Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1869-03-29
Fluctuations ia F.Onr for Itceice
Years.

market - the rise and decline in
D. ices of breadstuffs generally, with
i'm the last ten or dozen years.
arr matters of interest or curosi-
ty not only to the large body of traders
in the articles which form the staff of
life," but they concern every house
keeper, and indeed almost the whole
population. We present b rief resume
of prices for n term of years, commence
ing with 1S57-whch was II period
marked by many commercial and
financial commissions. The prices here
adduced are those of receivers, or the first
hands, and not those of jobbcis or re-
tailers.
In 1857 the highest prices of flour
were Common, Sc IS to 81 fancy, 81
to so extras, $40 SO. The lowest price
for the lower grades were s. so, 81 so to
/ IS, and S. toS
At the end of the year 1858 the quota
tons stood: Common, 81 so to 81 70 /;
fancy, $4S5 to 5 25 common extras,
IS so to rs; and S. 10. to % for family
and superior brands.
In 1859, common was from 81 % to 4 80
and Sc 25 to so; fancy "a soto and 81
to 81 60 extras, So to So so and 81 80 to
s %; and superior from s. 90 to IS and
So IS to 10 so.
In 1860 the flour market maintained 4
very uniform course. The prices We're :
Common, S. % to So 81; fancy, SIS so to
5 rs; extras, S. 10 tot % superiors, So %
to IS. The shipments from the United
States to Great Britain this year exceed
ed those of any previous year.
1861 was comparatively good year for
the flour trade. In June, July and Aug
ust the trade was dull and prices were
low, the different grades ranging at the
lowest point at So rs to 4. 81 25 to 45o,
81 so to 10, $3.50 to 7, and SIS SO to 7.
Large shipments led to greater demands
and prices rose 81 to ST 25 on these rates,
superiors selling at 50.
In 1862 the lowest prices were in a pril
May and June, being 81 % to 4 SO, 81 65
to So, SIS 81 to so, and Sc IS for choice
st. Louis. From these (the lowest of
the year, the advance was 50 to 50 rs u
bbl., being, at the close, Sc to 6 % for
Western superfine So so to 62 for COM
mon extras Sc IS to 7 25 for medium do;
81 25 to So for good and choice Ohio and
Michigan and So to 80 for good and
choice st. Louis extra.
In 1868 prices opened at Sc to 6 % for
Western supertine; SIS so to Sc 62 for
common extras; 81 to so for medium
do; 81 so to 8 % for good and choice, up
to SO 80 for st. Loui,. After October,
prices advanced to Sc to % and 81 % to
s. for the two first named grades, and
So % to for good and choice, up to S1l
for st. Louis, which ruled 81 to 225
higher than choice grades of Michigan,
Ohio, &c.
In 1864 the lowest rates We're in Janu-
airy, viz, Sc % to 6 IS for Western super
fine 81 to $50 for common extras
81 80 to 8 fer medium do; So % to 8 for
good and choice, and 50 for do. do. St.
Louis. The highest rates were in Au
gust. being for the same grades $40 SO to
IL, $1l % to S11 IS, Sl2 to II 50, ST. 80 to
10, and $l3 to 10.
In 1865, in June, the prices were 50 so
to Sc for superiine; S. % to So 70 for
common extras; 81 to s for medium do;
IS % to 8 so for good and choice, up to
SD for faVOrite ST. Louis brands. At
the close Of the year, prices rose to s. %
to 81 IS ;:$S IS to 8 % SO to IL and ST.
10 II for good and choice, up to IS rs for
choice st. Louis selected favorite brands.
In 1866 the partial failure ofthe wheat
crop for two years had its effect on the
market for flour, and choice white wheat
brands touched higher prices that for 25
years before, choice ST. Louis selling in
May and June at Is so to 10 u barrel
choice Canada, Is so to l6, the highest
prices of the year. They declined after
wards 81 to so u Dbl, though holders
remained pretty firm and stored their
supplies.
In 1867 prices rose still higher. The
highest and lowest prices of the year
we're: Western superfine So to II; COM
mon extras, SO to IA medium do, 10 80
to 16 so choice $12 to Is, and st. Louis,
$l3 to p "a most extraordinary range.
In 1868, the opening prices were So rs
to 975 for Western superfine; 975 to
10 so for common extras; $ll to II for
medium do; Is so to Is for white wheat.
Ohio and Michigan; Sl4 to II for
good and favorite brands, Illinois and
st. Louis. After the new crop came in,
prices were relatively higher the West
than at the seaboard, and flour 81 to 2 U
Dbl. less in Boston than It could be man
ufactured and transported here, owing
to the wheat speculatiOns ut the West.