The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-03-23
Flour Speculation The State of Affairs Fur
lher South


ther South.
There Ia .~srs A. desi OF fe e.irc-smouriipg eve,
TO au a!arul--.t present, concerning tho supply c
b-esdstr #, sor the rfedsrxey IN general end fo
our own ci'5 Ia sspecisl; and sprrsaensicns sr.
felt ths. thsis raay not be enough os tiem in :hs
ooastry to last Until harvest. We propose to iooh
into tais subjse: little. Tae Mobile Rssfs.r q
m rs: rslisbss paper gives s.a:emsn Of ths spscu
latio1 IN 31S further South than hichueci, wLioh
SHOWS Sow tbs extcrtion Ia taat article q worked
There il now Ineiuied within tho Conssdsrss sss
Mines ncpusstion 0: ebout 47dG COO whites end
a7s0e p'aces, or total Of $50 100 inhs5,,sa.s
rn,s iEciEdeE-Got to eatin.te too c!ossIy, sud
gisirg and taxing f-acilsEa in diffs-sas Z. aces
t5s E.stes OF Mcrth ard Soush Ca.o!:rs, Georsis,
Florida -;!aaans Iississippi Arx anasz sud 'sexas
two ta:rGs OK Virginia. S1C hslf Of LJu sisns, q,
s,cpulst:ou) ana Asf o. Tsnne.ses This .otal
pop.ia:inn CT thass entire States In 1850 wa.
AooTe snas, sot tbs pa poies fo- which we p.osose
to them, the itAti.tos II 1850 may be adopted
Without reduction
Iu'IS:0 ,.sss ,:ates prodcesz 1871, ;6I bashsIa
Of wsest. wil:aa-aiowi'g s so fcuais OF ur 80
the bus,isi -wod4 fuensan sa.s Gup,ly u dee
ouaeea {. ds5 70 fhss easl-a wh'.e Pep l,s.ion TIE
srnY Tsio0 Il ~ Gancss, s1a "a st WAS xod or sha
basis Of Norshsfn aoar, whereas l. ~ teep ps wed
b5 coApsrai'e tFAais saa: soateeIn sur msk es
ons-t third more bread, oven q / .hsr proportion
has hesn claimed fur 1. TIA: Is ounces wcuc b,
6 faif squiyaisnt sor ths cid srya ra.ans piaar.
ezs whU are good feeders, x.iow III ii. naxro zen
peos and hat, tss ". men q resf, q I'd the chii
d.ea tals q pscx Of Meai week Adop.ioz tha
sa az prapcrs7r, caa ii, ow cv :ns msa en- wys.xn
slsh to cone;i.use one fourth cf ,hs popu.s ioa.
We should &C 1isc an cvsf1se CT e oln ,sy IN he
sa.,rs population Now, ~asa it Il S.r.s In n,.na-
1ss. .has g-eas 2sr: OF CT. people uss cora esi
fsom psfssc1es, ini taas il ferns large p-oocv.
ito. ef tbs hsead .f - 5nzssss--2o tbs. sr ,,o
uyoal brsa 9Th ef Land was 10 6n n w1ea ia :S6;--
AID ia t:zt no itt:o AIloact q ,1r ha. bsen Oh.
s.insd from POI tions OF Il Q country now Ia sts
po@.eesisa OF shs elonS; whecs VIC ssk, ID rsoun:,
isfs for this bslisf that G,crs L. saea an soso.n.s
asa-tlly OF fl ur IS some voiid hays IL sionos.s
10. us iook at .as :isarss fer oar own city t!o
complaint vsas Elsds OF tie scarcity C Il ur hsrs
year aIo-p po:iiLE, at jel.t 10 clIupsre with s.o
pres. L. oa.ssy. avea II shs pre- .sat kri % sisali
os ST. ihuted 20 tks deprs,is.igu Of tbs currensy
Eall yeag ago was quoted ct iG0 saa IL liur al S
lsos. geld il 400. wttua rcIId g.ve $S7 so o, r.
