, 1881-01-01


months than ever before III nh equal length
OF lime.
Tho following table shows tho difference
hetwce,, prices o. TUG leading graIes II jan
and lowest points Of Tic, year:
Double spring os.rns.. aas, Resa}1 ..SMgbs 6SSg?ts
fpor1 W,ptsta SHnHs S%tsM 1::,y:;
Standard patcnts ... 80. zlsTssW 6GTs1.M
SN't,R NJ R4aet f,t'.s...' .... aSsfs ss6Sst9 s%Ss
liz Isysksi'rat ',sSri our tsiS t@Ss t,.@
q sDSekwheat flour has recently ranged ut
l'!tliana winters, In October al,i November,
sold Mt 81. .30t11.Q0 jlur brl i'll export sacks at
the mill, Will. Chicago, rates OF freight
\, Very little ilour l,as been sold by grade III
to tie expectations Of thnso WHO iuxltate.l il
COUPLE Of years aRo for. the establishment Ut
stAlitlAr;l Grades. People 1tl the otlor sidee
ot tl!e Atlnntte l'ayo got Into THO l,a1lt Of
tlsir l,g'ng copied so sloselyt tl,at 1t IS often
difficult IL fill MI order from nlUrn than one
lnlll In a maIlllcr satisfactory 10 tho buyer:
Sry 0ar systs @ It oar lnsStion hns were
seller OH TIC current ,plan Of trailing; lnt
radical cllalEc Is highly desirnblo now, nut
,',,, VII spon tg recognized as NECESSITY Il wo
tho West is increasing 1t such q
rata us 10 tllrenten, Gro many years
, are fSno ,s bs sy to nSsorS eaFy tH y %e2e 5 e
berry. Already the' milling capacity OF Nin. e
l'esotn is nearly Gqunl IL ner production of
ss waS1 e a' tnf te a9tty r 'cass3a ao3ao {Gr tr
example,, Il is lelleved TINT our DonTd OF
Trntlc might protitably take lint from tho
unjust steward mentioned IN the t'ospcI,, who
said: - will make TO myself friells OF tho
,nammon q Mnriglltcoi's1lrss, 50 TINT wllcn
these fAil they niny receive Mu Into their
houses" 1t Is. proposed to establish lleru
II comprehensive. system Of, tlonr-grndlng
which cnn be used rs Il basis Of
SPECULATIVE TRADING IN FLOUR
instead Of wcat. Thu proposition is to es.
Two grades Of patcnts (hnrd sprlng).
Two grades If chutcu bnktr's.
EStrns A'ul double extras (springs).
Fine Md sl.pcrlino (tIu).
Fuur grs.tlGs 0f soft springs; and
Four grades of Winters.
Soma OF theyo grades to be- made to con.
FORM as closely us possible to present Cala.in
grnllings, tho lattcr meeting with great
Under sHel! d systcm the leading grades of
flour cohltl tle, mid undoubtedly would be,
spcenlatetM M N largely months nhenl Of pro.
ns!a v a st e 9r wth hc fsl - ss sy gEas sas a
thus inslrinl. himself agniuAt loss, ur,tl pro-
willing for constant work in SEASONS whon l,o
would otherwise bo idle. llo would then
in 1t to b. 70 is a!ayantnEe to trau r. Gt
tho trucst policy for all parttgs not specially
engaged III tllecxpaFt tradc., Foreign ortlrrs
wouftl then come l,ere for Hour cargoes, rs
tl,ey now come con,e for w'ent sargocs; a,Id tllee
tllo, country. would centre around tho
:!s !oss VII! tho as ssap so' ens!ssc !s%'fs! ss
sxesss o scy ai R 5 g albs aks w gs1 sr
nds Of dullI.ess. To mnko this effective VIC
should, however, ccnsc to refer to tho "bur-
rel ;, of flour rs 9ur unit Of measure: Tho
9ft e 30 pSps p1 pasknS 5 at It gS sS pa Is aedf s ssf
MS tlle unlt, unless we arc prepared to .iake
lIp The ccnsal nf 100 pounds nj tho bnsis Ut
trading. Tl'S, @ attsr w9nld probably oe much
exost @ III, pacage % ant le e pa S IS ugiy piy row r. NJ
lng In fnyur wilt, tlle EASTERN trnde. II rides
better III car aId vessel, md fits better into
tho pantry than the barre! tloes. Gun wo not
would i'nvv lis aban!o!! tho !%ttloY lis ileer-
hol!m might put 1t, "Thuro Is pause" fur 4
reply.
fashioned mill now erl,si'es tho .Eralii be-
tween seyoral successive sets Of rollers, III
stead Of grinding It Gctwcel! French b,irrs.
Tho result Of tl!D first crllslIngs Is about 10
divide into iirst and second patents. 4 con.
tinpnll0n Ut thu prOcess gives q quantity Ut
''lht IL knuw1l NJ clenr tiUur. ThAt which Is
lefyls ag.tn divided Into brar. mlddllngs,
which Aas been aptly TERMED "resl
dog" from the number OF minute pnr-
tiescs Ut bran It coNiRins. The latter
lins recently been III extenslyo export de-
,nasid, being used to mix will forcIgll tlorrs.
It makcs very guod bread, the brnl biting n
healthy constituent Ut Hour, and only dis
llkctl becnusB 1t dutrslcts fr0n. the wllltuNuss
VI the product. The rDllers aru now buing
Introduced into flDnr-nliIls nll over the Vest.
As consequence, thero Is nt present q tAck
thtnk Is f!ni 10 tic i,!a of grading 'for'a for
speculative nlnrket. II may, however, bo
urged with tnach force tl'ut the prcsontls Is a
vcry, favorable tins for institutlnR such
duwM into uniformity now tim II the effort
werc deferred I'LL tho tnillers !layo hu! ttine
TO ndnpt tho now process to tho making Of
f1yI5 lett