Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-06-09
Flour Inspectors Notice.


the discharge of the duties of my Office to enforc,
tne penalties OF the law regulating the Inspection
fiour' against persons offering -four for inspection
VINO nave Jailed to comply with lis requistoris anc
T., eo'seiuence also OF understanding that the Flour
Inspector of New York Ito which city LARGE norton
OF our hour Is sent is very strict in imposing every
possible penalty and onerous expense on our -four
deem proper to call the attention of all
10 tue following provisions of the law OF the subject
ana 10 urge the necessity of their beinp strictly
Piled witL also to endeavor to induce rnercbants .,
pay particular attention. to having -four shipped i'm rood
order by remedying defects which occur after IL has
been inspected
Sec J, requires tina, al holted whoa, -four bro n anu -
speccn oE expectation, shall lie merchandise due neiess
and without any mixture OF coarse -four or the -four of an,
oheI San than wheat under psnalIy of condemnation and
ten dollars Tor each bael recoverable by motion of the Insrec
tor on ten days notice in any record the -four 10 n,
sold By the Inspector for the benefit the Commonwealth
Sec a. requires all -four barrels for expectation 10 be well
made Of seasoned materials, with hoops nailed with four
nails in each chine hoop, and three nails m each bge hoop
under penalty OF II cts The barrels be 27 inches IN length
~ e slaves and the head a inches in diameter hall barrels
- inches IN length and the diameter the head II! inches
M . requires The bbls to be branded with aIe and nett
weight under peipaIty of42 Cts.
See o. requires each barrel OF foir TO contain 1856 pounds
ana each half barrel SO pounds under penalty of cents Tor
deficient def3, and OF IL for every pound
SEC requires the barrels to he weighed and the tarc marked
.eEeo II any person shall put false wrong on 10
e usavaniaSe OF the purchaser he shall forfeit SO cts and
ne Inspector upon suspicion, the request purchas
ie unacE TIE bar'e, and if there less quantity of flour
!
packing and repackng aud above the other penalties
II VIII be seen by'sec. j. that if the Inspector as
certans that flour ofether gren than wheat has been
mixed with The wheat aour, the owner is subject TO
penalty az ten dollars for each barrel besides forfeit
ing the flour Farmers and millers should therefore
be particularly careful TO separate I'VE corn oats and
all other grain from wheat before grinding il.
The iuinre to comply with that part of the law
which requires the barrels TO be made of seasoned
Materials is the cause Of nearly all the other penal
ties that are incurred.
Where iionr is packed in barrels that are not VOL,
seasoned, penalty for short weight is almost certain
TO DO incurred If 1t is not immediately inspected; for
although tile full quantity offour may have been put
IL them, II Will be found in short time that the bar
re!s from the evaporation OF the have lost several
pounds.
And should It be inspected Immediately after mack
ING, while the weight holds ont, the merchant who
buys would sustain the loss, on is being renspec,
ed IN the place TO which he sends il. The interest OF
Tie merchant therefore requires the strict enforce
ment OF this part OF the law well as of those which
prescribe the manner in which barrels are to be hoop
ed and nailed, and their dimensions.
trust that those concerned will be careful hereaf.
ter 10 comply with all the reousitiuns of the law
Should any person, however from anv cause fail fo
40 so, 1t Is my mperous duty 10 enforce the penal
ties, whether incurred from fraud careessness or r
norance, as the law leaves me 10 discretion on ts
subject.
| would recommend to those who have -four TO in
sPect tina; has lain any time aer being packed and
weighed, to re-wegh it immediately before submit.
ting 1t for inspection. This would save them in rnany
cases from mourning penalty, and me from the disa-
greeabie duty OF enforcing il.
Merchants who purchase fnur for shipping, and
the captains who receive it. seldom pay sufficient nj
tentlon TO tie order III which the barrels in wien
shipped.
ltfequently happens. when flour comes to be shin.
ped that has lain in store some time after bel in
speoed that the barrels from not being properly sea-
soned when the flour was put in them are found ia
nave shrunk, and become infrn. that in rettinn
them out of the store, transporting them to the ycsse
and shipping them, they sustain injury, which if not
rcmcded vii! subject the merchant 10 expenses on he
! ing renspected. The hoops got Knocked oG-tb
heads fall ont and spill the four which is partly lost
and what is put back is mixed with dirt that ma
cause il to be refused on being offered for reinsrec
ton besides beng liable penalty for short weight
! 10 prevent this, merchants shipping flour should b.
careful 10 have al barrels rcgrinn il recoooereJ
to seeing that the draynen aborers and sailors nan
die the barrels carefully; and they should also be par
tlcular IN having flour that has lain any time in sfor,
alter being Inspected re-weghed before shining If
These precautions will save them from incurrinr bur
densome and vexatious expenses when the flour come
to be reinspected.
Captains who sign bills Of lading Tor -four as being
shipped IN good order. when it is not in good order
(which they frequently dol should be held bound for NJ
damages that may be incurred bv its NOT heinz fou.
IN good order at the port Of delivery as much as th
damage had been incurred after they receiyedn |
Is their duty TO refuse signing bills OF ladinr for o
as being IN good order when It not and the respon
sibility should fall on them for so doing.
1t Is impossible for the Inspector to prevent fou
being shipped in bad order cven if he had the pove
to do so, which lie has not,) where the injury oc
ours after It has passed inspection My duty an
determined strictly TO executes and il is the dutv O
the Farmer Merchant, Miller and all others concern
cd to aid me in sustaining the character of our fou
IN every requisite: so that even those ncrestedv oa
lous Of tho high character il holds, and who seek e
depreciatc the PRICE 10y burdening it with onerou
expenses with the view of enabling their -four bette
to compete with IL in their own markets may seek II
vain for PreteXts 20 DO so.
EDMUND WALLS1
F3oIg' Hlspcrior, Richmond.