The New York herald., 1850-06-09
The Movement of Breadstufrs.


The at present for the great staple products
Of the country,i Is somewhat peculiar iS ne marked
features Flour IL selling lower In the city OF New
York than almost any In tho West which, IA
natural consequence has checked shipments East aud
almost entirely changed the current of trade. This
revusion In the Of trade should not b. allowed
TO pnss without satisfactory explanation IL Is rot
Without it and the sooner thst Is correctly un
derstood ly the people Of the Atlantic cities who
cond niy looking 20 the West for liberal supplies
the sooner they will comprehend the fact. that the
West has already sent forward more wheat snd Hour
than Is prudent with reference 10 home demand and
consumption. We have taken some psins TO ASCERTAIN
the resative price Of Hour AZ the more important
points Of trade In the Lake region well a. Ia the
city Of Now York the first day Of jane 1850. The
rsult T. matter Of than ordinary interest. not
only with m. dealer. but with the consumer Ia the
city cf New loTk So 10 - % the HI cheat quo
tstiurs for mixed TO fancy Michigan: s5 6-S 81 rs
for guod State The wholesale prices At which aIge
salys were being made on that cay--st Nlssukis
SO LAT Chicago, SO 50at -. Looi. - tor fair
sen. four sold at 50 IS 90 At Toledo, 1 oo1 5bls
sold T. 60 TO Cincinnati A. - so aud no mor could
bc bought there, Some CO. barrels sold in this mar
k.t 20 80 Mcst-prccs here un the lsti we're 80 J'A
50 %.
OF the market with ruiernce 70 prcesi The ansrer IA
this 1hfUul bout the West where the supply known
and correctly understood It will be perceived that
yr4rcs up; while In the Now York market. who're
antcipatiops Of good supply from the West 20,
corfdently iudug'd prices rule much beos those VI
the Lal. Michigan port aud at ~ Louis Ths Allan.
tic markets must feel the effects Of this state Of
thipgs and when comes. there vii be no.hing With
which TO fuppiy the demand however urgeft is may
The receipts at this port mp TO the lst " JHOe pre-
ant fair index 90 the supply OF this seasoa The AZ
tei.ney in rrcdps here uP 20 June lst az compared
WHEAT snd four which, when lrsndcrcd respectively,
stFnos thus WI heat. tist2s bushels; noar 10 5ot
laruls lat year the receipts for June Juy snd Nu
gust. vefe-whsat 1850 p&2 bushels; hour. 300
tHiTel. Reducing the wheat 10 Hour makes Ol1 Isl
barrels The prspcot H. that not 1.-THE q tast
quantity willie received here during the correspond
The siirmsnt.last year from Lake Michigan to the
1t lfIaN NsIa of q los q
larger proportion q which the crop Of ISIS, and
shpr,d before sept ]. isie with the present
pr spcct under reliable aivses the receipts here this
yer viii 90 oss per cot uf those OF Last,
which affords abundant reason fpr high prices At the
Mest. whethcr he Eastern markets are affected BY
Our si,lces from the wheat growing sections %
The Wet sre far from fatterinE. in r'gaFd 90 the
l. nearly exhausted. aud the lntlr thst remains,
s inovirs hsh rrcss, backed by q good d..
msud in thc Mississirpi valley 81 OHitna and
throughout the Upper nssissipIi Gour l. very
and is selling NJ Ssa - Per thi vhrre Tor several
wears prst isras quautit,s ~ wheat aud uour have
be- n produced for the "a. Louis market.
The stat, of Michigan has no more wheat aud hour
g. pare While i,sr. are cntertsned that tne suPeiy
has teen cio~ly drained ~ TO cai tr supply "r
home consumpt'on frnm abroad bct're hfrvcst. At
th. point bsein tofcsl the elect q th. rec. Dug
cufrsut 81 trade cargo ~ -four hst hal bees ship
psd O. n market has hca re- shipped 10 Cir'sland
who're vii w. doubt be sent through the Ohio cauN
20 Cincinnati
time te ths harvest more -four viii 20 West thsn val
Esst from the West This thea, esds "a - looS
The crop ior supply equal 60 che wants Of
the osuutry We rctret THAI recent adsicss do nj
Iarf Tow e premise upon the future Ia That regard
Private lettrs aud newspaper accounts egr-e IN this
that the prottnred droutb attend by unu.uny cold
weather hls nstty destroyed ali hoP-s ~ so'dsfnp
uutusl ~ the movements &C brosdstuns are at tbs
time ana sngularly Tessrfsd prices appear o. b..
they sasy sccOuued i,r In the shsttnes- OF The
st,tk ard sntiss NV marset that seems destined
attIf. thr surplus of to Iaks region % usef at
the sxrtus. ~ the AUuniir rites. The on'ruliing
sentiment among the ilantc .rehants thst there ts
or atUudauts Vet beck from whlch The East viii be
sufrlisd aud which kcepf prices In the city OF Nov
NUfh below What thfs ~ TIE door ~ the producer
must soon svs way 90 The forced conviction thai the
West is nearly bsrfen aud that even Oh prices VII
fell cail ont anythfug lke an sdeguate supply fpr
The legitimate wants ot ouusuu uiirn and trade