Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-06-29
COMMUNICATIONS.
Eop THE WuIG.

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Allow whose interest is identified with
yours, and WHO has had considerable experience
in the flour trade, to call your attention to the con-
ditioa of your barrels. In great majority of
cases they received here much soiled- partly
because boatmen pass over them carelessly and
with dirty subsequently, because in some
the flour is waggoned or rolled TO boats without
| sufficient being used to keep it clean
and partly because after shipment IT is exposed to
the action of dew and rain, which darkcns and
dcIaccs the barrel.
With Il shelter erected for the reception Of flour
at the lower end of the Basin lii this City, il is
now comparatively easy to keep it clean after it is
received hero. Some of our most extensive roce-
vcrs of the article, deeply sensible of the import.
ancc OF the subject, express themselves detcrmiped
to use all excrtions within their power TO keep the
article clean it IS before landing. 1t only
romans therefore, that their determination be met
! tv resolution your part to send IL to their
hands clean and this can easily be done by the
of tarpaulins to each boat. 1t is believed you can
easily force the of tarpaulins by paying very
trifing extra freight, and positively refusing to
ship flour except by boats thus furnished. l feel
that your interest is deeply concerned here, and
have the concurring testimony to sustain me of all
who have experience in tho trade, particularly the
shippers. / kno,o that in other markets differ
| ence of from l2l cents to 25 cents per barrel is
made in price, and this difference caused by the
appearance of the barrel alone. In this market,
the difference in price has not been great as it
very will be.
Another subject, applicable particularly to Mill
crs beyond the Ridge is the want of lining to each
| barrel. The importance Of this ia not sufficiently
| understood beyond the Mountains, and call the
attention of Millcrs to it, because ] believe the
| time has come when lining to each barrel Will be
found indispensable to sale at the fair market pri
ccs.--l know where serious loss has resulted
| from slowing unlined flour with all possible
in vessels hold-the head rW come out, and
very unnecessary waste of flour is the consequences
| i know of cuscs where the Captains of vessels
and think very property have refused to sign Bills
of Ladipg, designating flour in good order,
merely because the barrels not lined, and
| know persons who are purchasers 10 very consi-
dcrable extent, who avow their determination not
to purchase unlincd barrel, and this rcquisi-
ton that each head be lined, consider both
sonable and proper. The time has arrived when
every barrel of flour must he lined at both heads,
or rejectedb by most of our purchasers. The charge
| Tor lining barrel of flour in Richmond is three
cents, and am persuaded very considerable
wing will result from lining at the Mills.
Another subject intimately connected with your
prosperity, and even in a certain sense with the
very existence of Country Mills, is the quality of
your Flour. With one of the finest wheat coun-
tries on the Globe from which to draw your sup
plies, you have it in your power to produce in
Flour, an article which may be equalied but not
cclled. wish merely to direct your attention to the
subject without entering into particulars, leaving
them to ADLER pens and greater leisure would how
ever, suggest greater in the purchase of wheat
& cleaning in the mill. Reject all wheat except such
is got out by machinery, 81 is in all respects we'll
cleaned and portect-Sparc no pains III cleaning,
grinding, and boiling, to produce high quality of
-four, and l venture to predict reputation for
Richmond country -four which will command you
a better and more remunerating price than you
have been accustomed to receive for the manufac-
tured article Baltimore is moving in this matter;
its Importance is and acknowledged by ALL
Let Virginia be true to herself and with the means
she possesses, she not only retain the rcpu-
taton her flour deservedly has, but far exceed
it.
| conclude by submitting tho following extract
| of letter to one of merchants, from a gentle
| man of wealth and intelligence in the country
and who sustains in his person, to a very con
| siderable extent, the character of farmer wei
| as miller.
II suggest to Mr.. Walls, the propriety ofhis ur
| ''ging the Upland Mmlcrs to greater cxcrtions, Il
'securu higher grade of flour. 1t is most favo
"rabie moment for Virginia to establish the charac
'ter of her flour, and the Inspectors appeal to thu
''Mlcrs and the Public, will have much inhuenc,
son the farmers, in preparing their crops for mar
| "ket, and aid The mors in cocrcng them to tina
''noatness and attention which is essential to tn,
''obect we have in view. find too, that the mil
"lcrs beyond tho ridge, (who have heretofore
| "grouud whatever has been brought to them
without regard to order quality) are lcarnin,
"tbs value of reputation, and will the
"customers 10 greater neatncss." CARY.