Smyrna times., 1857-03-11
Proceedings Of the State Convention

proceedings Of the State Convention
" merchants W and Grain Dealers of the State
y De'@0@re' held at Dover March 3, 1857
I1rSuaht l TO notice Convention of Mercbap,s
60 'u'" a, DeaIers OF the state, was held in the
OoTtt T1 Rouse at Dover on March Sd 1857
r. "o meeting was organized by appointing
G@."oV: WIN. Temple, President, and M a
" "" "lo'ion Circular of the Merchs nis Corn
Hr"o"""Se OF Phlladel pha containing schedule
oi P'ices' rates OF commission &C., was read =
c .e' 0oihe lengthly and interesting remarks
n,o'io ; o''erdl gen'Iemen present, there was, on
u' pros;aIa. committee OF five appointed by the
ra1Sae.a 70 prepare business for the meeting.
committee consisting of G. w. Cummins VIZ
cannon, Charles Beaston, J. I. Hevar;n iI ni
II. II. Bryon, Esqrs. The Committee ofier .
SNORT ABSENCE returned and reported a preable
ana series OF resolutions, which after some al
lerations and amendments, the followinr wars
unanimously adopted
PREAMBLE, Whereas at n rnret;no of D.
duce Commission Merchants, held at Tho Coro
exchange in the city of Philadelpbia nm tLn
@nh OF February last it was resolved. that in
addition to the usual commission of one con,
per oushel for selling Wheat, Corn. Rye. and
Oatr' a guarantee of one per cent wonld ba
charged on the gross amount of sa les.
l. RESOLVED, That the present credit Svs.
tenn OF from ten to fifteen days on nearly if NO,
qulte oil sales of prsduce of the descrintion
mentioned In the resolution of the Corn Ex.
o'aHge is aliKe detrimental TO the interests of
'ne Nonsignor and COnsignee; to the former
- the amount of interest 20 his
C'e4'' (ProPerly due to him,) in his account cur
rent and to the latter, by Increasing his r;SL -
placing an unnecessarily large amount of nro'
ouce IN individual hands.
2. itrSnived, That we doprecsto tho C,,,,,o..
as 1t now exists of selling our prodnca nm Cro%
1t, in the Philadelphia market ba;no st,o,.I..
impressed with the consideration thai the greot
staples OF this Peninsula should command ,ho
Cdsh' IN any Market, and by a return 70 tho
Casn System it is our opinion that oroa,I,'
diminished Charge for Guarantee will c@n,non,
red. '0' SA' INCUR
o. resolved, That the present ex,rbi;aut
Ia'eS demanded by the Produce Cono,,>s,on
nHrchf"'S OF PhliadephIa, when added 10 iba
',a'l eM MPe"SeS on produce shipped to thai mar
'''' vi" reuuce tae nett proceeds To such =
'"'"'' i" =" render srch shipments very often
''S o"StneSS' ana as a consequence " Il ne
u"ect much greater proporlioa OF
'u' ''""e 10 other markets. whrre COMMISSIONS
''c io"er' and where rates ubialncd. arr. ,5nu.
rally more rcnuuerativc.
'eso.ted' Ihat the present custom of ,
'dyi"@ Tel5hl' co'umlssloH, aiid measlir. 20 ac.
''"" ~ measurement, or deScr ipli,,i,s NJ n-,
~ t"~t are SOLD 6y weight, is n our iu;Igin.ut
u III pflhclp.e; and we therefore recon-. u
''"u t'iat al rates connecicd therewltb. shonId
is sold '"0 g
9th. RcSuivpd 1'Iat ~, -
g up our present business rc!aiio,s v..,h o 81
onsIgnets IN the CITY OF PbI,J.lnhi, a.I,t. (
committee Of hve Merchants be aoo,,n,aJ =,
'"'cF WIN them aud ascertain whether s,.,, u
rahSehehl can be effected satisfactory 10 All o'
irtieS ana report the result at The NJ ~ me, II
g 10 be held in this place. oi
nesoi'ed oth That the present cbarre of o,o
~ cent per bushei measur,nent on gram SOLD 81
A"i'dueIphia should be reduced to the rates u
iilSed III other mlrkets, and that W.. udvis. p'
i Committee To use their efforts to the acco,o-
lshnent of this result. P1
'th' RESOLVED that we will organize NJ ou-
AZ meeting an association o. Grain Dea ers q,
0tate o' Delaware for purposes of mutual u
Image ana We DO hereby Invite The M-r .
az" urain Dealers generally, in this -,
-. Nv anu u'iu ." tue Eastern Shore Of MARYLAND To ''
I'LL "n Us At oG next meeting, to be held H.,
D''ei oh tuesday Ia inst. at o'clock p '"'
ne com'4lttea to confer with the Commits an
II Merchants OF Philadelphia were then an. o'
nted' consisting ofC. Beas,on, Geo. W. Cnn.
u.s. DANIEL CHrrry,' VIM. Cannon, and Jane.
nder' H>qrs. On motion, the President nj
meeting and G. w. Bennett, Esq.. wera
lcd % The above Committee. ahC
! motion was then n4de that the proceed -
) OF 'hIs convention be published in an ,La ttc' %
'Spapers OF ths Stale, which was carried re-
." notion the convention adjourned 10 nept 'lia
lPPo'nted' On Tuesday, Eth instant, At ~ "a.
ock, p. VI. ~ Jan
Ma C pre-
lover, March 3D., 81. J. yer
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