Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-05-30
Flour Inspectors Notice.

IN consequence of being frequently compelled, in
u the discharge the duties OF my office, to enforce
the penalties ut the law regulating the Inspection of
Flour, against PERSONS Offering flour for inspection
who have fsedto comply with It's acquisitions, and
consequence also Of understanding that tho Flour
Inspector of York ito which city alnr,o portion
vt our flour Is sent Is very strict III imposing every
possible pcnaley and expense on our flour,
een it proper to Gull the attention Of all concerned
10 tue following provisions of the law the subject
aud 10 Urge the necessity of their being strictly
Piled with; also to cndcuvor to induce merchants la
pay particular attention 10 havin, flour shipped good
order, by r.srcdyng defects winch occ n after IL has
been inspected.
3 requires nj hol,cd WHEAT -four brought to any in.
scction hr expectation, shall be ncrchanta dc ucicss.
and without mixture of coarser hour, tie 1o, of auy
oict grain than weai, under pSnay of condemnation,
dollars each barrel recoverable
TOT uh ten days notice IN court of record the Aom TO be
soh y The Inspector for the beuch Of the Commonwealth.
SEC pquiIcs all -four haTrels for expectation b. well
made ofScasocl materials with hoops, nailed with
waits IN each chime hoop and reo nails in each bilge hoop
IN the stycs, and the lead LA inches diameter barrels
- inches III engh, and the diameter of the head III inches
Sc the bhls to- be branded with
weight, under penalty of IL cts.
Sec g. requires each barel of -four contain 1876 pounds
ana each hal barrel 80 pounds under penalty of for
every pon deficient under and Of IL cts Tor every poun
requires barrels weighed and the ,sre marked
'cTeon IL any person shall put false
80 " ,e puroae' mo no sna Ioe % Gus; ana
shall aek the barrel, and there quantity of -four
tan above directed the owner shall pay the charges of un.
packing and epackns and above the other penalties
IL wilt be seen by ), that if the Inspector
cerains that flour Of other grain than whcaf has been
mixed with the wheat Hour, the owner is subject to
penalty of dollars for each barrel besides forte it
ing the Hour. Farmers and millers should therefore
be particularly careful to separate Iyc corn oats and
all other grain from wheat before grinding it,
Pho failure 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 incurred.
Where -four is packed in barrels that are not wei.
seasoned penalty for short weight is almost certain
10 DO incurred if it is not Immediately inspccted for
although the full quantity Of flour may have been put
them it will be found in short time that the bar
Tcls from hccvaporatio of the sap, have lost several
pounds.
And should it be inspected Immediately after pack
ing, while the weight holds out, tho merchant who
buys it would sustain the loss, its being rcispect
ID in the place TO which he sends it. The interest of
he merchant, therefore, requires the strict enforce
nent OF this part OF the law, we'll of those which
Prescribe the in which barrels 10 be hoop
ID and nailed, and their dimensions.
trust that those concerned will be careful hereaf-
er to comply with all the acquisitions OF the law
Should any person, however, from any fail to
10 so, it is my nperious duty TO enforce the penal
les, whether incurred from fraud careessness, ig
norance as the lazy leayes no discretion OH tie !
subject.
I would recommend to those VINO have liou. TO IN
spcct that has lain any time after bcilg packed and
weighed TO re-wcigh il Immediately before submit
ting for inspection. This would them in many
cuScS from from TIE ulS1-
greeable duty of enforcing it.
Merchants who purchase flour for shipping, anu
the captains who receive it, seldom pay sufficient at
ction to the order in which the barrels are in when
shipped.
Itfronucnty happens ,slei. -four comes 10 Be ship
ped that has lain in store time after being in
spected that tho barrels from not being properly sea-
soned when the flour put in them, are found 10
have shrunk, and become 80 iutrm, that in getting
them of the store, transporting them 20 the vessel
and shipping them, they sustain INJURY which if not
rcmedied will subject the merchant to expenses on be-
Ing reinspected. The hoops ret knocked oi-the
heads fail out and spill the -four, which is partly lost
md what Is mt hack is mixed with dirt that NAV
cause il 70 be refused on being offered for reinspec.
ioh besides bong liable penalty for short weight.
70 prevent this, merchants shipping -four should be
careful TO have batrcs requiring it recoopcred md
10 seeing that ts dravnen iaborcrs and sailors han
10 the barrels carsfCy and they should also be par
cutar IN igTng four that has lain any time in store
nileT@ being Inspected. re-wcsbed before shipping IT,
t-lose prec SitOns will save them from incur ring bur
deisoI9 and vcxh'us expenses when The -four comes
- b6Fcinspccted.
Oapfairs who aigi bills Of adng fol -four ns being
rldoycdyf yuUd order, wien It is not in GOOD order
tbcS lseqnepty do sheald be held boundfor all
isnS.N Ihf maybe incurred By its not being found
nel sreY az tic port Of delivery os D;ci Is T. &c
,lafsle., lsS. 81 erred after ,Icy received t. II
is thor dafy 10 ,hifc signing bills OF fading for flour
as being n oodofler when II snot, and the respsn
sibftY should abl on them for so doing.
TIN impossible for The Inspector 10 prevent -four
bcIe Shipped IN bad order, lcven If he had the power
To- do 20, w5ich' be has BOt1 where the INJURY oc-
cars aficf IL las passed inspection. Ny duty am
dstGrmined strictly 10 execute; aud i Is Tie duty
flo Farnor, Alcrcsaat Miller, andall Others concern
cd to aid az an sdstanng the character Of flour
IN eyer even those EioresedIy ioa-
lous OF tie high character II holds, aud who sees to
rcp4ocaia tie prco by burdbning j with olerouF
aypcnscs With lbe view oi eDYylng iher iicHEbetter
s c,a ete wish e IN Their oAyn markets, may seek in
10 l..r 90 vfr n ia cfI.
EDMUND WALLIS
Eyypr bYectof, Hi,.mohi