The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-08-23

FLoUR.-Another project is on foot for the pur
pose OF obtaining good -four in place of the trashy
mixed grams, compounded by dishonest millers
and passed off in the way of trade under the familiar
inscription of four-the edible part of wheat 1t
Is the 'Boston Corn Exchange which mas under
taken this herculean, nay, his impossible lob 1t
would, grant, be cause of Thanksgiving if any,
thing approaching to the likeness of sucb result
coud be effected. But there must first be overcome
a huge amount of Generalization in the manufac-
ture OF the statf Of life and which is now so COM
mon that no one pretends to think of calculating.
tne quantity of plaster, white meal, and bleached
0rah, ana other ingredients which make up fan,ily
nour; and hence is determined almost the imnoss
Dty OF obtaining what is purely nutritive in this
important article of food. Why, the whole Aour
business, so called is cabalistical iesuitcal for as
often as take up the Transcript which is about
every evening, my attention is arrested bv the use
OF terms, under the caption of "Markets" on the
second page, and which are as mysterious to me
a.! as any gipsy tongue. Take the following grade
rs. Gs ol hour as an example. estate and Western
super State, Round hoop Ohio, Flat hoop, Extra
state, common to good, and Extra Western, South
ern, mtred to good, fancy, extra fancy and Cana
da.'' Now if the ''fancy" and "extra' which are
dollars and fifty cents, are hardly eatabe, what
must be the color and quality of the "Super State
which Is quoted at 81. 65 per barrel?
NOW, OF what use will it be for the "Corn Ex-
change Board to be making such fuss about an
inspection criterion when they perfectly we'll know
this: until New England farmers resume the busi
ness OF growing wheat for themselves they and the
whole race of northern bread eaters must bolt inst
such Hour as they (the western and southern
mllers) may fit to furnish; and they will furn
lsh just the kinds that will yield them the most
proht. And besides, suppose by the new proposed
inspection, the public shall be made acquainted
with the comparative degrees of &c good better
best'-of what possible benefit will be such dis,
elimination, if the best proves to be far from heinz
up to the grade of good? Avoid such painstaking
gentlemen of the "Boston Corn Exchange" and
De content with your past unavaiing efforts in be-
nan nan OF the @the public 80 long as the growers of
wheat, mlilers and shippers choose to have north
ern people victimized in the matter of bread-makng
your wrestling with them will prove about as prof.
table as fight between sheep and wolves
Let US contrast the present pervadiug list of the
various kinds of flour with the humble catalogue
In vogue less than forty years ago. We had then
only three kinds Of wheat flour, viz: superfine
line and middling There were inspection laws
recorded in the statute books and inspectors there
Were but the rapidity with which they performed
their duties showed that they felt the work to be
one OF tormaity rather than of necessity From
Richmond, Va, was received the Getty Mills, Hax-
al and Galego brands" From Baltimore, the
howard Street brand. From Philadelphia, the
"Market Street brand" Some wears after the
New York "Genesee' flour. These were ali su
perfine. There doubtless many persons beside
myself, who remember with pleasure the cheerful
look OF excellent Deacon Fied-he who sailed the
brig Federal George so many years, between Bos
ton and Baltimore, and who kept noted -four store
on Long wharf. And also, Bringham & Bigelow,
the latter brother of the present Dr. b.; also,
Burnham d Burt John Baker Oliver Sherman. ]
Z. Townsnend, Isaac Winslow, and many Others of
a like stamp; all of whom were largely interested
IN the Hour business. They were never called upon
to take back bad or imperfect flour; because they
never sold such.
The business was not divided then, as is the case
now, between the wholesale dealer and grocer
The former held himself answerable for weight
and quality. Purchasers gave their orders for
what they wanted. They did not send to inquire
the price. A fair profit was asked, and cheeriulv
conceded. No one expected to be cheated, and
none WERE Every thing went on pleasantly until
the people of the wheat-growing region at the
West showed the aohite Of their eyes to the growers
at the South and the East; as much as to saw, "We
mean to compete with YOU" For a time the new
broom worked well, and swept away our old friends
The Genesee country did wonders. Illinois fol-
lowed on; nothing could change for the better; so
we thought. BY and by, the miIlers began to
slack up. Noted brands began to iall Off and to
present varied colors. The bread soon began to
grow sticky, clammy, heavy, blacky, and then
commenced the saeratus, cream of tartar, soda and
alum trade which has kept up series of stomachic
connections ever since; and which has caused more
of dyspepsia during the last ten wears, than was
heard of for hundred years before. New Eng
land can raise her own wheat if she chooses If
she forbears, she must continue to be around be-
tween the upper and neither millstones of Southern
and Western WronG-dOers,