standard Ut their inspection, and, like most
persons displeased with themselves, seek relief
by saying cross things Of their neighbors. They
have altered their Flour law-raised the inspec-
ton, or p~rofessed to do.-and appointed new in
s~pectors, inexperienced, we presune,)-the ef-
feet of which has been, instead Of increasing
their receipts, to cause a very considerable portion
Of the Flour heretofore sent to Baltimore to find
its way to the District; since which our weekly
receipts of King street Flour alone have frequent.