Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-05-25
Flour Inspectors Notice.

~ consequence OI DelDp frequently compelled, III
u tho dschsgc of the duties OF my Office, to enforce
the penalties oi the law regulating the Inspection q
Flour, against persons Offering flour for inspectioI
who have failed 10 comply with lis acquisitions, anc
in consequence also of understanding that the Flour
Inspector of New ork ito which city large portion
of -four is sent i is strict in imposing overy
possible penalty and oncrous expense on flour,
deem proper call the attention Of all concerned
20 the following PROVISIONS o the law OH the subject
and TO urge the necessity of their being strictly com
Piled with; also 10 endcavor To induce merchants &
pay ocular attention tn having flour shipped in goot
order, by rcneoying defects which after It has
been inspected
Sec 3 r,,urcs bocd wheat -four brouch, to any in
spac,ion M eNpouaion shall he merchanabc due hnencs
aud without any mixture of four -four OF am
oer grain than wheat under pvnalty OF condennao an
dollars io each barrel, recoverable by motion of the Inscc
Tor, on ten days notice record tire -four to h.
sold 10y the Inspector fr the benefit of the commonwealth
Sea1 ieqircs all -four barrels for expectation to he wei
made o seasoned materials, with hups, nailed with fou
i"s III each chine hnop aud three nails each biye hoop
Under penalty OF ~ cts The barrels 81 inches ,h
in the slaves, anl the head IL! diameter; halfael
j inches IN length and the diameter of the head ia inches
Sec D requires The bh to he branded with the tate and
weight, under penalty @! - cts.
Sec 6, requires each barrel Of -four contain io6 pound
ana each hail barrel VI pounds, under penalty of
every pound deficient under 3 and of Il cts for every pou
Sec T. requires tho barrels weighed and the are ma
thereon II any person shall put false OF WRONG on
The disadvantage OF the purchaser lie shall forfeit s. cts;
'c INSPECTOR SUSPICION the request the purchac
shall unpack the barrel, and if there less quantity OF hol
han above directed, the owner shall pay the charges of
hacking and reackng, and above the other penalties
1t VIII be seen by sec. ), that if the Inspector as
ccrtains that -four OF other grain than wheat has bee
mixed with the wheat -four, the owner is subject 10
penalty OF ten dollars for each barrel besides ore
ing the flour. Farmers and millers should therefor
DC particularly careful 20 separate I've, corn oats an
Ill other grain from wheat before grinding il.
The fiulurc 10 comply with that part OF the Law
which requires the barrels To he made OF scasonc
materials Is ihc cause Of nearly all the other penal
tlcs that arc incurred
WhCr,, tin1 n,cl,rd In
seasoned, penalty Hor short weigh, is almost CERTAIN
70 be- incurred if it is not immediately nspcctcd 70
Although the full quantity of flour may have been pu
II; them, II will he found in short time that the bar
rcs, from the evaporation Of tho sap, have lost
pounds.
And should it nc Inspected Immediately after Pack
ing, while the weight holds out, the merchant VIII
buys 1T would sustain the loss, on It's being renspect
ed in the place 10 which he sends it. The interest
tire merchant therefore, requires the strict enforce
iucn of this part OF the law, we'll of those which
prescribe the manner i'll which barrels to be hoop
cd and nailed, and their dimensions.
trust that those concerned will be careful hereaf
ter to comply with all the acquisitions of the law
Should any person, however, from any fail e
do So ii is my nnperions duty to enf:,rcc the penal
Ties, whether incurred from fraud carelessncss or g
norancc, as the law leaves no discretion on tn,
subject.
| would recommend 10 those who have -four 20 in
rpect, that has lam any time after being packed ant
weighed, TO weigh It immediately before submit.
ting ii for Inspections This would save them in MANY
cases from mourning penalty, and from the disa-
grecable duty of enforcing it.
Merchants who purchase -four for sLiurirr and
the captains who receive IT, seldom pay sufficient n,
tcntivn 10 The order II! which the barrels are in when
shipped
II frequently happens, when flour comes 20 DC ship
ped that has lain iii store some time after bcinu in
speoteI TINT the barrels from bcng properly sea
EuDcd when the flour PIT in them are found tC
have shrunk, ana become inrrn. that in getting
them out Ortc store transporting them to the vcsse
and shipping then they sustain injury, which If not
rcmedled will subject the merchant TO expenses on be-
ing reinspectcd. The hoops ret knocked off-the
heads fall and spill the flour, which is partly lost
and what is put back is mixed with dirt, that NAV
cause it TO bc refused being offered for respec-
tioD besides being liable penalty for short weight
10 prevent this merchants shipping flour should be
Careful to have all barrels requiring it Tccoopered and
10 seeing that the draymen laborsrs and sailors ham
die the barrels carefully aud they should also be par
ticuar in having flour that has lain any time in store
after being inspected, weighed before sbiDpinr II
These precautions will them FROM mourning bur
densomc and veXatiOus eXpenses whenthc -four comes
% be reinspcCted.
Captains who sign bills Of ading FOR four as heinz
shipped in good order, when 1t is in good order
(which they frequently do should be held bound for II
damages that may be incurred by It's not being found
good order at the port of delivery as much rs if the
damage had been incurred after they received it. Il
Is their duty to refuse signing bills of ladng for -four
US Oeng IN good orocr when II IS not, ana the rCspon
SIbility should fall on them for go doing.
IL is impossible for the Inspector to prevent -four
being shipped in bad order, even ifhe had the power
to do so, which he has not) where the injury &C.
ours after it has passed inspection. My duty am
determined strictly to executor and it is the duty Of
the Farmer, Merchant Miller and all others concern
cd, to aid me in sustaining the character Of -four
IN every requisite; that those ntcrestedy cn-
lous of the high character il holds, and who seek TO
depreciatc the price by burdening it with onerous
expenses with the view Of enabling their -four better
10 compete with IL in their markets, may seek IN
vain for pretcxis 20 doso.
EDMUND WALES
flour Inspector, Richmond.
airy Isl, 1929.