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pretty low figure, but it remained so only a few days, when a reaction 

 took place, and the tendency then continued upward until towards the 

 close of the season, when it again declined, and at the last of December 

 the lowest prices of the year were reached. 



The following table will show the prices of flour in this market on 

 the 1st and 15th of each month for the past three years: 



1853. 1854. 1855. 



January 1st, |4 25a4 30 $6 90a6 12 $7 VoaS 00 



" 15th 4 25a4 30 6 12a6 25 7 75a7 87 



February 1st 4 12a4 25 7 12a7 25 7 75a7 87 



" 15th 4 00a4 06 7 00a7 12 7 75a7 87 



March 1st 4 00a4 06 6 12a6 25 7 75a7 87 



" 15th 3 95a4 00 6 25a6 50 7 75a8 00 



April 1st, 3 75a4 00 6 25a6 50 8 00a8 12 



" 15th . 3 90a4 00 6 50a6 75 8 62a8 75 



May 1st 3 87a4 00 7 25a7 50 9 25a9 50 



" 15th 3 87a4 00 8 12a8 25 9 37a9 50 



June 1st 4 15a4 20 8 37a8 62 9 37a9 60 



" 15th 4 12a4 20 8 75a9 00 9 50a9 75 



July 1st 4 00a4 06 7 75a8 GO 9 25a9 50 



" loth 4 12a4 20 6 50a7 00 8 75a9 00 



August 1st 4 25a4 37 7 75a8 00 8 50a8 75 



« 15th 4 65a4 75 7 75a8 00 8 50a8 75 



September 1st 4 70a4 75 8 50a9 00 7 00a7 50 



" 15th 5 25a5 33 7 87a8 GO 6 25a6 75 



October 1st 5 40a5 60 6 50a6 75 6 50a6 75 



« 15 5 70a5 75 7 G0a7 60 7 00a7 25 



November 1st 5 62a5 70 7 87a8 00 7 50a7 62 



« 16th 5 75a6 00 7 50a7 75 7 37a7 60 



December 1st 5 75a6 00 7 75a8 00 7 50a7 62 



" 15th 5 62a5 75 7 50a7 75 6 25a6 75 



" 31st 6 OOaB 12 7 75a8 00 6 25a6 50 



WHEAT. 



The shipments of wheat from this port for the last two years are as 

 follows : 



