, 1864-01-17

Enormous RHO in l'rfccK-Spccu1n-
1lon-CnCAtlllt: In Weight.

The proximity Of Ch!cago to m extc.sivc psa!rio
country, well watcrcd and favorable TO tho growth
o. erasscs 1aH Induced tho farmers settling in ths
vicinity 10 enter largely into tho growth And cul-
turc Of hay They hare bcen led 10 puEsue this
courEc all tho readily, bccanso, in addition TO
M cxccticnt market, portion Of their lnnds arc,
~ general thing, too cold and wot for tho profit
able culture Of tho cereals. Hay IL brought from
all directions, in pomo cases distance Of thirty
miles, by teams, and probably sixty per cent. Of 1t
II iron, uatiyc or slough grass. or this variety,
tho qualty.i4 much better This SEASON than hereto
Icrc.
Early In tho season, q medium quality Of hay
was sold Ut from t700 10 TO- Int boforc the close
Of tina scaenn t. e!vAnrc1 tuoo F~< ton, aud ali
9ualtica have been etcadily advancing In prieo to
tho ptcsent t,mu. On saturdayla last there waa An
unuhual qusntty In market, and salos weso msdo
Ut all prices, FROM &12.10 10 $1a.oJ per ton. Wo
hayc heard no good rcasons advanced why hay
should .naint-ln tho present high p1lce-no cauAo
for m advancr o. nearly three hundred per ccut.
from tho rates OF last year, Mr. Y. r. Green, tho
City Wcfghuusscr, statea tliat thcre II no rpal
scGrri::3 OF hay; that ho has weighed moro this
xcaton, thus sar. than on any previous season da
my corresponding period; and that lny has not
yet bcen hauled great distance from tho inte-
rlor as last srnson.
Thcrc has boca les. l,ay shipped South this sea-
son ttan last-lnmbcrmcn havo nut drawn ~ large
" upon this market heretofore, and the crop Of
tsough-gsass hay Is better tAs season than usual,
snd tl.r quantity II bc,tovcd to bo fully ~ large.
1hc amount Of l,ay weighed and sold from this
nny stand during tho past season was about T. 0lN
]o1ds, csli1nntcd at 1a 0u0 tons.
The only regular Hay Market In tho city IL. on
West Randolph stscct, between tho Wu5t market
and 11alAscd street. Thcso Is city ordinance In
force providing that
1 II An h1r inh 1n s.No fnwn nj
Al tho West Market hay stand shall bc Weighed by
tic city wuEhcE ut said btnhd, and amy person scll
Ing, or oef!ns Tor saie a. said staut my load ef
liabln 10 all penalties 0f the ordnance"
Before The passage Of thfs ordinance, there was
no Restraint placed upon Aay dealcrs, and shero
ycry few articles in wlch there was moro trick
TT and swludllnc than tn hay. Tho market fs sup.
rlied by farmers who cut The hay from their own
fa.mt or from adjoining uncuEtivatcd land. When
sle eonteea 70 se sew.f s1 sse1' pss ss
being regulated non day 10 lay ly the dasnAud aud
the QuantttJ in market.
Thosc II class nj persons who are known ~
lay: haFkr. laeEct,. Or hay peddcrs, who take I'D.
vantage Of tue market ny buying when the market
T. orcfssoescd, and selling when tho roads arc such
Gsto prevent farmers coming Into the city with
| lc4u,s.
The public arc mainly indebted 10 these hay
Or near Tho outsl,fte Of Tho c,ty, buy iho hay
wien II reaches tcaropablc fgurr take 1t only At
certified wctEht. then slack up, RELOAD lay!ug II
On pcr1iiasly constspcted Wagons, and sell Il Al
ltau. In tl.ls uay zny ono who Ia not a g,1od
judge IA deceived, and tnRsncoa arp rclatcd whctu
| poor women whose main support IL from tho s2lo
u milk, havc lccn charged ii the rato Of so per
| they would hare bought Tho load for $dfor which
they paid so to $l5-so deceptive asu tho loads
70 inccniouf1y planned tho chcat-
| This Ia m abuse That should ho corrected 1T
| Oncc. EykfT purchaser has 1 right to know the
weight Of The hay he buys. and every dealer
/ whether hzn,cr or ehAfk"--can ehow the cessi-
| cate Of weight from tho city Wc1ghmasecr. Whon
purchaser Of the hay IL dissatisfied with tho esti-
can accompany tho tesm 10 tho Hay Stand. and
tcc the wagon weighed, aud deduct that from the
gruks weight, be'oFc paying, or the weight Of tho
! wagon as sled can be- ascertalncd IT any other
eeales in tho city moru convenient. Some
o. Tho as.ls{s q 10 very fotGefl as to tho cor
irE at tho weight 10 he fsom ho 10 aO0
pounds less than II really IL. But Lit. Gscpn'x
memory ID not 70 tIrAchcruua, and when he IL not
certain "a to tee weight he conapcls them TO hare
| II necessary during chungcablc weather, ~ tho
| srrnrdcd wclEhia OF tho t1mo wagons md tlods
under different circumstances. show that heavy
farm sleds will vafy In weight from 100 10 l5J
Eohnds. and wagons ~ much II 30 pounds within
| tlon OF nlrd upcn the whcols or runners,
Thcsu rla certain Of thu hay dealers that requE1c
constant wateh!nS-who would weigh thcarolvcs
;nd p snslI ho.ss,. ri who woald aad he.sy poles to
their load Of hay. But NJ. 0rren Ia oQnAl to
until they eca tho certificate of weight, they will
! gct their hay Ut the currcnt market price.