Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-07-07
Flour Inspectors Notice.

the discharge OF the duties of my office to enforce
The penalties OF the law regulating the INSPECTION of
innr, against persons offering flour for inspection
VINO nave Jailed to comply with its reutsitiols and
IN consequence also of understanding that the Flour
Inspector OF New lork ito which city large portion
of our Hour Is scntl is very strict in imposn every
possible penalty and oncrous expense on our flour
deem Ut proper to call the attention of all concerned
TO the following provisions of the law on the subject
ana 10 urge the necessity of their being strictly COM
piied with; also to cndeavor to induce merchants TO
pay particular attention TO having -four shipped i'm rood
order by remedyng defects which occur after il has
been inspected.
Sec 3 requires that nil holted wheat -four brought, 10 any i
specon for expoaton shall I've mercantahlc ode fneness
and without any mixture of -four, -four of any
other grain than wheat, under penalty of condemnation and
ten dollars for each barrel y motion OF the nspe
tn on ten days notice any record tive flour TO he
Sod by the Inspector for the benefit Of the Commonwealth
STE 4, reqncs all flour barrels for expectation 10 be well
marie of seasoned materials with ten hoops nai with four
under penalty of " The barrels to be in length
in the slaves and the head ia in aete half barrels
- inches in length and thu diameter Of the head ia inches
H D. requires the bbs tn he branded with the net,
weight, under penalty Of ~ cts
Sec 8, requires each barrel Of -four I96 ponnt
and each half barrel SO pounds under penalty of cents for
every pound deficient under and of IL every pound
Sec y requires the harr1s weighed and the tare marked
thereon II any person shall pnt false wrong on
The Inspector, upon suspicion request OF the
shall unpaok the barrel aud less quantity of flour
IMAM above directe the shall pay tho charges Of
packing and repacking aud above the penalties
1t will be seen by 3, that if the Inspector as
certains that flour of other grain than wheat has been
mixed with the wheat -four the owner is subject to a
penalty of ten dollars for each barrel besides forfeit
ing the flour Farmers and miIlers should therefore
be particularly careful to separate ye corn oats and
all other grain from wheat before grinding it,
The failure to comply with that part of the lave
which requires the barrels to be made of seasoned
materials, is the cause Of nearly all the other penal
ties that are incurred.
Where -four is packed in barrels THAT are not vel,
seasoned, penalty for short weight is almost certain
to be incurred if is not immediately inspected for
although the full quantity of flour may have been put
IT. them, II will be found in short time that the bar
res from the evaporation OF the sap have lost several
pounds.
And should it be inspected Immediately after pack
ing, while the weight holds out, the merchant who
bnys it would sustain the loss IT'S being renspect-
ed in the place to which he sends it. Phe interest of
the merchant therefore, requires the strict enforce
nent Of this part of the law we'll of those which
prescribe the manner in which barrels are to be hoop
cd and nailed and their dimensions
trust that those concerned will be careful horeaE
tor to comply with all the acquisitions of the law
Should any person, however, from any cause faiLto
do sos 1t Is my imperious duty to enforce the penal
ties, whether incurred from fraud curelessness or ip-
norance, as the law leaves no discretion on tho
subject
would recommend to those who have flour 10 in
spect, that has lain any time after being packed md
weighed, to ro-weigh 1t Immediately before submit
ting 1t forinspcction This would save them in many
cases from mourning penalty and me from the dsu-
greeablo duty of enforcing it.
Merchants who purchase -four for SHINING md
the captains who receive it, seldom pay sufficient AZ
tGnuon to the order IN which the barrels when
shipped.
1t frcquenlly happens, when -four comes to he ship
ped that has lain in store some time after beinU in
spected, that the barrels from not being property sen
soned when the flour was put in them are found TO
have shrunk, and become nfirm, that i'm pcttinn
them out OF the store transporting them the vessel
and shipping them, they sustain injury which if not
remedied will subject the merchant to expenses on be-
ing relnspected. The hoops get Knocked OH-the
heads fall out and spill the flour, which is partly lost
and what is put back is mixed with dirt, that NAV
cause 1t to be refused on being offered for Tenspec
tion besides being inble TO penalty for short weight
To prevent this, merchants shipping flour should be
careful 10 have all barrels requiring recoopered and
to seeing that the draymcn, laborers aud snors ham
die the barrels carefully; and thcy should also be par
tcuar in having -four that has lain any time in store
after being inspected re-weighed before shipping H.
These precautions will them from mourning bur
dens0me and ycxatious expenses whcnthe flour comes
70 DO reinspected.
Captains who sign bills ofladng for flour MS being
shipped in good order, when il is not in rood order
(which they frequently dol should be held bound for ali
damages that may be incurred by It's not being found
In good order OF the port of delivery much as G tho
damage had been incurred after they received H. lei
Is their duty TO refuse signing bills Of lading for flour
being in good order when is not and the rceno
sbility should all on them for 20 doing
IL Is impossible for the Inspector TO prevent gour
being shipped in bad order (cven If he Lad tho posycr
20 do 50, which nc hos nOtO where the injury oc-
ours after it las passed inspection NV duty arn
dcteIhined strictly 10 executes and IL s tho duty of
the Farmer Merchant, Miller, and all oihos concern
ed to aid ne in sustaining the character Of our -four
IN every requisite; 80 that those increstcdy jca
lous oil the hugh character IL holds, and who seek 10
depreciotc the price b1 burdening it With Oncrous
expenses, with the view Of enabling their flour better
10 compete with il in their markets. may seek in
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