Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-03-06
THE RISE IN BREADsTUFFs.


The recent considerable advance III
Flour is quite severely felt by our hotel
keepers, and is one of those fluctuations
that affects the whole community. "Man
can not live by bread. Alone" says the
Scriptures, but it is one of the staples
nevertheless, and its price affects that Of
all other articles of food. We extract the
following from the Domestic Produce u
report of the S. +. Mercantile Gazette. II
may prove interesting to know the exact
stste Of the Flour market, although it is
not pleasant to be informed that fall in
the price of breadstuffs is not TO be looked
for very speedily:
Owing to continued light receipts Of
breadstuffs from the interior, prices OF
-four and grain have steadily and rapidly
advanced, even in the face of liberal re-
ceipts from Oregon and Chile. So far as
we are advised there is now en- route to
this port from Chile total of 25,625 bbls
-four, 10000 SKIS barley and $50 tons
wheat. We are not informed as to the
prospective supplies from Oregon this
spring, but indications promise largely.
During the current week we have received
by two vessels from Portland 6,556 Or SKIS
-four, ISIS SKIS wheat, 3,l00 SKIS oats,
1000 bags potatoes and large supplies of
ground feed. A considerable portion of
the wheat was placed, before arrival, at a
fraction below 4c IF lib, and the balance
at &c. The -four also sold promptly upon
arrival at the rate of $l3@l4 4P Dbl.
The steamer Oregon, also from the North,
brought in treasure Sl27.72O from Port
land, and $1,000 from Victoria, making
a total of Sl45,020; besides the following
cargo of Oregon produce: 3,0S9 bAs ap-
Piles, l,l37 SKIS wheat, 1900 Or SKIS flour,
81 SKIS oats, LOG SKIS bacon, 80 SKIS onions,
200 cs and kegs lard, etc.
Our millers here and in the interior eX-
perience much difficulty in procuring
necessary supplies of wheat even to en-
ploy half their usual capacity; conse-
quently flour is in light supply, and mil
lers are enabled to demand extreme rates.
The price is also constantly tending up
wards, although the interior demand at
the moment is comparatively light, owing
to the impossible condition of the roads.
The Government is now in the market
for 1000 bbls extra flour, to be packed in
100 Id sacks.
In regard to prospective supplies from
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remark that at the date of our last advices
from Valparaiso (January l7th), they had
Just received intelligence from California
of our heavy rains and the depressed con-
dition of our market as it ruled here in
November and December last. The effect
of that news was to alarm shippers of flour
and Grain, who promptly changed the
destination of two vessels that were load
ing and under charter for this port, and a
general indifference towards further ship
ments to California prevailed. Subse-
quent adviceS, however, were more favor
able to shipments, and it would not be at
all surprising to learn that they had been
resumed. With us, early in January,
prices of both -four and wheat again ad-
vanced, with large sales at figures far
above those previously obtained. These
advices were dispatched to Chile before
the middle of January and were no doubt
accompanied with encouraging anticipa-
tons as to the future of our market so
that in view of large stocks of -four and
grain at Chile, and a decline there in
freights, we must reasonably look for a
resumption of shipments to this port.
We cannot expect to have new wheat in
market here before July LIST, and until
then prices must inevitably rule high.