, 1843-02-11
saint Louis Market,
EBRUAR I'd.

,FLouR AND GRAIN.-The opening o.
navigation has brought large quantities
Of Flour to our market during the pas
week, and most holders, not willing to
sell at present prices here, have shipped
to Orleans and the East, in the hope Of
obtaining better prices than can be real
lied here. The nominal price of Coun-
trymills is so, 70-Sales, however, have
been made, at 1852, and we quote the
latter as the price at which it may be
bought. p
There are Eastern orders in town for
Flour, but our rates are still above their
limits. There are also Ohio Millers
who have come here to obtain Wheat,
but at present prices (37l-2 cents they
are disposed to buy sparingly. Our
country friends may look for a still furth-
er decline in both these staples, and when
they will reach their minimum, or what
minimum they will reach, it is scarcely
possible to conjecture. Our last private
advices from New York are more en-
eoar,gins however, they are to the 10Th,
on which day, there was more frmness
in the Flour market, and buyers, who
had hitherto held of, were now coming
forward and taking Genesee, freely at
"a Sc. and Ohio at 4 so. Except in the
prospective, there is nothing encourage
ing for the shipment of American Flour
to England. At the last dates we have,
it was worth, American sweet Flour, 27
shiliings. When the price, is q shil!-
ings, the sliding scale fixes the duty at
about 2 shillings consequently, the price
Of American Flour in England, is nearly
a SLOW, as it is in New York, 20 shiIl-
ings, at present., exchange being about
equal to $4 60 per Dbl. There is, some
Indication however, that the sliding tar
if on American bread stuffs viii be a.
bandoned and this staple admitted at a
specific duty;-ifso, England would take
a large amount of our suplus. .a,r
" The Boston market on the 10Th, was
dull, and sales Of Genesee confined chief
ly to the retail trade at 81 Sc, TO 4 81,
for common brands. Ohio 81 so; and
for Saint Louis brands, 4 Sc, to A g.
On the 10th, at Philadelphia, the market
was firm at 3 95, for good brands. al
though 1900 bbls. of common, had been
sold, for export, at 3 81.
There is still a scarcity of Wheat in
the Eastern markets, and the price is
mere firm than for Flour. Prime PENN
sylvania reds were worth in New York
50 to 80 cents; a lot of Illinois equality
not mentioned) had been sold for SO cts.
The stock on hand, in Philadelphia, vas
light, and prime readily commanded So
els. Sales in the Baltimore markets Of
Maryland reds, at so to 81 cts. The de-
mand for Flour at Cincinnati was active
on the 9th, and favorite brands, found
purchasers readily at $685.. At Or
leans, on the 20th, 8 25. Wheat has
arrived here freely during the past week.
In the early part of the week it was sold
TO MiIlers at 40 I-2 cents. Sales were
made on Saturday at 3S cents, Tin sacks,)
and to day, the market is heavy at 81
l-2
Upwards of 5000 barrels of Flour
have gone South during the past week.
We observe some shipping (from a
country MILL in casks marked "extra
superfne," containing 392 pounds, nett.
are told it is packed in this way to
save the cost of two barrels-they be-
ing 10 cents-whIle the cask is obtained
for 40 cents. We can see no reason
why Flour will not sell as well in casks
as Corn Meal-which is usually packed
in puncheons, of 800 pounds nett. At
any rate, the miller who has shipped this
Flour in casks, is a shrewd sensible man,
and is not prone to try dangerous expert
ments.
The supplies of Corn, in tie Boston
were heavy, and prices of Wes-
tern had ,eceded a shade-sales of yell
low flat had been made at 46 a AZ cents,
and white at IS cents. Ert |
Corn Meal continues 10 be scarce in
the Philadelphia market, and Pennsylva-
MIA was worth, in barrels, 225, and
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