Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-05-13
Flour Inspectors Notice.


the discharge ofthe duties OF my Office, enforce
inc penalties OF the law regulating the Inspection Of
fiouf' against persons offering flour for inspection
VINO have Jailed to comply with it's rcqusitions and
IN consequences also cf understanding that the Flour
Inspector OF New York ito which city large portion
OIL our Hour IL sent is very strict in imposing every
possible penalty and oncrous expense on our -four
deem II proper To call the attention of all concerned
W ,ne 'oowng provisions Of the law on the subject
ana 10 urge the necessity Of their being strictly com.
pieu with; also To endeavor TO induce merchants 10
pay particular attention to having -four shipped in rood
order by rcmedying defects which occur after i has
been inspected
SIC 3, requires that all boed wheat n,rr h,,,, ~ A.,
s~cn" Tor exploration" shall be mcrchantabc Of sie 6ee
ao wuou, a.y mixture oil eoaer hour the -FOUR Of any
ouei gram IMAM wheat under psnny Of condemnation and
ten dollars for each barrel recoverable motion of the .
, G S . sys soss ~ any oS" o, record. the -four be
Nc a. requires all our barrels for expectation TO be wen
na,c OF seasoned materials with hoops with foor
nas IN each chine hoop, and three nails each bg. hoot
Under lralty al - The barrels n inches In enpt
i've saves ana the head ~ inches N Diameter hall barrels
Sec = requires bs I've branded with the are and p,,,
weight. under penalty OF ~ cts 20 - :
Sc n, each flour TO contain, Is r,,,s
and each hall barrel ~ pounds under penalty of cents ,,
S'rv pound deficient under and OF II every pound
overs. r
&c requires the barrels be weighed and the tare marked
ne'eon 1t any pcnon shall PIT false wrong iae on ,u
e disadvantage oi tire purchaser he shah forfeit cts n
the Inspector s,scon, the request OF the
shall unpack the barrel and il there is a less quary of dur
IMAM above directed, the shall pay the changes III l-
aackne aud repackig over aud above penalties
~ VIII be seen by Sec B. that it the Inspector as
certulns that flour other grain than wheat has bccu
mixed with the wlicnt -four, the owner is subject 10
penalty OF ten dollars for each barrel besides frfr IL
ing the flour. Farmers and mllcrs shonld therefore,
"" P"'c'"ariy cnrctuI to separate oats and
all other grain from wheat before grinding it.
The failure TO comply with that part of the law
which requires the barrels to be made of seasoned
materials, Is the Of nearly all the other pcnoE
ties thar incurred.
Where -four is packed in barrels that are no, vel,
snn III L.
To be incurred ii! it is not immediately Inspected: for
although the full quantity of -four NAV have been put
IL them, will he found short time that the hur
rels rom the evaporation of the sap have lost
pounds.
And should it he inspected immediately after pact-
!ng while the weight holds out the merchant who
buys would sustain the loss, its being reinspet
cd IN the place To which he sends il. The interest nj
the merchant, therefore, requires the strict enforce
nen OF tins part of TIE law, as well as of those which
prescribe the in which barrels are to be noon
ed and nuiled, and their Dimensions
trust that those concerned will be careful hcyenf
Ter to comply with III the acquisitions of the law
Should any person, however from any cnuse fail n,
do 80, 1t ~ my imperous duty enforce the penal
ties whether incurred from fraud, carelessness or TO-
norance, as the law leaves no discretion on tie
subject.
l would recommend TO those who have flour % On :
spcct, that hos lain any tm~oler being packed and
weighed, to re weigh it immediately before sub,,n
ting 1t for inspection. This would save them in MAN.,
cases from incurring penalty and me from the disa
greeablc duty of enforcing it.
Merchants who purchase flour for shinn;n, ou,
the captains vino receive il, seldom pay sufficient n,
tcntion to the order in which the barrels are in when
shipped.
II frequently happens, when -four comes 10 be shin
ped that has lain III store some time aft or heinz n
spected, that the barrels from being properly
soned when the flour wns put in them are f;,nnd 10
have shrunk, and become so infirm, that in pettinp
mem out OF the STORE transporting them The vessel
anu shipping them they sustain injury, which if not
rcmedled viii subject the merchant EXPENSES ON be-
ing reinspected. The hoops ret knocked ofE-,be
heads fall out and spill the flour which is partly lost
and what IS put back is mixed with dirt, that NAV
cause 1t to be refused being offered for reiDsuec
ton, besides BENG liable penalty for short weigh,
To prevent this, merchants shipping -four should ho
careful To have all barrels requiring il rccoopered and
10 seeing that the draymen, aborcrs and sailors ham
die the barrels carefully; and they should also be
ncuar III having flour that has lain any time in store
after being inspected weighed before shppinp !,
These precautions will save them from incurrnp bur
dcnsome and vexatious expenses when the flour comes
TO he rcinspccted.
Captains who sign bills of lading for -four us being
shipped III good order, when ii is not i'm good order
(Which they frequently do should be held bound for Mi
damages that may be incurred by its not being found
IN good order ut the port of delivery ss much az If the
damage had been incurred uftcr they received IT, II
thelr duy To reins" signing bills of lading for -four
as being in good order when II is not and the respon
slblllty should fall on them for 30 doing.
II Is impossible Tor the Inspector to prevent flour
being shipped in bad order, (even if he had the power
To DO So which ne has not) where the injury oc-
ours after it has passed inspection. NV dytvI am
determined strictly To execute; and it is the duty "a
the Farmer, Merchant Miller and all Others concerns
cd to aid mo III sustaining the character of our -four
IN every requisites so that those inerostedy jea-
lous of the high character il holds and WIN seek IN
dcprecmte the price by burdening it with onerous
expenses with the view of enabling their flour better
to compete with it in their own markets may sek IN
vain for pretcXs to doso.
EDMUND WALLS,
ELOtur T,So D:.h.