Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-08-11
TOBACCO TRADE

TOBACCO TRADE.
AZ a meeting oil The persons Interested in the
TOBACCO TRADE, held (asieeahiy'io rnl,-
lie notice. a: ise Eagle Hotel, in Rici,n,en,i.
on Frday the 9TH Aug. 1873:
john q. Gamble Esq. was appointed chair
man, and Saml. Mordeca, cietarv
The report aud resolutions submitted at a
previous meeting by u committee consisting OF
thef0ilOwiug gentlemen:
Robert Pollard, Charles Ellis.
Thomas Rutherford, Rohert Gwa,hmev,
Richard Anderson, John Enters
Hrxe kiah l. Wight, and
Robert Graham, Adam Murray
were read as follows =
The committee appointed by general meet
ing OF Tue citizens OF Richmond and aianches-
ter. Interested IN the tonacco trade to en-
'lurt INTO the abuses EXISTING therein and 10
report the same together with suri remedies
as Ia them shall appear most hkc!V TO ,ireveut
sach abuses Ia future, bee. leave TO reDOrt
] hat they have gwen the subject an atten-
tive consideration aHd are convinced thar
great abuses exist, for which they do not see
how any adequate remediTs can be- applied
but bH d street adherence t. such rules and re-
2riaiion> rs may he adopted by a majority
They have very satisfactory evidence that
There are, generally, greater losses in weight
sustained on shipments Of tobacco from tlrc
upper inspections, than on that inspected n,
hichmond aud Manchester owing 10 some OF
the following causes, viz :--de6cisncy IN the
weights used rdnf u attention in weig hing at
these inspections AT some Of which. il is under
stood, The l,ogsheadS arc weighed before beinc
stripped tor inspection amd the t.res most
commonly ked b. guo,Y aud not by actual
weight and, the opp tunites offered for pa-
ldse while on its way duwntii river or nj I'm.
warehouses here !; where u Frequently happens
that tobacco after being sampled Is suffered
Ia remain open for several DAYS in an rxuoSed
situation; subject 10 all The depredaions .vkirh
the negroes who have charge OF the ,yareh,us
eS may themselves commit, OF suiler TO be com.
mItted by others.
itappears also from evidence OIL which the
committee rely, that there is much tIntainess
IN ,be present mode Of Sampling tobacco here
which IN many cases cauuot be avSided bv
those OF the most correct intentions : for il IS
evident, that a knowledge at the part of ILn
| hoSshcad from W hich the sample is most usual
~ drawn, has caused much false pr;xiu. ,,r,
badly cennived at in some instances ny
dealers. who may reap the profit from safes
made by samples drawn from the best tob.rco
in the hog shcad.
limo; uniTCquenily opens. also. that w,,e.
Tier TO obtain fresh samples in. toad of th.ss
| ieiacCd by handling, or tn Obtain better ones
Than those inst drawn; much tobacco is sam
pled several times, without being stated so to
the purchasers, and is thus Exclusively of the
quantity taken OUT for samples again and aeain
exposed 10 piliase, thu accounting i'm a great
measure for the extra loss of weight on tobac
co of upper inspections.
Ii is mOVeoNc CT ALLEGED. that tohacco has fot
only been sold by fuse Samples but tlat in Some
instances where ii was aScerialned 10 be Ir1,
aged, and sold as such by the persons vino first
T-uri1
several hands, been sold as sound
For REMEDY WHEREOF, with Il view TO place
tobacco OF the Inspections above Richmond in
all respects on an equal footing in this market.
witi that Inspected III Richmond and Manches
ter +; ana 10 promote the interest of the far
dealers. both here aud in the upper country;
! tile committee respectfully offer for considetaL
ton the following
RULES AND REGyLlTIONS
10 take efccf from AMI after the ISL day of oct nert
Isl Al, -
directly uor indirectly be concern ell IN the
purchase OF sale of tobacco be apoo;ntsd 10
superirtend tie sampiing aud re.yye"hiug of
tobacco each OF whom shall hs sworn To
iIiti;fui performance al his duties la an impair
iial manner. One such sampler shall he deem
cd sufficient to act al any one time and place
II shall be his duty, shea applied to by The
owner or conSiguee of tobacco 10 yReiub each
IcSShead gross and 10 ascertain the tare by
stripping oft and weighing the cask At the
first time OF sanipii,g, TO have iIe tobacco bro.
ken ut two distinct parts ormOre when thought
by him necessary, or proper; Ia tie M ALL thai
is taken out Of each hid (Which shall be from q
10 lbs la two equal and similar SAMPLES tn
deliver one to the person for whom the tobacco
shall he sampled, toretainin his own possession
and carefully preserve the o Their in chests 10 mo
provided 10y the trade; for The purpose of com
pairing, when called on, with the slInnle by
which such tobaCro may he sold Ii shall also
he the duty OF the sampler to that each lind
sampled by him be faithfully coopeTed aud
stored on the day il is opened and before In.
lea'eS ~, to make, date and sign dmraiIIe label
f0r each sample II any ibid. be sampled moro
than once, he shall note ON the label that stIcI,
hid has been sampled the I'd or 3i time or nj
;ener as the case may he. In ali cases where
damage shall appear, lie shall note the same.
and the degree thereof. on the label. He shall
keep book for the record of oil his proceed.
!ngS. wherein lie shall iranScrihe a cnly OF the.
labels pst on the samples, with the OriginaI
nett weight of the tobacco as il came from lie
inspection; which book shall be open to such
persons a. may ch0Gse 10 e>aniine it, " shan
also be the duty Ot tie sampler, wiisiI iokarco
i>iOund damaged 10 have il carefully trimmed
u required by Tie OwneF or cousignee FOR
The performance Ot these duties the San,nlsr
shall be entitled Go demand and receive fFom
The persons tOr whom he may sample tobacco
tity cents PR hid aud from the person who
may apply to c1Iupare samples six cents per
bind. caC', time such comparison be made
After the tobacco is taken from the ware
houses, for shupgert or manufacture the sam
pies "a possession OF the sampler, shall he con
sidcTed the property OF tie person who MA,
have taken The tobacco away.
IN cases where upper inspected tobacco is
sold. Without being sampled, il shall n0twitiis.
Standing, be re-HeIahed gross. IV The saiupier
ihe oiiGiGah are takcm tIOm the groSs weight
aud tie nett ight marked un tle hOrshcad A.
recorded IN his book for which service tie
sampler sliaIl he cuGIlcd 10 demand and
receive, from The owner OF the tobacco tween.
iy-hte GEMS per hOuShC1d
All tobacco az the Richmond ard Marches
ter inspections which shall hereafter be sui,l
by SAMPLE, other Than that drawn bv the i'm.
spectstS at the time Of Inspection shall uiISS
ilWOu- II the SAMPLERS hands IN he same man
Uer aud on the saTc terms rs have abroad,
been pointed ont for lhdt of the Upper iHspec-
Unns.
Tue purchaser shall pa, to The seller Of to.
bacco the samplers fee OF fifty ceHts per hogs
head.
As experience may point ont Improvement,
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