Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-12-10

To " Many Turpentine Producers of DuplIn and Up
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For the Journal.
To {" Many Turpentine Producers of Duplin and Up
per Hanover
GENTLEMEN Allow me to answer some of your que
ries by prOpoundng few, and then as you may not be
able to answer them, | will answer them for you Why
was it that years since Wilmington Turpentine
WORTH in the northern markets, 37a cents per bar
rel than Newbern 1urpentine? and why is it that
Newbern Turpentne is worth % cents more in these
markets now than Wilmington Turpentine? Would it
not be fair to infer that the quality of Wilmington Tur
pentne has deprecated? Why this depreciation 1
would attribute it to the ampering with the inspection
laws by of the representatives from of the
Turpentine producing counties Formerly the Naval
Store Inspectors in the town of Wilmington were
quired to pass Dip Turpentine" as "Dip," and
Scrape' Scrape" marking cne d., the other s.,
and if Dip was mixed with Scrape it was passed
Scrape. The consequence was our Turpentine stood
high n other markets.
Some years since representative from Dupln cOun-
ty caused the passage of act requiring the Naval
Store Inspectors in the town of Wilmington to make
but two qualities of Turpentne, Soft and Hard, mark
ing one S.. the other H. What was the consequence
| Why the producers of Turpentine almost universally
commenced mixing Especially the producers in Duplin
ard Upper New Hanover, for whose benefit by the way
the act passed manufacturers very discovered
that Soft Turpenttne, which usually composed of
Onehaf to seveneghths Scrape, article then worth
half price, not equal to the old fashioned Dip The
result was, Wilmington Turpentne Immediately lost its
character and instead of being worth 39 cents more
king difference of 6219 cents A second reason why,
probably, the purchasers in Newhern pay more for
Turpentne s their packages lighter weighing about
80 bs while those Of Wilmington weigh from SO to 60
lbs which of itself would be equal to difference of 20
to 30 cents in the price.
Allow to mention here, that some Of the deal
ers in and manufacturers of Turpentine in Newbern
were like you, struck with the difference in the
price of the article in the two markets, and unlike
you determined not to be content with PROFOUND
ing sarcastical questions to the purchasing guild
but to test the mater practically Well they came
over to Wilmington, and commenced purchasing
and shipping to Newbern they very soon discover
ed it wouldn't pay. The expenses of transportation
eat up the profits. What now-Our distillery in New
bern will manufacture 100000 barrels annualy-Tur-
pentne will average 25 cents less in Wmington-our
profits will be increased 5000; we will over,-
We they came, ard fourshed 60 to 90 days, which
time sufficient to dispel their bright concluded
that the Newbern Turpentne with basis OF gallons
the BARREL was better than the Wilmington inspection
with basis of galons-and retired in disgust.
Another evidence that the difference in the two mar
kets is only apparent not rea is that much of the Tur
pentne formerly sent to Newbern is now brought to
this market the inspection being less rgid-nakers find
it pays beter-the % cents difference in price notwth
standing enough of the why's.
Now gentlemen suffer me before / conclude, to give
you a few words of advice: Attend properly to your
busness-see that your boxes cut sufficiently high
say at least 10 inches make your packages to weigh
not exceeding 80 lbs-dscard dirt, straw and light
wood krots-put your soft Turpentine in one barrel
the hard in another-let the hard be 1urPenttne, and
not shaUtngs get Dupin and Upper New Hanover. to
follow your example, and my word Tor II, you Will lind
the Wilmington compare favorably with the Newbern,
or any other Southern market.
Ynur obedient servant,
ONE OF THE "BUYING GUILD"