Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-06-30
Flour Inspectors Notice.

y consequence of being frequently compelled in
the Iischargc ot the duties OF my Office to enforce
the penalties OF the law regulating the Inspection of
tlpur against persons offering flour for inspection
who nave failed To comply with lis rcquisitiors and
III consequence also of understanding that the Flour
Inspector OF Now York ITO which city lar"e porton
OF -four is sentl is very strict in imposin every
possible penalty and oncrous expense on our Hour. /
deem proper 10 call the attention of all concerned
20 the following provisions OF the law the subject
ana to urge the necessity of their being strictly COM
pied with; also 10 cndcavor TO induce merchants 10
pay particular attention to having flour shipped in good
oruer, BY rcmedyng detects which occur after it has
I been inspected.
Sec g requires that al bued wheat -four bror, 20 an, I
peeron f expectation, shall be merchantabe Gnene
ana without any mixture of -four, Hour of any
ohe S5am man whe" under penalty OF condemnation and
ten dollars for each barrel recoverable 10y motion of the s-
or on zen DAYS notice IN any record; the -four
sold by the Inspector for the benefit Common cah
Hcc requires all -four barrels fpr expectation TO be well
nails IN each chioe hoop und three nails il, each bile ho,n
under penalty oi ~ cts Tie barrels tie - length
- inches IN length and ;he diameter the ?: inc
Sc s. rlues the bes TO be branded with the aud nett
weight under penalty OF ~ CTS
Sec s. requires each barrel of -Four contain 1876 pounds
id each hall barrel B pounds, under penalty of cents Tor
every pound deficient uDdcT aud Of II for every pound
z requires the barrels to be weighed and the
heIeon 10 any person shall rpt false wrong
Inc dadvan'agc ofthe purchaser he shall cts; and
upon ssicion or az the request of the purchaser
Than above directed tue owner shall pay charges OF u-
a9hns and repackns, over aud above the other penalties
II VIII be seen by sec. ,, that IL the Inspector as
certaS that flour of other grain than wheat has been
mixed with the wheat -four, the owner is subject TO II
penalty OF ten dollars for each barrel besides forfeit
me- the -four Farmers and millers should therefore
be particularly careful to separate rye corn oats ind
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 ~ the cause of nearly ali tho other penal
tics that arc incurred.
Where flour s packed in barrels that arc not wei,
seasoned, penalty for short weight is almost certain
hn frraH 1-.n IL
although the full quantity OF -four may have been nut
IL them, It viii be found IN a short time that the bar
rc!s from the evaporation of the sap have lost several
pounds.
And shonld It be inspected Immediately after ,ac,
ing, while the weight holds out, the merchant who
Buys 1t would sustain the loss, on It's benr rcinspect
cd in the place 10 which he sends it. The interest of
tile merchant, therefore, requires the strict enforce
Incnt Of this part of the law, well of those which
pcscrl the in which barrels are TO be boon
cd and nailed, and their dimensions
trust that those concerned will be careful hereaE
,er to comply with all the acquisitions Of the Law
should any person, however, from any cause fail IN
10 80, 1t IL my nperious duty TO enforce the pcnn
Ties, whether incurred from fraud carelessncss or U
horance, as the law leaves lie no discretion on Tie
subject.
would recommend to those who have flour 10 III
Fpcct that has lain any time after being packed and
weighed, to re-wegh It immediately before submit
tipg 1t for inspection. This would save them in many
cases from mourning penalty, and me from the dsa-
grCeale duty of enforcing il.
Merchants who purchase -four for shipping, andt
the captains who receive it, seldom pay sufficient N
tenton to the order in which the barrels arc in when
shipped.
II frequently happens, when -four comes TO bc shin
pod that has lain in store some time after bcin, in
sPccted that the barrels from not being propcr,y sna
soncd when the Hour was put in them are found 10
have shrunk, and become so nfirm that in pctting
them out OF the store Transporting them TO the vessel
and shipping them, they sustain injury which If not
rcmeded will subject the merchant TO expenses on he
ing TelnspHted. The hoops get knocked of-the
heads fall 8ut and spill the -four which is nartI Ice,
and what IS put back is mixed with dirt that NAV
cause 1T to be refused on being offered for reinspec
on, besides being liable TO penalty for short werbt
10 prevent this merchants Shipping flour should be
careful 10 have all barrels requiring it rccoopcred aud
10 seeing that tic drnynen, laboTers and snilora han
dle the barrels carcfuly and they should also be par
cular IN having -four that has lain any time in store
alter being inspected re-weghed before shjppipr il,
Ihosc precautions will save them from incufrinr bur
aens'ne and vexatious expenses wbcnthe flour comes
70 be rcinspcctcd
Captains who sign bills Of lnding for -four M benp
shipped IN good ORDER when il is not in rood orloT
(which they frequently do should be held bound for ali
damages that may be incurred by its no; being found
IN good order at the port Of delivery az much ne 6
damage had been incurred after they received H. II
Is their duty to ref6ee signing bills Of ladinr for flour
az being IN good order when isnot and the respon-
sbility should fall on them for so doing.
IL n impossible for the Inspector 10 prevent flour
BONG shipped IN bad order even if nc had the power
TO do 80, which he has not,) where the in1nrv oc-
ours alter " has passed inspection. Nv dudv arn
determined strictly 60 executes and IL Is tho dytv of
inc Farmer, Merchant, Miller, and al others concern
ed TO AID me IN sustaining the character Of orr -four
~ every requisites so that even those inlcrce,edv on
ious 81 inc high character it holds and who seek TO
depecI7te the price by burdening N with onerous
expenses with the view Of enabling their -four better
90 compete with u IN their own markets may seek IN
EDMUND Walls,