Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-08-17
rhs Manufacture of Flour.

The Southern States have heretofore been
dependent, in great degree. upon the West
ern andMiddIe States for supplies of four.
In the early part Of the present year, even
down to the blockade of the Louisville and
Nashville railroad, immense quantities of this
indispensable article was daily sent South,
both for government and private uses The
blockade has cut of these supplies entirelyi
and for the future, or at least until peace is
made, the Confederate States must depend
upon their own resources. Happily these re-
sources are abundant. The present crop OF
wheat is the largest ever produced 10 them,
and nothing is needed but the constant EN-
ployment of the mills, in grinding the wheat,
to afford -four enough to supply all demands.
If there be not mills enough, more must be
erected, the machinery for which can DC OBJ
tanned readily within our own borders.
Tennessee is one of the States which will
be looked to for flour. She has a large num-
Der of mills, and the produce of some of them
has attained q reputation equal to the best in
any other State on the continent? In years
past, shipments have been made to NewIork
where it commanded the highest prices and
was eagerly sought for. Our wheat also
ranked high in Eastern markets. We pre-
sumo that most of the leading mills in this
section of the State are already in operation.
II they are not, they ought to be. The mills
in this city are constantly occupied, and are
manufacturing most superior article. They
are eclipsing their former manufactures, and
increasing the high standing of Middle Ten
nessee -four. Il will not be their fault, il
Nashville does not become the chief -four
market in the Confederate States. They are
retailing brand of -four here to city con-
sumers, at $3.50 per barrel, which is selling
In Montgomery, Ala, at $3.50; In Mobile at
sIIo0; and in New Orleans at $3.50, whole
sale The price we pay here is high enough;
but the prices paid in the cities named show
that the people there are unnecessarily pay
ing exorbitant rates. and shonld at once take
steps to relieve themselves of an onerous tax,
By purchasing their supplies in this market.
Ia connection with this subject and as a fur
Their inducement 10 miIIers in Tennessee to
manufacture to the full extent of their mills,
il may be useful to call attention to the fact
that the Government OF the Confederate
States will, ere long, be compelled to replen-
ish its stock of -four for the army. The stock
which was providently laid in before the
blockade is gradually running low, and the
subject is beginning 10 attract attention in
Virginia 1t il a matter of so much interest
that writer in the Richmond Whig proposes
/. That the Congress of the Confederate
States, now In session, shall authorize the
Secretary of the Treasury to establish a uni
form price for uniform brand of sour-sav
the superiue under the existing laws Of IL
spection in Virginia.
q That the farmers shall at once arrange
with the millers OF the country and towns, 10
receive and convert into -four, of the estab-
lished brand, all their present crops of wheat.
The writer wishes an established uniform
price, because, as be says, the farmers OF Viz
ginia cannot produce bushel of wheat at
less cost than s1.09, and must lose if be sells
for less,-that is at the present market prices,
which are not too low here, and which put it
IN tie power of our mills to compete success.