The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-09-29

| Corn AND FLOUR ExCHASGE.-'Tisw wor-
| thy Of being pondered upon by those inter-
csted in the wheat trade OF this city that
| the offerings OF wheat ut the Richmond Corn
and Flour Exchange from the 1st OF July
last up to yesterday, inclusive. exceeded the
offerings on Change for the whole fiscal
year ending June 80, 1877, by 29,00S BUSH
els, the offerings for that year being 612,680
bushels, while the offerings from July last
to Yesterday were GAL ,6sS bushels. The Of
ferings from July l, 1876, to September %,
1876. were 3SO.367 bushels; so that three
months OF the fiscal year 1878 have pre-
sented Oh 'Change more wheat than all the
months OF the fiscal year 1867 put to-
eethcr. Now, the question occurs, How
much remains to come in from September
90, 1877, to June 80, 1878? The Secretary
OF the Corn Exchange says that it is a ques-
tion thar seems to him insolvable, and that
any one who can solve it could make money.
The market in the last few days has had
the shakes. On Thursday there was some
what OF 4 breakdown, and the Russians
and Roumanians (the latter are branch OF
the Russian force) beat the Turks. Prices
were very irregular, the uniformity which
existed for the week preceding being en-
tirely upset. There was no similarity OF
action among buyers, and every one OF them
seemed to differ with every other one OF
them in views and calculations. Yesterday
the market was less spasmodic and less an
steady. Fultz and Lancaster still run a
race, and prime white in our market yester-
day beat the amber Of the Baltimore market
OF the day before by seven cents.
In reply to an inquiry made Of the Sec
rctary OF the Corn and Flour Exchange as
TO the actual difference between Fultz and
Lancaster, he states that he addressed let
ter to the Commissioner Of Agriculture at
Washington, asking for information, and
received the following reply from that gen.
tleman:
"Your request for information as to the
origin, history, and chemical properties OF
Fultz wheat is received. We have no en-
act knowledge Of the chemical properties OF
this wheat, no analysis that we are aware OF
ever having been made OF it.
Gas to the origin and history, you will
find in the report herewith sent to you,
page S27, all the information in the posses
sion OF the Department"
The secretary says that this very question
OF chemical analysis OF wheat was intro
duced at the fourth annual convention OF
the Millers' National Association OF the
United States, and in the report OF its pro
ceedings the following occurs: "President
Balm urged the Importance OF obtaining
chemical analysis of the various wheats
grown in the United States. Nfillers could
then act intelligently in their efforts to keep
up the strength Of their flour. In the old
country the wheats Of various localities
were all tested scientifically before being
placed upon the market. Bakers would
not buy flour OF wheat at random; they
must know what it contained. 1t was an
important matter for American millers to
know the properties of the wheat they were
grinding, and American farmers should
know the best varieties to sow and propa-
gate"
The secretary OF the Corn Exchange says
he has not yet received the report which
the Commissioner OF Agriculture says he
mailed for him.