rel ior aour, wits tbs aotn:. ir'cs is $50. zhs
eidit.oaa, price, taeo, mast bs owing TO the In.
creased scarcity. fhs actual &c: :s tb.t the re-.
cs!p.s OF Il ,-sr tor ths SEASON ara g., barysls
sga;ns. g ESQ last sess; e. exc ss OF bc4 barrels
o. s9k pse cs... his ,x3ess oes accumulated In
TIE "a thIse months, t.se Tscsips ON 1hs I3.a ri
rbsr nxyis boes IL fe7 osrfs!s Az sIast y
sosr pssv.Gus. aai tbs reseip;s s;ncs tsst d..e
Averaging i..3. brrels vssk s3sipst z.as lssi
ysnr.
where il the vast army ta.t aas censcuei it, (aud
Ia. :. TO no.ns Ia rni1d sstas 81 asmy thsss W "a
h.rs ye sr ssc. s..i bow TIL f.:e3 comparative.
iy With n, ratioys OF tne p-ssus ar5ay OF 1ooils
tne esopls sli declare .h&t it Ia Stored away ~
speauistors-6 6 tA'rris Of n ur hs.a by them Il
eEol O; su: when il bos7s Ia Diad hat the n.sh
price hes, for tie iast ta:es months xnd more,
Obliged all oar pocpe TO Iii psose wi a ia part,
xd n suy o; taeE, easifely it rea6y &c believed
1ls. IL. so barrels, q, 80 ODD woulj Be nearer
tso truth Again, yon ssa ~hs! these spsc1ls
tors wero sk0a. iss! year, tia. they MT prlc.
tcirg .ae tnica, tho answer il .ass taey
prec icing ,as same ,licg ba. IL saiaer wsy,
s,a Upoa minor matters. Thew has 40. shoc
The r,eaus ~ control srtis!s ef sueh vital ia.
port,aee b. week by week, ~ .he!r gsiay In
Crecysc thsy wen aois 30 embrace additional
branches OF bussaecs, sDa 50 sooa - they fsi:
tne IN ssivss aba they LAD bold OF the hs.iood CT
tss osopie fEc tbs e.ocs witch they new have on
hsni has been puseh cd VITA the exorbitso. pro.
f,s wrunx by tle.n from she nscsSsii.s Of ths
country. ,rhsro IA thete n.als be, no: les. th.a
9o0t05 !,.rra:s Ct ,ur Ia that par. .hs Corfsd.
efsss s.xtss not o7caEied By the srefay, snss tie
greater proportion OF it is hall by spAculsto-s q.
pr.ess VA yrg irc;l SO to Si0o barrei aec5ri.
ins 10 the alstsnos f.om tho place Of p.od lcs;oz
shs Isolation Of tie pS.ot, whee 1t Is h~li, 81 /
ths an,oun. Of p.e.encss thsY sfe sblo to sccuau.
iats scr .hs,r exsorii IA Eow msny millions OF
dollars it rep.sssa:s it is impossible to sstims.e
BAT i: (. gs to say .ba: sve.y do:lsc of u has been
ao,anulass. within q twssys mon.h pxst
u. Is useless for tho soe ,a;ators so dsa5 IT,
isnd rugage j IA the. prctucs trade bat Is richer
new thai Dc gvss d year aga. xa. then, fsY that
every dollar tiisy hold IL worth oE'y twenty-five
cents and evea then ley will be oblse3 to al
mi. thst they revsf ostors q so pEt soie year
bussness bat ws have shown that tts dsprec.A-
ton of the currsnoy doea not account for h t1 tae
price. We L "a: so fu :snsr but 1t wouli ex end
this srics to tco great is1gth-snd aslov saat
thar affects ths prize Ia bu. a,igh; degree l. i.
useless for them to siiegs iH psdiments ia trsng.
