Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-07-01
Flour Inspectors Notice.

~ consequence OF oolng frequently compelled, in
the discharge OF the duties OF my Office to enforce
the penalties Of the law regulating the Inspection of
Flour, against persons Offering flour for nspeciion
who have failed TO comply with its reqrstions and
IN consequence also ct understanding that the Flour
Inspector OF NcwI Ork Ito which city large portion
OF Hour scnt very strict in impos,rr every
possible penalty and oneroUs expense OH on flour !
deem proper ~ call the attention OF ali concerned
to the following provisions Of the law OH the subject
and to urge the necessity oftcr being strictly com
Piled with also TO endeayor to induce merchants TO
pay particular attention to avng flour shipped in rood
order, by remcdyng defects which occur ulnr II has
been inspected.
Sec 3 requires that ali hord wheat -four broag, 70 any in
econ for eNoistcn, shall be nerchauabe odue iincncs
an without any mixture of four the four Of any
other gran than wheat under penalty of condemnation and
ten dollars for each barrel recoverable by the Iureo-
tor on ten days notice in amy record the -four To be
sold by the Inspector n the hcnc, othe Commonwealth
See = requires all -four barrels for expectation well
made OF seasoned materials, with hoops nailed viii, four
a III each chine hoop and three nails in bige hoop
ender penalty OF 42cis Tie barrels to he - inches in en
% inches III eg,h aud tue diameter o: head
See o requires tue b9 IA he branded with the aud
weight, under penalty uf II cts.
Sec 6, requires each barrel OF -four to contain 1856 pounds
each hslf barrel 90 pounds under peay Of cents t
every pound deficient undeS aud Of II cts for eye,y poun
reouirci the barrels to he weighed end the tars
me disadvantage OF the purchaser, he shall forfeit 80 cts
e Inspector, suspicion request of the prcaser
shall nPack tic barrel and if there less quantity flour
an above directed! the shall pay the charges Of
packing and repackng, and above penalties
1t will be seen by B. that if the Inspector as
certains that flour other grain than wheat has been
niTed with tho wheat flour the owner is subject TO a
penalty OF ten dollars for each barrel, besides forfeit
ing the Hour. Farmers and milcrs should therefore
be particularly careful to separate We corn oats and
all other grain from wheat before grinding it,
The failure to comply with that part OF the law
which requires the barrels to he nado Of seasoned
materials is the cause Of nearly all the other penal
lies that incurred.
Where -four is packed in barrels that arc not wei!
seasoned, penalty for short weight is almost certain
10 FraI iS not, dot
although the full quantity OF flour may have been nut
IL them II will be found IN short time that the bar
rcs, nom tie evaporation Of the sap, have lost several
pounds.
And should it be inspected Immediately aft er pack
ing' while the weight holds out, the merchant who
buys st would sustain the loss on it's being rcinspcct-
ed III the place TO which he sends it. The interest of
the merchant, therefore, requires the strict enforce
ment OF tins part of the law we'll Of those which
prescribe the IN which barrels are to be koop-
ed ard nailed, and their dimensions
trust that those concerned will be careful hcreaE
ter to comply with all tho reQuisitions of the Inv
Should any person. however from any cause fail 20
DO so, 1t IS my nnpefOus duty TO enforce the penal
tes whether incurred from fraud careessncss or o-
oorancc, os the law loavcs me 10 discretion on the
subject.
| would recommend to those who have flour to IN
spect, that has lain any time after being packed and
weighed, TO re-wegh it Immediately before submit
tinS II Tor inspection This would save them in many
cases from mourning penalty and me from tie disa-
graeable duty Of enforcing il.
Merchants who purchase -four for shipping, and
the captains who receive it, seldom pay sufficient at
tGntion TO the order III which the barrels in when
shipped
il frequently happens, when -four comes TO be shin
pod that has lain in store some time after being IN
speced that the barrels from not being properly sea-
sohed when the ilOur put in them, are found TO
have slirunk, and become nirm, that in pettinr
them out ofthe transporting them to the vessel
and shipping them, they sustain INJURY wcl, if not
remedied will subject the merchant expenses be-
ing reinspccted. The hoops get Knocked oiT-the
heads fill out and spill the -four which is partly lost
and what is put back is mixed with dirt, that NAV
cause IL to be refused being offered for reinspeG-
liohln fna penalty for short weight