Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-06-04
Flour Inspectors Notice.

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the discharge of the duties of my Office To enforce
.ne PehaItes OF the law regulating the Inspecton of
rioui, against persons offering -four for inspection
w onnso 70 comply with It's acquisitions, and
IA consequence also ol Understanding that the Flour
Inspector OF New-York ito which c,y lorce ,or,;on
oi our hour IS sent, Is very strict in imposn,y yer
possible penalty aud onerous expense on our fonr
deem It proper TO call the attention Of all concerned
TO the following provisions Of the law on the subject
and to Grge the necessity of their being strictly com
pied with; also TO endeavor TO induce merchants In
pay attention TO having -four shipped in good
oruer ny remedying detects which occur otter it has
been inspected.
See requires that ali boed whea, -four brourh, 10 am, In
speeuon Tor exportao shall be menchantac due neiess
oei gram Than wheat under penalty of condemnation and
zen o9aI Tor each barrel recoverable by of the npec-
Oh zen Gays notice IN any Of record the -four 10 b.
500 oy the Inspector for the benefit Commonwealth
Sec requires all flour barrels for expectation 10 be well
ns in each cline hoop and three nails 4, e1ch hiIro br
nhieT penalty OF IL cts The barrels INCHES in length
~ 'e slaves and the head inches in daineer half arIe
= inches M ersh and the diameter OF the head ia nce
Sec s. feI,res the bis DC with Inc tae ana ns
weight under penalty vi ~ cts.
Sec o. requires each barrel VI Gnur contain Is6 pounds
anh each half barrel SO pounds, under penalty oE cents m
over 8 ''-'- . 1''' q - It's i'f every pound
Sec = iequies tie barrels a ehed ard t AZ tase
thereon IL any person shall PIT Il false or ro,g tare on :;
The Disadvantage Of tie purchaser, Ire shall forfeit cts; an
c upon suspicion, or at tine request the purchaser
ha unPack the barrel and if there less quantity of flour
do'e a'feots 'he owner shall pay the charges OF
packing aud rPacAing aul above o,e- penalties
II WI! o. seen by Sec 3 that II the Inspector as
certalnS that Hour OF other grain than hea, has bcea
mixed with the wheat -four, the owner is subject 10
p' nay 81 ten dollars for each barrel besides forfeit
my the Hour. Farmers ana 1i!ers should therefore
ne particularly careful 20 separate rye corn oats and
a.. u.ner ry2!a from wheat before grinding it,
The failure to comply with t!.at part Of the law
which REQUIRES the barrels 10 be made Of seasoned
u'atcrias Is the cclse Of nearly Ill the other penal
ncs that are iDc0greG.
Where -four IS packed in barrels that are not well
seasoned, penalty for short weight is almost certain
TO he incurred II It is not immediately i1sDectaJ far
although the full quantity of flour may have been nut
u: them, Il viii be found IN short time that the bar
res' from the evaporation Of the sap have lost several
pounds.
And should it be inspected imnedately after nack.
,ng, while the weight holds out, the merchant who
-ys It would sustain the loss, rs being rsinspect-
ed IN the place 70 which he sends H. The interest of
the merchant, therefore, requires the strict enforce
ment q TINS part Of the law well as of those which
prescribe the manrs! in which barrels arc to be hoop
ed and nailed. und their dimensions
trust that those concerned viii be- careful hero
ter 10 comply with all the acquisitions of the Law
Should any person, however from any cause fail to
do 81, Il Is my mPerous duty to enforce the penal!
ties, whether incurred from fraud carelessnes or To-
norance, as the law leaves no discretion on the
subject.
I would recommend to those WHO lave ao,r 10 m
sPect that has lain any time after being packed and
weighed, 70 re-wcigh it Immediately before submit
ting it for inspection. This would them in MANY
greeahle duty of enforcing il.
Merchants who purchase flour for slipping, and
the captains who receive il, seldom pay sufficient al.
tenton TO the order in which the barrels are IN when
shipped.
II frequently happens when oor comes 20 bc shin
ped that has lain in soma time after heinz IN
spected that the barrels FROM not being, proner sen
Soned When the Hour was put in them, are found tc
nave s!.runk, and become nf.rn, that in Gctfira
them out ofthe store. transporting them to the vesse
and shipping them, they sustain injury which If not
Temcdied will subject the merchant 10 expenses on e
ing reinspected. The hoops get knocked ofI-the
heads i3Il ont aid spill the -four which is partly lost
and what is put back is mixed with dirt, that may
cause II To be refused being offered for renspec-
t!on besides being liable penalty for short weight
TO prevent this. merchants Shipping -four should be
careful to have ali barrels requiring it recoopered and
TO seeing that the drRymen, laborers and sailors han
die the barrels carefully and they shocld also be
tIcular III having Hour that has lain auy time in store
ait0r being inspected. re-weighed before shopinr H.
THESE precautions will them from ncu1riug bur
dcnsomc and VeX0tous expenses when the -four comes
- DC renspectct.
Captains who sign bills Of ading for -four as beinr
shipped III good order. when is not in rood order
(which they frequently do should he held bound for al
damages that may be incurred by its not hsDO found
in good order at the port Of delivery as much as if the
damage had been iHcurrC after they received It, 7;
their duty TO rcfrse signing bills Of ladng for -four
as being III good order when is not, and the resDon
sibllity should fall on them for so donp.
1t ls impossible for the Inspector to prevent fnnr
being shipped in bad order (even ii he had the power
10 do so, which he has nut,) where the injury oc-
ours alter 1t has passed inspection. Ny duty am
determined strictly to execute and it is the duty Ot
the Farmer, Merchant, Miller and oll others concern
ed so aid me in sustaining the character OF our -four
II every requisite; SO that those ntercsedIy lea
ious of the high character it holds and who seek 70
dcpEeclatc the price by b'irdening it with onerors
expenses, with the view of enabling their flour better
to compete with in their own markets may seek II
vain for prc.eEts % dose.
EDMUND WALLIS
FIovr Inspector, Richmond
EMPoRTANT TO PAPER MAKERS.-YL,