p,rta.ion Nobody bs.isves shs. It costs se5, or
sysp q sauslaess BILE proportion o. that amoult, to
bring barrel Of oue fr,,n lis pses OF pssdu Eli -
10 Noble Besides, whsn .as i.noedi1ents to tcaas'
portatiSn ksve bseu Ter, oo:ariiy s1ea tine hss
bssr no corresponding relaxation Of pzics; Is p.o
grsss has bssn upward, ati! upward cons.sut'y b.-
uayisg, by unu,istsk b.ss etgo', tto hand OF tia
ergscsae. It's USELESS to rrst nd that the adv
in prizes Is owing to the higher ptiee o. uas1t-
no ., aducsr now asks . p'ios walca with trees.
porta.iou ad led would be eqaiva'ent to ) 06t2- -
Nor need they alleso the actual advance Ia ,hl
,siso OF wheat Whatever that nxy &c; for they
know. aud everybody kncWs, that the advance Il
cus to two cxusss: First, tie exorbl,Aas psicel
which this seme spscu sting course IN everything -
ret q ,ur ~ ns-c m2els hs prodaces - sasf 80,
In or1sf taa, a3 mag En.csA as what na actually
nssd,; sscond a1l ckis J, hi. disposition, pstect
" natural, sad thsTesofs a0t altogether blsnsaoie
~ obtain a shsrs Of the enormous proats which be
sass that osaass are making of the sruit Of ais III
dustry. Essiees they have never attempted g.
ch sck tie demand Of the producer. IL is .hs uzuA
eau1 Of trade to buy Gle - a. p3Rtoss an not
al ~sys to fell "a dear a. pes.oir, bns scmstn q
{, srdssyor to al urs cuG.om By undsrgeliins cnsl
eompetitora Eu. taa tiegss:m its srads VIII n u
new bescg carried on al over our eonasry, ignores
sll su.h cugsoms 70 matter what tee producer
msy ask, tas eny-cHsaf psys Is checsfcliy. foe !
a moro than hs pail yesterday Is furnishes an ac
ditional p.s:escs for advancing his sailing price,
to morrow In q double ratio Neither dose hs faal
comm tissou for hs Knows that q hs puts bis io0i
dollar higher than hss nsishsor acrosa toe street
th st nsigh0or will charge oo4ee 3o0dse9 pfics q
soon q, heh.ars Of 1t, and shss no wIi hssr OF
Ia ten mlad eA
absut xs.ea weeks esf3rs us until the Growiut
crop snail 10 harvested and begin 70 come ias
uasrkot--probaSly Il Il Aard,y 20 long sad ~
think We have shown tia. there q enough = ,ue II
the souotry to supply tbs domand for hat time
nurirs the ocrrespcndin4 nsSiod lass year, "a
receipv q Mobile wsre Is 9. u barsS.s; bus mas
be bo.ne IN m nd that = large psopertian o. tha
Vas for the s.ay at ucr'nth. Tes sseetps Of 10
dxtesu preceding were sol baxr.b that qsaE
tty euffiesd foe the nbssxteres OF the city tns1
ana the same Qa4nsity. sstsss 6.Su9 hezfsla @ 9
average Of abeut II D hasSsls week, 0uens 70 enl
q - now. Tssrs kas not bsen - s1al q smooa
fs there ray rsasop, that Ne can 1lseesee, Las -
pxshsnsicn taat thaEs viii b doaeasn SnRR
dsstng my port 81 The four moniae tosomA "a
wouIG iunish 9 supoys eu thekea!e g tusiaos ps'
viogosy sliAa fog poealaAt,o q - ~ - ~ 2.
| sipsis:s & sli etAer heoadskufA kow he pes1l
will be aile q pey ~ u y anolh1 AN11 -
sss~Aiea - ~ .s 49,. g elses'~-s =
sny baDlaAn ~ Nm eoskt -