Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-02-08
Alexandria as n Mar ket'

Alexandria as n VI aTke''
We are apt To deceive ours Ives, IN the
Valley, with the idea of dealing with such
a wealthy CITY as Baltimore. II is thought,
where there is immense capital, there can be
better accommodations had. his aPriies
t. the milIers ard produce rsIsers. But let
u. look a. it. A. wealthy man can &C
com mndate Ia u Il greiter eX!eut than poor
one, 50 with cities. But Suppose the wealthy
man has business Commensurate with his
wealth, then his great.r wealth may not b"
of greater benefi. How is it with Balt-
more? There is no question about tue
wealth of Baltimore But look at her bust
ness connexi Jns and her amount OF trade
! she is in immediate and direct connexIon
with the west. The demands upon Bait =
more are thus, more than commensurate
with her wealth. And what advantage Is
| there in cur dealing with her? DOES she
ease about our trade? Very little. She Is
full of western trade. Sac cannot accommo-
date or ii she can, cares not t. sccJmmr-
date US beyond what our poorer nelghborS
might do. So much for the accumm jdatlons
of Baltimore. Now what are the prices that
ott,in there? Are they greater there than
! Perhaps it is general rule that prices are
affected by the quantity OF business--tiklug
all things aud articles into cOnsideratlon.-
| New York, for INSTANCE, Is wOrlG-matket.
| There Is n1thiug OF u.e or ornament 10 any
part of the world but NAV nod tair sale IN
! the city ut New York. lt IL, therefore,
! cert in, fair market iOr generaiities. out
why should it be better market tor Shipping
! -four than Alexar dril, for example! Say
! pose il i. known t. the world that tnls l. "A
good puit and that fl Dur may be brought here
for exportat,on. viii not things had thelr
,auiilbrium and level? Will these rule Il
scale of high prices there and 10" scale
! here? Will orders for -four 20 to tie port
of the high scale uniformly, when the other
! is as acceptibie? The thlngl not reasonable.
/ Npthlng sooner than prices VII! hnd lis own
/ level We are dependant upon Shippers Ior
! sale of our -four. 1t will command near the
.ame prize here that It does elsewhere. II
ships do have to - to tie port 81 New
! York t, unship her carg,, st'il she can east
/ iy. icr twenty tauusaud barrels OF Hour,
com. to where she can obtain 1t cheaper; II
II i. cheaper. That So, if 1t ls cheaper here,
slips will come here If It IL not cheaper,
/
especially rs the accommodations may be As
good here as there, as we nave shJ"n. .
| des here we would know our nea. Ii they
are not So large dealers, they are sa'sr. IL
occurs t. US, it may be better Tor Us to deal
| in A!exrudIia than in Baltimore, and II go
it is against our interest 10 be tempted 10
Baltimore, and certainly against the interest
Of all this part Of Firgiuia, and the ports 10
terpsted IL this, 10 make Railroads which
may carry the ira e from this to the other
CITY. Ii is sometimes best tor men to deal
at home, aud II Is 40 Old saying that they
nav go farther and fare worse 1t 1t i
really to our advantage, IN the Valley, TO
I deal here, we ought to Try t. see 1t S"--ioT,
/ if il would he OF advantage T. Us, the adVah-
tage would certainly tie mutual.
In former times il was more than now 10 oGT
advantage 10 deal with Baltimore. Because
tnen, she was more confined 10 her held OF trad"
aud naturally thought more OF her Virginia trade.
! and could and would do more tor II. Now II
has come 10 pass that the whole State OF
! virginia, in a commercial and agricultural
point of view, is, so TO speak, but provinciGt -
/ the great west Should We nor build up our
| roylRclal market and centre Of trade. ana lei
/ the west have her own market in the cities OF
the East2
The port of Alexandra, by Being more inte-
/ rior. is better on that account than Any DINER
/ and on account of the excellence OF her harbor,
/ being accessible TO The largest ships, IS un'ur'
passed by any.-Cidrks County JoWdL