Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1852-01-07
From the Baltimore American.

BALTIMORE GRAIN MARKET.
We stated in our general remarks on this sub
ject last year that find 1t impossible to give the
actual statistics of the Grain Trade of Baltimore
in figures, owing to the inability unwillingness
OF some dealers to mention the amount of their
receipts. We shall however make the endeavor
with the assistance of some of the largest opera
tors, to give correct estimated amount of the
buriness of the year, and trust that hereafter
we may be enabled to give more accurate state
ment
Wheat-The crop has come in of superior quail
ty and in good condition, and is undoubtedly the
largest ever made in this section. Owing to a
very favorable season, and the free use of guano
and other stmulants to the soil, prices have been
CORRESPONDENCE low. The receipts are estimated
to have been $500 900 bushels-being an increase
of 900 over those of last year, Of which mil
lers have taken about 1850 900 bushels, and ship
pers $50, 900 bushels. The larger portion of the
shipments has gone to neighboring markets, though
the shipments to Europe have been considerably
more than those Of the previous year. In the ear
part Of the year the prices of the old crop, which
were mostly of inferior quality, varied from IS to
los cents. In July the new crop made its appear
ance and opened at S7a90 cents for red, and 90a95
cents for white. Increased receipts depressed
prices, and there was almost a continued decline
until October, when they reached the lowest point,
say 6Sa73 cents for good to prime white. In No
vember prices again rallied, and there has since
been steady advance up to the closing OF nayl-
CATION. We would remark that the proportion OF
| white wheat has increased over that of former
years, and the quantity, it is believed now largely
exceeds that of red.
Corn.-The receipts of this article are estimat-
ed to have been about 1850 600 bushels, which
exhibits falling off from the previous year of "a
bout 600,0 900 bushels. This deficiency is not at
tributed to any change Of the trade to other mar
kets, but to the very short crop Of 1850, and the
early clo~ing of Navigation by ice this winter
The shipments early in the year and in the sum-
mer were very large to the South, and prices were
well sustained in comparison with the Northern
markets, which caused falling of in the shipments
to the Eastward, their supplies being drawn most
ly from New York, from whence several cargoes
of common Corn were brought here by distillers
and others. The price in January started at SO a
g. cts, but the large Southern orders in February
| and March raised it to Is and 6S cents in April
prices declined, and since have ruled at from Sc
to GO cents. The new crop has sold at 50 to
Sc cents.
Oats.-The crop of Oats has proved short one
| and receipts are generally estimated below those
Of last year, certainly to the extent of $50, 900
bushels. We put the receipts down at at 100000
bushels, nearly all of which has gone into domes-
tic consumption.
The market opened in January at 43 to 50 cts,
but later in the declined to 36a4O cents
New Oats appeared on the Oath of August, and
sold at % to 33 cents. Since then there has been
gradual advance and firm market; sales in De.
cember at 34a37 cents.