Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1853-12-15
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Ma ENRON Ivy III j on hermit through the col
Of Pasrf to dfa" he attention q the M1isF;
and Farmers Il bis productive Valley, to toe msked
dere4ce 81 she sies patd Tor Foar, our prinesPaipra
dncti0d, In he Bdtinofe aed New York markets To
avoid irase' p either Ntys and pareaariT tae tesi
nalled viii gye state q the extreme prseespald
In zach nar xet fs Que SEX tasen from he AfnfFcan
and Cofnaieeealsiy Afrrrscf. from the l4th dry ei
Soyenib ths dsy On W he Steamer baltic arrived.
Before The re 81 lie latc kaawa - Battinlfe,
Howard street. Our 7Aag 81 ir9m SB,11s 70 b n
co. after tho neRs lhsre ere operations ~ he SANE
day after ihF ~ sas by rs Baltic was known IN New
York S5,l2t tt - paid fog foar. The peat
day (TueSfsg) The prie ii iiadmafe, was ffHm y 6r5
o. 10 S6.7F. II NeR f9rk IRON S7,23t p ST,4f. 4
The next day sgednesday) Baltimore price S562 ~
New York pr.ca frpia s Is 10 Is 1871 The next
day (Thuatay) bff1re fhs receipt q the news IN
Baltimore b tho Arabia -four sold At $685. and after
large !pts offered A. the sane, eF immediate aeyery,
which did moi 6Aa buyers rae same dar il New York.
with the AIabiAs nsws At haaa, 1t sold from s. % TO
lSal5i Fridays sales ii BatnoFs from $685. TO
$780, and ia New York from 81 o. 70 & l,ls3 Sat.
nrday, BaltlmoFa prices from 6ao g 5000. AID u
New York 9f,p1 10 SIf25. % viii 9iseTya that thy
aclnaion nthFsprce Of flpur during tho period srea
this statement has bsn uaaccaantgbT geeatn b. II
more while il has been iaeonsdera5le IN New ork.
THIS y matter In which Al deeply ntcre'ted,
BALTIMORE has oe long time ejpsed the advantages Of
neur trade, md not saw that she iargely IN
debcd 10 il for very Gems derskle portion oI her great
prosperity. Ckn il be, tae camplptioa a her
great road 70 hf Ohio RIVER. that she nes 70 retain
IT. does sa exnect t5inrch2se her prizes 5es
te Great PaIkks9f ella Ocean Steamship Line. dfcr
ling every pcasent t3try the New York mat let aid
save the eoanlsoas ash other expesses~saAieet 10
BatiIaors, besides tie advantages of addit7ena prize
over the actual betveea thcryso markets. There
lis GENERALLY 100 GREAT difference Ia the valid. 81 oar
the two plsrss u Dot flour shipped rom Baltindre to
the same na@ke4 81 the world that IL il from e Work
If sowhy can nat be thipped 1T ihe sane
the hFsi il IRON the leIter The hsar business in
Baltimore IS genSrslly c5n,ueted b. e9iamissioi ner-
chants, who tess 10 receive consEuncnis 6f aar to
DE iod to the bs, advantage for the coasgnor aeon
peHsaton Of csats ger barrel The duty Of tkssa
agentsis r1ake the h.t sales they fer those who
have entrusted thsm vita tsir property. and whrh in
my opinion ohtte produce soaccFt d action 10 keep
up the maEipt and that they not csn,steatEy
agents becenie the buyers wei saers Of foar.
cp hare, no Doubt we myself, heard 81 selling
head, aud sVef-seliing Each of tese Nerstions APP
pear 10 me ii znanat To pretty much the sane thing
that Isl mere confidence ID the present prices THAI tbs
utarc which II speculation often At the epeEs 81 The
future gseFs there Should b. adv snce is four
Would not these SCENTS profe,sea guardians Of the
teres lot thflr ABSENT eonlng coasignors DO ereatl,
tempted % keePd5wn the prics TO fill their contracts
without Lose? By oyer4sefiing cannot understand
i 70 mean ans thing else bat selling article 1t
prices pot ia badbat expected received Al lower
rates py which a penny may be turned remarked
ae9re that the Hour business 10 Baltimore ssenerally
conducted by commission merchants
Thefe ere ~ I'D houses in Howard street. and he
eyc the only tive ia the City, exceptions To thc remark
These HOUSES allfmes huy flour Al the crret price II
the day arrives will receive it BE priced
At the 9ptioa R The eongnor the ruling rates Of the
day named. do wish 10 be understood al believing
that the eoElssc merchants generally ID The habit
81 sPecastin IN iour but from the fact that The price
received IN ansre upon the arrisa OF the Baltic aad
adyanced ra.:r tie same news IN New York was cal
caated TO awSken suspicion that the esse to sum
extent, and tSat u A. evil deserving remedy Bal
hmore has 1s macy yearsreceved the principal part 81
the -four OF IBIS Valley, some hGaareds a thousands of
barrels annuity, am sure, il she expects 10 retain
this valuable tr.de or thiaks it worth an effort 10
she mast be aF ndiHg her ways promptly wenew have
buyers for thd New YORK market cur own doors will
ling and anxious pay III to Is cents per barrel more
than can be r4Aizi in baltimore. aedncng The expen
ses have 10 means At hand by which can come at
the quantity d our annually from This State to Bal.
tmore, but hink yen viii not disagree with me- that
600,00 barrels il over tho amount not tot the want
Of time, naf leave il to you. 70 inform yeur readers
how many yetrsit wrnl require by saving the above
differences per barrel, to raise that wotid tunnel
ths Blue Ridge onatniunear the lower end II the Val
ley for the passage Of the Alexaadra. Loadonn and
Hampshire Rail Road, and thereby secure shorter and
consequently cheaper Conveyance cws port, Al
exandra, aadiprfhap5 tap another Great Parker vea
Ocean Steam Ship Lac there hope ron viii give the
informaticn Though you neither wheat aor plant
corr. yon hay large interes. at stake II strike. me
that II the Inequality Of price, e0atnao Id the to mar
kefs thai il will require but few yea to affect saving
81 sum 70 th arcutuFiss, not onl sufficient Is make
the tunr hut leave balances cifenation ,h.
the printers tFtuld share inrgelyoE JUSTICE.
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